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Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology: Its Principles (Classic Reprint)
Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology Its Principles - Classic Reprint Author:Abraham Kuyper The original work, a part of which only is here given in — English, consists of three volumes. These together form a — systematic whole. The first volume contains an introduc- — tion to Theological Encyclopedia, included in pages 1-55 of — this translation. This is followed by a history of Theologi- — cal Encyclopedia of about five hundred pages. No ... more »such
history had ever been written before. Brief, summary re-
views are given in some encyclopedias, but no history of
this department as such can be found. And yet the need of
it is imperative for the sake of a broad study of the position
which Theological Encyclopedia at present occupies in the
domain of science. Moreover, the writer was impelled to
undertake this task because the general history of Theology
has for the most part been interpreted in a sense which does
not agree with what he deems should be understood by
Theology. In writing so extensive a history of Theologi-
cal Encyclopedia he had a twofold purpose in view : on
the one hand of conveying a fuller knowledge of Encyclo-
pedia of Theology than had thus far been furnished, and
on the other hand of giving a review of the entire history
of Theology from his view-point. Upon this introductory
volume follows Volume II., which is here given entire in
the English translation. And then follows the third vol-
ume, almost equally large, in which the separate theological
departments find their logical division and interpretation
according to the author's principles. In this third volume
the principles previously developed are brought to their
logical sequence, showing that only in the full acceptance
of the proper principle can a pure and correct development