Dutch in Religion
- Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Churches in the 19th Century
by Swierenga, Robert P. and Bruins, Elton J.
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (January 2000) ISBN-10: 0802847099
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The history of the Dutch community in North America is closely tied to and heavily influenced by developments in the Reformed churches in the Netherlands and in North America. The authors provide an overview of these developments and particularly pay attention to the issue of Americanization with which successive generations struggled. Illustrated, bibliography, index., 176 pages, Paperback. - Americanization of a Congregation - A Historical Series of the Reformed Churches In America - No. 26 - Second Edition
by Bruins, Elton J.
William B Eerdmans (1995) ASIN: B000GSKVGY
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This engaging history of the Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan, chronicles the events of twenty-five years of change since its first edition was published for the church’s centennial in 1970. This study continues to stand as a valuable contribution to the study of American church history and as a detailed case study of one church’s efforts (in a community founded by Dutch immigrants in 1847) to maintain an affective and relevant ministry to a new and continually changing culture., 260 pages, Paperback - History of the Reformed, Christian Reformed and Dutch Reformed Schools in Sheboygan County
by Robert P. Swierenga, ed. -- $49.00.
(Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2004).
The Dutch immigrants who came to Sheboygan County in the late 1800s were poor, but they were determined to provide a Christian education for their children, no matter what the cost. This volume relates the story of the men and women of Sheboygan County who were determined to pass on that heritage of faith to their descendants. The schools covered in this wonderful history are Ebenezer Christian Academy, Oostburg Christian School, Sheboygan Christian School, Sheboygan County Christian High School and Wisconsin Memorial Academy. The book is filled with photos, students' and teachers' memories and a great index. - Letters Written in Good Faith - The Early Years of the Dutch Norbertines in Wisconsin
by Lagerwey, Dr. Walter
Alt Publishing (1996) ASIN: B0006QNXEI
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A Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Wisconsin Indians on furlough in the Netherlands, returned to work in 1848 with in tow a large group of mostly Brabant immigrants. These immigrants settled in Little Chute, in the Green Bay area, and were joined by many others in the following decades. In 1893, the Norbertine brothers of the Berne Abbey in Heeswijk were asked to assume responsibility for the spiritual needs of nearby Walloon and French immigrants. This request further cemented ties between Brabant and Wisconsin, in 1898 resulting in Dutch priests establishing an abbey in the ‘primitive’ forests of the American Midwest. This (first) volume covers the initial period of 1893 to 1902., 547 pages, Paperback.