NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 73, Issue 2, 2019

Abstract Judaism and slavery in the (Early) Modern Dutch history are connected in a paradoxical way. Jewish merchants played a minor, but substantial role in the initial stages of the Dutch transatlantic slavery and are sometimes accused of having contributed disproportionately to its growth. As a matter of fact, it has been claimed that one of the first documented slaves on Dutch territory was a Jewish slave, property Read More

Abstract In the late 16th century there was a broad academic discussion about the relationship between faith and predestination, not only in reformed theology but within the Roman-Catholic and the Lutheran denominations as well. In the Reformed tradition there were supporters of a strong Calvinistic particularism on the one hand and on the other hand there were attempts to overcome the ‘decretum absolutum’ by Read More

Abstract The Roman Catholic Apostolic Church in Curaçao promoted the literary writing in the creole language Papiamentu in the 1920s and 1930s. The literary authors were native speakers of the language. Their prose writing was meant to promote Catholicism, both its religious creeds and, more particularly, its principles for everyday life. This creativity was unprecedented and grew in specifically demanding times for the mi Read More