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Imaginary Iconoclasms in Early Modern Haarlem

by Madeline McMahon Isaak van Nickelen (or van Nickele) (c.1633 – 1703) painted multiple church interiors of the St. Bavo Kerk in Haarlem. Yet the Bavokerk in this painting—Fitzwilliam Museum 82— does not appear as it did in 1668, when… Continue Reading →

Approaching Religious Belief and Practice in Modern Intellectual History

by Emily Rutherford Two weeks ago, I attended a concert of seventeenth-century German music. The theme was the liturgical season of Lent, with a number of pieces meditating somberly on death. They meant Jesus’s crucifixion, of course, but I found… Continue Reading →

March 9, 2015 0

The French Reformer and the Church of England: The Limits of Early Modern Ecumenism

by Madeline McMahon Pierre Du Moulin (1568 – 1658) was, paradoxically, an irenic and ecumenical controversialist. As a prominent minister in the French reformed church, Du Moulin wrote almost one hundred polemical pamphlets and books against Protestants and Catholics alike… Continue Reading →

March 4, 2015 0

Histories of Tithes: Religious Controversy and Changing Methodologies

by Madeline McMahon In December 1618, the talented scholar John Selden was called before King James to answer for the publication of his Historie of tithes (London: William Stansby, 1618). Selden’s work on tithes (literally, the “tenth” of all goods… Continue Reading →

February 18, 2015 0

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Imaginary Iconoclasms in Early Modern Haarlem

Approaching Religious Belief and Practice in Modern Intellectual History

The French Reformer and the Church of England: The Limits of Early Modern Ecumenism

Histories of Tithes: Religious Controversy and Changing Methodologies

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