Abraham KuyperRecensioni

Para honrarmos o Espírito segundo a Escritura Um estudo abrangente e piedoso da obra do Espírito Santo. Um clássico. “Deixando de lado, quase inteiramente, as polêmicas, eu fiz uma tentativa de apresentar a obra do Espírito Santo em suas relações orgânicas. Ao proceder à avaliação, quem pode deixar de se surpreender com as dimensões sempre crescentes da obra do Espírito em todas as coisas em que ela diz respeito a Deus e ao homem?” O autor, do Prefácio Kuyper “. Reúne o material pertinente a esse importante tema com um raro gênio sistematizador e o apresenta com penetrante apreciação pelo seu significado.” B. B. Warfield, da Introdução Poucos realizaram tanto em áreas tão diversas quanto o holandês Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920). Quando faleceu, aos 82 anos, era o cidadão mais famoso em seu país. Como pastor, educador, autor, editor e político, foi incansável em seu esforço para aplicar a fé cristã a todas as áreas da vida, conquistando assim a estima de seus concidadãos e o respeito de muitos no mundo. Fundou em 1880 a Free University of Amsterdam e serviu como Primeiro Ministro da Holanda de 1901 a 1905.

Forma bastante concisa de apresentação da doutrina da eleição como o coração da igreja. Kuyper é profundo com poucas palavras. O livro vale também pelo excelente prefácio do Rev. Hermistem Maia.

1898 Lectures at Princeton University

Nesse livro Kuyper lanças os fundamentos de como o cristão deve pensar sobre ciência e arte. A premissa principal é que as duas disciplinas se encontram debaixo da graça comum e devem ser tratadas de forma independente da graça especial, mas não devem se tornar independentes da glória de Deus. Kuyper argumenta que a graça comum é o que permite que essas disciplinas sejam desvinculadas da igreja e do cristianismo, permitindo que os cientistas e artistas consigam alcançar a verdade e a beleza mesmo fora da igreja.

Muito bom.

I enjoyed the first 3-4 lectures, but found myself skimming the remainder.½

Chuck Colson recommended this book in an interview. I like it how he integrates Calvinism within his worldview. He has a high view of Calvinism, frequently says it is the reason for many changes in Western Society. This is interesting; However I couldn't find sources to back his claims.

Kuyper emphasizes giving God everything, an unflinching service; He adds saying, In everything God is present, our thoughts, our actions. He explains influence of Calvinism in Protestant countries, concepts of Sovereignty, Liberty underpins or comes from Calvinism. I was surprised to read about French Revolution in his book.

He starts with, three main relationship for every Calvinist.

Man's relationship with God
Man's relationship with other Men
Man's relationship with whole World.

This gives Man an authority and his role in the world.

A good read, I would recommend this to most Christians.

--Deus Vult
Gottfried.

Chuck Colson recommended this book in an interview. I like it how he integrates Calvinism within his worldview. He has a high view of Calvinism, frequently says it is the reason for many changes in Western Society. This is interesting; However I couldn't find sources to back his claims.

Kuyper emphasizes giving God everything, an unflinching service; He adds saying, In everything God is present, our thoughts, our actions. He explains influence of Calvinism in Protestant countries, concepts of Sovereignty, Liberty underpins or comes from Calvinism. I was surprised to read about French Revolution in his book.

He starts with, three main relationship for every Calvinist.

Man's relationship with God
Man's relationship with other Men
Man's relationship with whole World.

This gives Man an authority and his role in the world.

A good read, I would recommend this to most Christians.

--Deus Vult
Gottfried.

This book is the collection of transcripts of a lecture series that Kuyper gave in 1898. Though outdated on a number of points, he compellingly argues for Calvinism as a life system, rather than just a set of beliefs (or a single belief about fore-ordination). The Calvinistic views of the sovereignty of God and the doctrine of common grace form the pillars for a system which infuses and interprets all of life.
In "Calvinism A Life-System," he argues that Calvinism fulfills the requirements of a life-system, which are that it shape our relationship to God (God enters into direct fellowship with people and communes with his people "from eternity to eternity" because of election), to other people (we stand as equals together, all in direct relationship to God), and to the world (we are to serve God in the world, rather than running from it).
In "Calvinism and Religion," Kuyper says that regeneration saves not just individuals, but the entire organism of the human race, although "many branches and leaves fell off of the tree."
In "Calvinism and Politics," Kuyper argues that Christians are to push the development of the world continually forward, but allow the government to maintain sovereignty in its sphere as the church does in its own sphere.

A good holiday read, unplug from the world and absorb the content.

A powerful book worth reading over and over again.

A few months ago, I was standing in a thrift shop perusing their book section. As I scanned through the religious section (mostly Rick Warren and Billy Graham – esque stuff), I saw the name Kuyper printed onto the binding of a book. Surely that’s a different Kuyper, I thought, pulling it off of the shelf, but it’s still worth checking. But it wasn’t a different Kuyper. It was the Kuyper. I stood and stared at the book, checking the back cover and the inside leaf to make sure I wasn’t experiencing a visual illusion. I’m sure I looked amazingly idiotic to anyone who was watching me.

But here Kuyper was in flesh and blood paper and ink! I’d heard much about him and his application of Biblical principles to the government of the Netherlands, but I’d never expected to find one of his works in a cheap thrift store! I lit into this book with fervor.

With fervor… and fear. It has been my experience to find studies on the women of the Bible to be loathsome in their misrepresentation, elaboration, and application. Often these studies preach a whiny psycho-babble of self-justification, affirmation, and empowerment. They promote the idea of spiritual supremacy and leadership for women rather than encouraging the self-effacing service of Jesus’ original followers.

But all of my fears were in vain. Mr. Kuyper presented sound, humble, realistic sketches of twenty-nine different women who each played roles in Christ’s ministry (or those of his apostles’). Rather than focusing in on the thought life of these women, he emphasized their love of and dedication to the Lord, and explained the significance of their actions in light of historical context.

Also, Mr. Kuyper did not content himself with merely recounting their lives; he also addressed any controversy that surrounded his subjects. He rejected the Roman Catholic view of Mary, pondered the identity of Mary Magdalene, and chastised those who view Martha, sister of Lazarus, with disfavor.

At the end of each chapter is a series of questions for group discussion. Although I read Women of the New Testament on my own, and thus had no one to discuss it with, I still found these questions to be helpful; they reinforced what I had learned in each chapter.

Conclusion. A good study for those seeking to gain a clearer understanding of the Women of the New Testament.

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Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) penned this book in 1905, and it later became part of a three-volume set on the topic of Common Grace. This is the first translation into English from the original Dutch.

Kuyper reads the Bible literally, in particular the Garden of Eden and mankind's fall, and ponders some provoking issues about what the Fall meant for the development of science and art. His writing, while dated and in many places relevant only to the most conservative Christian, is intelligent and opinionated, and the translation is elegant. It's a pleasure to read.

Kuyper sees Adam's fall from grace as a major setback in both science and art, and the beginning of human attempts to recapture the beauty of both. Never can we approach what we once shared in paradise, nor can we begin to imagine the beauty of the world to come, but God has been gracious in awarding us at least a little glimpse of the beauty of his creation, through the avenues of science and art.

Both can be misused, of course. It requires a proper Christian outlook to remain on track, lest we fall into the dangers of Darwinian thinking or (shudder) nude modeling. Certainly the charm of this book is its antiquated quaintness, while simultaneously uncovering Kuyper as a profound theologian. The translation is superb, a perfect tone for the discussion.

Whether you are a conservative seeking comfort in old time religion or a historian of post-enlightenment Christianity, this book is a gem.

Reflections on kneeling.

This classic contains 30 character sketches of women in the New Testament, basing each study on a scriptural insight.

From Daniel Christensen

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