Common Grace (Volume 2)

Abraham Kuyper

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Common Grace is often considered Abraham Kuyper''s crowning work, an exploration of how God expresses grace even to the unsaved. Kuyper firmly believed that though many people in the world will remain unconverted, God''s grace is still shown to the world as a whole. The second volume of Common Grace contains Kuyper''s doctrinal exploration of the impact and implications of this aspect of Reformed theology.

Never before published in English, this translation of Common Grace is now available as part of a 12-volume series of Kuyper''s most important writings on public theology. Created in partnership with the Kuyper Translation Society and the Acton Institute, the Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology will deepen and enrich the church''s understanding of public theology in today''s world.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Theology
• Christianity

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• Publié par: Lexham Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781577996958
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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COMMON GRACE
GOD’S GIFTS FOR A FALLEN WORLD
Volume 2: The Doctrinal Section
ABRAHAM
KUYPER
Edited by Jordan J. Ballor and J. Daryl Charles
Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman and Ed M. van der Maas
Introduction by Craig J. Bartholomew
Common Grace: God’s Gifts for a Fallen World
Volume 2: The Doctrinal Section
Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology
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You may use brief quotations from this resource in presentations, articles, and books. For all other uses, please write Lexham Press for permission. Email us at [e-mail] .
Originally published as De Gemeene Gratie . Tweede Deel. Het Leerstellig Gedeelte . © Boekhandel voorheen Höveker & Wormser, 1902 .
This translation previously published by Christian’s Library Press, an imprint of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty, 98 E. Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ® ( ESV ® ), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked ( KJV ) are from the King James Version. Public domain.
Scripture quotations marked ( NIV ) are from the Holy Bible, New International Version ® , NIV ® . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture quotations marked ( SV ) are from the Statenvertaling (“States Translation” of the Dutch Bible, 1637). Public domain.
Print ISBN 9781577996699
Digital ISBN 9781577996958
Translators: Nelson D. Kloosterman, Ed M. van der Maas
Acton Editorial: Jordan J. Ballor, Stephen J. Grabill, Timothy J. Beals, Paul J. Brinkerhoff, Eduardo J. Echeverria, Andrew M. McGinnis, Dylan Pahman
Lexham Editorial: Brannon Ellis, Justin Marr, Stephen Kline
Cover Design: Christine Gerhart
Back Cover Design: Brittany Schrock
ABRAHAM
KUYPER
Collected Works in Public Theology
GENERAL EDITORS
JORDAN J. BALLOR
MELVIN FLIKKEMA
A BRAHAM K UYPER.COM
CONTENTS
General Editors’ Introduction
Editors’ Introduction
Volume Introduction
Abbreviations
Chapter One: The Purpose of this Doctrinal Inquiry
Chapter Two: The Problem to Be Solved
Chapter Three: The Problem Further Elucidated
Chapter Four: The Solution according to Unbelievers
Chapter Five: Why Is this Solution Unsatisfactory?
Chapter Six: The Solution from the Roman Catholic Side
Chapter Seven: The Reformed Point of Departure
Chapter Eight: The Tempering of Sin
Chapter Nine: The Anabaptist Solution
Chapter Ten: The Unbridled Operation of the Curse
Chapter Eleven: Common Grace Grounded in Creation
Chapter Twelve: Common Grace and Predestination
Chapter Thirteen: Predestination in Connection with “All Things”
Chapter Fourteen: The Connection between Predestination and Creation
Chapter Fifteen: Triumph over Satan
Chapter Sixteen: He Dwelt among Us
Chapter Seventeen: He Dwelt among Israel
Chapter Eighteen: Born of a Woman
Chapter Nineteen: Jesus’ Increase
Chapter Twenty: Jesus’ Environment
Chapter Twenty-One: Jesus and Rome’s Administration of Justice
Chapter Twenty-Two: Jesus and the Preparation of the World
Chapter Twenty-Three: Christ and World History
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Fullness of Time
Chapter Twenty-Five: Common Grace and the Life of Grace
Chapter Twenty-Six: Preparatory Grace
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Immediate Regeneration
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Common Grace in Our Genealogy
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Common Grace in Our Upbringing
Chapter Thirty: Vocation and One’s Lot in Life
Chapter Thirty-One: The Means of Grace
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Effect of Particular Grace on Common Grace
Chapter Thirty-Three: The Church as Institution and as Organism
Chapter Thirty-Four: The National Church
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Effect of the Church on the World
Chapter Thirty-Six: A City Set on a Hill
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Common Grace in Sanctification
Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Grafting of the Wild Tree
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Moral Good in the Unregenerate
Chapter Forty: Two Kinds of Self
Chapter Forty-One: The Twofold Will
Chapter Forty-Two: It Is God Who Sanctifies Us
Chapter Forty-Three: Self-Purification
Chapter Forty-Four: The Conduct of Believers in the World
Chapter Forty-Five: A Necessary and Dangerous Dualism
Chapter Forty-Six: The Ordinary and the Extraordinary
Chapter Forty-Seven: Common Grace and God’s Providential Ordination
Chapter Forty-Eight: The Counsel of God
Chapter Forty-Nine: Transcendence and Immanence
Chapter Fifty: Providence and Creation
Chapter Fifty-One: Bound Yet Free
Chapter Fifty-Two: God’s Working through Means
Chapter Fifty-Three: The Spiritual Forces of Evil
Chapter Fifty-Four: The Manifestation of God’s Wrath
Chapter Fifty-Five: Second Nature
Chapter Fifty-Six: The Tempering of the Curse
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Nature Is Not Irreligious
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Man and Animal
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Instinctive Action
Chapter Sixty: The Use of Means
Chapter Sixty-One: Against the Curse
Chapter Sixty-Two: Rebuke and Wrath
Chapter Sixty-Three: Death Is an Enemy to Be Opposed
Chapter Sixty-Four: The Unholy Character of All Affliction
Chapter Sixty-Five: Curse and Creation
Chapter Sixty-Six: Derailment
Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Flood and the Ark
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Finding the Means
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Precautionary Measures
Chapter Seventy: Suffering as Solidarity
Chapter Seventy-One: The Vaccination against Cowpox (1)
Chapter Seventy-Two: The Vaccination against Cowpox (2)
Chapter Seventy-Three: Insurance
Chapter Seventy-Four: Insurance (2)
Chapter Seventy-Five: Insurance (3)
Chapter Seventy-Six: Insurance (4)
Chapter Seventy-Seven: Insurance (5)
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Insurance (6)
Chapter Seventy-Nine: Insurance (7)
Chapter Eighty: Suffering and Guilt
Chapter Eighty-One: The Course of the Ages
Chapter Eighty-Two: The Close of the Age
Chapter Eighty-Three: The Manifestation of the Image of God
Chapter Eighty-Four: The Two Spheres of Life Intermingled
Chapter Eighty-Five: The Contact between the Spheres
Chapter Eighty-Six: Common Grace and the Son of God
Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Elect to Eternal Life
Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Purpose of the Church on Earth
Chapter Eighty-Nine: Christian Civilization
Chapter Ninety: The Completion of Common Grace
Chapter Ninety-One: The Influences of Common Grace on Particular Grace
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Subject/Author Index
Scripture Index
GENERAL EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION
In times of great upheaval and uncertainty, it is necessary to look to the past for resources to help us recognize and address our own contemporary challenges. While Scripture is foremost among these foundations, the thoughts and reflections of Christians throughout history also provide us with important guidance. Because of his unique gifts, experiences, and writings, Abraham Kuyper is an exemplary guide in these endeavors.
Kuyper ( 1837–1920 ) is a significant figure both in the history of the Netherlands and modern Protestant theology. A prolific intellectual, Kuyper founded a political party and a university, led the formation of a Reformed denomination and the movement to create Reformed elementary schools, and served as the prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905 . In connection with his work as a builder of institutions, Kuyper was also a prolific author. He wrote theological treatises, biblical and confessional studies, historical works, social and political commentary, and devotional materials.
Believing that Kuyper’s work is a significant and underappreciated resource for Christian public witness, in 2011 a group of scholars interested in Kuyper’s life and work formed the Abraham Kuyper Translation Society. The shared conviction of the society, along with the Acton Institute, Kuyper College, and other Abraham Kuyper scholars, is that Kuyper’s works hold great potential to build intellectual capacity within the church in North America, Europe, and around the world. It is our hope that translation of his works into English will make his insights accessible to those seeking to grow and revitalize communities in the developed world as well as to those in the global south and east who are facing unique challenges and opportunities.
The church today—both locally and globally—needs the tools to construct a compelling and responsible public theology. The aim of this translation project is to provide those tools—we believe that Kuyper’s unique insights can catalyze the development of a winsome and constructive Christian social witness and cultural engagement the world over.
In consultation and collaboration with these institutions and individual scholars, the Abraham Kuyper Translation Society developed this 12-volume translation project, the Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology. This multivolume series collects in English translation Kuyper’s writings and speeches from a variety of genres and contexts in his work as a theologian and statesman. In almost all cases, this set contains original works that have never before been translated into English. The series contains multivolume works as well as other volumes, including thematic anthologies.
The series includes a translation of Kuyper’s Our Program ( Ons Program ) , which sets forth Kuyper’s attempt to frame a Christian political vision distinguished from the programs of the nineteenth-century Modernists who took their cues from the French Revolution. It was this document that launched Kuyper’s career as a pastor, theologian, and educator. As James Bratt writes, “This comprehensive Program, which Kuyper crafted in the process of forming the Nethe