Philosophy of Revelation: A New Annotated Edition

Bavinck, Herman

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Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) is widely celebrated as one of the top theologians in the Reformed tradition, and through the ongoing labor of translation teams, editors, and publishers, his vast writings are being offered anew to English-only readers.

This book brings the groundbreaking framework of Bavinck's "organic motif" to the fore in one of Bavinck's most influential works. In the best sense of the title, the modern, yet orthodox Bavinck offers readers here both a philosophy of revelation and a philosophy of revelation.

Philosophy of Revelation was originally presented by Bavinck at the Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1908, that by itself deserves being published. This classic text is updated and annotated and may function as a supreme entry into the mind of Bavinck. Bavinck saw theology as the task of "thinking God's thoughts after him and tracing their unity." This project can be seen as "thinking Bavinck's thoughts after him and tracing their unity."

Chapters include:

The Idea of a Philosophy of Revelation
Revelation and Philosophy
Revelation and Nature
Revelation and History
Revelation and Religion
Revelation and Christianity
Revelation and Religious Experience
Revelation and Culture
Revelation and the Future

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Paperback
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9781683071365
Page Count

264
Publisher

Hendrickson Publishers
Publication Date

December 2018

Endorsements (2)

“The ongoing second coming of Herman Bavinck's works, originally written a century ago, remains a cause for celebration. First there was Reformed Dogmatics, and now we have what is arguably Bavinck's second-most important work on the centrality of revelation for a Christian worldview. Bavinck deserves to be ranked among the great theological Bs of the twentieth centuryBarth, Brunner, and Bultmann but this work is of more than historical significance. Christian theologians today continue to negotiate the narrow orthodox path through the broad avenues of modernity, and Bavinck's firm grasp of the necessity of revelation for knowing not only God but also the world and ourselves makes him a reliable guide.”

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Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

“While Bavinck's lectures, Philosophy of Revelation, are a hundred years old, they are as timely as ever. Bavinck speaks to questions that continue to challenge us and revisits the core of Christian conviction: that God has revealed himself that we have a Word from beyond the immanent frame we've constructed. And in this new edition, Brock and Sutanto highlight Bavinck's influence on contemporary philosophers and his enduring relevance. Bavinck deserves a wider, ecumenical audience, and this volume is an excellent introduction.”

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James K. A. Smith

Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College; author of Desiring the Kingdom and How (Not) to Be Secular

About the Author

Cory Brock is the assistant Pastor at First Presbyterian in Jackson, Mississippi. Cory holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from the University of Edinburgh. Editor currently resides in Jackson, Mississippi.

Nathaniel Gray Sutanto (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is an elder and theologian at Covenant City Church (Jakarta, Indonesia), and an adjunct lecturer at Westminster Theological Seminary (PA). His recent writings have appeared in the Harvard Theological Review and the Scottish Journal of Theology. Editor currently resides in Jakarta, Indonesia.