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“pluriformity.”
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
sphere sovereignty
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
For one thing, he saw in Calvinism’s evolving support for the idea of religious freedom—the advocacy of the rights of diverse churches to pursue their various patterns of life and worship—an implicit endorsement of the idea of ecclesiastical pluriformity.
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
One of Kuyper’s favorite terms was “pluriformity.” He had a fondness for many-ness.
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
On each God has conferred its own peculiar right of existence and reason for existence.”
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
Many-ness, Kuyper argued, was necessary for created life to flourish in a “fresh and vigorous” manner.
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
unchanged from the original published forms, although I have made a few adjustments - such as adding some additional footnotes and providing section headings in those essays where there were none in the original.In the subtitle I have chosen for this volume, I have characterized my various explorations as being in Kuyper's "line." The exp
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“Each sphere has its own identity, its own unique task, its own God-given prerogatives.
Richard J. Mouw • Abraham Kuyper
the future of the church is ancient: