Common Grace, 3.15

Last updated on: August 2, 2022 at 9:19 am By Coyle Neal

Kuyper on differences between the church and state Read more

An excellent Christian book for children

Last updated on: August 3, 2022 at 9:19 am By Coyle Neal

Review of "The King and the Dragon" by James W. Shrimpton, illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia Read more

Common Grace, 3.14

Last updated on: August 1, 2022 at 8:50 am By Coyle Neal

This post is part of a series walking through the third volume of Abraham Kuyper’s Common Grace [I think there should be a good π joke to make somewhere in today’s post, but I’ve not found it yet…] Just what do the words “church” and “state” even mean? This must be defined in order avoid confusion, which is the source of countless unfortunate disputes. For our purposes, when we’re talking about “church” we mean the “institution”, not the “organism.” So we’re... Read more

Against Christian Nationalism

Last updated on: August 3, 2022 at 9:27 am By Coyle Neal

Review of Paul Miller's "The Religion of American Greatness: What's Wrong With Christian Nationalism" Read more

Common Grace, 3.13

Last updated on: July 21, 2022 at 8:56 am By Coyle Neal

This post is part of a series walking through the third volume of Abraham Kuyper’s Common Grace With chapter 13, we move into a stretch of Kuyper’s reflections on church and state that will span nearly half the volume. But this will not be, we are told, political theory or a developed view of the state. Instead, Kuyper is going to ask the question of how the state should relate to the institutional church. In light of the Belgic Confession,... Read more