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| − | '''Louis Berkhof''' (1873-1957)—an American [[Reformed]] theologian born in Drenthe province of the Netherlands and emigrated to the States with his parents in 1882, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Berkhof would spend, apart from his education, the rest of his life. | + | '''Louis Berkhof''' (1873-1957)—an American [[Reformed]] theologian born in [[Drenthe]] province of the [[Netherlands]] and emigrated to the [[United States]] with his parents in 1882, settling in [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]], where Berkhof would spend, apart from his education, the rest of his life. |
| − | Berkhof's work emphasized that all initiative, virtue, and certainty reside with God, while all the opposite resides with humanity.<ref>''Dictionary of the Presbyterian & Reformed Tradition in America'', D.G. Hart, Mark A. Noll (eds.), Intervarsity Press, 1999, pp.32-33</ref> | + | Berkhof's work emphasized that all initiative, virtue, and certainty reside with God, while all the opposite resides with humanity.<ref>''Dictionary of the Presbyterian & Reformed Tradition in America'', D.G. Hart, Mark A. Noll (eds.), Intervarsity Press, 1999, pp.32-33</ref> |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| − | *''Systematic Theology'' (originally titled ''Reformed Dogmatics'', 1932) | + | *[https://books.google.com/books?id=jFqJaODKwIoC ''Systematic Theology''] (originally titled ''Reformed Dogmatics'', 1932) |
| − | :*''Manual of Reformed Doctrine (1933, | + | :*[https://books.google.com/books?id=T49Z0TfBO0sC ''Manual of Reformed Doctrine''] (1933, college-level distillation of ''Reformed Dogmatics'', also titled ''Manual of Christian Doctrine'') |
| + | ::*[https://books.google.com/books?id=XCr3NWXnL1kC ''Summary of Christian Doctrine''], (1938) an even further distilled version of ''Systematic Theology'' | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.bible-researcher.com/berkhof1.html "What is the The Word of God?"] (address given at Calvin College and Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 3, 4, and 5, 1942) | *[http://www.bible-researcher.com/berkhof1.html "What is the The Word of God?"] (address given at Calvin College and Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 3, 4, and 5, 1942) | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/details/biblicalarchaeo00berkgoog ''Biblical Archaeology''] (Eerdmans-Sevensma, 1915) | ||
| + | :*[http://www.archive.org/stream/MN41642ucmf_1 ''Biblical Archaeology'' "Microfilmed" 1928] | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/details/newtestamentintr00berk ''New Testament Introduction''] (Eerdmans-Sevensma, 1915) | ||
| + | *[http://www.theopedia.com/Louis_Berkhof ''Theopedia'' entry on Berkhof] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, September 26, 2018
Louis Berkhof (1873-1957)âan American Reformed theologian born in Drenthe province of the Netherlands and emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1882, settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Berkhof would spend, apart from his education, the rest of his life.
Berkhof's work emphasized that all initiative, virtue, and certainty reside with God, while all the opposite resides with humanity.[1]
Works
- Systematic Theology (originally titled Reformed Dogmatics, 1932)
- Manual of Reformed Doctrine (1933, college-level distillation of Reformed Dogmatics, also titled Manual of Christian Doctrine)
- Summary of Christian Doctrine, (1938) an even further distilled version of Systematic Theology
External links
- "What is the The Word of God?" (address given at Calvin College and Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 3, 4, and 5, 1942)
- Biblical Archaeology (Eerdmans-Sevensma, 1915)
- New Testament Introduction (Eerdmans-Sevensma, 1915)
- Theopedia entry on Berkhof
References
- â Dictionary of the Presbyterian & Reformed Tradition in America, D.G. Hart, Mark A. Noll (eds.), Intervarsity Press, 1999, pp.32-33