A Goodly Heritage

The Secession of 1834 and Its Impact on Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and North America

Cornelis Pronk

• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781601786647
• eBook ISBN:
  9781601786654
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Church

In A Goodly Heritage , Cornelis Pronk surveys the history of the Secession of 1834, beginning with the events leading up to this important spiritual movement and subsequently following its long journey through the Netherlands and North America until 1892. He then focuses on a small minority that decided to continue as the original Christian Reformed Church, considering its growth and how it formulated theological positions in relation to several other Reformed denominations. Throughout, special attention is given to the doctrines of covenant, baptism, and the Holy Spirit's ministry in applying salvation. This work not only explains the concerns of De Cock and other fathers of the Secession. It presses beyond the early years of the reform movement to present a larger picture of the developments of Secession theology and the contributions made by its main representatives.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 The Historical Background and Spiritual Roots of the Secession of 1834
• 2 The Further Reformation
• 3 The Further Reformation View of the Church
• 4 Further Reformation Views on the Doctrine of Salvation
• 5 The Reveil
• 6 The Character of the Dutch Reveil
• 7 The Secession of 1834
• 8 The Scholte Club, Part 1-Scholte and Brummelkamp
• 9 The Scholte Club, Part 2-Van Velzen, Gezelle Meerburg, and Van Raalte
• 10 Early Years of the Secession
• 11 Doctrinal Differences between De Cock and Scholte, Part 1
• 12 Doctrinal Differences between De Cock and Scholte, Part 2
• 13 Preaching in the Secession Churches
• 14 The Amsterdam Synod of 1840-A Very Important Synod
• 15 Training Ministers
• 16 The Brummelkamp Issue
• 17 The Theological School at Kampen
• 18 Helenius De Cock's Theological Method
• 19 Controversy Surrounding the Well-Meant Offer of Grace
• 20 The Influence of the Marrow Men on the Secession Church
• 21 Pieters, Kreulen, and the Synod of 1863
• 22 History of the Reformed Churches under the Cross
• 23 Ledeboer and the Ledeboerians
• 24 Rev. G. H. Kersten and the Netherlands Reformed Congregations
• 25 Secession Immigrants in North America
• 26 The Birth of the Christian Reformed Church
• 27 Douwe Vander Werp and Other Early Leaders in the CRC
• 28 Hendrik Pieter Scholte-Founder of Pella
• 29 Abraham Kuyper, the Doleantie, and the Union of 1892
• 30 Dutch-American Secession Theologians, Part 1-L. J. Hulst and F. M. Ten Hoor
• 31 Dutch American Secession Theologians, Part 2-William W. Heyns
• 32 Dutch Secession Theology after 1892
• 33 Leading Dutch Secession Theologians
• 34 Summary and Conclusions
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Subject Index