Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: 10 for 10
God does not change, Bavinck said, because he is. He is independent of time and has life in himself. To say that... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: The Bear
When looking for the origin of emotion, William James asked, ‘do we run from the bear because we are afraid’ or is... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Lost & Found
There’s a TV show with a highly fantastic plot relevant to Bavinck’s formulation of God’s independence. On this show, survivors of a... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Smash and Grab
We’ve been sifting through some of the high points of Bavinck’s doctrine of God, offering up small, somewhat uncritical summaries of his... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Biography by Ron Gleason: on its way!
Ron Gleason’s new biography, Herman Bavinck: Pastor, Churchman, Statesman, Theologian (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publications, 512 pps., $29.99, paperback, available May 31, 2010)... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Rocket Science for all God’s Children
Creation, says Bavinck, is a revelation of God. There is not a corner of the universe that does not reflect something of... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Being There
Any religion that first had to prove its god existed prior to worship is impoverished from the get go. Bavinck has demonstrated... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Herman of Damascus
The inability to know God’s essence is not a puzzle to be solved. It is instead the motive of worship and adoration.... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Where There’s a Will
Last week Bavinck led us onto the negative path to knowing God. Even in the modern age, John Lloyd has humorously noted... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Learned Ignorance
Dogmatics takes for its starting point the certainty of God’s existence. Everything else is details. For Bavinck the outset of Christian theology... Read More