This is the new standard for engaging the Dutch Further Reformation in English.
Beyond the English Puritans lies another rich tradition of Reformed faith and spirituality, one that has remained largely inaccessible to English readers.
Meet the Dutch Puritans opens the door to the Dutch Further Reformation through fifty compelling biographies of pastors, theologians, statesmen, and ordinary Christians whose lives embodied the union of biblical doctrine and heartfelt devotion. Their writings and ministries sought not merely to defend the truth, but to press it home to the conscience, cultivating what they called “the practice of godliness.”
Whether you are discovering the Dutch Puritans for the first time or seeking a deeper appreciation, this volume serves as both an accessible introduction and an invitation to explore one of the richest traditions of Reformed spirituality.
Endorsements
“This book is a wonderful gift to both church and theology, as it gives the English-speaking world excellent access to the rich tradition of the Dutch Further Reformation.”
—Herman J. Selderhuis
“Meet the Dutch Puritans opens a long-neglected treasury of Reformed spirituality to English readers. For too long, the luminaries of the Nadere Reformatie have remained strangers to those outside the Netherlands. This volume remedies that gap with grace and scholarship, offering fifty compelling biographies that instruct the mind, warm the heart, and stir the soul toward deeper godliness. Every lover of biblical, experiential Christianity will find here rich and rewarding reading.”
—Adriaan C. Neele
“They combined sound Reformed theology with experimental warmth and made clear that real, living faith is always combined with a close walk with God. We need this combination today too.”
—Pieter de Vries
Contents
Preface
Translator’s Preface
Abbreviations
Historical Timeline
Historical Survey of the Dutch Further Reformation
Introduction
Identity of the Dutch Further Reformation
History of the Dutch Further Reformation
Secondary Literature on the Dutch Further Reformation
Biographical Sketches
Borstius, Jacobus
Brakel, Theodorus à
Brakel, Wilhelmus à
Cocquius, Adrianus
Comrie, Alexander
Eswijler, Jan
Gentman, Cornelis
Groenewegen, Johannes
Hellenbroek, Abraham
Hondius, Jacobus
Hoornbeeck, Johannes
Immens, Petrus
Keppel, Bernardus
Koelman, Jacobus
Lamotius, Johannes
Lampe, Friedrich Adolph
Meusevoet, Vincentius
Oomius, Simon
Ridderus, Franciscus
Ross, Jan
Saldenus, Guiljelmus
Schortinghuis, Wilhelmus
Schuttenius, Everhardus
Simonidus, Simon
Smijtegelt, Bernardus
Spiljardus, Johannes
de Swaef, Johannes
Taffin, Jean
Teellinck, Eeuwout
Teellinck, Johannes
Teellinck, Maximiliaan
Teellinck, Willem
Tjaden, Sicco
Udemans, Godefridus
Uilenbroek, Hendrik
van den Bergh, Dina
van den Bogaert, Justus
van Der Groe, Eva
van Der Groe, Theodorus
van der Kemp, Johannes
van de Velde, Abraham
van Laren, Abraham
van Lodenstein, Jodocus
van Mastricht, Petrus
van Schuylenburg, Gerardus
Verschuir, Johan
Voetius, Gisbertus
de Vrij, Frederick
Witsius, Herman
Wittewrongel, Petrus
Glossary
Name Index
