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Faith: Its Nature and Structure, and its significance for Science – Cornelis P. Venema

Document: Cornelis P. Venema, The Promise of the Future (Carlisle, PA.: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2000). Excerpt: It is a pleasure to introduce Cornelis Venema's exceptional book The Promise of the Future. Dr Venema is Professor of Doctrinal Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. For some time now his acumen as a theologian and skill as a teacher … Continue reading Faith: Its Nature and Structure, and its significance for Science – Cornelis P. Venema

Faith: Its Nature and Structure, and its significance for Science – D.H. Vollenhoven

Document: D.H. Vollenhoven, "Faith: Its Nature and Structure, and its significance for Science" (Free University of Amsterdam, n.d.). Excerpt: Your invitation to contribute to this Congress I gladly respond to. Not only because of the pleasant memories of my study‐days at Utrecht in 1946, but also and especially to strengthen our contact. For, if I see correctly, … Continue reading Faith: Its Nature and Structure, and its significance for Science – D.H. Vollenhoven

Meaning of Ethos – F.H. Von Meyenfeldt

Document: F.H. Von Meyenfeldt, Meaning of Ethos (n.d.). Excerpt: The Board of Trustees of the Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship has invited me to deliver a series of lectures in the field of ethics at your annual study conference. With pleasure I accepted this invitation because I considered it a great honour to be invited from … Continue reading Meaning of Ethos – F.H. Von Meyenfeldt

Basic Concepts in Christian Pedagogy – Jan Waterink

Document: Jan Waterink, Basic Concepts in Christian Pedagogy (St. Catharines, ON.: Paideia Press, 1954). Excerpt: Perhaps it will seem unusual to speak of the foundations of Christian pedagogics. For one might ask : Is it not true that every school of pedagogics is founded on the same principles? Indeed, pedagogics is the theory of education and one … Continue reading Basic Concepts in Christian Pedagogy – Jan Waterink

ANAKAINOSIS: Ground Motive – Al Wolters

Document: Al Wolters, "Ground Motive" in ANAKAINOSIS, Vol. 6 No. 1 (1983). Excerpt: "Ground-motive" is an expression coined by the translators of Herman Dooyeweerd to render the Dutch word grondmotief. It designates a fundamental category in Dooyeweerd's thought, referring to the structure of the religious depth-dimension which underlies all human thought and culture. It may be helpful, especially … Continue reading ANAKAINOSIS: Ground Motive – Al Wolters

ANAKAINOSIS: Theses on “Word of God” – Al Wolters

Document: Al Wolters, "Theses on 'Word of God'" in ANAKAINOSIS, Vol. 6 No. 3 (1984). Excerpt: 1. For the purposes of this discussion, the uses of the phrase "Word of God" (and its equivalents) in Scripture can be broadly divided into three classes: a) "Word" (dabar, logos, rhema) = message from God in understandable language. This is by far … Continue reading ANAKAINOSIS: Theses on “Word of God” – Al Wolters

Common Grace and Christian Action in Abraham Kuyper – S.U. Zuidema

Document: S.U. Zuidema, Common Grace and Christian Action in Abraham Kuyper (n.d.). Excerpt: Abraham Kuyper's standard work on common grace, entitled De Gemeene Gratie, which first appeared in a series of weekly articles, could not fail to arrest the attention of his followers and contemporaries. In fact it captivated them, touching them in the depths of their … Continue reading Common Grace and Christian Action in Abraham Kuyper – S.U. Zuidema

Existentialistic Communication – S.U. Zuidema

Document: S.U. Zuidema, "Existentialistic Communication" (n.d.). Excerpt: In the present day vocabulary of philosophers, theologians, and even of the common people, the word "communication" has come into vogue. Since the publication of Dr. H. Kramer's studies regarding communication, this word has forced itself also into the vocabulary of the Christian. But to the best of my knowledge, this … Continue reading Existentialistic Communication – S.U. Zuidema