The Work of the Holy Spirit

by Abraham Kuyper

After three-quarters of a century, Dr. Abraham Kuyper's exhaustive study of the work of the Holy Spirit — now available for the first time in a paperback edition — still stands undiminished as a comprehensive Protestant statement about a central but much-misunderstood part of the Christian faith. / “I have made an effort,” Dr. Kuyper writes in his preface, “to represent the work of the Holy Spirit in its organic relations, so that the reader may survey the entire domain. And in surveying, who is not surprised at the ever-widening dimensions of the work of the Holy Spirit in all the things that pertain to God and man?” / The 123 brief sections that make up this work first appeared in the Heraut, a Dutch religious weekly of which Dr. Kuyper served as editor. So it is that this profound exposition is lucidly written in the language of the ordinary people for whose spiritual growth he was deeply concerned. / “Brings together the material belonging to this great topic with a systematizing genius that is very rare, and presents it with a penetrating appreciation of its meaning.”—from the introduction by B. B. Warfield / Few men of his era accomplished as much in as many diverse areas of human life as Abraham Kuyper. When he died at 82 in 1920, he was on of the Netherlands' most famous citizens. As pastor, educator, author, editor, and politician, he was tireless in his efforts to apply the Christian faith to every department of life, and thus earned the esteem of his countrymen and the respect of many beyond the borders of Holland. He was the founder of the Free (Reformed) University of Amsterdam in 1880, and served from 1901 to 1905 as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Genres: Theology, Christian, Christianity

Paperback

First published December 1, 1956

About the author

Abraham Kuyper was a Dutch politician, journalist, statesman and theologian. He founded the Anti-Revolutionary Party and was prime minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905.

Reviews

[Shep · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unevenly good and bad. Not bad as in horrible, per se, just bad as in insufficient or poorly fleshed out. There are some high points of the book which were on subjects that I was interested in researching, with issues of how the Holy Spirit works in the life of infants being amongst them. That section was worth reading even if only for the fact that it was so intriguing. Other sections of the book seemed to meander in a rather unfocused way, and while the usual Kuyperian jems can be found here, for the most part I was not overly impressed with the book; this is something that rarely ever happens when I read Kuyper. 3 stars may be too harsh but 4 seems too strong. Worth reading for those interested; casual readers of Kuyper or people just interested in the Holy Spirit in general can probably skip this one.

[Noah Lykins · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Sanctification embraces the whole man, body and soul, with all the parts, members, and functions that belong to each respectively. It embraces his person and all of his person. This is why sanctification progresses from the hour of regeneration all through life, and can be completed only in and through death.”

“But the Hymn of Praise rises highest when it addresses the Eternal One directly; when the saint thinks not of himself, nor of his brethren, nor of the demons, but of the Lord God alone.”

Thoughtful, pastoral. Short chapters and very digestible.

[James Nash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly excellent, systematic consideration of the Work of the Holy Spirit from start to finish.

[Willy Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

O livro é muito bom, em algumas partes o autor é bem repetitivo, mas é uma boa obra.