Tracing the Hand of God: Divine Providence, Dutch Colonial Policy, and Herman Bavinck

In this essay, I trace the main contours of Herman Bavinck's account of divine providence, outlining its unique features. I then highlight ways that Bavinck's parliamentary speeches which touch on the subject of colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies expose a hidden risk in his formulati...

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Published inInternational journal of systematic theology : IJST Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 314 - 328
Main Author Pass, Bruce R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2024
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Bavinck, Herman (1854-1921)
Colonialism
Divinity
God
Religious doctrines
Speeches
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Summary:In this essay, I trace the main contours of Herman Bavinck's account of divine providence, outlining its unique features. I then highlight ways that Bavinck's parliamentary speeches which touch on the subject of colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies expose a hidden risk in his formulation of this doctrine. In conversation with recent reflections on this doctrine, I then argue that this problem is not insurmountable. By way of conclusion, I suggest ways that it might be overcome so that the more promising features of Bavinck's doctrine of providence might be retrieved.
ISSN:1463-1652
1468-2400
DOI:10.1111/ijst.12686