Kuyper, Abraham Calvinism Neo Calvinism Reformed Theology Christianity

Any paper or book on Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) worth its weight begins with this, perhaps his most famous quote, taken from his inaugural address at the opening of the Free University of Amsterdam, which he founded in 1880: "There is not an inch in the entire domain of our human life of which Christ, who is sovereign of all, does not proclaim 'Mine!'" In this simple but powerful assertion Kuyper summarizes both his worldview and life passion. The most characteristic feature of Kuyper's political thought is the principle of "sphere sovereignty." Sphere sovereignty implies three things: (1) ultimate sovereignty belongs to God alone; (2) all earthly sovereignties are subordinate to and derivative from God's sovereignty; and (3) there is no mediating earthly sovereignty from which others are derivative. Current efforts at rehabilitating what is often called "civil society" owe something to this principle.

• - An analysis of Kuyper's work.
  
• - A discussion of Kuyper as a journalist, a politician, an educator and a theologian.
  
• - Article stressing his political work.
  
• - Article which shows the effect of Franz von Baader on the thinking of Kuyper
  
• - Six lectures delivered at Princeton University, 1898 under the auspices of the L. P. Stone Foundation.
  
• - A discussion of the Christian politics of the Dutch statesman and philosopher Abraham Kuyper.
  
• - Biography of Kuyper with sections on his preaching, his writing, his work as church reformer, as politician, as educator and as theologian.
  
  

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