The Reformation of Community

by Charles H. Parker

Book Overview

By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor in the civic community. Calvinists however intended to care for their own church members, who were by definition 'within the household of faith', through the deaconate, a confessional relief agency. This book examines the relationship between municipal and ecclesiastical relief agencies in the six chief cities of Holland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521623057
• ISBN13: 9780521623056
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"