G.P. van Itterzon
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Gerrit Pieter van Itterzon (1900-1992) was a Dutch theologian of the Dutch Reformed Church
. He wrote his dissertation on the Dutch theologian Franciscus Gomarus
, on whom he published as well. In 1958 he became professor of theology at Utrecht University
. He was one of the editors of the second edition of the Christelijke Encyclopedie
(1956-1961), a standard reference work for the Dutch Reformed Church, and author of popular religious works.
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
. He wrote his dissertation on the Dutch theologian Franciscus Gomarus
Franciscus Gomarus
Franciscus Gomarus , was a Dutch theologian, a strict Calvinist and opponent of the teaching of Jacobus Arminius , which was formally judged at the Synod of Dort .-Life:His parents, having embraced the principles of the Reformation, emigrated to the Palatinate in 1578, in order...
, on whom he published as well. In 1958 he became professor of theology at Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
. He was one of the editors of the second edition of the Christelijke Encyclopedie
Christelijke Encyclopedie
The Christelijke Encyclopedie is a publication by the company J.H. Kok from Kampen. The first edition appeared in five volumes from 1926 till 1929 with a supplement in 1931, under the redaction of the reformed theologian Frederik Willem Grosheide A second edition, in six volumes, followed from...
(1956-1961), a standard reference work for the Dutch Reformed Church, and author of popular religious works.