Trinity or German idealism? Reconsidering the origins of Herman Bavinck's organic motif

This essay re-examines the origins of Herman Bavinck's organic motif. Contending with a central claim of the new interpretative paradigm in Bavinck studies, this article problematises the claim that Bavinck's organic motif does not draw on German idealism but derives solely from a classica...

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Published inScottish journal of theology Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 56 - 70
Main Author Pass, Bruce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.02.2023
Subjects
Anglophones
Bavinck, Herman (1854-1921)
Idealism
Interpreting
Modernity
Philosophy
Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von (1775-1854)
Theology
Traditions
Trinity
German idealism
Herman Bavinck
organicism
Trinity
F. W. J. Schelling
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Summary:This essay re-examines the origins of Herman Bavinck's organic motif. Contending with a central claim of the new interpretative paradigm in Bavinck studies, this article problematises the claim that Bavinck's organic motif does not draw on German idealism but derives solely from a classical western doctrine of the Trinity. This essay argues that the denial of Schelling's influence on Bavinck's organicism misconstrues the terms on which Bavinck forges his synthesis of orthodoxy and modernity, and cloaks the degree to which Bavinck allows philosophical constructs to determine the material content of his theology.
ISSN:0036-9306
1475-3065
DOI:10.1017/S0036930622000734