Abraham Kuyper
Edited by
Harry Boonstra
Translated by
Harry Boonstra,
Henry Baron,
Gerrit Sheeres,
&
Leonard Sweetman
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.
Originally published 1911 in Dutch as Onze Eeredienst
This English translation © 2009 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
All rights reserved
Published 2009 by
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 / P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kuyper, Abraham, 1837–1920.
[Onze eeredienst. English]
Our worship / Abraham Kuyper; edited by Harry Boonstra; translated by Harry Boonstra … [et al.].
p. cm.—(The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical series)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8028-6393-5 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Public worship. I. Boonstra, Harry, 1935– II. Title.
BV15.K8913 2009
264′.042—dc22
2008043910
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series, edited by John D. Witvliet, is designed to promote reflection on the history, theology, and practice of Christian worship and to stimulate worship renewal in Christian congregations. Contributions include writings by pastoral worship leaders from a wide range of communities and scholars from a wide range of disciplines. The ultimate goal of these contributions is to nurture worship practices that are spiritually vital and theologically rooted.
Series Preface, by John D. Witvliet
Introduction, by Harry Boonstra
Kuyper’s Ideal Order of Worship
OUR WORSHIP
1. Revival of Liturgical Awareness
The Historic Church Determines the Liturgy
The Basic Principle of Assembly
3. Meeting with God as a Reconciled Congregation
Meeting God with the Congregation
The Altar and Sacrifices in Christian Worship
Problems of Communal Free Prayer
Shortcomings in the Prayers in Our Liturgy
Norms of Beauty Always Present
The Proper Role of Art in Worship
Reformed Opposition to Clerical Dress
Requirements for Church Buildings
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About Our WorshipFew modern figures in the Reformed tradition are as widely influential as Abraham Kuyper, whose views on theology, politics, and Christian culture are renowned. His writings on worship, however, are not as well known. This new English translation of Onze Eredienst fills that gap, offering Kuyper’s clearest thinking on worship and liturgy. Though written nearly a hundred years ago, his perspectives on worship are amazingly relevant to our time. In a substantive introduction Harry Boonstra outlines Kuyper’s life and the historical context in which he wrote. Adding even more luster to the volume are concluding essays by John Bolt, Bryan Spinks, Geoffrey Wainwright, and Nicholas Wolterstorff. |
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