Herman Bavinck’s Theological Relationship with John Calvin in relation to the Doctrines of the Trinity and the Image of God

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    The aim of this project is to analyse and evaluate Bavinck’s theological relationship with Calvin in relation to the doctrines of the Trinity and the image of God. This project will focus on the following research questions: The central question of this study is, What is Bavinck’s views on Calvin’s theology and his life in general, and particularly in relation to the doctrines of the Trinity and the image of God? Under this central question, four points are intended:
    1. What is Bavinck’s theological identity in relation to recent discussion between two Bavincks hypothesis and one Bavinck?
    2. What is Bavinck’s historical context, particularly in relation with Calvin’s role in neo-Calvinism and theological landscape of Netherlands of his time?
    3. What precisely are Bavinck’s doctrines of the Trinity and the image of God? What influence did contemporary discussion partners have on Bavinck and what is Bavinck’s use of Calvin’s thoughts over against anti-trinitarianism and the modernism?
    4. What are the continuities and developments of the doctrines of the Trinity and the image of God of Bavinck in relation to those of Calvin?

    StatusActive
    Effective start/end date1/01/18 → …

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