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Vincent Bacote and Nathaniel Perrin

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Redemptive Rehabilitation: Theological Approaches to Criminal Justice Reform

In this article, we will attempt to build a multi-dimensional vision of rehabilitation, based in Christian understandings of human nature, redemption, and community. By first exploring what rehabilitation means and why it is important, we will then survey three models of restoration and rehabilitation which can be instituted as programs offered within the incarceration system…
Vincent Bacote and Nathaniel Perrin
October 15, 2019
Book Review

Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition: A Systematic Introduction

The tradition and legacy of Dutch theologian, politician, and journalist (and more) Abraham Kuyper and his theologian colleague Herman Bavinck have been often regarded as the special or narrow object of interest of those associated with denominations and institutions with roots in the Netherlands. Craig G. Bartholomew has written Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition with…
Vincent Bacote
January 15, 2018
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Abraham Kuyper’s Rhetorical Public Theology with Implications for Faith and Learning

Abraham Kuyper ’s approach to public engagement (his public theology) emphasizes both a “common” element as well as distinctive Christian identity. In this essay Vincent Bacote considers the contrasting approaches to public theology of Max Stackhouse and Ronald Thiemann and then offers a summary of Kuyper ’s public theology. The essay discusses that Kuyper’s work…
Vincent Bacote
July 15, 2008