JESSICA R. JOUSTRA AND

ROBERT J. JOUSTRA, EDS.

CALVINISM FOR A SECULAR AGE

A TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY READING OF ABRAHAM KUYPER’S STONE LECTURES

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Joustra, Jessica Renee, 1987- editor. | Joustra, Robert, editor.

Title: Calvinism for a secular age : a twenty-first-century reading of Abraham Kuyper’s Stone lectures / edited by Jessica R. Joustra, Robert J. Joustra.

Description: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021047362 (print) | LCCN 2021047363 (ebook) | ISBN 9781514001462 (print) | ISBN 9781514001479 (digital)

Subjects: LCSH: Kuyper, Abraham, 1837-1920. Lectures on Calvinism. | Calvinism.

Classification: LCC BX9422.5.K883 C35 2021 (print) | LCC BX9422.5.K883 (ebook) | DDC 284/.2—dc23

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About Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper’s Stone Lectures

Abraham Kuyper, the Dutch Neo-Calvinist theologian, pastor, and politician, was well-known for having declared that there is “not a square inch” of human existence over which Jesus Christ is not its sovereign Lord.

This principle is perhaps best reflected in Kuyper’s writings on Calvinism originally delivered as the Stone Lectures in 1898 at Princeton Theological Seminary. These lectures reflecting on the role of the Christian faith in a variety of social spheres—including religion, politics, science, and art—have become a touchstone for contemporary Reformed theology.

How might the lectures continue to inform the church’s calling in a secular age? In this volume, Jessica Joustra and Robert Joustra bring together theologians, historians, scientists, and others to revisit Kuyper’s original lectures and to critically consider both his ongoing importance and his complex legacy for today.

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