{"product_id":"reformed-ethics-volume-1-created-fallen-and-converted-humanity","title":"Reformed Ethics, Volume 1: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003eHerman Bavinck's four-volume \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. Leading Bavinck expert John Bolt edited that work, which has received wide acclaim. Now Bolt has edited a recently discovered manuscript from Bavinck, in print for the first time, which serves as a companion to \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e follows the same method and explores the ethical and spiritual dimensions of key doctrines beyond those of \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. It mines the moral teachings of the early church and medieval and Puritan spirituality while addressing a variety of topics, offering scholars, pastors, and students Bavinck's mature reflections on ethical issues. This book is the first of three planned volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003entroduction to Herman Bavinck’s \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics \u003c\/em\u003eby Dirk van Keulen and John Bolt\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e§1 \u003cem\u003eHistorical Overview of Christian Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§2 \u003cem\u003eTerminology\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§3 \u003cem\u003eDivision and Organization of Ethic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§4 \u003cem\u003eFoundation and Method of Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook I: Humanity before Conversion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e1. Essential Human Nature\u003cbr\u003e§5\u003cem\u003e Human Beings, Created in God’s Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§6 \u003cem\u003eThe Content of Human Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§7 \u003cem\u003eHuman Relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e2. Humanity under the Power of Sin\u003cbr\u003e§8 \u003cem\u003eThe Devastation of the Image of God in Humanity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§9 \u003cem\u003eThe Organizing Principle and Classification of Sins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e3. The Self against the Neighbor and God\u003cbr\u003e§10 \u003cem\u003eSins of Egoism in the Narrow Sense\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§11 \u003cem\u003eSins against the Neighbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§12 \u003cem\u003eSins against God\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e4. The Fallen Image of God\u003cbr\u003e§13 \u003cem\u003eThe Image of God in Fallen Human Beings\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e5. Human Conscience\u003cbr\u003e§14 \u003cem\u003eThe Conscience\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e6. The Sinner and the Law\u003cbr\u003e§15 \u003cem\u003eThe Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§16 \u003cem\u003eNatural Morality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook II: Converted Humanity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e7. Life in the Spirit\u003cbr\u003e§17 \u003cem\u003eThe Nature of the Spiritual Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§18 \u003cem\u003eThe Origin of the Spiritual Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§19 \u003cem\u003eThe First and Basic Activity of the Spiritual Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e8. Life in the Spirit in the Church’s History\u003cbr\u003e§20 \u003cem\u003eMysticism, Pietism, and Methodism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e9. The Shape and Maturation of the Christian Life\u003cbr\u003e§21 \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of the Christian Life: The Imitation of Christ\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§22 \u003cem\u003eThe Growth of the Spiritual Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e10. Persevering in the Christian Life\u003cbr\u003e§23 \u003cem\u003eSecurity and Sealing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e11. Pathologies of the Christian Life\u003cbr\u003e§24 \u003cem\u003eDiseases of the Spiritual Life and Their Roots\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e12. Restoration and Consummation of the Christian Life\u003cbr\u003e§25 \u003cem\u003eMeans of Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e§26 \u003cem\u003eConsummation of the Spiritual Life; Meditation on Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIndexes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For the last decade, a global readership has enjoyed the theological and historical richness of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. At the outset of that work, Bavinck set out that dogmatics is happiest in the company of its twin discipline, theological ethics. Dogmatics and ethics, respectively, show us \u003cem\u003ewhy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ehow \u003c\/em\u003ewe should love God. For that reason, they belong together as 'related members of a single organism.' Since its release, \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e has given a wide audience the chance to engage with a great Christian theologian on God and God's works of creation, salvation, and consummation. In \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e, we are invited to think with Bavinck about the concreteness of human life in the light and strength of God's deeds for us. For that, we owe the editor and translators a great deal.\"\u003cbr\u003e—James Eglinton, Meldrum Lecturer in Reformed Theology, New College, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In addition to Bavinck's magisterial \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e, we have here the firstfruits of his complementary \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e. John Bolt and his accomplished team of translators and editors have added amazing value to Bavinck's recently rediscovered manuscripts in the field of moral theology. Their lucid translation, background studies, notes, and careful documentation of bibliographic sources used by Bavinck make this volume an invaluable background study on the history of theological ethics. Equally important, the book fills out our understanding of Bavinck the complete theologian. Working through it is an exhilarating eye-opener.\"\u003cbr\u003e—James A. De Jong, emeritus president and professor of historical theology, Calvin Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recent decades have witnessed renewed interest in a genuinely theological ethics. Theology promises Christians a third way between an often simplistic and atomistic direct application of normative scriptural proof texts and a retreat into the theories of one or more philosophical-ethical schools. The publication of Herman Bavinck's ethics perfectly affirms that promise. Its deep anchors in both Scripture and the theological tradition and its surprising accents render it an important interlocutor and source of moral wisdom even today. For example, though Bavinck employs the concept of moral 'duties' and--like the Reformed fathers--concentrates on the Ten Commandments, his ethics is anything but one-sidedly deontological. His core concept is not 'acting' but 'living,' and the inclusion of spirituality in ethics engenders a much wider ethical scope than usual. Also remarkable is his continuous attention to the virtues and to the spiritual disciplines and the formational dimensions of the imitation of Christ. The editors and translators deserve our gratitude and appreciation for this important achievement. They have transformed a rich but almost inaccessible manuscript into a clear, readable, interestingly annotated, well-structured, and attractive book. I cannot wait for the next volume.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Ad de Bruijne, professor of ethics and spirituality, Theological University Kampen, The Netherlands\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ethics is no marginal relative of doctrine and theology, as the letters of Paul bear eloquent witness. The translation of Herman Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e has been of major significance, and now it is followed, appropriately, by his \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e. It is wonderful that this work has been discovered, translated, and published. One of the great needs of our day is close attention to the 'theological' in theological ethics, and Bavinck does not disappoint in this respect, with his characteristic rigor and creativity. John Bolt and his colleagues have provided us with a fresh resource for theological and ethical reflection.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Craig G. Bartholomew, director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a treasure! John Bolt has done the church a tremendous service in translating and editing this first volume of Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e. It shares all the hallmarks we have come to associate with Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a formidable, astute account of the Reformed approach to ethics. We have long needed a work like this! Bavinck's \u003cem\u003eReformed Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e offers pastors, students, theologians, ethicists--and Christians who would like to wrestle more deeply with the nature of the Christian life--a rich introduction to moral theology in all its contours. On the one hand, Bavinck sets forth a Christ-centered, Spirit-focused paradigm for ethics that accounts for the complexities of human nature amid the great story of creation, fall, and redemption. On the other hand, he manages to provide immensely practical and even devotional insights into dimensions of the Christian life that rarely receive the treatment they deserve, including the conscience, spiritual and moral pathologies, and practices of restoration and communion. I am grateful to have this tremendous resource in my hands, and I eagerly anticipate the next two volumes!\"\u003cbr\u003e—Matthew J. 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