{"product_id":"a-christian-theory-of-political-truth-9781954504042","title":"A Christian Theory of Political Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA godless political theory can only be opposed by a godly one. Groen van Prinsterer's (1801-1876) political theory is both Augustinian and simple. The forsaking of the supremacy of God's transcendent moral order in favor of the supremacy of mankind leads-not to freedom-but to arbitrary authority and tyranny. True and reliable knowledge begins with knowledge received from God; without this, man becomes lost in all spheres of knowledge. This includes political knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the rest of Europe, the Netherlands was abandoning the supremacy of God's transcendent moral order in politics. This same secular political theory wreaks havoc in politics today. As a devout Christian statesman, Groen opposed this anti-Christian liberalism with a theory grounded upon God's Word and God's providence in history, a faithful political theory still true today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of neo-Calvinism, Reformed Conservatism, or Christian political philosophy will all alike enjoy the easy prose, rhetorical elegance, and fiery punch delivered by one of Holland's greatest parliamentarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroen Van Prinsterer, Guillaume:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (1801-1876) was a Dutch Christian statesman and historian whose Anti-Revolutionary political theory was characterized by its opposition to the anti-Christian liberalism and socialism inspired by the Enlightenment. He studied at Leiden University, obtained his literature doctorate, and graduated in 1823. He was the secretary to William II, a member of the Second Chamber of Parliament, and later became the leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. Groen was a disciple of Edmund Burke, a mentor to Abraham Kuyper, and was endorsed by Herman Bavinck. It was in Groen van Prinsterer that Dutch Conservatism found one of its greatest voices.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchlebusch, Jan Adriaan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jan Adriaan Schlebusch is a Christian philosopher and historian. Born in 1989 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he grew up on a cattle ranch near the city. Between 2008 and 2013, he completed a BA (Theology), a BA Honors (Latin), and an MA (Philosophy) at the University of the Free State. In 2018, he graduated with a PhD from the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen. The title of his doctoral dissertation was \"Strategic Narratives: Groen van Prinsterer as Nineteenth-Century Statesman-Historian.\" He has published several peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Trajecta and the Journal for Christian Scholarship, among others. He is a senior researcher at the Pactum Institute and a research associate with the Department of Systematic and Historical Theology at the University of Pretoria.","brand":"Refcon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324789424402,"sku":"9781954504042","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_267a975d-fe2b-4e92-8248-fbb0d4bdb0b6.jpg?v=1748701613","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-christian-theory-of-political-truth-9781954504042","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}