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‘Bavinck: A Critical Biography,’ with Dr. James Eglinton

Mere Fidelity

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The Importance of Life in the 16th Century Geneva

Christianity has such a formative influence on us. But if we're now on decoupling ourselves from that, what does that mean for our national identity? Who are we? So there are all these questions. And then this bright young, reformed guy Herman Bavingk, when he's 17 years old, here's Abraham Kuiper give a lecture on how actually the answers to this are found in the 16th century Geneva. He starts thinking in new ways about Christianity, society, in ways that go on to produce liberal democracy. That's the kind of context that these guys all come from. It leads to a lot of reflection on the doctrine of God, on the doctrine

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