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Neo-Calvinism and the French Revolution / edited by James Eglinton, George Harinck.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and politics--Netherlands--History--18th century.
- Christianity and politics.
- Christianity and politics--Netherlands--History--19th century.
- Christianity and politics--Calvinism.
- Calvinism--Netherlands.
- Calvinism.
- History.
- Netherlands--History--1714-1795.
- Netherlands.
- Netherlands--History--1795-1815.
- France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 210 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
- Summary:
- The French Revolution was the scene of much intellectual and social upheaval. Its impact touched a wide range of subjects: the relationship of the church to the state, social relationships, science, literature, fashion, philosophy and theology. Although the French Revolution's momentum was felt across Europe and North America, it met a particularly interesting response in the Netherlands, at that time the scene of a burgeoning neo-Calvinist movement. In that context, the likes of Groen van Prinsterer, Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck responded to the French Revolution's ideals and influence in a variety of intellectual and practical ways.This book approaches that Dutch response from a range of historical and theological perspectives, and in so doing explores the relationship between the French Revolution and the development of neo-Calvinism. Beginning with historical portraits of Bavinck and Kuyper in relation to the Revolution, the perspectives offered also include, amongst others, the place of multilingualism in neo-Calvinism and the Revolution, neo-Calvinist and Revolutionary approaches to fashion, a dialogue between Kuyperian theology and Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy, and a contemporary neo-Calvinist critique of French la--cit--. This book forms part of a wider Project neo-Calvinism supported by the Theologische Universiteit Kampen and the VU University Amsterdam.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780567656636
- 0567656632
- OCLC:
- 883461028
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