| Part of the series on Modern scholasticism | |
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| Title page of theOperis de religione (1625) fromFrancisco Suárez | |
| Background | |
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Protestant Reformation | |
| Modern scholastics | |
Second scholasticism of theSchool of Salamanca | |
| Reactions within Christianity | |
Jesuits againstJansenism | |
| Reactions within philosophy | |
Neologists againstLutherans | |
Nadere Reformatie (Dutch Second Reformation orFurther Reformation[1]) is the period of church history in theNetherlands, following theReformation, from roughly 1600 until 1750.
The period and its representatives are known for their desire to apply the principles of the Reformation to their day – their homes, churches, and, indeed, all sectors of Dutch society in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In their balance and value of both orthodoxy as well as piety, theNadere Reformatie resembles EnglishPuritanism and GermanPietism.[2]
In fact, Puritanism had much influence on theNadere Reformatie. Many Puritan works were translated into Dutch during this time. Moreover, many Dutch visiting students learned about Puritan ideas from English universities.[3]
The two leading figures of the period are a professor,Gisbertus Voetius, and a pastor,Wilhelmus à Brakel. Brakel's main work, theRedelijke Godsdienst, an explanation, defense, and application of the Reformed faith, has been translated into English.[4]