Abraham Kuyper

<DIV><I>The definitive biography of Abraham Kuyper giant of Dutch Calvinism</I><br><br>This is the first full-scale English-language biography of the highly influential and astonishingly multifaceted Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) -- theologian minister politician newspaper editor educational innovator Calvinist reformer and prime minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905.<br><br>James Bratt is the ideal scholar to tell the story of Kuyper's remarkable life and work. He expertly traces the origin and development of Kuyper's signature concepts -- common grace Christian worldview sphere sovereignty Christian engagement with contemporary culture -- in the dynamic context of his life's story.<br><br> Based on voluminous primary and secondary Dutch sources Bratt's <I>Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist Christian Democrat</I> will prove to be the go-to biography of this major figure whose ideas and influence extend far beyond his own time and place. </DIV>