H. H. Kuyper

H. H. Kuyper

Herman Huber Kuyper (22 July 1864 – 29 January 1945) was a Dutch theologian.[1]

He was the son of Abraham Kuyper, and was born in Beesd, while his father was pastor there. He studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, obtaining his doctorate in theology in 1891.[2] He was appointed professor of this institution in 1899,[3] and served as rector magnificus four times.

In the 1930s, Kuyper wrote a number of articles perceived to be Nazi-friendly.[3] He had no problem accepting members of the NSB as being sincere Christians.[4] During World War II, he regarded the Nazi occupation as a "legal regime".[5]

  1. ^ "Herman Huber Kuyper". Biografisch Portaal. Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kuipers, Tjitze (2011). Abraham Kuyper: An Annotated Bibliography 1857-2010. Brill. p. 216. ISBN 9789004211391. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Coetzee, Jan K. (2018). Books & Bones & Other Things. Sun Press. p. 14. ISBN 9781928424147. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ Reitsma, Richard (17 May 2021). "Before fascism takes root, churches must speak up". Christian Courier. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ Bank, Jan (2016). Churches and Religion in the Second World War. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 9781472504807. Retrieved 2 December 2023.