A century ago when this book was first published, marriage and the family were already weathering enormous changes, and that trend has not abated. Yet by God's power the unchanging essence of marriage and the family remains proof, as Bavinck notes, that God's "purpose with the human race has not yet been achieved."Neither a ten-step guide nor a one-sided approach, this book embodies a Christian theology of marriage and the family. Accessible, thoroughly biblical, and astonishingly ...

Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) is widely celebrated as one of the top theologians in the Reformed tradition, and through the ongoing labor of translation teams, editors, and publishers, his vast writings are being offered anew to English-only readers.This book brings the groundbreaking framework of Bavinck's "organic motif" to the fore in one of Bavinck's most influential works. In the best sense of the title, the modern, yet orthodox Bavinck offers readers here both a...

The classic work of Reformed theology by renowned theologian Herman BavinckIn partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer in English for the very first time the fourth and final volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics, now also available as a four-volume set.This volume includes the combined indexes for all four volumes. In addition, editor John Bolt introduces each chapter and has enhanc...

The classic work of Reformed theology by renowned theologian Herman BavinckIn partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer the second volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics in English for the very first time.This masterwork will appeal to scholars, students, pastors, and laity interested in Reformed theology and to research and theological libraries."Bavinck was a man of giant mind...

La Dogmática Reformada de Herman Bavinck, en cuatro volúmenes, es una de las obras teológicas más importantes del siglo XX. La traducción al inglés fue ampliamente aclamada y ahora presentamos esta edición abreviada en un solo volumen en español. John Bolt -un destacado estudioso de Bavinck y editor de los cuatro volúmenes– ha condensado la obra en uno solo; ofreciendo a estudiantes, pastores y lectores laicos un resumen accesible de la obra maestra de Bavinck. Este volumen presenta el núc...

The companion series to renowned theologian Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics masterworkHerman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. The English translation was edited by world-class Bavinck scholar John Bolt, who now brings forth a manuscript from Bavinck that is being published for the first time. Serving as a companion to Reformed...

An accessible summary of the classic work by renowned theologian Herman BavinckHerman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. The recently completed English translation has received wide acclaim.Now John Bolt, one of the world's leading experts on Bavinck and editor of Bavinck's four-volume set, has abridged the work in one volume, offering students, pastors, and lay readers ...

The classic work of Reformed theology by renowned theologian Herman BavinckIn partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer the first volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics in English for the very first time.Bavinck's approach throughout is meticulous. As he discusses the standard topics of dogmatic theology, he stands on the shoulders of giants such as Augustine, John Calvin, Francis Turretin, and...

In "De vrouw in de hedendaagsche maatschappij" verkent Herman Bavinck de rol en positie van vrouwen in de moderne samenleving, met een kritische blik op de sociale, culturele en religieuze ontwikkelingen die deze rol beïnvloeden. Bavinck bespreekt de deugden en kwaliteiten die de vrouw kenmerken, en hoe deze zich manifesteren binnen verschillende domeinen zoals gezin, onderwijs en arbeid. Zijn literaire stijl kenmerkt zich door een heldere, analytische aanpak, doordrenkt van een diepgaand ...

"From this it will appear that neither materialism nor humanism, but only theism, that neither emanation nor evolution, but revelation alone, is capable of solving the problem."Philosophy of Revelation is a collection of lectures delivered by Herman Bavinck at The Stone Lectures (1908) at Princeton Theological Seminary. As the title indicates, these series of lectures are centered around the topic of revelation. In it, Bavinck stresses the centrality of the Reform...

"Per quanto l’uomo possa deviare da Dio, resta attaccato al cielo; nel profondo della sua anima è attaccato ad un mondo di oggetti invisibili e soprannaturali; in cuor suo è un essere soprannaturale; la sua ragione e la sua coscienza, il suo pensiero e la sua volontà, le sue esigenze e i suoi affetti sono fondati su ciò che è eterno. E la religione ne è la prova irrefutabile. Non gli è imposta con la forza o affibbiata con l’inganno, ma nasce spontaneamente dalla sua natura, benché sia nut...

In The Sacrifice of Praise, Herman Bavinck pastorally guides the reader through the importance of the public profession of faith. Bavinck's careful treatment includes explorations of the unifying power of a common (ecumenical) confession of faith, the blessing of the diversity of believers, and reasonable instruction for those facing persecution for publicly identifying with Christ. Theological, practical, straightforward, and devotional, The Sacrifice of Praise gives readers a fresh appre...