planets, plants, and the like, to more general statements about a lawful order that those specific created things must obey—and then to an even more general account of created spheres. Yes, there certainly are some leaps in all of that. But at least two points have to be made in defense of what Kuyper and Bavinck are doing. One is that they are engaged in the kind of intellectual activity that gives life to much good theological reflection. This is the kind of thing that theologians