Heaven's Wrath explores the religious thought and religious rites of the early Dutch Atlantic world. D. L. Noorlander argues that the Reformed Church and the West India Company forged and maintained a close union, with considerable consequences across the seventeenth century.

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Role of Reformed Christianity in the Commercial and Colonial Endeavors of the Dutch Golden Age1. The Dutch Reformed Church and the World: The International Concerns of the Calvinist Ministry2. Faith and Worship in a Merchant Community: The Directors of the Dutch West India Company3. Baptized by Water and Fire: The Religious Rites of the Company's Early Fleets and Conquests4. Planting the Lord's Vineyard in Foreign Soil: Public Worship in Early Dutch Forts and Settlements5. Reformers in the Land of the Holy Cross: The Calvinist Mission in Brazil before the Portuguese Revolt6. Turmoil in the Garden of Eden: Dissent and Reform in New Netherland and the Dutch Caribbean7. The Harvest Was Great, the Laborers Few: Missionary Work among Africans and Native Americans8. God and Mammon in the Dutch Atlantic World: Conflict over Religious Resources and PowerConclusion: The Dutch Joint- Stock Companies and the Catholic Powers in Comparative Perspective