The Origins of Creationism in the Netherlands: The Evolution Debate among Twentieth-Century Dutch Neo-Calvinists

The Netherlands is, besides the United States, one of the few countries where debates about creationism have been raging for decades. Strict creationism has become deeply rooted in traditional Reformed (Calvinist) circles, which is all the more remarkable as it stemmed from a very different culture...

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Main Author: Flipse, Abraham C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: Church history
Year: 2012, Volume: 81, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-147
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