A History of the Reformational Movement in Britain: The Pre-World War II Years

This paper looks at the development of neo-Calvinism in Britain during the period up to World War II (WWII). Though the term neo-Calvinism is broad, the focus here will be on the Reformational strand associated with the approach of Kuyper, Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven.This paper looks at the development of neo-Calvinism in Britain during the period up to World War II (WWII). Though the term neo-Calvinism is broad, the focus here will be on the Reformational strand associated with the approach of Kuyper, Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven.https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.80.4.221

Kuyper and vaccinations: a case study in Kuyper’s approach to an ethical issue

The 2019 translation of the second volume of Abraham Kuyper’s Pro Rege contains chapters on his approach to vaccinations. This article examines his arguments in favour of vaccinations as a case study on Kuyper’s approach to an ethical issue. Kuyper utilizes both sphere sovereignty and common grace as the key philosophical tools as well as using scriptural, rhetorical and pragmatic arguments to make his case. Keywords: Kuyper, Common grace, vaccinations, ethics, sphere sovereignty Opsomming Die 2019-vertaling van die tweede volume van Abraham Kuyper se Common Grace bevat hoofstukke oor sy benadering tot inentings. Hierdie artikel ondersoek sy argumente ten gunste van inentings as 'n gevallestudie oor Kuyper se benadering tot 'n etiese kwessie. Kuyper maak gebruik van beide sfeer soewereiniteit en algemene genade as die sleutelfilosofiese gereedskap sowel as die gebruik van skrif, retoriese en pragmatiese argumente om sy saak te maak. Kernbegrippe: Kuyper, Algemene genade, inentings, etiek, sfeer-soewereiniteit https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.84.1.246

Kuyperania 2017

This article looks at new works published in 2017 by or about the Dutch polymath Abraham Kuyper.https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.83.1.236

More Kuyperania

AbstractThis article is a review of four recent books on Kuyper. What these books show is that Kuyper’s Calvinism was not restricted to soteriology; his approach was, based on the sovereignty of God, cosmocentric rather than anthropocentric. His Christianity was integral to all that he did from theology to politics and education.  Hierdie artikel is 'n oorsig oor die vier mees onlangse boeke oor Kuyper. Wat hierdie boeke uitwys is dat Kuyper se Calvinisme nie beperk is tot soteriologie nie; sy benadering, gebaseer op die soewereiniteit van God, is kosmosentries eerder as antroposentries. Sy Christenskap was 'n integrale deel van alles wat hy gedoen het, van die teologie tot politiek en opvoedkunde.https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.80.3.224

Abraham Kuyper’s view of the natural sciences

This paper examines Kuyper’s view of the natural sciences. For Kuyper science is by design a unique creature of God, it flourishes within society, it grows and develops. It is part of creation, so even if there were to have been no fall, we would still have science. The fall, however, has impacted on science to an unimaginable extent. Science is independent of both church and state, thus science must be allowed to flourish unhampered by both. Science, for Kuyper, involves thinking God’s thoughts after him. There are two kinds of science and two kinds of people: normalists and abnormalists – what makes the difference is regeneration or palingenesis – this is Kuyper’s antithesis. Common grace is important for science without it the post-fall decline of science would be absolute. Strands of scholasticism are identified in Kuyper’s approach.   https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.86.1.249

Perceptions of Reformational Philosophy – an Empirical Study

This is a presentation of the findings of a 2016 survey of Reformational scholars. There were a total of 119 respondents; the majority were male, over 25 and living in North America, although there were a significant number from South America. The way they came into contact with Reformational philosophy, what attracted them to it, and what they perceive as its strengths and weaknesses are examined. The respondents were self-selecting and it was accessible only to those who had access to the Internet, but despite this it provides an interesting perspective on Reformational philosophy by those sympathetic to it. https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.82.1.228

Kuyperania in 2016

This article looks at new works published in 2016 by, on, or about Abraham Kuyper.https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.82.1.228

Kuyperania 2018

This article looks at new works published in 2018 by or about the Dutch polymath Abraham Kuyper. Hierdie artikel kyk na nuwe werk gepubliseer in 2018 deur of oor die Nederlandse polimaat Abraham Kuyper. https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.84.1.245

Kuyperania in recent years

This paper is a review of several books written by Kuyper and about Kuyper published in the last two years

The missional impulse of the biblical narrative

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