John Calvin’s Epidemiological Method [Institutes I.i] (February 14, 2013)

The opening sentences of the Institutes of the Christian Religion are almost as famous as the entire book itself, "Nearly all the wisdom we posses, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But, while joined by many bonds, which one […]

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Abraham Kuyper on Ectypal Knowledge (May 25, 2012)

Abraham Kuyper in his Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology considers the widely discussed question "Is theology a science?" and "In What sense is theology a science?" Kuyper emphasizes through this book the necessity of palingenesia (i.e. regeneration) to have a right understanding of Christianity. In the following long quotation, Kuyper explains that a general comparison […]

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