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      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Vincent Bacote
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        • Jordan Ballor – Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
      • Matthew Barrett
        • Matthew Barrett
      • Craig Bartholomew
      • G.K. Beale
      • Joel Beeke
      • Michael Berg
      • Winfield Bevins
      • Chad Bird
      • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
      • Michael Bird
      • Michael Bird
      • Hans Boersma
      • John Bolt
      • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
      • Eduard Borysov
      • Chris Bruno
      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Bruce Ashford
    • Vincent Bacote
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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  • About
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  • Podcasts
    • Interviews
      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Vincent Bacote
      • Jordan Ballor
        • Jordan Ballor – Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
      • Matthew Barrett
        • Matthew Barrett
      • Craig Bartholomew
      • G.K. Beale
      • Joel Beeke
      • Michael Berg
      • Winfield Bevins
      • Chad Bird
      • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
      • Michael Bird
      • Michael Bird
      • Hans Boersma
      • John Bolt
      • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
      • Eduard Borysov
      • Chris Bruno
      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
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    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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Todd Hains Martin Luther Rule of Faith
Interviews Religion & Theology Theologians

Todd Hains: Martin Luther is Not A One Trick Pony

The Rule of Faith for Reading the Bible
Today we sit down with Todd Hains, author of “Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith” (IVP), and learn that there is more to Luther than his emphasis on salvation by faith alone. How should we read the Bible? What lens should we have when reading the law? What guide...
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Richard Gaffin Herman Ridderbos Geerhardus Vos Kuyper Bavinck
Interviews Religion & Theology Theologians

Richard Gaffin: Luke & Paul, Kingdom & Jesus, Ridderbos & Vos, Kuyper & Bavinck, Barth & Berkouwer

A Delightful Interview with Richard Gaffin
In this interview we sit down with Richard Gaffin, author of “An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of Acts and Paul - In the Fullness of Time” (Crossway) where I pepper Dr Gaffin with every question under the sun in regards to neo-Calvinisim (and its drift to liberalism), Kuyper &...
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Herman Bavinck Translators
Theologians You Should Know

You Should Know: The Translators of Herman Bavinck

by Steve Bishop
There has been a recent surge in interest in neo-Calvinism – not least in the works of two of the fathers of neo-Calvinism Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) and Herman Bavinck (1854-1921). This is due, in part, to the recent English translations of their works. The translators are often unknown heroes. This...
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Kuyper LGBT
Family & Romance Government & Politics Theologians

Abraham Kuyper on LGBT+

"Modernism, which denies and abolishes every difference, cannot rest until it has made woman man and man woman"
"Modernism, which denies and abolishes every difference, cannot rest until it has made woman man and man woman, and, putting every distinction on a common level, kills life by placing it under the ban of uniformity. One type must answer for all, one uniform, one position and one and the...
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bavinck ethics
Religion & Theology Theologians

Herman Bavinck and The Collision of Duties

Unity in diversity & God's moral law
I thought it appropriate to offer a synthesis of what the Neo-Calvinist Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck argues about collisions of duties (most often called moral dilemmas or conflicts of moral absolutes). The purpose here is not to offer a position, but to offer the approach of an influential theologian to...
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Interviews Theologians

Greg Parker: Bavinck on “What is Christianity?”

Getting at the Fundamentals via a Survey of History
Today we sit down with Greg Parker Jr., editor and translator of the recently released book from Herman Bavinck called “What is Christianity?” and get awesome.
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SCHILDER DE JONG NEO CALVINIST KUYPER BAVINCK
Interviews Theologians

Marinus De Jong: A Primer on Klaas Schilder (1890 – 1952)

No mere theories, no lofty principles to form society... Just get to Church
"The Cultural Mandate" - who said it first? Of course the idea was in there in both Kuyper and Bavinck, but who coined, and helped further nuance, it? Indeed you know and love/hate Kuyper, you are familiar with Bavinck, and you glean from Vos and Berkouwer... but who is Klaas Schilder (1890 -...
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Bavinck Torrance Theosis Union
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Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance

When Union & Theosis Shake Hands
“These themes of perfection, union with Christ, and the necessity of the incarnation point to the fact that Bavinck’s theology is profoundly ripe for the incorporation of the summative theme of theosis. This is the notion that humanity is meant to be united to and participate in the trinitarian life...
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abraham kuyper mystic be near unto god
Religion & Theology Theologians

Restoring Abraham Kuyper’s Call For Mysticism

“Be Near Unto God” as a Balance to Neo-Calvinist Theology & Studies
This historical reality begs the question: was there a relationship between Kuyper’s public activity and his practice of personal piety?  And more generally, is there a link between Christian public life and Christian spirituality?  Concerning the former, Kuyper developed a robust public theology, which argued biblically that it was a...
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The Laymens Lounge Abraham Kuyper
Religion & Theology Theologians

Why is The Laymens Lounge a Kuyper Boot-Licking Fan-Boy

And Why I Want Christians to Read Him
I thought “I should wipe this pee off. If I was in the garden, or the new heavens and new earth, there would be no pee on the toilet seat. I wasn’t created to pee on the seat nor were people created to have to sit on my pee.” And...
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      • Chad Bird
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      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
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    • Bruce Ashford
    • Vincent Bacote
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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      • Craig Bartholomew
      • G.K. Beale
      • Joel Beeke
      • Michael Berg
      • Winfield Bevins
      • Chad Bird
      • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
      • Michael Bird
      • Michael Bird
      • Hans Boersma
      • John Bolt
      • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
      • Eduard Borysov
      • Chris Bruno
      • Julie Canlis
      • R. Scott Clark
      • Sean Cole
      • Jordan Cooper
      • Charles Cotherman
      • Robert Covolo
      • Jack Deere
      • James DeJong
      • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
      • Edwin van Driel
      • James Eglinton
      • J.V. Fesko
      • John Frame
      • Makoto Fujimura
      • Steven Garber
      • John Goldingay
      • J.D. Greear
      • George Harinck
      • Ross Hastings
      • Michael Horton
      • Danny Hyde
        • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
      • Matthew Kaemingk
      • Craig Keener
      • Nelson Kloosterman
      • Cornelis van der Kooi
      • Michael Kruger
      • Gerald McDermott
      • Matt Merker
      • J. Richard Middleton
      • Richard Mouw
      • Richard Mouw
      • Stephen J. Nichols
      • Jeffrey Niehaus
      • Danny Olinger
      • Bruce Pass
      • Ken M. Penner
      • Paul Putz
      • Matthew B. Redmond
      • Courtney Reissig
      • Mark Roques
      • Leopoldo Sánchez
      • Fred Sanders
      • Rick Schaeffer
      • Tom Schreiner
      • Katherine Sonderegger
      • Sam Storms
      • Michael Svigel
      • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
      • Carl Trueman
      • Jon Tyson
      • Kevin Vanhoozer
      • Gene Veith
      • Pieter Vos
      • John Walton
      • Rowland Ward
      • Tish Harrison Warren
      • Guy Waters
      • Trevin Wax
      • N.T. Wright
      • Amos Yong
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Bruce Ashford
    • Vincent Bacote
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Michael Berg
    • Winfield Bevins
    • Chad Bird
    • Chad Bird – Christ the Key
    • Michael Bird
    • Byron Borger | Hearts & Minds Bookstore
    • Chris Bruno
    • Julie Canlis
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Charles Cotherman
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • Seth Dillon | The Babylon Bee
    • Edwin van Driel
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • Makoto Fujimura
    • Steven Garber
    • John Goldingay
    • J.D. Greear
    • Dennis Greeson
    • George Harinck
    • Ross Hastings
    • Michael Horton
    • Danny Hyde
      • Danny Hyde – Belgic Confession
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Craig Keener
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Cornelis van der Kooi
    • Michael Kruger
    • Matt Merker
    • J. Richard Middleton
    • Richard Mouw
    • Stephen J. Nichols
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Bruce Pass
    • Paul Putz
    • Matthew B. Redmond
    • Courtney Reissig
    • Mark Roques
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Fred Sanders
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Katherine Sonderegger
    • Sam Storms
    • Michael Svigel
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
    • Carl Trueman
    • Jon Tyson
    • Gene Veith
    • Pieter Vos
    • John Walton
    • Tish Harrison Warren
    • Guy Waters
    • N.T. Wright
    • Amos Yong
  • Spheres
    • Arts and Entertainment
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Economics & Work
    • Education
    • Family & Romance
    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
    • Media
    • Religion & Theology
      • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
      • Does Modern “Prophecy” Have Same Authority as Scripture?
      • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Giving
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
  • Laymen Theology
    • Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
    • Carl Trueman: Here’s Why Martin Luther is the People’s Theologian
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
    • Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
    • Emphasizing the Practical Nature of Theology
    • Is There a God for the Mundane Parts of Our Lives?
    • J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
    • Jesus Did Not Call All Christians to Evangelize
    • Jesus is More than “Personal Savior”
    • Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
    • Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
    • Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making – Created to Create
    • Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
    • Matthew Kaemingk: “Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy” A Discussion
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
    • Seeing God in Everyday Glory: Sex, Leaves, Romance, etc.
    • Søren Kierkegaard’s “The Knight of Faith” as a Compelling Picture of a Christian
    • The Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
    • Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
    • Work and The Mundane
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
  • An Open Letter to
    • …Listeners of “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”
    • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
    • …Christian Singles
    • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
    • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
    • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
    • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
  • You Should Know
    • T. Desmond Alexander
    • Herman Bavinck
    • “Creation Regained”
    • Herman Dooyeweerd
    • Calvin’s Institutes
    • Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Flannery O’Connor
    • John Owen
    • Groen van Prinsterer
    • Hans Rookmaaker
    • A. A. van Ruler
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Sphere Sovereignty
    • Gordon J. Spykman
    • Cornelius van Til
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
    • Geerhardus Vos
    • Albert Wolters
  • Neo-Calvinism
    • The State of Neo-Calvinisim
      • The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: USA
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Mexico
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Brazil
      • The State Neo-Calvinism: South Africa
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: England
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Japan
      • The State of Neo-Calvinism: Wales
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
    • Craig Bartholomew & Shalom
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • Abraham Kuyper & Jordan Ballor in 2021
    • Herman Bavinck & James Eglinton
    • Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
    • Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & John Bolt
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Dooyeweerd
    • Geerhardus Vos & Danny Olinger
    • You Should Know Geerhardus Vos
    • You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker
    • Herman Bavinck & Bruce Pass
    • Richard Mouw
    • You Should Know Albert Wolters
    • A Family Tree of Calvinistic Philosophy
    • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • Klaas Schilder
    • Matthew Kaemingk Work and Worship”
    • D. H. Th. Vollenhoven
  • Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Abraham Kuyper
    • You Should Know Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
    • Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
    • Honey From the Rock
    • Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
  • Herman Bavinck
    • You Should Know Herman Bavinck
    • Bruce Pass: Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
    • James Eglinton: A Discussion on “Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography”
    • John Bolt: Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
    • Nelson Kloosterman: Bavinck’s Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
    • Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
  • LAW & GOSPEL
    • Theocast: Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works?
    • Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
    • Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
    • Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed
    • R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
    • Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
    • David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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