God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck’s Theological Epistemology , by Nathaniel Gray Sutanto

Abstract

the a of the thought of theologian Herman the of take by the of During his lifetime, Bavinck was the closest theological ally of Abraham Kuyper in elaborating a neo-Calvinist worldview that was very influential in Dutch society in the first half of the twentieth century, and continues to be so even in other parts of the world. In Dutch theology, Bavinck is often portrayed as the more profound theological mind as compared to Kuyper – an assessment that seems to have been shared by the late British theologian John Webster who valued Bavinck highly. Thus, an international retrieval of Bavinck’s theological thinking next to (and in part following on) the recent flow of international Kuyper-studies is most welcome. is part of this attempt to situate Bavinck’s thinking in its proper historical context and probe its theological relevance. The book life as a