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Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of the connection between Calvinist missions and Dutch imperial expansion during the early modern period
Trade Review“This study is an important contribution to our understanding of the cultural and intellectual impact of the global Calvinist diaspora.”—Charles Littleton,
Huguenot Society Journal“A masterly synthesis of archival and secondary sources, this is a tour de force offering the reader the best study of global Calvinism in the realms of the Dutch East India Company. Recommended for all students of early modern history.”—Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia, editor,
Calvinism and Religious Toleration in the Dutch Golden Age“In this landmark and riveting publication, Charles Parker demonstrates the importance of Calvinism in the making of the Dutch Empire. Missionaries and their encounters with indigenous societies significantly reshaped Dutch intellectual life, inspiring Enlighted ideas about religion in Europe.”—Ulinka Rublack, Cambridge University
“A splendid addition to the literature on Christian missions outside Europe during early modern times.”—Jonathan Israel, author of
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, 1477–1806
