Neo-Calvinism and the French Revolution Conference, Paris August 2012

Theme

The French Revolution was the scene of much intellectual and social upheaval. Its impact touched a wide range of subjects: the relationship of the church to the state, social relationships, science, literature, fashion, philosophy and theology. Although the French Revolution’s momentum was felt across Europe and North America, it met a particularly interesting response in the Netherlands, at that time the scene of a burgeoning neo- Calvinist movement. In that context, the likes of Groen van Prinsterer, Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck responded to the French Revolution’s ideals and influence in a variety of intellectual and practical ways.

This conference will focus on the historical and theological aspects of this neo-Calvinist response to the French Revolution.

Call for Papers

The conference organisers welcome proposals for short papers. Proposals (approximately 300 words) should be sent to jeglintontukampen.nl by May 4th. Conference papers will be in English.

Registration

The conference registration fee is €40. Conference places must be reserved by email (jeglintontukampen.nl) by May 30th.

Location and Accommodation

The conference will be held at:

The Library The American Church in Paris 65 quai d’Orsay 75007 Paris France

Participants are responsible for finding their own accommodation. The organisers suggest the Adveniat Youth Hostel (http://www.adveniat-paris.org/) as a well-priced, comfortable and convenient option.

For further details see here.

Music for a Sunday morning: EST + Pat Metheny

Christian mathematicians on Godandmath.com

Over at the God and math website, maintained by Josh Wilkinson, I have begun a sereis on Christin mathematicians.

Appeared so far are short biographies on:

• Leonhard Euler
• G. W. Leibniz
• Blaise Pascal and 
• Florence Nightingale

Soon to appear are:

• Thomas Bayes
• Sir William Rownan Hamilton
• Charles Babbage

Abraham Kuyper from George H. Dryer History of the Christian Church Vol. V

Abraham Kuyper, born in 1837, is the other evangelical leader in Holland. He was educated at Leyden - under Scholten and Kuenen. He knew from personal experience the lack of vitality and spiritual power in their teachings, and he represents the strongest reaction against them. This came from his finding, studying, and winning a prize for an edition of the works of John a Lasco, the Polish Reformer of the sixteenth century. From that time he has been a sturdy Calvinist. As pastor at Beest and Utrecht he stood by the side of Groen as leader of the Old Reform party in the State Church from 1869. On Groen's death in 1876, he succeeded to the leadership of the party. He became editor of the Standard in 1870, and later founded the Herald.

Since 1874 he has been Deputy in the National Legislature. In 1878 he founded a Union to support free Christian schools. It has an income of $50,000 a year. In 1880 he founded a free university, independent of the State. Preachers who followed him were excluded from the National Synod; but in 1885 one hundred and fifty Churches followed the example of Amsterdam in welcoming these preachers as their pastors. They have their independent organization but there is no formal breach with the State Church.

These Churches, under the lead of Kuyper, have entered into an alliance with the Roman Catholics. Their point of contact is religious instruction in the schools of the land. The opening of the new century saw this leader of the Calvinistic reaction against the naturalism and Free Religion of Scholten and Kuenen the Prime Minister of Holland.

The Christian Evasion of Popular Culture Conference

 

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Call for papers

Church history in 4 minutes

Godel's proof for God

 

Good news indeed!

Michael Schutt: Vocation the Mask of God

Mike Schutt on Vocation the mask of God

Schutt looks at why Luther called vocation the 'mask of God' and how we can be disciples over all of life.

How do we know what we are called to? "Listen to the Caller. It's not about being fulfilled or self-actualisation. It's about following a Caller".

Well worth checking out.
Mike blogs regularly here.

Music for a Sunday morning

SUSANNA - FREEZE from TRÆR on Vimeo.

More of Kuyper's children

 Jan Frederik Hendrik Kuyper 1866-1933
Fredrick moved to Michigan and attended Hope College. He became a dentist and practiced dentistry in the Badung and Padang in the East indies.






 
Abraham Kuyper Jr. b. 1872
Married Miss H. Van Oort in March 1899. He was a Reformed Church pastor in Makkum (1899-1906), Vlissingen (1906-1910) and Rotterdam (1910-1939).
He wrote a book on Johannes Maccovius (Leyden: D. Donner, 1899), a Polish reformed theologian.






 Hendrika Johanna Kuyper (1875-1948)
Became a nurse.

Catharina Maria Eunice Kuyper (1876-1955)
A nurse and became director of nursing at the Vrije Universiteit (1927-1932).
She wrote a short piece on her father Abraham Kuper’s  early years.

Guillaume Kuyper (1878 -1941)
Guillaume was named after Guillaume Groen Van Prinsterer. He married Henrietta van Leeuwen Storm. They had three daughters. The second daughter was named Johanna (b. 29 Dec 1909).
Guillaume became a major in the Dutch army (1902-1932) and then became mayor of Stedum (1932-1941).






Wilhelm (1883-1892)
Willy died aged 9. According to Praamsma he was named after Levinus Wilhelminus Keuchenius.


See also H. H. Kuyper
and  Henrietta Kuyper

For a diagram of the Kuyper family tree.

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