Reformed theology in the tradition of Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck passed away on the morning of July 29, 1921, after a lengthy illness. In remembrance we pass on two essays by James Eglinton that point to the ongoing relevance on Bavinck’s work:
“Herman Bavinck: 100 years On”
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The Bavinck Institute at Calvin Seminary is pleased to publish the Bavinck Review 11 (2020).
This issue contains a study of Bavinck’s anthropology: Anthony Hoekema’s The Centrality of the Heart in Herman Bavinck’s Anthropology.
The Brisbane School of Theology is convening a two-day conference to mark the centenary of the death of Herman Bavinck (1854-1921).
Please note the new date: 6–7 December, 2021.
Plenary sessions will examine the contours of Bavinck’s theology, roundtables will consider Bavinck’s relevance for contemporary Christianity, and short papers will address various aspects of Bavinck’s life, thought, and legacy.
Theme: Bavinck’s theology, life, thought, legacy, and relevance for contemporary Christianity.
Where: Brisbane School of Theology, Brisbane, Australia.
When: December 6–7, 2021.
Call for papers can be viewed here. Deadline for proposed papers is June 6, 2021.
Plenary lectures include:
Click for more information or to register.
The Wonderful Works of God, an English translation of Herman Bavinck’s Magnalia Dei, is now widely available. Magnalia Dei has long been prized as a faithful one-volume summary of systematic theology. This English translation by Henry Zylstra was originally published in 1956 under the title Our Reasonable Faith. The new edition contains many enhancements: Bavinck’s original foreword (previously unavailable in English), an introduction by R. Carlton Wynne, and a useful scripture and subject index. The typesetting has also been updated.
You can buy The Wonderful Works of God from the publisher, Westminster Seminary Press, from Reformation Heritage Books for $27 , or from online sellers like Amazon.
The book has received several favorable reviews. For example, in his review Brian Mattson describes Magnalia Dei as perhaps “the best single-volume Reformed systematic theology ever produced.“
The Bavinck Institute at Calvin Seminary is pleased to publish the Bavinck Review 10 (2019).
Kuyper and Bavinck on Natural Theology by Richard A. Muller
Nicolaus Steffens on Christianity as a Remedial Scheme by George Harinck
Herman Bavinck’s Foreword to Unbelief and Revolution by Andrew Kloes and Harry Van Dyke
W.B. Kristensen’s “On Herman Bavinck’s Scientific Work” by Laurence O’Donnell
Herman Bavinck’s Notebook on Calvin’s Doctrine of Sin by Gregory W. Parker Jr.
“Collision of Duties” by Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck, Philosophy of Revelation, ed. Cory Brock and Nathaniel Gray Sutanto by Eduardo Echeverria
Theme: “Secularity and Spirituality”
When: April 27-29 and November 19-20, 2020
Where: New York City, USA (Apr. 27–29) and Amsterdam, NL (Nov. 19–20)
More Information: See the Neo-Calvinism Research Institute website.
Call for Papers: Papers for both conferences are invited before 1 February 2020. See the Neo-Calvinism Research Institute website.
The Bavinck Institute at Calvin Theological Seminary is pleased to publish the Bavinck Review 9 (2018) (2.3 MB PDF).
This issue brings into print Herman Bavinck’s Foundations of Psychology, a translation of the second edition of Beginselen der Psychologie (1923).
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Ethics Vol. 1: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity is now widely available for sale.
The price is about $37 from Amazon and Christianbook, slightly more at Baker Book House , and $32 from Reformation Heritage Books (RHB also sell Bavinck’s Essays for $24).
In a recent review, Brian Mattson describes it as a “timely work” and a “treasure trove,” valuable for scholars and theologians but also promising “deep spiritual profit” for believers who read it.
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Conference: “Christ and Community”
When: 23–25 April 2019
Where: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. (Prince Conference Center at Calvin College & Seminary.)
Plenary speakers:
Registration: You can register for the conference here.
More information: See the Kuyper Conference Website or this (PDF 240 KB) for more information.
The 1923 edition of Herman Bavinck’s Beginselen der Pscychologie, edited by Valentin Hepp, can now be accessed here. Hepp praised the work as “beyond comparison” on its subject matter. The 1897 edition of Beginselen der Pscychologie has long been available on Google Books. (Links to these and other works by Herman Bavinck are provided on the bibliography page.)
Exciting news is that an English translation of Beginselen der Pscychologie is scheduled to appear in The Bavinck Review early in 2019.