Dutch society is characterized by a high degree of religious dis-affiliation and non-affiliation and most religious communities are facing hard times in the Netherlands. But there are also exceptions. Against the contemporary current of ongoing secularization, some religious communities seem to thrive like never before and even attract new members. But why is that? Why do some religious communities succeed in retaining and also attracting new members while others fail? This article focuses on successful evangelical congregations in the Netherlands and tries to account for their relative success. On the basis of a subcultural identity theory, it is argued that the success of evangelical congregations is largely due to the fact that they offer protective umbrellas of conservative belief in an otherwise very secular context. This line of thought is substantiated with empirical findings from a current research project into thriving evangelical congregations in the Netherlands. The article closes with some theoretical reflections on the future of evangelicalism in contemporary Dutch society.

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保守信仰的伞：解释荷兰福音派教会的成功

荷兰社会的特点是高度的宗教分离和非隶属关系，大多数宗教社区在荷兰都面临着困难时期。但也有例外。在当前世俗化的当下，一些宗教团体似乎前所未有地蓬勃发展，甚至吸引了新成员。但这是为什么呢？为什么一些宗教团体成功地留住并吸引了新成员，而另一些则失败了？本文重点介绍荷兰成功的福音派教会，并试图解释他们相对成功的原因。在亚文化认同理论的基础上，有人认为福音派教会的成功主要是因为它们在非常世俗的背景下提供了保守信仰的保护伞。这一思路得到了当前荷兰蓬勃发展的福音派会众研究项目的实证结果的证实。文章最后对当代荷兰社会福音派的未来进行了一些理论反思。