Description: In Common Grace, Abraham Kuyper presents to the church a vision for cultural engagement rooted in the humanity Christians share with the rest of the world. In this first volume, Kuyper demonstrates the biblical basis for common grace and how it works.
Brief description: Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was one of the most extraordinary individuals of his time. A prolific intellectual and theologian, he founded the Free University in Amsterdam and was instrumental in the development of Neo-Calvinism. He was also an active politician, serving as a member of Parliament in the Netherlands beginning in 1874 and serving as Prime Minister from 1901 to 1905. At this intersection of church and state, he devoted much of his writing toward developing a public theology. His passion was to faithfully understand and engage culture through a Christian worldview. The most famous example is his articulation of the doctrine of common grace. His work has influenced countless others, including Francis Schaeffer, Cornelius Van Til, and Alvin Plantinga.
Review Quotes: "Abraham Kuyper is one of the most original, productive, and inspiring Christian figures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As a newspaper editor, theologian, pastor, party head, and prime minister, he insisted upon recognition of a God whose domain does not end at the act of creation but continues to sustain that creation to our great benefit. Kuyper is one of the modern church's pioneers when it comes to maintaining the vitality of faith and hope in the face of a dry, sterile, and secular culture."
--Hunter Baker, Dean of Instruction and Associate Professor of Political Science, Union University