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 Creation and Salvation: Dialogue on Abraham Kuyper’s Legacy for Contemporary Ecotheology

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (98K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Contributors
    • Preface
  • Introduction: “How Are They Telling The Story?” (1-14)   (69K)
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    • The Wider Question: “How Are They Telling The Story?”
    • The Narrower Question: The Relationship Between Creation And Salvation
    • Delving Deeper In The Reformed Tradition
    • An Outline Of The Argument In Part 1
    • An Outline Of The Contributions In Part 2 And Part 3
  • Revisiting The Reception Of Kuyper In South Africa (15-54)   (156K)
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    • Introduction
    • On Selecting Kuyper As Conversation Partner: Some Autobiographical Comments
    • The Barthian Critics Of Apartheid Theology Revisited
    • Questions About A Barthian Hermeneutics
    • What, Then, Is The Crux Of The Matter?
    • Options And Routes For Further Inquiry
  • General And Special Revelation: Kuyper, Bavinck And Beyond (55-94)   (152K)
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    • Bavinck On General And Special Revelation
    • Kuyper On General Revelation
    • Berkouwer On General Revelation
    • Moving Beyond Kuyper, Bavinck, Berkouwer And Barth
  • Creation And Salvation: Revisiting Kuyper’s Notion Of Common Grace (95-136)   (159K)
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    • Some Preliminary Observations
    • Kuyper’s Version Of The Story: The Role Of Common Grace
    • Common Grace: An Overextended Concept?
    • Creation And Re-Creation
    • Nature And Grace
    • The Dispute Over Kuyper’s Legacy
    • Creatio And Creatura: Hermeneutic Reflections On The Place Of The “Orders Of Creation”
  • Conclusion: Kuyper’s Significance For Ecotheology And The Need For Further Reflection On Creation And Salvation (137-146)   (63K)
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    • Van Ruler On Creation And Salvation
    • Current Ecumenical Discourse On Creation And Salvation
    • Telling The Story Of God’s Work On Earth
  • Kuyper In The Civil Sphere (147-168)   (96K)
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    • Assessing Abraham Kuyper’s Relation To The Civil Sphere
    • Reconceiving The “Civil Sphere”
    • Abraham Kuyper As A “Movement Intellectual”
    • Conclusion
  • A Response And A Strategy (169-176)   (58K)
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    • Initial Response
    • Abraham Kuyper: An Inspiring And Flawed Example?
    • Common Grace, Spirit And Church
  • Abraham Kuyper And F. J. M. Potgieter—Some Swedish-Lutheran Perspectives (177-196)   (89K)
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    • Barth’s Reception In Sweden
    • The Two-Kingdoms Doctrine And Common Grace
    • Kuyper’s Life System
    • Conclusions
  • Leads For Ecotheology In Arnold A. Van Ruler’s Work (197-212)   (87K)
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    • Introduction: Kuyper, Bavinck Or Van Ruler?
    • Some Critical Remarks On Kuyper’s Theology
    • Some Remarks About Arnold Van Ruler’s Theology
  • “Gratia Non Tollit Naturam, Sed Perficit” (213-222)   (62K)
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    • Theology From The Cross And Creation
    • Between Obedience And Disobedience
    • The Eschatological Goal Of Common Grace And Palingenesis
    • The Unity Of God’s Grace
    • Grace Cleans And Deepens
  • “Through Him All Things Were Made”: Creation, Redemption, Election (223-234)   (69K)
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    • Creating From Within History
    • Creation As Forming
    • The Ground Of Creation
    • The Good Creature
    • Election And Creation
  • The Legacy Of Abraham Kuyper And Its Impact On The Theology And Eccle Sial Identity Of The URCSA: A Church Historical Overview (235-246)   (70K)
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    • Introduction: Kuyper And URCSA
    • Short Overview Of This History Of The URCSA
    • The Theological Underpinnings Of The URCSA—The Kuyper Influence
    • Both Oppressive And Liberative?
    • Belhar And Kuyper?
    • Conclusion
  • Why Reanimate A Dead Concept? Observations On Promises And Prospects Of “Natural Theology” (247-254)   (60K)
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    • Introductory Remarks
    • “Natural Theology”—A Cluster Of Problems
    • Why Reanimate A Dead Concept? The Shared Challenges Ahead
  • Kuyper’s Significance For Ecotheology And The Need For Further Reflection On Creation And Salvation (255-266)   (68K)
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    • To Continue The Conversation
    • An Agenda For Further Conversation
  • Bibliography (267-278)   (79K)
  • Index (279-284)   (37K)