Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was a Reformed pastor and theologian who dominated the religious and political life of the Netherlands for nearly half a century and whose ideas continue to inspire an international school of thought. He founded the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, organized the first major Christian political party in Europe, and served as prime minister of the Netherlands. Kuyper lectured and wrote many books on Reformed theology and generally sought to show the public relevance of Christian faith to modern life.
James D. Bratt is professor of history at Calvin College.
Biblical Theology Bulletin
"Abraham provides a helpful discussion of life after death in
Christian faith traditions as grounds of hope for the believer. . .
. [An] outstanding work of heart, mind and spirit: '" Church
History
"Bratt is a skilled editor, and his selections from Kuyper have the
advantage of representing both different periods in Kuyper's
development and the major themes in the Dutch conservative's
thought. . . Although it has been a century since Kuyper presented
his ideas to an American audience in the Stone Lectures at
Princeton Seminary, many American religious historians are just
beginning to appreciate his impact on American evangelicalism. Yet,
much of neo-evangelical as well as present-day evangelical theology
is inexplicable without Kuyper in the background. Bratt has done
American religious historians a major service by publishing these
texts in a single volume." Library Journal
"Bratt not only sets Kuyper's work in its 19th-century context but
shows the relevance of his ideas to contemporary debates on
modernism, evangelicalism, and fundamentalism." The Weekly
Standard
"The appearance of a new hefty volume . . . is consequently a major
event. The essays in the collection, skillfully edited and
introduced by James Bratt, display the range of Kuyper's
intellectual contributions. . . Kuyper's writings deserve sustained
attention. . . As a successful politician, Abraham Kuyper may
provide a model of Christian statesmanship. But it is as a thinker
that he offers what we need most: a way for theologically informed
Christians to grasp both what they should seek, and what they
should not seek, from politics in a democracy."
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