Browsing Research Articles (Church History and Church Policy) by UP Author "Koffeman, Leo J."

Browsing Research Articles (Church History and Church Policy) by UP Author "Koffeman, Leo J."

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  • Costly tolerance 
    Koffeman, Leo J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-07-08)
    Tolerance is an aspect of the balance between power and freedom. This contribution starts from a decision taken by the general synod of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, in 1914, on the issue of church members ...
  • ‘Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda’ church renewal from a Reformed perspective 
    Koffeman, Leo J. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-30)
    With a view to the theme of church renewal, this article explores the role of a well-known and popular phrase in the Reformed tradition within Protestantism, that is, ecclesia reformata semper reformanda [‘the reformed ...
  • The flexibility of church structures : a Protestant view 
    Koffeman, Leo J. (Il Mulino Publishing House, 2017-04)
    This contribution reflects on Protestant attitudes towards the institutional aspects of church life, including church law and church polity. First, it describes 'Protestantism' from an historical and a terminological ...