Reformed Dogmatics (4 Volume Set) [Hardcover]

Baker Publishing Group (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0801035767 | ISBN-13: 978-0801035760 | Publication Date: June 1, 2008

In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer in English for the very first time all four volumes of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics. This masterwork will appeal not only to scholars, students, pastors, and laity interested in Reformed theology but also to research and theological libraries.

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About the Author

Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) succeeded Abraham Kuyper as professor of systematic theology at the Free University in Amsterdam in 1902. John Bolt (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The late John Vriend translated many classic theological works.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 3024 pages
• Publisher: Baker Academic (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801035767
• ISBN-13: 978-0801035760
• Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 12.2 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beneficial for education as well as devotion, June 20, 2008

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Thomas Haviland-pabst "whowhatwho" (Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reformed Dogmatics (4 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

Reformed Dogmatics by Bavinck is an extremely desirable resource for individuals who want a practical, thorough, and systematic treatment of Reformed theology. He writes from a thoroughly Christo-centric paradigm, illuminating the redeeming character of the triune God. God to Bavinck is a God who condescends towards us and provides a means for us to receive forgiveness and redemption. Given the richness of Reformed Dogmatics, it would be helpful for the reader to have a least a prior basic understanding of topics found with in systematic theology before engaging this set. In other words, this set is not the best introduction to systematic theology. But coupled with something on a more introductory level such as Grudem's Systematic Theology or Berkhof's Systematic Theology, one would greatly benefit from Reformed Dogmatics.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Dogmatics Now Complete, November 17, 2009

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Mike Robinson "Mike A Robinson: Apologetic An... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reformed Dogmatics (4 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

This magnificent and towering work was first published from 1895-1899, and Gereformeerde Dogmatiek has inspired many of the most important Reformed theologians and apologists of the 20th and 21th centuries. It now comes in a four volume set, from Baker in partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, and contains GD in English for the first time in its totality. Masterful, outstanding, and comprehensive.

Apologist Cornelius Van Til admitted his debt to the scholarship and insights of Bavinck; Van Til stated: "Bavinck shows us that if we are to have a truly broad foundation for the concept of Christian dogmatics, we must begin with a discussion of the general principles of knowledge. He points out that the absolutely self-conscious God is the source of all human knowledge. " Van Til: IST, Sigward 1949.

Greg Bahnsen demonstrates his esteem for Bavinck's work and quotes him in his article: For Whom Was God's Law Intended? Biblical Worldview 4:12 (December, 1988).

"This is one of those seminal works that embodies a significant portion of our Reformed theological heritage. We all should rejoice to see this material finally available in English!"(Samuel T. Logan, Westminster Theological Seminary).

Herein is all four volumes of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics. WSB: "This masterwork will appeal not only to scholars, students, pastors, and laity interested in Reformed theology but also to research and theological libraries."

This Power-packed set includes:

Volume 1: Prolegomena
Volume 2: God and Creation
Volume 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ
Volume 4: Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation

"Arguably the most important systematic theology ever produced in the Reformed tradition - I have found it to be the most valuable" (Richard B. Gaffin, Professor of Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary).

- God glorifying.
- Christ centered
- Wonderful precision

This is a necessary set for all ministers, theologians, and apologists.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars challenging, July 14, 2009

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K. Dunn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reformed Dogmatics (4 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

I have heard many people recommend Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics for pastors and those in ministry. But as a layperson, some of my friends suggested I read more "practical" books. Yet I have found this rich theological work to be incredibly practical for my life. The wonderful reason for this is that it is difficult to read Reformed Dogmatics and keep your faith in a compartmentalized, comfortable fashion. Bavinck, by writing in a way that glorifies and reveres the Lord, implicitly but very effectively challenges you to do the same.

If you are looking for weightier or more profound endorsements, then find the book at Westminster Theological Seminary's online bookstore and see the endorsements listed there. I cannot recommend this work too highly.