The Abraham Kuyper Society

Published on 2006-07-14 13:36:00

For PosterityHere's a pic of Gregory and Abraham. When Sander gets back in town, Karel, Girma, myself (and maybe Marco and anyone else who's interested in the AKsociety) should all have our photo with the bust.

Request for Prayer

Published on 2006-05-07 01:12:00

It's been a month ago since I last posted on this blog. I still want to work at the AKSoc project. The only problem is that I have to few man power to pull this thing. So please pray that I'll find people who are interested to join the AKSoc.

Abraham Kuyper Petition (DRAFT)

Published on 2006-04-05 01:28:00

The VU was established with a clear mission, a clear added value to the academia and to society. This University was meant to be free of state influence, because modernist society only tolerates a theistic worldviews. It was also meant to be free of the church, since a greater part of the Christendom in Kuyper’s days was also under the influence modernism and dualism. Today, there is an additional external threat from corporate organizations, which provide resources for research, but also acq

Mission Statement Draft

Published on 2006-03-10 09:28:00

This is what Gregory came up with, let us know what you think. The first line says what we are, the second paragraph explains "Why Kuyper?" The last section is our purpose (mission statement).The Abraham Kuyper Society is a multidisciplinary collaboration of Christian scholars and students at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) founded the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1880 as an independent Protestant institution. In 1901 he became Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Ku

Worldview or View Christ?

Published on 2006-02-05 14:46:00

I was thinking about the name "Abraham Kuyper Society". By adopting this name, we might falsely suggest that we're all about reintroducing Kuypers ideas on science, religion and other spheres of life. However, Kuyper cannot NOT be the most important reason for our existence. In fact, when I think about worldviews, I seriously doubt whether there is such a thing as 'the Christian view on ... [philosopy, theology, social science, psychology, political science, physics, chemistry mathematics...].I

Danish Cartoons - II - Jesus Said...

Published on 2006-02-03 01:52:00

To all people who feel offended because of other people declaring the right to blaspheme...I would like to quote Jesus' (Isa's) words in John 15:18"If the World hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first."Personally, I believe that we do not have any rights unless they are bestowed on us by God. 'The right to blaspheme God' therefore sounds very silly to me.Yet, Jesus was and is still being blasphemed against. He was abused to the point that he was tortured and killed. He let this happen so

Danish Cartoons - I - The Right to Blaspheme?

Published on 2006-02-03 01:51:00

BBC News:In Berlin, Die Welt argued there was a right to blaspheme in the West, and asked whether Islam was capable of coping with satire. "The protests from Muslims would be taken more seriously if they were less hypocritical," it wrote in an editorial. Washington Post:"The appearance of 12 drawings in the Danish press provoked emotions in the Muslim world because the representation of Allah and his prophet is forbidden," the French afternoon newspaper France Soir wrote. "But because no religio

Not a Square Inch

Published on 2006-01-31 17:18:00

"There is not a square inchin the whole domain of our human existenceover which Christ, who is Sovereign over all,does not cry: 'Mine!'"Quote frome Kuyper's inaugural address at the dedication of the Free University.kuyper, vrije universiteit,christianity, worldview, Jesus Christ

AKSoc - Tools

Published on 2006-01-29 13:49:00

To achieve AKSoc’s purpose to love God with all our minds by promoting the application and development of Christian worldview in all scientific disciplines,AKSoc will organise events and regular meetings. ACTIVITIES- AKsoc invites Christian scholars from various academic disciplines to contribute to Christian worldview thought, by lecturing, presenting, writing and advice. - AKsoc invites students and anyone who is interested to participate in AKsoc activities. These include (guest) lectures,

Draft Mission Statement

Published on 2006-01-25 17:32:00

The Abraham Kuyper Society (AKSoc) , based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), is named after Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), a Dutch Neo-calvinist theologian, news paper editor, prime minister of the Netherlands (1901-1905) and founder of the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) in Amsterdam (1880).The Vrije Universiteit was meant to be a protestant university, ‘Free’ signified freedom from government and church. However, present-day Vrije Universiteit has evolved into a primarily secular institution,