Engaging with Modernity: Exploring the Views of Herman Bavink

Neo-Calvinism is well-known for its combination of orthodoxy and modernity. It is neither a nostalgic return to the Calvinism of 16th century Geneva, nor a principled rejection of older Christian tradition. Instead, it is something different. In this episode we discuss the neo aspect of neo-Calvinism: its relationship to the modern world. Join us for a conversation on why we are all implicated in the complex negotiation that is modernity, and on how to embody the Christian faith in that setting. 

Sources mentioned: 

• Cory Brock, Orthodox yet Modern: Herman Bavinck's Use of Friedrich Schleiermacher (Lexham, 2020)
• Immanuel Kant, 'What does it mean to orient oneself in thinking?,' in Religion: within the boundaries of mere reason  
• Robert Covolo, Fashion Theology (Baylor University Press, 2020) 
• Shmuel Eisenstadt (ed), Multiple Modernities (Transaction Publishers, 2002) 
• Cameron Clausing, 'Dogmatics: A Progressive Science?,' Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies 6.2 (2021), 349-66