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Inaugural Address (1926)

By Herman Dooyeweerd

Inaugural Address (1926)

By Herman Dooyeweerd

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The Birth of a Reformational Philosophy:On October 15, 1926, Herman Dooyeweerd stood before the Free University of Amsterdam to deliver his inaugural address as Professor of Law. What he presented that day-and published soon after-was far more than a lecture. It was a penetrating diagnosis of the internal contradictions of humanistic thought and a bold call to recover a distinctly Christian law-idea as the foundation for science, law, and culture.In this address, Dooyeweerd traces the rise of modern humanism from Hobbes and Descartes through Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel, exposing the antinomies that fractured its lofty ideals. He demonstrates how the humanistic pursuit of scientific continuity inevitably collided with the exaltation of autonomous personality-an irresolvable tension that shaped modern philosophy, legal theory, and culture itself. Against this backdrop, Dooyeweerd sets forth the Christian alternative: a worldview anchored in God's sovereign order, in which law is not the construct of human reason but the boundary of creation itself.This translation, enriched with restored annotations and careful editorial work, makes available in English one of Dooyeweerd's earliest and most programmatic texts. Here the reader will encounter the seeds of the reformational philosophy that would occupy Dooyeweerd's life's work: a vision of reality that refuses reductionism, honors the fullness of God's creation, and provides a solid foundation for Christian scholarship and cultural engagement.A foundational text for anyone seeking to understand Dooyeweerd's philosophy and the Christian response to the crisis of modern thought.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
284
Release Date:
2025-12-01
Publication Date:
2025-12-01
Publisher:
Paideia Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1998711366
ISBN13:
9781998711369
Weight:
465 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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