{"product_id":"j-h-bavinck-reader-9780802865922","title":"J. H. Bavinck Reader","description":"\u003ci\u003eCrucial themes and issues explored by a premier missiologist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohan Herman Bavinck (1895-1964) was a prominent twentieth-century Dutch Calvinist missiologist who wrestled with the tension between religious absolutism and relativism, as many Christians do in today's pluralistic context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe J. H. Bavinck Reader\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together a choice selection of Bavinck's significant writings that are essential for understanding his theology of missions, his approach to world religions, and his religious psychology. His treatment of religious consciousness and Christian faith expands on the brief treatment of it in his own work \u003ci\u003eThe Church Between Temple and Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e. The concluding chapters show how Bavinck's theoretical reflection on religious consciousness was rooted in his close observation during his years as a missionary in Indonesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering a constructive way forward, Bavinck affirms both the particularity of salvation in Christ and the universality of the Christian hope. A substantial introduction enhances the book with the most thorough biographical sketch of Bavinck available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBratt, James D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James D. Bratt is professor of history at Calvin College andcoeditor of Perspectives: A Journal of ReformedThought. His other books include DutchCalvinism in Modern America and AntirevivalisminAntebellum America.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisser, Paul J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul J. Visser is pastor of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and chairman of the Foundation for the Promoting of Reformed Missiology and Ecumenics.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413078905106,"sku":"9780802865922","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a99a0187-5976-4a42-9baf-52925e30e0e6.jpg?v=1729344698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/j-h-bavinck-reader-9780802865922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}