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“Calvinism is an all-embracing system of principles... It is rooted in a form of religion which was peculiarly its own, and form that specific religious consciousness there was developed first a particular theology, then a special church-order, and then a given form for political and social life.”

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Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper

Dutch politician, theologian, and educator. Abraham Kuyper was born on October 29, 1837, and died on November 8, 1920. He had a significant impact in the fields of Dutch politics, religion, and education, being one of the founders of Dutch Christian democracy. more

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