Overview
Herman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. The recently completed English translation has received wide acclaim. Now John Bolt, one of the world's leading experts on Bavinck and editor of Bavinck's four-volume set, has abridged the work in one volume, offering students, pastors, and lay readers an accessible summary of Bavinck's masterwork. This volume presents the core of Bavinck's thought and offers explanatory materials, making available to a wider audience some of the finest Dutch Reformed theology ever written.
Praise for Reformed Dogmatics
"Bavinck's magisterial Reformed Dogmatics remains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind."--J. I. Packer, Regent College
Praise for Reformed Dogmatics
"Bavinck's magisterial Reformed Dogmatics remains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind."--J. I. Packer, Regent College
Table of Contents
Part I: Prolegomena: Introduction to Dogmatic Theology
1. Dogmatic Theology as a Science
2. The History and Literature of Dogmatic Theology
3. Foundations of Dogmatic Theology
4. Revelation
5. Holy Scripture
6. Faith
Part II: The Triune God and Creation
7. Knowing God
8. The Living, Acting God
9. The Triune God and His Counsel
10. Creator of Heaven and Earth
Part III: Humanity and Sin
11. The Image of God
12. The Fallen World
13. Sin and Its Consequences
Part IV: Christ the Redeemer
14. The Only-Begotten Son of the Father
15. The Servant Savior: Christ's Humiliation
16. The Exalted Lord Christ
Part V: The Holy Spirit and Salvation in Christ
17. The Order of Salvation
18. Calling and Regeneration
19. Faith and Conversion
20. Justification, Sanctification, and Perseverance
Part VI: The Spirit Creates a New Community
21. The Church as a Spiritual Reality
22. The Spirit's Means of Grace
Part VII: The Spirit Makes All Things New
23. The Intermediate State
24. The Return of Christ
25. The Consummation
Indexes
1. Dogmatic Theology as a Science
2. The History and Literature of Dogmatic Theology
3. Foundations of Dogmatic Theology
4. Revelation
5. Holy Scripture
6. Faith
Part II: The Triune God and Creation
7. Knowing God
8. The Living, Acting God
9. The Triune God and His Counsel
10. Creator of Heaven and Earth
Part III: Humanity and Sin
11. The Image of God
12. The Fallen World
13. Sin and Its Consequences
Part IV: Christ the Redeemer
14. The Only-Begotten Son of the Father
15. The Servant Savior: Christ's Humiliation
16. The Exalted Lord Christ
Part V: The Holy Spirit and Salvation in Christ
17. The Order of Salvation
18. Calling and Regeneration
19. Faith and Conversion
20. Justification, Sanctification, and Perseverance
Part VI: The Spirit Creates a New Community
21. The Church as a Spiritual Reality
22. The Spirit's Means of Grace
Part VII: The Spirit Makes All Things New
23. The Intermediate State
24. The Return of Christ
25. The Consummation
Indexes
Endorsements
“After bringing Bavinck’s magisterial Reformed Dogmatics to an English-speaking audience, John Bolt has crowned the effort with this abridgment that will surely make the work accessible to a wider audience. For his commanding breadth of learning in biblical, systematic, historical, and philosophical theology as well as the rich depth of his exegetical and doctrinal insights, Bavinck stands out as the most important Reformed theologian of the nineteenth century. With Bolt’s footnotes, obscure figures and debates are explained and their contemporary significance noted. This volume is a gift and a treasure, offering us one of the richest veins in the history of dogmatics.”
Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor, Westminster Seminary California
Author
Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) succeeded Abraham Kuyper as professor of systematic theology at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1902.