{"product_id":"reformed-dogmatics-1-volume-abridged","title":"Reformed Dogmatics - 1 volume, abridged","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"3155\" data-start=\"3082\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eA leading expert on Herman Bavinck and his works, John Bolt has edited this great work by Bavinck into a single abridged volume, accessible for laymen, pastors, and teachers. Few works in Christian theology combine breadth, depth, historical awareness, and spiritual warmth as powerfully as Herman Bavinck’s \u003cem data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"133\"\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. Now translated from Dutch to English and originally a work in four volumes, it is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of one of the most important Reformed theologians of the modern era—a true “magnum opus” that continues to shape pastors, scholars, and serious readers of theology today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"724\" data-start=\"493\"\u003eAt its heart, \u003cem data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"507\"\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003c\/em\u003e is not merely a textbook—it is a theological cathedral. Bavinck brings together Scripture, the church’s historical reflection, and philosophical rigor, combining these into a unified vision of the Christian faith from a thoroughly Biblical and fundamentally Reformed perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"726\"\u003eDrawing on voices from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAugustine of Hippo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Aquinas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Calvin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFriedrich Schleiermacher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Bavinck demonstrates that Reformed theology is not narrow or sectarian, but deeply catholic, in the truest sense of the word. It is rooted in the whole history of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3155\" data-start=\"3082\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHerman Selderhuis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e notes the enduring relevance of this masterwork of Reformed theology:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3157\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3159\"\u003e“Neither conservative nor progressive… its biblical character makes it constantly up-to-date.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Bavinck's magisterial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReformed Dogmatics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind.\"--J. I. Packer, Regent College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerman Bavinck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1854-1921) succeeded Abraham Kuyper as professor of systematic theology at the Free University in Amsterdam in 1902. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Bolt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is professor of systematic theology emeritus at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Bolt has helped Reformed Fellowship by lending his expertise in reviewing the manuscript for \"Herman Bavinck\", the children's biography published by Reformed Fellowship in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3295\" data-start=\"3159\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Vriend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e translated many classic theological works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reformed Fellowship, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48504511267066,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/3588\/5152\/files\/9780801036484.webp?v=1774005299","url":"https:\/\/reformedfellowship.net\/products\/reformed-dogmatics-1-volume-abridged","provider":"Reformed Fellowship, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}