Isho‘dad of Merv was a ninth century bishop of the (Persian) Church of the East. He is especially known for his Bible commentaries (in Syriac). His commentary on the four Gospels is available online in Margaret Dunlop Gibson’s English translation. In his commentary on Matthew 2 he discusses questions that people are asking even today: How old was … Lees verder
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Herman Bavinck on Christian Piety (2)
In 1900, Bavinck reviewed the first volume of C. B. Hylkema’s, Reformateurs, a study of rather extreme forms of Christian piety in the seventeenth century and attributed the excesses to a problematic understanding of the relationship between nature and grace. See Herman Bavinck on Christian Piety and Religious Fanaticism (which contains the Dutch text of Bavinck’s … Lees verder
Herman Bavinck on Traveling and the Theology of Nature
Summer 1900, the Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) wrote a short article on traveling, which included reflections on the theology of nature. The article was originally published as: Herman Bavinck, “Op reis” [Traveling], De Bazuin [The trumpet] 48, no 35 (August 31, 1900), available in Delpher. In 1900, Bavinck was the editor in chief of this weekly that was … Lees verder
Herman Bavinck on Christian Piety and Religious Fanaticism
The Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) is well-known for his reflections on the relationship between nature and grace. In the following article he attributes excesses in Christian piety to a misunderstanding of the proper relationship between nature and grace. The article was originally published in Dutch as: Herman Bavinck, “Christelijke vroomheid” [Christian piety], De Bazuin [The trumpet] … Lees verder
Theology Guide: Journals, Books, Videos, and More
This long post offers access to theological journals, books, and videos that one can read/watch online for free. The post contains the following sections: collections, journals, books, videos, and more. Lees verder
Idealism and Realism: A Letter from Karl Barth to Hendrik Willem van der Vaart Smit
The following is a letter from the famous Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886–1968) to Hendrik Willem van der Vaart Smit (1888–1986), a—somwehat controversial—student of the Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921). The letter is kept in the H. W. van der Vaart Smit Archives, Historical Documentation Center for Dutch Protestantism (1800 to the present day), University … Lees verder
A Strange Moment in the Reception History of Psalm 146
According to Mark Water, ed., The New Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs (Alresford: John Hunt, 2001), 908–9, when James Hannington (1847–1885), bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa on behalf of the Church Missionary Society, wanted to travel to Uganda, “he found himself reading words from Psalm 146[:9], ‘The Lord preserveth the strangers’” and “took this to be … Lees verder
