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