What’s the Deal with Bavink?
Gayle Doornbos & Gray Sutanto
PART 1: We discuss the life and thought of Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck in part 1 of this conversation with CPT fellows Gayle Doornbos and Gray Sutanto. What was Bavinck's ecclesial context? How did political dynamics in the Netherlands influence his life, and how do these movements related to the broader Reformed movement, Calvinism, and its popular understanding within American evangelicalism? Gayle serves on the faculty of Dordt University and Gray serves on the Faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary.
PART 2: We continue our conversation about Herman Bavinck with Gayle Doornbos and Gray Sutanto. How did Bavinck's intellectual curiosity show in his writing? How did he work to produce and rearticulate Reformed theology for his own context? How did he wed orthodox theological confession with modernist and scientific movements of his day? What can pastors and theologians learn from how Bavinck on how to engage with others' ideas and writing? How can pastors unfamiliar with Bavinck's work begin to explore what he's written?
Gayle Doornbos is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Dordt University. She earned her PhD in Theology from the University of St. Michael’s College. Her research interests include Neo-Calvinism and the theology of Herman Bavinck. She is a member of the St. Basil Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
Gray Sutanto is a Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He previously served as the Pastor of Covenant City Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. He hold a PhD in Theology from the University of Edinburgh. He is a member of the St. John Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
