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Speaking the Truth, Modestly and Boldly
In sections 4.1 to 4.8 of On the Way to the Living God, we have seen what it means to search for truth and how it can be done. Let us now consider how we can speak the truth that we have found, insofar as we have found it. To be clear, the distinction between…
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Towards a Binocular Worldview
In an address about the Reformation and Dutch national life Herman Bavinck says: The Dutch are realistic, they have an open eye for reality; they are not brilliant, not intuitive; they neither have deep thoughts, nor spectacular speculations, nor proud and daring systems of philosophy. . . . But then again the Dutch look at…
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On the Way to the Living God in Post-Christian Amsterdam
This following are some fragments from the first chapter of my book On the Way to the Living God: From my apartment in the center of Amsterdam it is just a ten minute walk to the famous, or infamous, Red Light District and another five minutes’ walk to Dam square—the lively heart of the city.…
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The Hymn of the Open Eyes
One of the most beautiful Dutch hymns is titled “Aan U behoort, o Heer der heren.” Below I give the Dutch hymn, my provisional English translation of it, and a condensed version of an article that I wrote for a Dutch church magazine. Aan U behoort, o Heer der heren de aarde met haar wel…
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On the Way to the Living God
Willem J. de Wit, On the Way to the Living God: A Cathartic Reading of Herman Bavinck and an Invitation to Overcome the Plausibility Crisis of Christianity. Logos electronic edition; free pdf …
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