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A Theological Analysis of Herman Bavinck's Two Essays on the Imitatio Christi : between pietism and modernism / John Bolt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (482 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773407367
  • 0773407367
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theological Analysis of Herman Bavinck's Two Essays on the Imitatio Christi.DDC classification:
  • 266.001 22
LOC classification:
  • BV2063
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
A THEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HERMAN BAVINCK'S TWO ESSAYS ON THE IMITATIO CHRISTI: Between Pietism and Modernism; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- The Imitation of Christ I; Chapter 3 -- The Intervening Years: Herman Bavinck as Neo-Calvinist Thinker; Chapter 4 -- The Bavinck System: A Trinitarian Cultural-Ethical Ideal; Chapter 5 -- The Imitation of Christ II (1918); Chapter 6 -- Conclusion: Bavinck, Kuyper, and The Imitation of Christ; A Concluding, Truly Scientific Postscript; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: This is an exploration into the mind of Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) whose name is still revered as one of the prominent leaders in the revival of Dutch Neo-Calvinism in the Netherlands that profoundly affected not only theology and the church but also education, politics and society more broadly. A new world of Bavinck thoughts have opened up with this first ever English translation of his two articles on the Imitation of Christ.

A THEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HERMAN BAVINCK'S TWO ESSAYS ON THE IMITATIO CHRISTI: Between Pietism and Modernism; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- The Imitation of Christ I; Chapter 3 -- The Intervening Years: Herman Bavinck as Neo-Calvinist Thinker; Chapter 4 -- The Bavinck System: A Trinitarian Cultural-Ethical Ideal; Chapter 5 -- The Imitation of Christ II (1918); Chapter 6 -- Conclusion: Bavinck, Kuyper, and The Imitation of Christ; A Concluding, Truly Scientific Postscript; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index.

This is an exploration into the mind of Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) whose name is still revered as one of the prominent leaders in the revival of Dutch Neo-Calvinism in the Netherlands that profoundly affected not only theology and the church but also education, politics and society more broadly. A new world of Bavinck thoughts have opened up with this first ever English translation of his two articles on the Imitation of Christ.

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