Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper’s Stone Lectures

by Jessica Joustra; Robert Joustra

Publisher:

IVP

, 2022

Overview

Abraham Kuyper, the Dutch Neo-Calvinist theologian, pastor, and politician, was well-known for having declared that there is “not a square inch” of human existence over which Jesus Christ is not its sovereign Lord.

This principle is perhaps best reflected in Kuyper’s writings on Calvinism originally delivered as the Stone Lectures in 1898 at Princeton Theological Seminary. These lectures reflecting on the role of the Christian faith in a variety of social spheres—including religion, politics, science, and art—have become a touchstone for contemporary Reformed theology.

How might the lectures continue to inform the church’s calling in a secular age? In this volume, Jessica Joustra and Robert Joustra bring together theologians, historians, scientists, and others to revisit Kuyper’s original lectures and to critically consider both his ongoing importance and his complex legacy for today.

Key Features

• Revisits Kuyper’s original lectures
• Consider both his ongoing importance and his complex legacy for today
• Explores the relationship between Christianity and politics, science, and art

Contents

• Preface, James D. Bratt
• Introduction, Robert J. Joustra
• Kuyper and Life-Systems, Richard J. Mouw
• Kuyper and Religion, James Eglinton
• Kuyper and Politics, Jonathan Chaplin
• Kuyper and Science, Deborah Haarsma
• Kuyper and Art, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin
• Kuyper and the Future, Bruce Ashford
• Kuyper and Race, Vincent Bacote
• Lost in Translation: The First Text of the Stone Lectures, George Harinck
• Conclusion, Jessica R. Joustra

Product Details

• Title: Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper’s Stone Lectures
• Authors: Jessica Joustra, Robert Joustra
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 224
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Kuyper, Abraham, 1837-1920. Lectures on Calvinism; Calvinism
• ISBNs: 9781514001479, 9781514001462, 1514001470, 1514001462
• Resource ID: LLS:CLVNSMSCLRG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:46:34Z