Abstract
According to the statistics, the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, was becoming ever more secular during the interwar years (1918-1940). This article, however, argues that religion in Amsterdam continued to have a big impact on urban government and society. During the interwar years, social and political debates about modernization, and the emergence of mass entertainment in particular, were strongly influenced by religious ideas, norms, and values; Amsterdam’s public sphere was still charged with religion.
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