Abraham Kuyper firmly believed that Jesus Christ is King not just of Christians, but of the entire cosmos.
In Pro Rege, Kuyper examines how the authority of Jesus impacts all areas of life. For this Dutch theologian, politician, journalist, and educator, it was nonsense to distinguish between Christian life inside and outside the church. If Jesus is indeed King of creation, he should be honored as such; his authority must be advanced in all spheres, both sacred and secular. In this second volume, Kuyper continues his work of explaining the scope of Christ’s kingship by examining how Jesus’ rule functions in the regenerated human heart. He then begins to explore how Christ’s authority should manifest itself —beginning with the life of the church and the Christian family.
545 pages.
Contents
- Editors’ Introduction by John Kok and Nelson D. Kloosterman
- Volume Introduction by Govert Buijs
- Series I: Christ’s Kingship and His Subjects
- A People of His Own
- The Bond of Love
- Confessing Our King
- Being Witnesses
- Bearing Our Cross
- Soldiers of Our King
- Denying Ourselves for Our King
- Always Ready!
- Conformed to the Image of His Son
- Pilgrims
- The New Commandment
- Series II: Christ’s Kingship in His Church
- The Mystical Body
- The Visible Church
- The Calling of the Disciples
- The Training of the Apostles
- The Holy Sacraments
- Church Federation
- Dwelling in His Church
- Broken Unity
- The Constitutive Significance of the Sacraments for the Church
- The Church and the Holy Scriptures
- The Disintegration of the Church
- The Worldly Church
- A Unique People
- No King without a People
- Neighboring Churches
- Parish System
- The Shepherd’s Care
- Training for the Ministry
- Tempted to Blasphemy
- Private Initiative
- Philanthropy
- Summary
- Series III: Christ’s Kingship and the Family
- The Family in Not a New Creation
- Christian Family
- Corruption of the Best
- Christ as the Head of the Husband
- The Husband as the Head of His Wife
- Feminism I
- Feminism II
- Children
- Authority
- Servants
- Contact with the Outside World
- The Family Altar
- The Family and the Church
- Work in the Family
- Poverty in the Family
- The Care for the Body
- Nurture
- The Unity of the Family
Pro Rege: Living under Christ's Kingship, Volume 2 is in the following collections: