Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 16
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
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attractiveness of the style in wliicli it is written, which is never dull, and often rises into real eloquence. It is marked
above all, however, by the frankness with which it is based with whicli on the principles of the Reformed theology. it takes its starting-point "from what Calvin called the
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semen
religionis, or the sensus divinitatis in ipsis medullis et
viseeribus hominis infixus,'" so as to grant at once that it must seem as foolishness to him who chooses a different point of
departure
;
builds up its structure on Reformed presuppositions, separates itself by so much from
and with which also
the assumption
it
of the truth of the
and allows at once that it With so substantial the point of view of all other systems. a portion of the work before the reader, however, as this volume supplies, it cannot be necessary to speak here of its method or quality. It is only needful that the reader should
remember that he has before him,
here, only a portion of the
whole work. In its completeness it fills three volumes of about the size of this one. The first of these is introductory, and treats of the name, idea, and conception of Encyclopedia, and then, more specifically, of the idea, divisions, and (most copiously) the history of Theological Encyclopedia. is the genthe one here translated The second volume table of from its eral part, and discusses, as will be seen of place contents, all those questions which concern the theology among the sciences, and the nature of theology as This volume a science with a "principium" of its own.
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notable for the extended and thorough discussion it acinvolving, to be cords to the " Principium Theologiae," sure, some slight breach of proportion in the disposition of is
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the material and possibly some trenching upon the domain of Dogmatics, for which the author duly makes his apologies
but bringing so great a gain to the reader that he will
The find himself especially grateful for just this section. divisions several the third volume contains the treatment of carried through in a wonderfully fresli and original fashion. It is to be hoped that the reception accorded the present volinne will be such as to encourage the translator and publishers to go on and complete the work in of theology,
which
is
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Bekijk de hele uitgave van zaterdag 1 januari 1898
Abraham Kuyper Collection | 708 Pagina's
Bekijk de hele uitgave van zaterdag 1 januari 1898
Abraham Kuyper Collection | 708 Pagina's