RT Article
T1 Kuyper’s Spirituality in Its Calvin-Context
JF Church history and religious culture
VO 101
IS 4
SP 526
OP 545
A1 Vlastuin, W. van 1963-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1775615138
AB Abstract This article explores Abraham Kuyper’s spirituality by comparing it to that of John Calvin. Calvin’s Institutes exhibits three dimensions of his spirituality in the context of the mystical union with Christ, namely, the affective character of this union, its effects and its significance for a correct estimation of the world. By comparison, Kuyper put a greater emphasis on the importance of the affections in mystical union because he gives more weight to the regenerated life. This focus also coheres with Kuyper’s more optimistic approach to the Christian life, which contrasts with Calvin’s emphasis on the need for daily justification. In Kuyper’s approach the indwelling of the Spirit represents the union between heaven and earth, while Calvin stresses that God’s future kingdom is beyond the here and now.
K1 indwelling Spirit
K1 Affections
K1 Mystical Union
K1 Spirituality
K1 Calvin
K1 Kuyper
DO 10.1163/18712428-bja10032