The Reformation of Community: Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620 by Charles H. Parker

The Reformation of Community: Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620

Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

Charles H. Parker

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The Protestant Reformation and revolt against Spain led to major struggles among civic and religious leaders over how to care for the poor in the cities of Holland. For centuries parish charity had been devoted to all poor residents. Calvinists, h...

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