Nadere Reformatie

 
Nadere Reformatie (Dutch Second Reformation or Further Reformation) is the period of church history in the Netherlands, following the Reformation, from roughly 1600 until 1750.
History.
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, the "Nadere Reformatie" resembles English Puritanism and German Pietism.
In fact, Puritanism had much influence on the "Nadere Reformatie". Many Puritan works were translated into Dutch during this time. Moreover, many Dutch visiting students learned about Puritan ideas from English universities.
The two leading figures of the period are a professor, Gisbertus Voetius, and a pastor, Wilhelmus à Brakel. Brakel's main work, the "Redelijke Godsdienst", an explanation, defense, and application of the Reformed faith, has been translated into English.