Herman Bavinck

Herman Bavinck
Bavinck c. 1913
Born(1854-12-13)13 December 1854
Hoogeveen, Netherlands
Died29 July 1921(1921-07-29) (aged 66)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyAnti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse
Johanna A. Schippers
(m. 1891)
[1]
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristian (Continental Reformed)
ChurchChristian Reformed Church
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands
Ordainedc. 1881[2]
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisA Succinct Demonstration of the Influence of Schleiermacher upon the Exposition of Holy Scripture[3]
Doctoral advisorJan Hendrik Scholten[3]
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineDogmatic theology
School or traditionNeo-Calvinism
Institutions
Notable worksReformed Dogmatics (1895–1901)
Influenced

Herman Bavinck (13 December 1854 – 29 July 1921) was a Dutch Calvinist theologian and churchman. He was a significant scholar in the Calvinist tradition, alongside Abraham Kuyper, B. B. Warfield, and Geerhardus Vos.

  1. ^ Eglinton 2020.
  2. ^ a b Eglinton & Bräutigamb 2013, p. 38.
  3. ^ a b Brock 2018, p. 107.
  4. ^ Brock 2018, p. 47; Eglinton 2013, p. 85.
  5. ^ Brock 2018, p. 44.
  6. ^ Brock 2018.
  7. ^ Van Engen 2001, p. 145.
  8. ^ Bolt, John (7 April 2011). "Herman Bavinck". Escondido, California: Westminster Seminary California. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ Brock 2018, p. 92; Engelsma 2012, p. 56.
  10. ^ Eglinton, James (12 July 2011). "Dutch Inspiration for Tim Keller". Translated by Kloosterman, Nelson. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Bavinck Institute. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ^ Van der Walt 2016, p. 2.
  12. ^ O'Donnell 2011, pp. 71–72.
  13. ^ Singh & Mishra 2007, p. 745.