Evangelische Alliantie : verslag van de vijfde algemeene vergadering, gehouden te Amsterdam, 18-27 Augustus 1867 / uitg. namens de Commissie, door M. Stuart Cohen 1867

This is the cover page of a book published in 1867 by M. Cohen Stuart, entitled 'Evangelical Alliance: report of the fifth general meeting, held in Amsterdam'. The Evangelical Alliance was an international organization founded in London in 1846 to promote cooperation among Protestant Christians from different denominations. In the 19th century, Europe saw growing religious diversity, which led to the development of ecumenical movements like the Evangelical Alliance, which aimed to unite Christians across national and denominational lines. The organization held large international conferences, and this book is the published record of the Dutch chapter's fifth meeting. Examining this book, we might ask ourselves what purposes such an organization served. Was it progressive, aiming to challenge existing social norms, or conservative, aiming to unite against perceived threats to religious orthodoxy? To answer that, we could examine the organization's records, publications, and correspondence, as well as contemporary newspaper accounts and other sources. The meaning of this artifact is contingent on its social and institutional context, and it's the historian's job to uncover that context.