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Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat is unavailable, but you can change that!

This is the first full-scale English-language biography of the highly influential and astonishingly multifaceted Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920)—theologian, minister, politician, newspaper editor, educational innovator, Calvinist reformer, and prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905. James Bratt is the ideal scholar to tell the story of Kuyper’s remarkable life and work. He expertly...

Even if he were only a historical curiosity, Abraham Kuyper would still be remarkable. The catalogue of what Kuyper achieved in his homeland of the Netherlands in the period between 1870 and 1920 is astonishing. He authored over twenty thousand newspaper articles, scores of pamphlets, and numerous multivolume treatises. He edited two newspapers, one published weekly and one daily. He co-founded a new university, where he also served as professor. He co-founded a new religious denomination.
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