COMMON GRACE

GOD’S GIFTS FOR A FALLEN WORLD

Volume 1: The Historical Section

ABRAHAM

KUYPER

Edited by Jordan J. Ballor and Stephen J. Grabill

Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman and Ed M. van der Maas

Introduction by Richard J. Mouw

Common Grace: God’s Gifts for a Fallen World

Volume 1: The Historical Section

Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology

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Originally published as De Gemeene Gratie. Eerste Deel. Het Geschiedkundig 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.

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Print ISBN 978-1-57-799653-8

Digital ISBN 978-1-57-799694-1

Translators: Nelson D. Kloosterman, Ed M. van der Maas

Acton Editorial: Jordan J. Ballor, Stephen J. Grabill

Lexham Editorial: Brannon Ellis, Abigail Stocker, Joel Wilcox

Cover Design: Christine Gerhart

Back Cover Design: Brittany Van Erem

ABRAHAM

KUYPER

Collected Works in Public Theology

GENERAL EDITORS

JORDAN J. BALLOR

MELVIN FLIKKEMA

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CONTENTS

General Editors’ Introduction

Editors’ Introduction

Volume Introduction

Abbreviations

Preface

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: The Starting Point of the Doctrine of Common Grace

Chapter Three: The Noahic Covenant Was Not Particular

Chapter Four: The Spiritual and Practical Significance of the Noahic Covenant

Chapter Five: The Blessings of the Noahic Covenant

Chapter Six: The Ordinances of the Noahic Covenant

Chapter Seven: The Protection of Human Life

Chapter Eight: The Institution of Capital Punishment

Chapter Nine: Government and Capital Punishment

Chapter Ten: Further Objections to Capital Punishment

Chapter Eleven: The Institution of Government Authority

Chapter Twelve: A New Dispensation

Chapter Thirteen: From Noah Back to Paradise

Chapter Fourteen: The Paradise Story as Historical Narrative

Chapter Fifteen: The State of Righteousness

Chapter Sixteen: The Original Life Span

Chapter Seventeen: ...

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About Common Grace: God’s Gifts for a Fallen World, Volume 1: The Historical Section

This new translation of Common Grace, created in partnership with the Kuyper Translation Society and the Acton Institute, is part of a major series of new translations of Kuyper’s most important writings. The Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology marks a historic moment in Kuyper studies, aimed at deepening and enriching the church’s development of public theology.

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