Results 261 to 270 of about 162,544 (305)

Civil Society and Sphere Sovereignty: Calvinist Understandings of Defferentiated Society(Abstract)

open access: yesCivil Society and Sphere Sovereignty: Calvinist Understandings of Defferentiated Society(Abstract)
openaire  

Kuyper and Dooyeweerd: Sphere Sovereignty and Modal Aspects

Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, 2016
The article is an outline of some of the key thoughts of two Dutch Calvinist philosophers who have had a major impact on sections of modern evangelicalism. These key thoughts are sphere sovereignty, closely associated with Kuyper but adopted enthusiastically by Dooyeweerd as well, and modal aspects, which is particularly associated with Dooyeweerd ...
openaire   +3 more sources

The Relationship Between Sphere Sovereignty and Subsidiarity

Ius Gentium, 2014
Sphere sovereignty is a social theory based on theological principles. Its starting point is the absolute sovereignty of God. From this principle, sphere sovereignty denies that any single human institution can claim absolute sovereignty. As a result, sphere sovereignty principles support an institutionally pluralistic society, where all kinds of power
openaire   +3 more sources

Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government

Journal of Church and State, 2003
In the last century and a half, the shape of Christian political the ory has been re-thought, both in Catholic and in Reformed1 circles. Fears of excessive centralization have led to attempts to identify theo logically grounded principles limiting the reach of "big government." In Catholicism, the principle of subsidiarity has been propounded, while ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Revisiting Sphere Sovereignty to Interpret Restrictions on Religious Freedom

Philosophia Reformata, 2015
In this article, the Kuyperian concept of sphere sovereignty will be revisited in order to describe the multidimensionality of religious freedom. This article will show that true religious freedom requires not only a sovereign church sphere – the respect of church autonomy –, but also the freedom for religious expression in all other spheres of society.
Dennis P. Petri, Frans Visscher
openaire   +1 more source

Subsidiarity and Sphere-Sovereignty: A Match Made in …?

Theological Studies, 2008
The principle of subsidiarity has a parallel in the Dutch Calvinist tradition of Abraham Kuyper. Seeking to create space for intermediate entities between the state and the individual, Kuyper developed the idea of “sphere-sovereignty” to express this.
openaire   +1 more source

The Development of the Principle of Distributed Authority, or Sphere Sovereignty

Philosophia Reformata, 2017
The article traces the articulation of the principle of distributed authority, or sphere sovereignty, and its background in politics and theology. It considers the two Dutch national leaders who used and developed it most as well as noting some of its earlier sources.
openaire   +1 more source

New Research on Groen van Prinsterer and the Idea of Sphere Sovereignty

Philosophia Reformata, 2019
Historians of Reformational philosophy often claim that Abraham Kuyper obtained the idea of sovereignty in its own sphere from Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer. But very little historical research has been done on Groen’s sources for and development of this idea.
openaire   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy