Servants of the kingdom : professionalization among ministers of the nineteenth-century Netherlands Reformed Church /

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Author / Creator:	Bos, David.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 482 pages) : illustrations, portraits, tables
Language:	English
Series:	Brill's series in church history ; v. 43 Religious history and culture series ; v. 3 Brill's series in church history ; d. 43. Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series ; v. 3.
Subject:	Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk -- History -- 19th century. Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk. Clergy -- Post-ordination training. Career development. Church and state -- Netherlands. Career development. Church and state. Clergy -- Post-ordination training. Netherlands. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11246839

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ISBN:	9789004193505 9004193502 1283039184 9781283039185 9789004183926 9004183922 9786613039187 6613039187
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-472) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Minister of the Word, shepherd and teacher--the titles of Dutch pastors exude authority and prestige. In the course of the nineteenth century, however, their social position was slowly undermined by the separation of church and state, the emancipation of Catholics and dissenters, and the rise of all sorts of secular ""shepherds"" and ""teachers."" This work of historical sociology analyzes the development of the profession of pastor in the Netherlands Reformed Church, focusing on pastors' changing relationships with the state, the universities, other professions, and their own congregants. It.
Other form:	Print version: Bos, David. Servants of the kingdom. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004183926
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004183926.i-482

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