Heaven's Wrath : The Protestant Reformation and the Dutch West India Company in the Atlantic World.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (300 pages)
- New Netherland Institute Studies .
- New Netherland Institute Studies .
Heaven's Wrath -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Role of Reformed Christianity in the Commercial and Colonial Endeavors of the Dutch Golden Age -- 1. The Dutch Reformed Church and the World: The International Concerns of the Calvinist Ministry -- 2. Faith and Worship in a Merchant Community: The Directors of the Dutch West India Company -- 3. Baptized by Water and Fire: The Religious Rites of the Company's Early Fleets and Conquests -- 4. Planting the Lord's Vineyard in Foreign Soil: Public Worship in Early Dutch Forts and Settlements -- 5. Reformers in the Land of the Holy Cross: The Calvinist Mission in Brazil before the Portuguese Revolt -- 6. Turmoil in the Garden of Eden: Dissent and Reform in New Netherland and the Dutch Caribbean -- 7. The Harvest Was Great, the Laborers Few: Missionary Work among Africans and Native Americans -- 8. God and Mammon in the Dutch Atlantic World: Conflict over Religious Resources and Power -- Conclusion: The Dutch Joint-Stock Companies and the Catholic Powers in Comparative Perspective -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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