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Rels. 205 Lecture 3.1 Neo-Calvinism as a Political Tradition

Rels. 205 Lecture 3.1 Neo-Calvinism as a Political Tradition. Back to the Enlightenment. Kant (1724-1804). Voltaire (1694-1778). The Liberal view of Society. Society is an organism that must develop naturally. Revolutionary Europe. French Revolution 1789

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Rels. 205 Lecture 3.1 Neo-Calvinism as a Political Tradition

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  1. Rels. 205 Lecture 3.1Neo-Calvinism as a Political Tradition

  2. Back to the Enlightenment Kant (1724-1804) Voltaire (1694-1778)

  3. The Liberal view of Society Society is an organism that must develop naturally

  4. Revolutionary Europe French Revolution 1789 Revolution in the Netherlands 1793 Execution of Louis XVI 21 January 1793 The Netherlands absorbed by France 1793 Invasion of Germany 1796 Napoleonic Wars 1798-1815 War against Prussia 1806-1807 Battle of Jena 14 October 1806 Treaty of Tilsit July 7-9, 1807

  5. Revolutionary view of Society Society is a mechanism

  6. The Tide Turns Napoleon invades Russia 1812 Wars of Liberation 1813 Battle of Leipzig 16-19 October 1813 Congress of Vienna Sept. 1814- June 1815 Final defeat of Napoleon 1815

  7. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

  8. The conservative view of society Society is an organism that must be cultivated

  9. Frederick Denison Maurice(1805-1872) The Kingdom of God (1838)

  10. Christian Socialism A church which was looked upon, and almost looked upon itself, as a tool of the aristocracy …The Liberal proclamation which says, “Teach them …” was more genial and humane ... More impressive far was the speech of the Methodist and the Evangelical …

  11. Dorothea Veit (1763-1839) Jews for Jesus Johan August Neander (David Mendel 1789-1850 ) Friedrich Julus Stahl (1802-1861) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947)

  12. Friedrich Julus Stahl(1802-1861) Parties in Church and State

  13. Willem Bilderdijk (1756-1831)

  14. Abraham Capadosa(1795-1874)

  15. Isaac de Costa(1798-1860)

  16. G. Groen van Prinsterer(1801-1876)

  17. Christian Nationalism van Prinsterer the Liberal Sevice to William I 1827-1827 Referendars to Cabinet of 1829-1833 Secretary to the Cabinet Revolt in Belgium 1830 Breakdown and conversion Historian and theroist Politician

  18. Anti-Revolutionary Party

  19. Groen’s Co-Workers

  20. Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (1801-1876) Unbelief and Revolution (1847)

  21. Anti-Revolutionary Movement Unbelief and Revolution (1847) Against the French Revolution

  22. Christian Nationalism van Prinsterer the Liberal Service to William I 1827-1827 Referendars to Cabinet of 1829-1833 Secretary to the Cabinet Revolt in Belgium 1830 Breakdown and conversion Historian and theorist Politician Founder of Anti-Revolutionary Movement

  23. Anti-Revolutionary Thought Unbelief leads to Revolution Voltaire (1694-1778)

  24. Revolution leads to Revolution

  25. The problem of Sovereignty Tyrant - King Monarchy Chaos Oligarchs Republic People Democracy

  26. Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) Lectures on Calvinism (1898)

  27. Kuyper’s Achievement Charlotte Yonge The Heir of Redclyffe Politician – 1869, 1874 in parliament Free University of Amsterdam – 1880 Die Standaard De Haraut Unions etc.

  28. Kuyper’s Achievement Author – numerous books Lectures on Calvinism (1898) Politician – 1869, 1874 Parliament – 1874 Prime Minister – 1901-1904 Founded: Free University of Amsterdam – 1880 Die Standaard De Haraut Unions etc.

  29. Kuyper’s Theory The influence of Calvinism in our political development ... sprang from its root principle ... The Sovereignty of the Triune God over the whole Cosmos, in all its spheres and kingdoms, visible and invisible ...

  30. Sphere Sovereignty In a Calvinistic sense we understand hereby, that the family, the business, science, art and so forth are all social spheres, which do not owe their existence to the state, and which do not derive the law of their life from the superiority of the state, but obey a high authority within their own bosom; an authority which rules, by the grace of God, just as the sovereignty of the State does.

  31. God Business Arts Church College Trade School Family

  32. Traditional View State State Church

  33. Kuyper’s View State Society Mechanistic Organic

  34. Kuyper’s Thesis This involves the antithesis between State and Society, but upon this condition, that we do not conceive this society as a conglomerate, but as analyzed in its organic parts, to honor, in each of these parts, the independent character, which appertains to them ...

  35. Mechanistic and Organic These different developments of social life have nothing above themselves but God, and... the State cannot intrude here ... Keep in mind the difference in grade between the organic life of society and the mechanical character of the government. Whatever among men originates directly from creation is possessed of all the data for its development, in human nature as such. You see this at once in the family ...

  36. Kuyper’s Co-Workers

  37. Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) Philosophy of Revelation,1909 Our Reasonable Faith, 1906-1911

  38. Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977) a

  39. Dooyeweerd’s Works New Critique of Theoretical Thought, Nutley, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing,1953-1958 Roots of Western culture; Pagan, Secular and Christian options, Wedge Publishing Company, Toronto, Canada, 1979 http://www.isi.salford.ac.uk/dooy/index.html www.freewebs.com/ reformational/ http://www.redeemer.on.ca/Dooyeweerd-Centre/ http://www.members.shaw.ca/jgfriesen/Mainheadings/Dooyeweerd.html

  40. Cosmic Time God Cosmic Time L A W Creation

  41. Naïve Experience Experience Time Aspects of reality

  42. Analysis and Synthesis Rational analysis Lack of synthesis

  43. The Archemedian Point The Heart as the human center The need for synthesis The problem of diversity

  44. Religious Ground Motives Meaning is found in God or an aspect of created reality

  45. Ground Motives The point of synthesis for philosophers Materialism Vitalism Aesthetics Etc.

  46. Christian Diversity

  47. Ground Motives of Western Thought MFGM - The Matter-Form motive of the ancient Greeks (dualistic). CFR - The Creation-Fall-Redemption motive of Hebrew thought. NGGM - The Nature-Grace motive of Mediaeval Roman Catholicism (dualistic). NFGM - The Science-Personality motive of the Renaissance, Enlightenment and Modern times (dualistic).

  48. The Problem of Dualism Form Nature Science Matter Grace Personality

  49. Christian Complexity Creation-Fall-Redemption God is sovereign Everything is under God’s Law Creation is diverse Human problems are moral

  50. Law Spheres

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