AI Translations of Kuyper's E Voto Dordraceno and Van de Voleinding

 

Mongerism.com has produced AI translations of two of Kuyper's main works: E Voto Dordraceno and Van de Voleinding.

As they are AI translations, some care will be needed in their use. 

https://www.monergism.com/e-voto-dordraceno-commentary-heidelberg-catechism-ebook

https://www.monergism.com/consummation-van-de-voleinding-ebook

Kuyperania in the 1960s-1970s has now been published

 

Available here: https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/article/download/2185/1345/8641

Map of Kuyper’s “Maranatha speech”

Kuyper's theses from his 1862 doctoral dissertation on Calvin and à Lasco

Particularly interesting are statements 1, 5, 11 and 12:

1. The difference between Calvin and Lasco on the doctrine of the Church is especially evident in this: that the former generally retained the traces of Judaism which remained in the Roman Church, whereas the latter attempted to eradicate them completely.

5. Church history should be cultivated only for this purpose: that, being instructed in God's counsel concerning the founding of the Church, we ourselves might cooperate with God in the propagation and perfection of the Church.

11. The doctrine of the invisible Church should be rejected.

12. That the Holy Spirit is a person is unjustly denied today by most people.

These are a provisional translation of the Latin.

Kuyperania in 2021and 2023: An overview of English-language works on Kuyper

 My article  Kuyperania in 2021 and 2023: An overview of English-language works on Kuyper. KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 90(1). 

Available at: https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.90.1.2606

Has now been published

Kuyper's (lack of) Sunday church attendance explained

In 1922, a book with a series of recollections about Kuyper was published, Herinneringen Van De Oude Garde Aan Den Persoon En Den Levensarbeid Van Dr. A. Kuyper [Memories Of The Old Guard Of The Person And Life's Work Of Dr. A. Kuyper]. The memories were collected and edited by two of Kuyper’s children. One of the “old guard” contributors was Reverend Ch. Hunningher (1864–1928), a Dutch Reformed minister in Amsterdam. During his younger years, he spent considerable time in the Kuyper household. This extract is part of his memoirs from that time. At the time Kuyper was 40 and Hunningher a 12-year-old attended school with Kuyper’s eldest son. Hunningher had these observations regarding Kuyper’s church attendance:

When Dr. Kuyper lived in The Hague after his first term as a member of Parliament (1877–1880), during the time I got to know him, he still interacted frequently with Gunning and occasionally attended his church, although attending church was never Dr. Kuyper’s “forte.” He told me later in Amsterdam that he suffered from a kind of "seventh-day headache," which had originated during his tenure as a pastor for the Reformed Church in Amsterdam from 1870 to 1874. The excessively busy services he conducted during that time exhausted him greatly, and for a long time afterward, he especially suffered from headaches on Sundays. These often led him to prefer retreating to his study rather than subjecting himself to the torment of listening to a sermon in church. Particularly from certain preachers, even those otherwise aligned with him, the sermons could, as he put it, "hammer on his head like blows."

It is well known that on Sunday mornings, Dr. Kuyper wrote his devotional meditations for De Heraut, through which he "preached to our entire nation." Less well known is that, when he did attend church, he by no means always worshipped with “strictly Reformed” ministers. I recall that he once “with great edification” participated in a Communion service at the Nieuwezijds Chapel in Amsterdam, led by Rev. Ten Kate, and on another occasion heard Rev. Van Marken at the Oosterkerk. I still remember him saying: “Oh, such ministers do no harm by what they say, but by what they leave unsaid.”

He also told me that Ten Kate’s beautiful choice of words and eloquent delivery had done him much good and that the way Ten Kate addressed the deaf-mute attendees, whose teacher interpreted for them, was especially moving. “After the service, Mr. Ten Kate was very friendly to me in the room; quite different from how ethical men of lesser stature sometimes behave toward me,” he said.

The immense capacity for work that Dr. Kuyper displayed for many years was due in large part to the strict daily schedule he adhered to with an iron will. He never worked early in the morning, nor late at night. The latter had likely been his habit before I knew him, and he himself told me that staying up late while drinking strong coffee had done him much harm, which is why he had to spend some time recovering in St. Moritz and Nice.

After his recovery, however, he strictly maintained the order he had set for himself: at 8 o’clock in the morning, he rang for the family and household staff to gather, and he read the Holy Scriptures with them. He usually added a brief explanation of what had been read and sometimes asked the following day about the passage explained the previous day. Household devotions always included singing and kneeling for prayer. The songs were almost exclusively psalms, although occasionally hymns such as Gez. 3 or Gez. 83 were sung. On Sunday evenings, other hymns were sometimes sung, such as César Malan’s:

"Agneau de Dieu, par tes langueurs 

Tu pris sur Toi notre misère."

 

Abraham Kuper and Natural Theology

 My paper, co-written with David Kristanto, on Kuyper's approach to Natural Theology has now been published. It is available here: https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/2547

Kuyperania 1890s-1950s

My paper dealing with work on Kuyper in English up to the 1950s has now been published

Bishop, S. (2024). Kuyperania 1890s-1950s: A Survey of English-language Literature on Abraham Kuyper. Tydskrif Vir Christelike Wetenskap | Journal for Christian Scholarship, 60(1&2), 103-135. Retrieved from https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/article/view/1405 

Kuyper—the lonely sentry

 

De Eenzame Wachtpost (1887 - 1919)

by Albert Hahn (1877 – 1918)

In the illustration, Kuyper is shown standing on a cliff beside a monumental structure, which is likely meant to represent his political and ideological platform. The imagery of him standing on the edge suggests a precarious position, possibly alluding to the challenges and controversies he faced during his career.

Herman Bavinck’s review of Kuyper’s The Work of the Holy Spirit from Da Bazuin

Herman Bavinck’s review of Kuyper’s The Work of the Holy Spirit

In a series of pieces in the De Bazuin [The Trumpet],* Herman Bavinck provided brief reviews of the three volumes of Kuyper’s Het Werk van den Heiligen Geest. These are provisional, quick and dirty translations.

Herman Bavinck “Review of Het Werk van den Heiligen Geest, by A. Kuyper (deel I)”, De Bazuin 36 (25) (1888):

Het werk van den Heiligen Geest. [The Work of the Holy Spirit ] By Dr. A. Kuyper. 

Eerste deel. 

Amsterdam, Wormser.

In this work, which will be complete in three volumes and then cost 17.50, we are offered a reprint of the extensive series of articles that Dr. Kuyper wrote in De Heraut about the work of the Holy Spirit, along with two pieces that appeared in the De Heraut under their own titles (Sanctification and Love) but are now included as a third part under the work of the H. G. [?] will be included.

The author now precedes the entire work with a preface of 30 pages. Therein, we receive a complete list of Owen's works; a list of works written earlier and later on the Holy Spirit; and a repeated refutation of Dr. [Eduard] Böhl [1836-1903)]. 

We now announce this new work by Dr. Kuyper with only a few words. Perhaps we will return to the content later; there is certainly enough in it that deserves discussion and about which the Reformed theologians have not unanimously agreed.

May this writing contribute to a better understanding and appreciation of the work of the Holy Spirit! 

H. B.

 

Herman Bavinck “Review of Het Werk van den Heiligen Geest, by A. Kuyper (deel II)”, De Bazuin 37 (8) (1889):

The work of the Holy Spirit in the individual. 

The first part of this book deals with the work of the Holy Spirit for the church as a whole; the recently published second part discusses the work of the Holy Spirit in the individual.

It successively discussed the work in humanity before the fall, in the sinner at regeneration, calling and conversion, justification and faith. Recommendation of these studies, already known from De Heraut, is unnecessary; announcement of a work by the esteemed author's hand is sufficient. It is not necessary to agree with Dr. Kuyper on everything, for example, on regeneration, calling, justification, etc., to also claim the name of Reformed. The path that Dr. K. has taken and continues with so much talent is not the only one that runs through Reformed Theology. However, even with differences of opinion, there is much to learn from this work. Therefore, we wish it to be in many hands. Mr. Wormser has ensured a neat publication.

B.

 

Herman Bavinck “Review of Het Werk van den Heiligen Geest, by A. Kuyper (deel III)", De Bazuin 38 (2) (1890):

[The Work of the Holy Spirit, by Dr. A. Kuyper. Part III, in the individual.] 

Amsterdam, J. A. Wormser. 

This, the third and final part of Dr. Kuyper's study on the work of the Holy Spirit, has long awaited an announcement in the Bazuin. Fortunately, this important work, unlike many brochures, does not lose its value with each passing day but retains its significance for years to come. With this part, the study of the prolific writer on the work of the Holy Spirit is completed. Specifically, in this final part, Sanctification, Love, and Prayer are successively discussed. Of these three pieces, we consider the first to be the most important. In it, Sanctification is once again clearly explained, in accordance with the teaching of Scripture and the Reformed confession, and defended against various errors that have crept into this part of the truth. But the other two essays, on love and prayer, are also instructive and edifying. We do not need to provide a detailed account of the content, as readers will likely remember it from De Heraut. The convenient format and clear printing in which these articles are now presented, in conjunction with their intrinsic value, will undoubtedly prompt many to decide to acquire this work. The work as a whole is an enrichment of our theological literature. The subject, too often overlooked and neglected in earlier times, tugs at the hearts of every Reformed believer. The thorough treatment and clear presentation make it a book rich in learning and comfort for both the simple and the learned. And an index, both of topics and persons, as well as Bible verses, facilitates its use. May this work of the learned author therefore find wide circulation and thus contribute to ever greater appreciation of the work of the Holy Spirit!

* Da Bazuin was subtitled: Voices from the Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands. (For the benefit of the Theological School in Kampen.)

 

Harry Van Dyke: The Legacy of Abraham Kuyper

 This will be brilliant!

https://wordbridge.net/books/van-dyke/the-legacy-of-abraham-kuyper

Kuyper’s words, works & world

 https://www.kuyperonline.nl/

Some new and forthcoming books

 

Kuyper Chronicles Podcast

 The Kuyper Chronicles Podcast is well worth checking out 

Kuyperania 2022

 My "Kuyperania 2022" has been published in Koers 

Bishop, S., 2023. Kuyperania 2022. KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 88(1)

https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.88.1.2554

Articles and books discussed include:

Beck, Michael and Falconer, Robert 2022. Toward a Substructural Cartography of Reformed Cultural Engagement: Key Areas in Confessional Reformed and Covenantal Thought. The South African Baptist Journal of Theology (2022):153-181.

Bishop, Steve 2022a. Abraham Kuyper’s Critics. Tydskrif vir Christelike Wetenskap/Journal for Christian Scholarship 58(3&4), 57 - 93. Retrieved from https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/article/view/785.

Bishop, Steve 2022b. Abraham Kuyper and evolution. Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship 87(1) https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.87.1.2510.

Harefa, Surya 2022. “The State of Neo-Calvinism in Japan”. 

  Online: https://thelaymenslounge.com/the-state-of-neo-calvinism-japan/

Intan, B.F. 2022, Kuyper’s Sphere Sovereignty and the Restriction on Building Worship Places in Indonesia. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 78(1), a7309. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts. v78i1.7309.

Joustra J.R. and Joustra R.J. 2022 Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper’s Stone Lectures. Downers Grove: IVP.

Kristanto, David 2022. Sovereignty of God and Religious Tolerance: A Kuyperian Perspective. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 669:124-127. https://doi.org/10.2991/ assehr.k.220702.029.

Kuyper, Abraham 2022. On Charity and Justice. Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

Li, Jin (李晋) 2022. Meaning, Objectivity and Universality: Bavinck and Pannenberg on History and Revelation. Journal of Chinese Theology 8(2): 220–249. https://doi.org/10.1163/27726606-20220011.

McIlhenny, Ryan 2022. Contact and Conflict: Integral Experience in Classical Chinese and Reformational Philosophies. Journal of Chinese Theology 8(2): 186–219. https://doi.org/10.1163/27726606-20220012.

Pass, Bruce 2022. Review of Common Grace by Abraham Kuyper. Journal of Reformed Theology 16(1- 2):164-165. https://brill.com/view/journals/jrt/16/1-2/article-p164_16.xml

Salurante, Tony, Kristanto, David, Malik, Malik, Bora, Lewi Nataniel, and Nelly, Nelly 2022. A Virtual Sacred Space Some Theological Considerations. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 645:144-148. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220207.023.

Schilder, Klaas 2022. Schilder Reader: The Essential Theological Writing. G. Harinck, M. de Jong, and R. Mouw (ed.). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

Sidharta, Leonard (戴永富) 2022. How to Make Athens Closer to Jerusalem: Construing a Neo-Calvinist Model of the Relationship between Philosophy and Theology. Journal of Chinese Theology 8(2): 135– 162. https://brill.com/view/journals/jct/8/2/article-p135_2.xml

Tseng, Shao Kai (曾劭愷) 2022. Editorial. Journal of Chinese Theology 8(2): 129–134. https://brill.com/view/ journals/jct/8/2/article-p129_1.xml

Un, A. S. 2022. Ideological Uniformity and Political Integralism in Europe and Indonesia: A Kuyperian Critique. Philosophia Reformata 87(2), 129-150. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-bja10049.

Vásárhelyi Bálint Márk 2022. Common Grace in Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism. British Reformed Journal 71: 14-24.

Wisse, Maarten 2022. Holy Supper: Retrieving Abraham Kuyper. In Reinventing Christian Doctrine: Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction. London: T&T Clark, 2022. 165–184. https://www.bloomsburycollections. com/book/reinventing-christian-doctrine-retrieving-the-law-gospel-distinction/ch8-holy-supper- retrieving-abraham-kuyper

Xu, Ximian 2022. How to Make Sino-Reformed Theology Possible? Retrieving Abraham Kuyper’s Proto-Reformed Contextual Theology. Journal of Chinese Theology 8(2): 163–185. https://doi. org/10.1163/27726606-20220010.

Kuyper on Mysticism

 

https://thelaymenslounge.com/mysticism-by-abraham-kuyper/

Abraham Kuyper and some of his critics

 My paper looking at some of Kuyper's critics has now been published:

Bishop, S. (2023). Abraham Kuyper and some of his Critics. Tydskrif Vir Christelike Wetenskap | Journal for Christian Scholarship, 58(3&4), 57 - 93. Retrieved from https://pubs.ufs.ac.za/index.php/tcw/article/view/785

Neo-Calvinism in Spanish

My article You Should Know: Neo-Calvinism has been translated into Spanish. The Spanish version can be found here.

 

Asia Kuyper Institute 2nd International Seminar 22 September 2022

 

Abraham Kuyper and evolution

 My article on Kuyper and evolution has now been published:

Bishop, S., 2022. Abraham Kuyper and evolution. KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 87(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.87.1.2510