Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was a Dutch Reformed theologian and politician who founded the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Free University. He emphasized that Jesus is Lord over all areas of life and developed the concept of sphere sovereignty. Kuyper served as Prime Minister from 1901-1905 and was influential in establishing neo-Calvinism, which views all of life as being redeemed under God's authority. His writings established principles like common grace and the antithesis between believers and unbelievers that shaped Reformed theology.
8. Religious background
Philip Willem van Heusde
Groningen theology (1778-1839)
Ethical/ Irenical theology
Johannes Hermanus Gunning
(1892-1905)
9. Religious background
Philip Willem van Heusde
Groningen theology (1778-1839)
Ethical/ Irenical theology
Modernism Johannes Hermanus Gunning
(1892-1905)
J. H. Scolten
(1811-1885
42. Willy (4) Abraham Jr. (14)
Herman (22)
Guillame (8) Johanna
Kuyper-Schaay (44)
Catharina (10)
Henrietta (16)
Johanna (11) Jan Fredrik(20)
43. Willy (4) Abraham Jr. (14)
Herman (22)
Guillame (8) Johanna
Kuyper-Schaay (44)
Catharina (10)
Henrietta (16)
Johanna (11) Jan Fredrik(20)
Back row: Guillame (8), Herman (22), Willy (4), Kuyper (49), Johanna Kuyper-Schaay (44), Abraham Jr. (14)
Front row: Henrietta (16), Catharina (10), Johanna (11), Jan Fredrik (20)
45. Free University (VU) 1880-1901
1875 Gunning proposes idea
1878 Association for Higher
Education on the Basis of
Reformed Principles founded
1880 VU founded
1905 Higher education Law
enacted
49. Church Reformer 1886
1868 Church visitation issue
1870 Struggles with the National
Dutch Reformed Church in
Amsterdam
50. Church Reformer 1886
1868 Church visitation issue
1870 Struggles with the National
Dutch Reformed Church in
Amsterdam
1872 Offence of the 17 elders
51. Church Reformer 1886
1868 Church visitation issue
1870 Struggles with the National
Dutch Reformed Church in
Amsterdam
1872 Offence of the 17 elders
1886 Doleantie (Grieving ones)
52. Church Reformer II: 1892
Sketch of Kuyper with a clay pipe
at his desk
1892 Youngest son, Will dies (9)
53. Church Reformer II: 1892
1892 Doleantie and
1834 Afscheiding
unite to form CRC
Sketch of Kuyper with a clay pipe
at his desk
1892 Youngest son, Will dies (9)
94. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
95. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
96. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
97. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
98. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
7. The distinction between structure and direction
99. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
7. The distinction between structure and direction
8. Common grace
100. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
7. The distinction between structure and direction
8. Common grace
9. The antithesis
101. Neocalvinismcreation
1. Jesus is lord over all of
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
7. The distinction between structure and direction
8. Common grace
9. The antithesis
10. Worldviews
102. Neocalvinismof creation
1. Jesus is lord over all
2. The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
3. The importance of Godâs cultural mandate (Genesis 1:26ff)
4. Creation, fall and redemption
5. Sphere sovereignty
6. A rejection of dualism
7. The distinction between structure and direction
8. Common grace
9. The antithesis
10. Worldviews
103. Legacy: persons
Herman Hendrikus Herman
Bavinck Colijn Dooyeweerd
1989-1944