Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added).

About this episode

This episode discusses the historical context and significance of the Canons of Dort and features the hymn 'Be Still for the Presence of the Lord'.

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added). Artwork • The Canons of Dort, or Canons of Dordrecht . Formally titled The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands, is an exposition of orthodox Reformed soteriology against Arminianism, by the National Synod held in the Dutch city of Dordrecht in 1618–1619. Music • Be Still for the Presence of the Lord. Text & Melody by David J. Evans. Both the words and the music for ‘Be Still for the Presence of the Lord’ were written in 1985 by a piano teacher called David Evans. Born in Dartford in Kent in 1957, he grew up in Winchester and studied Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. Hymn, sung by the congregation and choir of Beverley Minster. Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-third of all English cathedrals and is regarded as a Gothic masterpiece

People in this episode

Host: Shaughan Holt

Topics covered

• Reformed soteriology
• Arminianism
• Dutch history
• Protestantism
• Christian hymns

Keywords

• Protestants
• Canons of Dort
• Amsterdam
• Arminianism
• Christianity
• hymn
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beverley Minster

Places: Amsterdam, Dordrecht

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