The Way to Heaven: Catechisms and Sermons in the Establishment of the Dutch Reformed Church in the East Indies - Hardcover

by Yudha Thianto Tjondrowardojo (Author)

This book explores the introduction and transplantation of Calvinism to the Dutch East Indies in the seventeenth century through close analysis of the earliest Malay translations of Reformed catechisms and printed sermons written by Dutch ministers working in the archipelago. This book shows how these ministers introduced, taught, and explained the main teachings of Calvinism to the people of the Dutch East Indies in a language they could understand, as well as the challenges these ministers encountered as they moved forward in their efforts to spread the gospel to the people.

Author Biography

Yudha Thianto is Professor of Theology at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois.