Contours of a Christian Philosophy: An Introduction to Herman Dooyeweerd's Thought : A Supplement to the Collected Works of Herman Dooyeweerd

by L. Kalsbeek, Bernard Zylstra (Editor), Josina Zylstra (Editor)

Kalsbeek, clearly a true believer but otherwise not identified, introduces general readers interested in Christian philosophy to Dooyeweerd's (law, Free U.) Philosophy of the Cosmonomic Idea. He begins by perusing the nature of philosophy itself, then discusses such topics as sphere sovereignty, the faith aspect in restrictive and expansive functions, the experience of identity, structures of human society, the problem of the Christian state, types of enkaptic interlacements, and the elements of philosophical anthropology. The translation into English passed through several hands; no Dutch publication is cited. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Philosophy

360 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1975

Reviews

[David Jamison]

Very good! Now on to Dooyeweerd!

[Jason Garwood]

Outstanding. Meaty as all get out, but outstanding!

[Henk-Jan]

Although I can only partially judge to the truthfulness of the representation of Dooyeweerd's thought, I immensely enjoyed reading this book. It is clear-cut, and well-written, especially as a result of the clarifying examples which are abundantly used. This stirred up new enthusiasm to start reading 'A new critique of theoretical thought' for myself. Moreover, I have no doubt that this introduction will attribute to understanding its content. I have already recommended this book by Kalsbeek often and will probably keep on doing so.

[Jacob Aitken]

A handy reference to Dooyeweerd's thought. While it seeks to explain HD's thought, it also presupposes a good bit of knowledge before hand.

[Daniel da Silva]

A Filosofia da Ideia Cosmonômica é um desafio intelectual que poucos estão aptos a encarar. Apesar das dificuldades, Kalsbeek faz um ótimo trabalho ao apresentar essa introdução de forma bastante didática. Este livro não responde a todas as questões sobre a filosofia de Dooyeweerd e tampouco resolve todos os problemas que, porventura, se atrelem a um construto conceitual. No entanto, ele fornece aos interessados em interagir com Dooyeweerd um ferramental indispensável.