John Bolt je profesorom systematickej teológie na Calvin Theological Seminary v Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jeho akademická práca, založená na hlbokom porozumení teologických tradícií, sa zameriava na interpretáciu a aplikáciu kresťanského myslenia. Bolt sa vo svojej tvorbe venuje kľúčovým otázkam viery a jej vzťahu ku svetu. Jeho pohľad ponúka čitateľom zasvätené zamyslenie nad podstatou teologických konceptov.
The book introduces Bavinck's influential work to English-speaking audiences, highlighting its impact on students, pastors, and theologians. Known for shaping Reformed thought, it offers fresh insights for preaching and theological reflection. The translation, a collaborative effort by Baker and the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, is anticipated to benefit the church and theological discourse for years to come.
A seminal work that captures a significant part of Reformed theological heritage, this book is now accessible in English, allowing a wider audience to engage with its important insights and teachings. It serves as a valuable resource for those interested in deepening their understanding of Reformed theology.
This companion to Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics, now published for the first time, offers readers Bavinck's mature reflections on ethical issues.
Exploring the interplay between theology and ethics, this work emphasizes their interconnectedness in understanding how to love God. It invites readers to engage with Bavinck’s insights on God’s creation, salvation, and consummation, offering a rich perspective on human life through the lens of divine action. The book serves as a companion to Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics, enhancing the reader's grasp of theological concepts while grounding them in practical ethics. The contributions of the editor and translators are also acknowledged for making these ideas accessible.
Exploring the tension between religious absolutism and relativism, this collection features key writings by Johan Herman Bavinck, a notable Dutch Calvinist missiologist. It delves into his theology of missions, approach to world religions, and insights on religious consciousness, informed by his missionary experiences in Indonesia. The concluding chapters affirm the uniqueness of salvation in Christ while embracing the universality of Christian hope. A comprehensive introduction provides an in-depth biographical sketch, enhancing the reader's understanding of Bavinck's contributions.
Herman Bavinck, the premier theologian of the Kuyper-inspired, neo-Calvinistic revival in the late-nineteenth-century Netherlands, is an important voice in the development of Protestant theology. This volume, now in paper, is the capstone of his distinguished career. These seminal essays offer an outworking of Bavinck's systematic theology as presented in his Reformed Dogmatics and engage enduring issues from a biblical and theological perspective. The collection presents his mature reflections on issues relating to ethics, education, politics, psychology, natural science and evolution, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion. Pastors, students, and scholars of Reformed theology will value this work.
Herman Bavinck's Christian Worldview, originally written in response to the challenges of modernity, compellingly explores and explains why only a Christian worldview can offer solutions to our deepest needs.
"This book offers an English translation of the 1928 Dutch volume by J. H. Bavinck titled (in English translation) Personality and Worldview. Bavinck provides an Augustinian account of the relationship between the soul, each human's unique personality, and worldview. He argues for the importance of worldview, while also recognizing the dangers of worldview-based thinking gone wrong. Central to Bavinck's argument is that the gospel itself reshapes our personalities and provides us with a worldview that opposes any other worldview developed by man. By probing these philosophical questions, Bavinck helps readers think critically about the forces forming them and about how to live life with intentional thoughtfulness"-- Provided by publisher
In this edited and translated edition of Christian Scholarship, Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck explores how the Christian faith benefits higher learning, particularly religious studies, natural sciences, and the humanities.