Election

CRITICAL, the most Dutch-specific doctrinal flashpoint in this glossary: the Canons of Dort (Dordtse Leerregels, Synod of Dordrecht 1618-19) formulated the definitive Reformed position on unconditional election directly against the Dutch Remonstrants (followers of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius). ‘Verkiezing’ is also the everyday word for political elections, risking a democratic-choice misreading on top of the historic doctrinal weight.