John Vriend Books

Herman Bavinck, the premier theologian of the Kuyper-inspired, neo-Calvinistic revival in the late-nineteenth-century Netherlands, is an important voice in the development of Protestant theology. This volume, now in paper, is the capstone of his distinguished career. These seminal essays offer an outworking of Bavinck's systematic theology as presented in his Reformed Dogmatics and engage enduring issues from a biblical and theological perspective. The collection presents his mature reflections on issues relating to ethics, education, politics, psychology, natural science and evolution, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion. Pastors, students, and scholars of Reformed theology will value this work.

"This book offers an English translation of the 1928 Dutch volume by J. H. Bavinck titled (in English translation) Personality and Worldview. Bavinck provides an Augustinian account of the relationship between the soul, each human's unique personality, and worldview. He argues for the importance of worldview, while also recognizing the dangers of worldview-based thinking gone wrong. Central to Bavinck's argument is that the gospel itself reshapes our personalities and provides us with a worldview that opposes any other worldview developed by man. By probing these philosophical questions, Bavinck helps readers think critically about the forces forming them and about how to live life with intentional thoughtfulness"-- Provided by publisher

In this edited and translated edition of Christian Scholarship, Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck explores how the Christian faith benefits higher learning, particularly religious studies, natural sciences, and the humanities.