Jan Boer was born in The Netherlands in 1938, immigrated to Canada in 1951, and then served as a missionary in Nigeria from 1966-1996. He studied under Evan H. Runner, is a translator of Abraham Kuyper, and you can find his translations (and many neo-Calvinistic, and Islam, resources) at his site SocialTheology.com
Jan Boer: Reflections from A Neo-Calvinist Missionary in Nigeria
What does Neo-Calvinism applied look like? 84 years of insight
Today we sit down with Jan Boer, an 84 year old Dutch/Canadian who is a translator of Kuyper, student of Evan H. Runner, and a missionary in Nigeria for over 30 years where neo-Calvinism was no theoretical exercise, but a world-and-life-view applied in the day-to-day of everyday life. Of neo-Calvinist philosophers, political theorists, and cultural commentators there are no end, but rare is the neo-Calvinist missionary and practioner who labor in planting and watering the seeds of the holistic Gospel, and then walk with them as they face draught as well as yield fruit – and that is what we have in Jan Boer. Upon returning to North America after decades in Nigeria, and seeing the folly that makes up so much Christianity today, Jan’s is a voice we modern’s need to hear and heed.
Listen in as we discuss:
- Studying under Evan H. Runner
- Translating Abraham Kuyper (including many of his devotional work)
- The wholistic Gospel vs the bifurcated message
- Applying Kuyperian thought in Nigeria to issues like roads and bridges, water pumps, polygamy, church, and every square inch of village life
- The CRC, the fact that we neo-Calvinists no longer create institutions, and the fact that “We produce nothing new.”
- And more…
ABRAHAM KUYPER TRANSLATIONS BY JAN BOER:
For Still Our Ancient Foe: Contours of Satan’s World by Abraham Kuyper
The Cross Versus the Tree of Liberty by Abraham Kuyper
You Can do Greater Things than Christ: Demons, Miracles, Healing and Science by Abraham Kuyper
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