Kuyper on the Divine Purpose for Education
Among Abraham Kuyper’s many accomplishments was his founding of the Free University of Amsterdam, where he also served as president and professor of theology. This collection of essays and speeches presents Kuyper’s theology and philosophy of education, and his understanding of the divine purpose of scholarship for human culture. Included are convocation addresses given at the Free University, parliamentary speeches, newspaper articles, and other talks and essays on the topic of education. Much of the material deals with issues still being debated today including the roles of the family and state in education, moral instruction, Christian education, and vouchers.
496 pages.
- Editor’s Introduction
- Volume Introduction by Charles L. Glenn
- Part 1: Entering the School Struggle
- The Society “for the Common Good”
- Teaching Immortality in the Public School
- Part 2: Christian Education and Its Counterfeits
- Government Funding or Citizen Initiative
- Iron and Clay
- Bound to the Word
- Scholarship: Two Convocation Addresses
- Part 3: A Pluralistic Program for National Education
- Ideas for a National Education System
- Grievances against the School Law
- Is the Restitution Model Impracticable?
- The Remedy
- Speeches as a Member of Parliament
- Speeches as Prime Minister in Parliament
- Part 4: The People’s Voice and Victory
- An Appeal to the Nation’s Conscience
- The Struggle
- The People’s Petition
- As Sheep among Wolves
- Speech Marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Christian Teachers Association
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