The Dutch Reformed Church in Colonial Ceylon

Koschorke, Klaus [Hrsg.]:
The Dutch Reformed Church in colonial Ceylon (18th century) : minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo (1735 - 1797) held at the Wolvendaal Church, Colombo (1735 - 1797) / transl. by Samuel A. W. Mottau. Ed. by Klaus Koschorke. - Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2011. - XVIII, 749 S. : Ill., Kt. - (Dokumente zur außereuropäischen Christentumsgeschichte (Asien, Afrika, Lateinamerika) ; 2)
ISBN 978-3-447-06546-7
EUR 98,00
DDC: 284.2492095493; 275.49307

Beschreibung
The volume edited by Klaus Koschorke contains the - so far unedited - Minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo (1735-1797). They are made accessible to the academic public in an English translation for the first time. These documents are of crucial importance for the religious, social and political history of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) in the 18th century. The Colombo Consistory was the highest executive committee of the Colonial Church in Dutch Ceylon. It regulated and coordinated countless church affairs on the island. Manifold problems were discussed here that give us unique insights into the religious, cultural, political, and ecclesiastical life of a Dutch colony in 18th-century Asia. Special attention was paid to the "dangerous spread of Roman papacy in this country" and the seemingly unstoppable advance of the Catholic underground movement. It continually increased in spite of all counter measures by the Dutch authorities, and presented a religious alternative to the prevailing colonial system. These new documents also enhance comparative studies in Church-State relations in different Dutch overseas possessions at that time. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Introduction. vii
Editorial Signs. xiii
Pagination in the Dutch Original Text. xv
Glossary. xvii
I. Summaries of the Minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo held at the Wolvendaal Church, Colombo – Volume No. 4A/1 (1735–1744). 1
II. Summaries of the Minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo held at the Wolvendaal Church, Colombo – Volume No. 4A/2 (1750–1760). 51
III. Summaries of the Minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo held at the Wolvendaal Church, Colombo – Volume No. 4A/3 (1760–1787). 315
IV. Summaries of the Minutes of the Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Colombo held at the Wolvendaal Church, Colombo – Volume No. 4A/4 (1787–1797). 619
Indices. 695
Selected Bibliography. 719
Detailed Table of Contents. 723
Map and Photographs. 741

Herausgeber
KLAUS KOSCHORKE, Professor für evangelische Theologie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Profilseite.

Quellen: Harrassowitz; Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; Buchhandel.de; Lehmanns Media; WorldCat.