{"product_id":"reformed-dogmatics-volume-1-prolegomena","title":"Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1: Prolegomena","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheologians have long appreciated Herman Bavinck's four-volume masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eGereformeerde Dogmatiek\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1895-99, for its comprehensive treatment of dogmatic theology. Unfortunately, this magnum opus from the great Reformed theologian has only been available in Dutch, and therefore has been inaccessible to most readers. Now, thanks to the Dutch Reformed Translation Society and the work of translator John Vriend and editor John Bolt, the first volume of Bavinck's magisterial \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e is available in English for the first time. Bolt's tireless work updating the documentation augments this significant work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seventeen chapters of this volume are grouped into sections: Introduction to Dogmatics, The History and Literature of Dogmatics, Foundations of Dogmatic Theology, Revelation, and Faith. Bavinck's approach throughout is meticulous, though he wears his vast learning lightly. As he moves throughout the subject of dogmatic theology, he stands on the shoulders of giants such as Augustine, John Calvin, Francis Turretin, and Charles Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor John Bolt characterizes the work as follows: \"\u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e is biblically and confessionally faithful, pastorally sensitive, challenging, and still relevant. Bavinck's life and thought reflect a serious effort to be pious, orthodox, and thoroughly contemporary. To pietists fearful of the modern world on one hand and to critics of orthodoxy skeptical about its continuing relevance on the other, Bavinck's example suggests a model answer: an engaging Trinitarian vision of Christian discipleship in God's world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis masterwork will appeal to scholars and students of theology, research and theological libraries, and pastors and laity who read serious works of Reformed theology.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Despite all the important contributions that Dutch Calvinists have made to North American Protestantism, Herman Bavinck remains an obscure figure, lagging behind the influential Abraham Kuyper. With the translation and republication of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics,\u003c\/em\u003e this unfortunate situation should change for the better. These four volumes demonstrate the importance and mastery of Bavinck's own contribution to Reformed theology, while providing a useful and striking point of comparison with the best-known twentieth-century Reformed dogmatics, that of Karl Barth. At a time when the scholastic nature of systematic theology has come under serious criticism, Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the advantage of careful and sustained reflection on Christian truth that is both faithful to the church and engaged with the academy. Readers will discover more than Bavinck the theologian in these volumes; they will learn about the God whom he worshiped and served.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—D. G. Hart, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Soul of American Protestantism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bavinck's Dutch masterwork was the Everest of which the textbooks by Louis Berkhof and Auguste Lecerf were foothills and Berkouwer's studies in dogmatics were outliers. Like Augustine, Calvin, and Edwards, Bavinck was a man of giant mind, vast learning, ageless wisdom, and great expository skill, and to have his first volume now in full English, with a promise of the other three to come, is a wonderful enrichment. Solid but lucid, demanding but satisfying, broad and deep and sharp and stabilizing, Bavinck's magisterial \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e remains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—J. I. Packer, professor of theology, Regent College\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome addition to the works of Bavinck in English. Of special interest is Bavinck's insightful critique of the role of apologetics in establishing certainty in faith.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Donald G. Bloesch, emeritus professor of theology, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Herman Bavinck has often been unjustly overshadowed by Abraham Kuyper, especially in the English-speaking world. The unavailability in English of his crowning work, \u003cem\u003eGereformeerde Dogmatiek\u003c\/em\u003e, has been a particularly significant lack. Bavinck's breadth, thoroughness, rigor, ecumenical interests, and spiritual fervor are clearly on display in this careful and readable translation. It is a splendid gift to theological studies and will contribute to redressing the neglect of this faithful servant of Christ and his church.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Stephen R. Spencer, Wheaton College\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What a wonderful gift to the English-speaking theological world! The topics explored by Bavinck are still of the utmost importance, and he addresses them here in a theological voice that is amazingly fresh. I pray that the appearance of this volume signals the beginnings of a Bavinck revival!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Richard J. Mouw, president, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Finally Bavinck becomes available to the English-speaking world. The Dutch version has been a constant stimulus for students, pastors, and other interested Christians. It has shaped generations of theologians and helped them to preach, think, and act on a fresh, Reformed basis. The strength of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eDogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e is that it's neither conservative nor progressive, but its biblical character makes it constantly up-to-date. Baker and the Dutch Reformed Translation Society deserve praise for this project, from which without doubt church and theology will profit for years to come.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Herman Selderhuis, Theologische Universiteit Appeldoorn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Those interested in Reformed theology will welcome with open arms this first volume of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. Bavinck is one of the premier Reformed theologians, but till now much of his magnum opus has not been accessible to English-language readers. This splendid translation gives us the benefits of Bavinck's thorough consideration of theological prolegomena, revelation, and faith. These fundamental issues are dealt with out of his deep commitment to God's divine revelation in Scripture, the need to engage modern thought, and a piety by faith nurtured in the riches of the Reformed faith. We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who have made the treasures of Bavinck's thought available to a new world of appreciative hearers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Donald K. McKim, editor, \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of the Reformed Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics \u003c\/em\u003ehas been the fountainhead of Reformed theology for the last hundred years. It is by far the most profound and comprehensive Reformed systematic theology of the twentieth century. The reader will be amazed by Bavinck's erudition, creativity, and balance. Bavinck is confessionally orthodox, but he recognizes the need to rethink the traditional formulations from Scripture in the context of contemporary discussion. I cannot express how delighted I was to read volume one for the first time in my own language! I hope it will have a large readership and will bring forth much theological and spiritual fruit.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—John M. Frame, professor of systematic theology and philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is one of those seminal works that embodies a significant portion of our Reformed theological heritage. We all should rejoice to see this material finally available in English and to know that more is coming!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Samuel T. Logan Jr., Westminster Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics \u003c\/em\u003econtinues to be the standard of modern orthodox dogmatics in the Reformed tradition. It not only is encompassing in content but also shows everywhere a profound insight into the basic problems that a Reformed theology has to face and a deep sensitivity for modern culture. The combination of both made his work famous, and studying his work fruitful also for a new generation.\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Cornelis van der Kooi, Free University, Amsterdam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Arguably the most important systematic theology ever produced in the Reformed tradition. I have found it to be the most valuable. English-speaking theology throughout the 20th century until now has been singularly impoverished by not having at its disposal a translation of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eDogmatiek \u003c\/em\u003ein its entirety. The appearance of this volume, with the remaining three planned to follow in the near future, will be an incomparable boon for generations of students, pastors, teachers, and others, serving to deepen understanding and enrich reflection in both historical and systematic theology.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., professor of biblical and systematic theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart I: Introduction to Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Science of Dogmatic Theology\u003cbr\u003e2. The Method and Organization of Dogmatic Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart II: The History and Literature of Dogmatic Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. The Formation of Dogma: East and West\u003cbr\u003e4. Roman Catholic Dogmatics\u003cbr\u003e5. Lutheran Dogmatics\u003cbr\u003e6. Reformed Dogmatics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart III: Foundations of Dogmatic Theology (Principia)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Scientific Foundations\u003cbr\u003e8. Religious Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart IV: Revelation (Principium Externum)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. The Idea of Revelation\u003cbr\u003e10. General Revelation\u003cbr\u003e11. Special Revelation\u003cbr\u003e12. Revelation in Nature and Holy Scripture\u003cbr\u003e13. The Inspiration of Scripture\u003cbr\u003e14. The Attributes of Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart V: Faith (Principium Internum)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Faith and Theological Method\u003cbr\u003e16. Faith and Its Ground\u003cbr\u003e17. 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