Nelson Kloosterman speaks about Herman Bavinck’s theology of marriage and the family. Kloosterman recently translated Bavinck’s book The Christian Family. Though he wrote in early 20th century Netherlands, Bavinck’s book is relevant for the present day. In distinction from so many contemporary works, Bavinck establishes a theology of marriage and the family that can be applied to the manifold challenges facing families in the present day.

Dr. Kloosterman is Executive Director of Worldview Resources, International and works as a translator of important theological works. Listen as he unfolds Bavinck’s doctrine of sin and redemptive-historical focus as they pertain to God’s design for the family and society as a whole.

Participants: Camden Bucey, David Filson, Nelson Kloosterman

Dr. Nelson Kloosterman returns to Christ the Center to speak about natural law and two kingdom theology in early 21st century Dutch thought. Dr. Kloosterman is Executive Director of Worldview Resources International, while he also labors in translating great Dutch theological works into English.

In this discussion, Dr. Kloosterman speaks about his arguments found in Kingdoms Apart, edited by Ryan C. McIlhenny and published by P&R Publishing. Dr. Kloosterman’s essay, “Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms in the Thought of Herman Bavinck” seeks to explain Bavinck’s position in light of recent criticisms. In addition, Kloosterman speaks about his translations of two articles on the two kingdoms by S. G. de Graaf, an important early 21st c. Dutch theologian.

Listeners may also be interested to hear Dr. Kloosterman speak about many different related subjects in our Christ and Culture series.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Nelson Kloosterman

This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Four Views on… books published by InterVarsity Press. We recorded each participant independently over the course of three rounds – swapping recordings to the other participants between each round. These are Dr. Kloosterman’s closing remarks.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Nelson Kloosterman

Participants: Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Nelson Kloosterman

This is part four of our series entitled Christ and Culture and marks the end of our first round. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak about their views of common grace, natural law, and eschatology. This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Counterpoints series published by InterVarsity Press. In future episodes each participant will have the opportunity to criticize the other views.

post photo by vermin inc

Books and other media from the participants

Bill Dennison

• Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics
• The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925

Darryl Hart

• A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State
• Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestant
• Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham

Nelson Kloosterman

• The Ten Commandments: Manual for the Christian Life by Joachim Douma (Kloosterman trans.)

Doug Wilson

• Collision: Is Christianity Good for the World?: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson
• Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History
• The Deluded Atheist: A Response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion

Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Doug Wilson, Nelson Kloosterman

This is part three of our series entitled Christ and Culture. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak from their unique perspectives. Today the participants address the issues of vocation, education and engagement in the fine arts. This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Counterpoints series published by InterVarsity Press. In future episodes each participant will have the opportunity to criticize the other views.

post photo by Craig Stevens

Books and other media from the participants

Bill Dennison

• Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics
• The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925

Darryl Hart

• A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State
• Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestant
• Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham

Nelson Kloosterman

• The Ten Commandments: Manual for the Christian Life by Joachim Douma (Kloosterman trans.)

Doug Wilson

• Collision: Is Christianity Good for the World?: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson
• Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History
• The Deluded Atheist: A Response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion

Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Doug Wilson, Nelson Kloosterman

This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Four Views on… books published by InterVarsity Press. The listener should be aware that this is a debate and should not be seen as an endorsement for any particular speaker. Please be advised that in future episodes each participant will criticize the other views.

Today the participants address the subject of politics.

Books and other media from the participants

Bill Dennison

• Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics
• The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925

Darryl Hart

• A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State
• Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestant
• Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham

Nelson Kloosterman

• The Ten Commandments: Manual for the Christian Life by Joachim Douma (Kloosterman trans.)

Doug Wilson

• Collision: Is Christianity Good for the World?: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson
• Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History
• The Deluded Atheist: A Response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion

Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Doug Wilson, Nelson Kloosterman

This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Four Views on… books published by InterVarsity Press. We recorded each participant independently over the course of three rounds – swapping recordings to the other participants between each round.

This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. The listener should be aware that this is a debate and should not be seen as an endorsement for any particular speaker. Please be advised that future episodes each participant will criticize the other views.

In the first round, we asked a series of questions under the following headings.

• General/Introductory
• Politics
• Vocation
• Education
• Fine Arts, Etc.
• Theological Undercurrents
  • Common Grace
  • Natural Law
  • Eschatology
• Conclusion

This introductory episode includes each participant’s opening and closing comments. The entire series is conveniently grouped under one page.

Books and other media from the participants

Bill Dennison

• Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics
• The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925

Darryl Hart

• A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State
• Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestant
• Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham

Nelson Kloosterman

• The Ten Commandments: Manual for the Christian Life by Joachim Douma (Kloosterman trans.)

Doug Wilson

• Collision: Is Christianity Good for the World?: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson
• Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History
• The Deluded Atheist: A Response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion

Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Doug Wilson, Nelson Kloosterman