The Reformed Church and Education During the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic

• Published in: Nederlandsch archief voor kerkgeschiedenis Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 53 - 70
• Main Author: Groenendijk, Leendert F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands BRILL 2005
• Subjects: Catechisms; Catholic schools; Catholicism; Children; Church and education; Churches; Faith; History instruction; PART ONE: EDUCATION AND THEOLOGICAL TRAINING; Preachers; Private schools

From the very first, the Dutch Reformed Church addressed the issue of education. If the people were to be confessionalized in a Reformed direction, then the place to start was with the young. Its greatest concern was to ensure elementary education for boys and girls in the vernacular. The Reformed p...