Netherlands
Arminianism
The origins and theology of Arminianism from Jacob Arminius and the Remonstrance of 1610 to the Synod of Dordt and its aftermath.
Guido de Brès
A short biography of Guido de Brès (1522–1567), Reformed pastor of the Low Countries, author of the Belgic Confession, and martyr at Valenciennes.
Hendrik Voes and Johann van Esschen
A short account of Hendrik Voes and Johann van Esschen, Augustinian friars of Antwerp burned at Brussels on July 1, 1523, the first martyrs of the Reformation.
Oldersum Colloquy (1526)
Oldersum Colloquy (1526): A printed debate in East Frisia. A concise account of the debate and its place in the Protestant Reformation.
Other Reformers
Many were the hands and hearts that contributed to the Reformation. Here are a few other prominent reformers, arranged by the lands where they chiefly labored.
Philip II
The king who crushed the Spanish Protestants, made war on the Dutch, and sent the Armada against England.
Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI, 1522 to 1523: the Dutch scholar and tutor of Charles V who confessed the corruption of the Roman court at the Diet of Nuremberg and died with his reforms unfinished.
Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI, 1522 to 1523: the Dutch scholar and tutor of Charles V who confessed the corruption of the Roman court at the Diet of Nuremberg and died with his reforms unfinished.
The Dordrecht Confession of Faith
The Dordrecht Confession of Faith of 1632, the principal Mennonite confession, set beside the Westminster Confession of 1647: two Protestant confessions written fifteen years apart that answer almost entirely different questions.
The Duke of Alba
Philip II’s iron general, whose Council of Troubles brought terror to the Protestant Netherlands.
The Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism of 1563: why Frederick III commissioned it, who actually wrote it, its threefold shape of guilt, grace, and gratitude, the law placed under thanksgiving, Question 80, and its place among the Three Forms of Unity.
The Reformation in Holland
A concise history of the Dutch Reformation, Calvinism, Spanish persecution, revolt, religious liberty, and the rise of the Dutch Reformed Church.
The Separatists
The story of the English Separatists from the first gathered churches and early martyrs to Scrooby, Leyden, the Mayflower, and Plymouth.
The Synod of Dordrecht
The National Synod of Dordrecht of 1578: the first national synod of the Dutch Reformed churches held on Dutch soil, its church order, its stand on the crown rights of Christ, and its concession to the magistrate.
The Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort, 1618-1619: the Arminian Remonstrance that occasioned it, the international assembly that answered it, the God-centered theology of the Canons, its historical legacy, and conservative Reformed resources for study.
William of Orange
A short biography of William of Orange (1533–1584), leader of the Dutch Revolt against Philip II, convert to the Reformed faith, and protector of the Reformed churches of the Netherlands.
