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Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, "God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology" (T&T Clark, 2021)

Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, "God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology" (T&T Clark, 2021)15 ago36 min

N. Gray Sutanto offers a fresh reading of Herman Bavinck's

theological epistemology and argues that his Trinitarian and organic

worldview utilizes an extensive range of sources. Sutanto unfolds

Bavinck's understanding of what he considered to be the two most

important aspects of epistemology: the character of the sciences and the

correspondence between subjects and objects. Writing at the heels of

the European debates in the 19th and 20th centuries concerning

theology's place in the academy, and rooted in historic Christian

teachings, Sutanto demonstrates how Bavinck's argument remains fresh and

provocative. God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology (T&T Clark, 2021) explores

archival material and peripheral works translated for the first time in

English. The author re-reads several key concepts, ranging from