Gloriously Intertwined: A Bavinckian Account of the Single Organism of Dogmatics and Ethics
Recent Bavinck studies show that Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) is not only a dogmatician but also an ethicist. This article seeks to demonstrate that, by intertwining dogmatics and ethics in a doxological way, that is, glorifying and exalting God in wonder and praise, Bavinck describes these two discip...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 80-99 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBA Dogmatics NCA Ethics |
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| Summary: | Recent Bavinck studies show that Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) is not only a dogmatician but also an ethicist. This article seeks to demonstrate that, by intertwining dogmatics and ethics in a doxological way, that is, glorifying and exalting God in wonder and praise, Bavinck describes these two disciplines as inter-independent yet intimately related; together they compose a single organism. Yet, Bavinck does not fully explicate the organic interconnection between dogmatics and ethics. Given this, I would like to take a step further to propose a Bavinckian analogical account of the two disciplines: ethics is embodied dogmatics, and dogmatics is ensouled ethics; together they constitute the organism of systematic theology. As such, dogmatics and ethics are understood to be two sub-disciplines of systematic theology, which aims to promote flourishing life in light of God’s self-revelation. Such a systematic theology serves to validate the due place of Christian theology in the academy. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12519 |