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oa Hervormde evangelisten als object van onderzoek
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: DNK : Documentatieblad voor de Nederlandse kerkgeschiedenis na 1800, Volume 45, Issue 98, jun. 2023, p. 4 - 21
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- 01 jun. 2023
Samenvatting
Reformed evangelists as objects of research
A study was published in 2021 that identified the goals and practices of Reformed evangelization associations (hervormde evangelisatieverenigingen). However, there is more to be researched on this subject. For example, the pastors who led these groups of mostly orthodox Christians between 1850-1951. They were usually trained as religious teachers (godsdienstonderwijzers). But who were these pastors? Where in the Netherlands did they live, and can this geographical origin be related to their theological background? At what age did they begin their careers as pastors? What professions were held in the interim between their elementary school and training as catechists? And what did this mean for their social position? These questions are answered in this contribution.