Ascribed to God, grace is His voluntary, unrestrained, unmerited favor toward guilty sinners, granting them justification and life instead of the penalty of death, which they deserved.

Herman Bavinck (1854–1921), Theologe

Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Occasions: For Reflection

Herman Bavinck

Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) war ein niederländischer Theologe und Hochschullehrer in Kampen und Amsterdam sowie eine Leitfigur des Neokalvinismus. Bekannt durch seine „Reformierte Dogmatik“, verband er historische Konfessionalität mit der Auseinandersetzung mit moderner Philosophie und Wissenschaft, was ihm mitunter Kritik konservativerer Zeitgenossen einbrachte. Heutigen Bibellesern bietet sein Werk einen Zugang zu einer systematischen Theologie, die biblische Verwurzelung mit der Relevanz des Glaubens für Kultur und Gesellschaft verknüpft.

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