Theology as the Science of God
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Verlag)
978-3-525-56068-6 (ISBN)
The revival of Calvinism in the nineteenth-century Netherlands entailed the neo-Calvinist movement. With Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck became a brand name of neo-Calvinism. Nonetheless, not until the first decade of the twenty-first century was scholarly interest in Bavinck's work increasing. The conventional "two Bavincks" model used to read his work for much of the twentieth century argues that some contradictory and irreconcilable themes do exist in Bavinck's system, which makes Bavinck a self-contradictory thinker. This dualistic reading characterised most of Bavinck scholars in the second half of the twentieth century. Since James Eglinton's new reading of Bavinck's organic motif, the conventional model became untenable, and scholars are seeking for a reunited Herman Bavinck. Bavinck as a holistic theologian has become the industry standard of Bavinck studies.Ximian Xu aims on the one hand to maintain "one Bavinck", on the other hand, and more importantly, to fill in a notable gap in Bavinck scholarship - that is, no single work hitherto has focused on Bavinck's idea of theology as the wetenschap (science) of God. This study demonstrates that the idea of scientific (wetenschappelijke) theology furnishes the meta-paradigm and cardinal model that incorporates the fundamental characteristics and themes of Bavinck's dogmatic system. Moreover, it argues that Bavinck's scientific theology makes an attempt to engage with the other sciences. Given this, Bavinck's scientific theology is relevant today. That is, Bavinck's theological insights can be deployed to advance theology's engagement with the other sciences in contemporary secular universities.
Ximian Xu is Kenneth and Isabel Morrison Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Theology and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.
Marco Hofheinz ist Professor für Systematische Theologie (Schwerpunkt Ethik) an der Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Michael Weinrich, Dr. theol. Dr. h.c., ist em. Professor für Systematische Theologie, Ökumenik und Dogmatik an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum sowie Mitglied in zahlreichen ökumenischen Dialogen und Gremien der EKD (DÖSTA, Meißen-Kommission, Dialog mit der Orthodoxen Kirche), auf europäischer (KEK und GEKE) und auf Weltebene (ÖRK, Reformierter Weltbund).
Georg Plasger ist Professor für Systematische und Ökumenische Theologie im Fach Evangelische Theologie an der Universität Siegen.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.06.2022 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Forschungen zur Reformierten Theologie ; Band 014 |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Marco Hofheinz, Michael Weinrich, Georg Plasger |
| Verlagsort | Göttingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 576 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum |
| Schlagworte | Herman Bavinck • Neo-Calvinismus • Theologie und Wissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 3-525-56068-0 / 3525560680 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-525-56068-6 / 9783525560686 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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