Covenant and the Christian Community: Bullinger and the Relationship between Church and Magistracy in Early Cape Settlement (1652-1708)
Calvinism is an inadequate paradigm for understanding relationships between church and magistracy in the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in the first 150 years of its existence. In dealing with issues pertaining to the complex relationships between church and magistracy in the founding yea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2002, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 999-1019 |
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| Summary: | Calvinism is an inadequate paradigm for understanding relationships between church and magistracy in the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in the first 150 years of its existence. In dealing with issues pertaining to the complex relationships between church and magistracy in the founding years of the settlement, the general trend at the Cape was to apply the theologico-political views of Heinrich Bullinger. Both the Dutch East India Company and the Cape Reformed church followed the trend of applying Bullinger's covenant theology in solving issues pertaining to baptism. The result was that baptism was not only relevant in ecclesiastical matters but also of primary political importance. The ways in which these matters were dealt with illustrate the fact that the popularly held belief that Calvinism was the basic paradigm for addressing these issues is unsubstantiated. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4144119 |
