The body and the image of God in Bavinck and the Reformed orthodox
This article examines Herman Bavinck's inclusion of the body in the image of God in comparison with the positions of Reformed orthodox theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It demonstrates that while it is uncommon for earlier figures to consider the body to be properly includ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-48 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bavinck, Herman 1854-1921
/ Body
/ Image of God
/ Dogmatics
/ Reformed orthodoxy
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBA Dogmatics NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Image of God
B Reformed Orthodoxy B Herman Bavinck B Theological Anthropology B Body |
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| Summary: | This article examines Herman Bavinck's inclusion of the body in the image of God in comparison with the positions of Reformed orthodox theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It demonstrates that while it is uncommon for earlier figures to consider the body to be properly included within the image, Bavinck's position is not unprecedented and applies lines of reasoning consistent with the tradition's anthropological convictions. First, an embodied imago Dei is advanced by sources such as the Leiden Synopsis and Petrus van Mastricht. Second, the Reformed orthodox in general adhere to the conviction that human beings are a body-soul unity, and that the image of God includes the uprightness of the whole person, positions that lead to the body being related in some way to God's image. Therefore, while Bavinck's account of an embodied image is a unique contribution, it is nonetheless in continuity with the tradition he receives. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930624000619 |
