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The definitive biography of Abraham Kuyper, giant of Dutch Calvinism

This is the first full-scale English-language biography of the highly influential and astonishingly multifaceted Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) -- theologian, minister, politician, newspaper editor, educational innovator, Calvinist reformer, and prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905.

James Bratt is the ideal scholar to tell the story of Kuyper's remarkable life and work. He expertly traces the origin and development of Kuyper's signature concepts -- common grace, Christian worldview, sphere sovereignty, Christian engagement with contemporary culture -- in the dynamic context of his life's story.

Based on voluminous primary and secondary Dutch sources, Bratt's Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat will prove to be the go-to biography of this major figure whose ideas and influence extend far beyond his own time and place.

ISBN-13: 9780802869067

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Eerdmans - William B. Publishing Company

Publication Date: 05-01-2013

Pages: 499

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

Series: Library of Religious Biography (Lrb)

James D. Bratt is professor of history at Calvin College.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark A. Noll ix

Introduction xiii

Technical Notes and Acknowledgements xxiv

I Foundations, 1837-77

1 Heritage and Youth 3

2 Education 21

3 The Young Pastor 42

4 The Young Politician 64

5 Brighton and Breakdown 87

II Constructions, 1877-97

6 Organizer 111

7 Political Theorist 130

8 Church Reformer 149

9 Theologian of the Church 172

10 Theologian of Culture 194

11 Christian Democrat 215

12 Culture Critic 239

III Shadows, 1898-1920

13 Kuyper in America 261

14 Life and Death at the End of the Nineteenth Century 280

15 The Peak of Power 297

16 The Peoples of God 320

17 The Dilemmas of Christian Democracy 344

18 The End of the World 366

Bibliography 383

Notes 388

Index 442