Reform dogmatics. Volume 1: Prolegomena
Reform dogmatics. Volume 1: Prolegomena

Reform dogmatics. Volume 1: Prolegomena

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The four-volume Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinka is a classic work on the theology of the Reformed Church of the beginning of the 20th century. In the first volume, the question of the nature of theology and God's revelation is considered, as well as an overview of the historical development of dogmatics from the early church to the post-Reformation period.

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Preface to the Russian edition
Introduction


1. The concept of dogmatics
2. The place of dogmatics in the circle of theological disciplines
3. Method of dogmatics
4. Structure of dogma
5. History of dogmatics and dogmatic literature

Part 1. Principles in general (principia)

6. Initial value
7. First in science
8. Religious principles

Part 2. External principle (principium externum)
9. The concept of revelation
10. General revelation
11. Personal revelation
12. Revelation in nature
13a. Revelation in the Holy Scriptures
13b. God-inspired Scriptures
14. Properties of Scripture

Part 3. Internal principle (principium internum)
15. The meaning of the internal principle
16. Historical and apologetic method
17. Speculative method
18. Religious-empirical method
19. Ethical and psychological method
20. Faith
21. The foundation of faith
22. Faith and theology

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Герман Бавинк

Herman Bavink was born in the Netherlands in the family of a reformed pastor. In 1880, he graduated from Leiden University and defended his doctoral thesis with honors. After serving for one hour as a pastor of the Reformed Church in the north of the country, he accepted the invitation of the Theological Seminary in Kempen and taught dogmatics and ethics there for 20 years. In 1902, Bavink left Kampen and was appointed a professor at the Free University in Amsterdam. In 1911, he became a member of parliament and until his death combined teaching and political activities. "Reformer Dogmatics" is the main work of Herman Bavinka.

ISBN 978-985-7122-46-2
Year 2022
Cover Hardcover, dust jacket
Pages count 800
Language Russian
Weight 1385 g
Size 240 x 170 x 48

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