TY - BOOK AU - Krijger,Tom-Eric TI - The eclipse of liberal protestantism in the Netherlands: religious, social, and international perspectives on the Dutch modernist movement (1870-1940) T2 - Brill's Series in Church History SN - 9789004410084 AV - BR906 .K75 2019 U1 - 280/.40949209034 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Leiden Boston PB - BRILL KW - Liberalism (Religion) KW - Netherlands KW - Protestant churches KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Dutch Modernist Movement -- The Genesis of the Modernist Movement -- The Modernist ‘Tribune’ -- Modernising Christianity: Ecclesial-Religious Life -- Modernism, Orthodoxy, and Self-Identification -- Envisioning the Faith Community of Tomorrow -- Little Religions, ‘Liberal’ Tendencies, and Atheism -- Liberal Protestant Discourse -- A Spiritual Aristocracy of Tutors -- Christianising Modern Society: Socio-cultural and Political Life -- Conquering the Lower Classes -- Captivating the Intellectual Class -- Becoming a Pillaret -- The International Context -- Fields Ripe for Harvest? -- The International Liberal Protestant ‘Family’ -- Concluding Remarks -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index of Names N2 - In The Eclipse of Liberal Protestantism in the Netherlands, Tom-Eric Krijger is the first to offer a synthesis of the development of the Protestant modernist movement in Dutch religious, social, cultural, and political life between 1870 and 1940. In historiography, the liberal Protestant community is said to have lost appeal and influence in these decades due to a lack of theological clarity, inner harmony, and organisation. Analysing liberal Protestants’ self-perception vis-à-vis Christian orthodoxy, self-understanding as a faith community, attitude towards other alternatives to orthodoxy, class-consciousness, literary criticism, political commitment, and involvement with foreign mission, Krijger challenges this view. Making an international comparison, he argues that the Dutch modernist movement failed to make headway primarily due to liberal Protestant expectations and discourse UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004410084 ER -