Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Churches in the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Churches in the Nineteenth Century written by Robert P. Swierenga and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 32 in the HSRCA series chronicles the internal quarrels that have occurred in RCA history, particularly the landmark secessions that occurred in 1850, 1857, and 1882. While exploring the unity and disunity that have characterized the RCA since the Dutch immigration to the United States, this study also points out the righteous motivations that lay behind these struggles and shows how these historic quarrels have their counterpart in contemporary debates over the ordination of women and the church's acceptance of homosexuals.