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The way to heaven : Catechisms and sermons in the establishment of the Dutch Reformed Church in the East Indies / Yudha Thianto.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (vii, 163)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781630878481
  • 1630878480
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Way to heavenDDC classification:
  • 266.0095409015 23
LOC classification:
  • BV3267 .T45 2014eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Intro; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Place of Catechism in the Transplantation of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 2: The Sermons of Wiltens and Danckaerts as Tools for the Early Establishment of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 3: The Sermons of Franchois Caron as Further Reinforcement of the Establishment of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 4: Intersection of Doctrine and Christian Conducts in Caron's Sermons on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer; Chapter 5: Transfer of Reformed Religious Concepts in the East Indies; Conclusion
Summary: This book explores the introduction and transplantation of Calvinism to the Dutch East Indies in the seventeenth century through close analysis of the earliest Malay translations of Reformed catechisms and printed sermons written by Dutch ministers working in the archipelago. This book shows how these ministers introduced, taught, and explained the main teachings of Calvinism to the people of the Dutch East Indies in a language they could understand, as well as the challenges these ministers encountered as they moved forward in their efforts to spread the gospel to the people.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)960968

Includes bibliographical reference (pages 161-163)

Print version record.

Intro; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Place of Catechism in the Transplantation of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 2: The Sermons of Wiltens and Danckaerts as Tools for the Early Establishment of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 3: The Sermons of Franchois Caron as Further Reinforcement of the Establishment of Calvinism in the East Indies; Chapter 4: Intersection of Doctrine and Christian Conducts in Caron's Sermons on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer; Chapter 5: Transfer of Reformed Religious Concepts in the East Indies; Conclusion

This book explores the introduction and transplantation of Calvinism to the Dutch East Indies in the seventeenth century through close analysis of the earliest Malay translations of Reformed catechisms and printed sermons written by Dutch ministers working in the archipelago. This book shows how these ministers introduced, taught, and explained the main teachings of Calvinism to the people of the Dutch East Indies in a language they could understand, as well as the challenges these ministers encountered as they moved forward in their efforts to spread the gospel to the people.