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God and Knowledge
Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology
God and Knowledge
Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology
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Description
Nathaniel Gray Sutanto offers a fresh reading of Herman Bavinck's theological epistemology, and argues that his Trinitarian and organic worldview utilizes an extensive range of sources. Sutanto unfolds Bavinck's understanding of what he considered to be the two most important aspects of epistemology: the character of the sciences and the correspondence between subjects and objects. Writing at the heels of the European debates in the 19th and 20th century concerning theology's place in the academy, and rooted in historic Christian teachings, Sutanto demonstrates how Bavinck's argument remains fresh and provocative.
This volume explores archival material and peripheral works translated for the first time in English. The author re-reads several key concepts, ranging from Organicism to the Absolute, and relates Bavinck's work to Thomas Aquinas, Eduard von Hartmann, and other thinkers. Sutanto applies this reading to current debates on the relationship between theology and philosophy, nature and grace, and the nature of knowing; and in doing so provides students and scholars with fresh methods of considering Orthodox and modern forms of thought, and their connection with each other.
Table of Contents
1. Re-Reading Bavinck's Theological Epistemology
2. Bavinck's Organicism - God, Anthropology and Revelation
3. Organism and Wetenschap - The Structure of Bavinck's Epistemology
4. Between Aquinas and Kuyper
5. Bavinck, Thomas Reid, the 'Gap' and the Question of Subjects and Objects
6. The Absolute and the Organic - Bavinck and Eduard von Hartmann
7. Revelation, the Unconscious, Reason and Feeling
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Published | 20 Feb 2020 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 208 |
ISBN | 9780567692306 |
Imprint | T&T Clark |
Series | T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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With this monograph, Sutanto has established himself as a formidable guide to the theology of Bavinck.
Religion and Theology
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This erudite study of Bavinck's organic understanding provides a helpful launchpad for future scholarship, both in assisting deeper study of Bavinck's system, and providing a picture on how to apply this thought into real-world practice by observing Bavinck's own attempts.
International Journal of Systematic Theology
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For Reformed scholars seeking to understand the Neo-Calvinist movement, this scholarly and well-written study will be invaluable.
Theology
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This monograph is the fruit of Sutanto's doctoral work at the University of Edinburgh, where James Eglinton supervises some of the most rigorously constructive works on Bavinck.
Themelios
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This is an important resource for students and scholars of Bavinck looking for interpretive insights into Bavinck's pedagogical method ... Sutanto has done far better than argue for a mere dusting off theological coinage deep within a specialized field; instead, he has revitalized a criterion through which Bavinck continues to connect and inform contemporary theological studies.
Reformation21
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Sutanto's careful work and measured conclusions display a virtue Bavinck himself was known for. This, as it turns out, makes Sutanto's God and Knowledge not only an important gain for Bavinck studies and a fascinating journey into Bavinck's unique theological epistemology, but, indeed, a model for all theologians engaged in the art of retrieval
Journal of Reformed Theology

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