Platt Britain and the Bestandstwisten

The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-647-55077-0
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 028, 248 Seiten

Reihe: Reformed Historical Theology

Eric Platt examines British participation in the Dutch religious and political disputes of the early 17th century (the Bestandstwisten) and its significant impact on both countries. Although the disputes began over predestination, they quickly took on political overtones as the two sides, the Remonstrants (Arminians) and Contra-Remonstrants, vehemently debated proper church-state relations and leading Dutch officials began supporting differing sides. By 1611 King James I and other important British figures had also become closely involved. Although the King’s initial impulse was to defuse the conflict, he eventually threw his considerable influence behind the Contra-Remonstrants. This assistance helped them and their political allies secure victory, and a large British contingent participated in the Synod of Dordt that took place in the aftermath of the conflict. Not all British influences, however, came about as a result of direct involvement. Both sidesgreatly relied on British precedents and sources in arguing their positions. The conflict also had an impact on Great Britain. Observers there closely followed developments in the Bestandstwisten and repeatedly expressed concern that the conflict would spread to the British Isles. These fears proved true as the Dutch disputes contributed to increased British disputes about predestination during the 1620s.Scholars have long recognized the importance of the Bestandstwisten and Synod of Dordt for Dutch history and the development of Reformed doctrine. But there has never before been published a full-length treatment of the British involvement in the conflict and its impact on both countries. As the world prepares to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dordt, Platt’s book fills this scholarly gap.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Platt, Eric

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Body;14
6;Abbreviations;8
7;Acknowledgments;10
8;Preface;12
9;Introduction;14
10;Part I: Direct British Involvement in the Bestandstwisten ;30
10.1;1. Beginning of British Involvement;32
10.1.1;1.1 Early Involvement;32
10.1.2;1.2 The Trade Mission of 1610;35
10.1.3;1.3 Beginning of the Vorstius Affair;39
10.1.4;1.4 James’s Motivations for Intervening;43
10.1.5;1.5 James I and the Vorstius Affair;52
10.2;2. Remonstrant Struggle for British Support;60
10.2.1;2.1 “Enemie[s] of God?”: Bertius, the Remonstrants, and Great Britain;60
10.2.2;2.2 Political and Religious Consequences of the Vorstius Affair;66
10.2.3;2.3 “James’s” Letters to the States;73
10.3;3. Grotius, Trade, and Continued British Involvement;78
10.3.1;3.1 The Dutch Mission(s) to Great Britain in 1613;79
10.3.2;3.2 Grotius’s Ordinum Pietas;87
10.3.3;3.3 An Unsettled Interlude (1614 to early 1616);92
10.4;4. King James Versus the Remonstrants;101
10.4.1;4.1 Carleton and British Support for the Contra-Remonstrants;102
10.4.2;4.2 James’s New Letter and the Calls for a National Synod;106
10.4.3;4.3 Carleton’s 1617 Speech and Its Remonstrant Opponents;114
10.5;5. The Fall of Oldenbarnevelt and the Synod of Dordt;125
10.5.1;5.1 Anglo-French Rivalry and the End of the Conflict;125
10.5.2;5.2 Britain and the Synod of Dordt;134
10.5.3;5.3 Aftermath of the Bestandstwisten ;147
11;Part II: British Writings and the Bestandstwisten ;154
11.1;6. Pamphlets, Britain, and the Bestandstwisten;156
11.1.1;6.1 Pamphlets and the Bestandstwisten;157
11.1.2;6.2 Use of British Texts in the Bestandstwisten;161
11.1.3;6.3 Dutch Motivations for Using British Sources;169
11.2;7. British Arguments in Dutch Pamphlets;173
11.2.1;7.1 Predestination and Orthodoxy;173
11.2.2;7.2 Religious Toleration;179
11.2.3;7.3 Church-State Relations;181
12;Part III: The Bestandstwisten and Britain ;188
12.1;8. British Awareness and Fear of the Bestandstwisten;190
12.1.1;8.1 British Interest in the Bestandstwisten;190
12.1.2;8.2 British Opposition to Dutch Arminianism;195
12.1.3;8.3 Fears of the Conflict’s Spread;200
12.2;9. The Bestandstwisten’s Impact on Britain;205
12.2.1;9.1 English and Dutch Arminianism;205
12.2.2;9.2 The Bestandstwisten and the Rise of English Arminianism;213
12.2.3;9.3 Effects of the Bestandstwisten on British Calvinism;217
13;Conclusion;223
14;Works Cited;226
14.1;Primary Sources;226
14.2;Secondary Sources;238
15;Index of Subjects;244
16;Index of Names ;247

Über Autor(innen)

Platt, Eric
Eric Platt, Ph. D., is assistant professor of history at the St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York.