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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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      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Vincent Bacote
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      • 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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    • 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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You Should Know: The Translators of Abraham Kuyper

by Steve Bishop
Almost all of Kuyper’s writings were in Dutch. Until the Abraham Kuyper Translation Project was launched in 2011 only a small selection of Kuyper’s works was available in English. Kuyper has had many translators over the years. These are often the unsung heroes of the Kuyperian tradition. This is an...
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You Should Know Reformational Philosophy

by Steve Bishop
by Steve Bishop. Reality is multi-aspectual. Consider a garden and a gardener. A gardener is faced with many decisions when beginning to garden. How many plants will be planted (numerical), what space will the garden take up (spatial), what changes will need to take place – what seasonal elements will...
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You Should Know Common Grace

Common grace is usually associated with the Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper. Henry Van Til even described him as the theologian of common grace. Yet it was Herman Bavinck who first to developed the doctrine theologically. Kuyper later produced three volumes on it (1904 onwards). But Bavinck, in his...
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You Should Know “Creation Regained”

by David T. Koyzis
It was autumn of 1978. I was just beginning two years of graduate education at Toronto's Institute for Christian Studies (ICS). Because my chosen field was political theory, I intended to study primarily under Bernard Zylstra (1934-1986), who had completed his own dissertation at the Free University under philosopher and...
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You should know A.A. van Ruler

by Ruben Alvarado
Arnold A. van Ruler (1908–1970) was a predikant (preacher) in the national Dutch Reformed church (“Hervormd” as opposed to, e.g., the Kuyperian “Gereformeerde Kerken”). In 1947 he became a professor of theology at the University of Utrecht. He was known for his broad cultural orientation and for his “public” approach...
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You Should Know Gordon J. Spykman

by Steve Bishop
"Gordon, in my view, has been, perhaps the most outstanding neo-Calvinist theologian within the Christian Reformed community." - John Vander Stelt
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You Should Know Hans Rookmaaker

by Dave B. Hegeman
Rookmaaker's impact on artists can be summed up in the words of Peter Smith. Remembering the Dutchman's first visit to Birmingham College of Art in 1967, he confided that, "I was considering leaving Fine Art for pietist reasons but a late night discussion with Rookmaaker kept me painting." A single evening of...
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You Should Know Groen van Prinsterer

By Steve Bishop
Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck were the main instigators of the movement that became known as neo-Calvinism, however, they stood on the shoulders of others. One of these was Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (1801–1876). Harry van Dyke describes him as a “godfather” to both Kuyper and Bavinck; and Bratt describes...
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You Should Know Dooyeweerd

By Steve Bishop & Gregory Baus
Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977) and his brother-in-law Dirk Vollenhoven (1892-1978) developed a neo-Calvinist philosophymore commonly known as Reformational philosophy. Dooyeweerd’s philosophy stresses the sovereignty of God over all reality. God is sovereign as Creator and Sustainer, revealed in the creation, and sovereign as Redeemer in Christ, revealed in Scripture. Dooyeweerd’s philosophy...
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You Should Know Penal Substitutionary Atonement

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us"
To commemorate the executionary death of Jesus on what is called Good Friday, it is appropriate to contemplate a truth apart from which every person would be damned. This doctrine is perhaps more synonymous with the Christian faith than any other doctrine. However, it is also a tenet that has...
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    • 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
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    • Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
    • Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
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    • Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
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    • Klaas Schilder
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    • 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
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    • 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”
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    • Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
    • You Should Know About “Sphere Sovereignty”
    • You Should Know Neo-Calvinism
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    • 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
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    • Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed… But Neither Has Jesus)
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      • Abraham Kuyper’s Conversion Via the Book “The Heir of Redclyffe”
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    • Government & Politics
      • Abraham Kuyper was Pro-Vaccine & Anti-Coercion
      • Herman Dooyeweerd Against Vaccine Mandates
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    • 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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