Liberty and Religion: Church and State in Leiden's Reformation, 1572-1620

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Leiden was the second largest city of the early modern Dutch Republic. This city became officially Protestant in 1572, but it took fifty years before the Reformed Church settled completely into the city's polity and society. This was largely due to disagreements between the city's ruling elites and the Reformed leaders about how much independence the church should enjoy. This book examines the establishment and early history of the Reformed community of Leiden. The evolution of the controversy between church and state is examined, from the 1570s, during the Dutch Revolt, to the early 1620s - the beginning of the Dutch Republic's Golden Age. It also examines the consequences of this controversy for Leiden's non-Reformed confessions, especially Catholics, Lutherans and Mennonites, and places the case of Leiden in a wider Dutch and European context. Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Interpretations of the Dutch Urban Reformation Chapter One Leiden in the Late Sixteenth Century Chapter Two Building a Church, 1572–1579 Chapter Three Schism in the Public Church, 1579–80 Chapter Four A “Minor Matter”: The Question of “Genevan” Discipline The Excommunication of Caspar Coolhaes The Disciplining of Pieter Hackius The Leicester Conspiracy Chapter Five The Second Generation of Conflict: Arminians and Gomarists Remonstrants and Counter-Remonstrants Chapter Six Public Church, Private Belief The Tolerated Congregations “Baptist Errors”: Mennonites “Inappropriate Conventicles”: Lutherans “Papist Impudence”: Roman Catholics Conclusion The Reformation in the Dutch Cities Appendix The Text of the Arbitral Accord Bibliography Indexes Index of Persons Index of Places Index of Subjects STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND REFORMATION THOUGHT