Dead-Ends and New Directions: Abraham Kuyper and Contemporary VU Philosophers on the Creation-Evolution Debate
The aim of this article is to investigate how Abraham Kuyper and some late neo-Calvinists have addressed the doctrine of creation in light of the challenges posed by evolutionary scientific theory. I argue that most neo-Calvinists today, particularly scholars from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (V...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of reformed theology
Έτος: 2021, Τόμος: 15, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 327-347 |
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CF Χριστιανισμός και Επιστήμη KAH Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1648-1913, Νεότερη Εποχή KAJ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1914-, Σύγχρονη Εποχή KDD Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία ΝΒD Δόγμα της Δημιουργίας VA Φιλοσοφία |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Abraham Kuyper
B neo-Calvinism B Christianity and science B evolutionary theory B doctrine of creation |
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Σύνοψη: | The aim of this article is to investigate how Abraham Kuyper and some late neo-Calvinists have addressed the doctrine of creation in light of the challenges posed by evolutionary scientific theory. I argue that most neo-Calvinists today, particularly scholars from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), continue Kuyper’s legacy by holding the core principles of a creationist worldview. Yet, they have taken a new direction by explaining the natural history of the earth in evolutionary terms. In my analysis, Kuyper’s heirs at the VU today offer judicious parameters to guide Christians in conversation with evolutionary science, precisely because of their high appreciation of good science and awareness of the nonnegotiable elements that make up the orthodox Christian narrative. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-bja10020 |