This volume is designed specifically 'for the general educated reader'. Here are great figures of the Reformation: Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, and Cramer. Here are great events: the Diet of Worms, the Institution of the Holy Commonwealth of Geneva, Henry VIII's break with Rome, William the Silent's struggle for Dutch independence. Here are great doctrines that created or grew out of the Prot…
Calvin's Institutes is one of the most important theological works of the last millennium, but even seminarians and pastors have difficulty finishing it. Battles was experienced in guiding students through this volume, teaching it for forty-five years. His detailed outline and summary are now available for everyone interested in Calvin's great work.
The Piety of John Calvin is an invaluable collection of his prose and poetry, masterfully assembled to promote a more personal grasp of Calvin the man and his devotion to God. Chapters examine Calvin's spiritual pilgrimage and faith, his views of the Christian life and prayer, samples of his prayers, metrical Psalms set to music, and "prose-poems" adapted from Calvin's more lyrical writings. Ad…
"This is one of those seminal works that embodies a significant portion of our Reformed theological heritage. We all should rejoice to see this material finally available in English!" --Samuel T. Logan Jr., Westminster Theological Seminary "Like Augustine, Calvin, and Edwards, Bavinck was a man of giant mind, vast learning, ageless wisdom, and great expository skill. Solid but lucid, demand…
"What a wonderful gift to the English-speaking theological world! The topics explored by Bavinck are still of the utmost importance, and he addresses them here in a theological voice that is amazingly fresh. I pray that the appearance of this volume signals the beginnings of a Bavinck revival!" --Richard J. Mouw, Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin Univer…
In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer the first volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics in English for the very first time. Bavinck's approach throughout is meticulous. As he discusses the standard topics of dogmatic theology, he stands on the shoulders of giants such as Augustine, John Calvin, Francis Turretin, and Charles H…
Pada saat natur skolastik dari theologi sistematik dikecam keras, Dogmatika Reformed menunjukkan manfaat dari perenungan yang cermat dan terus-menerus akan kebenaran Kristen yang setia kepada gereja dan berinteraksi dengan dunia akademis. Dogmatika Reformed dari Herman Bavinck telah menjadi rujukan theologi Reformed selama seratus tahun terakhir. Jilid 1 ini merupakan rangkaian dari keempat …
Pada saat natur skolastik dari theologi sistematik dikecam keras, Dogmatika Reformed menunjukkan manfaat dari perenungan yang cermat dan terus-menerus akan kebenaran Kristen yang setia kepada gereja dan berinteraksi dengan dunia akademis. Dogmatika Reformed dari Herman Bavinck telah menjadi rujukan theologi Reformed selama seratus tahun terakhir. Jilid 2 ini merupakan rangkaian dari keempat …
Buku ketiga dari Dogmatika Reformed karya Bavinck ini mencakup doktrin tentang dosa dan keselamatan, dengan pembahasan meliputi asal-usul dosa, penyebaran dosa, natur dosa, hukuman bagi dosa; kovenan anugerah, Pribadi Kristus, perendahan dan peninggian Kristus dan urutan keselamatan.
"Our Reasonable Faith" is an accessible digest of the author's famous four volume "Reformed Dogmatics" and clearly presents the fundamental doctrines of Biblical theology. A practical handbook of theology, it is an outstanding and comprehensive statement of Christian faith and doctrine. Fully supported by Scriptural references, this book provides students, teachers, pastors, and lay readers wit…