Book Review: Christianizing the World
This review examines David J. Engelsma's polemic against Abraham Kuyper's doctrine of common grace, arguing that the doctrine lacks biblical and creedal support and represents a departure from Reformed theology. The reviewer traces how the common grace doctrine has functioned as a means for worldly influence to enter the church, using the example of the Christian Reformed Church's historical trajectory.
Christianizing the World: Reformed Calling or Ecclesiastical Suicide David J. Engelsma Reformed Free Publishing Association 2016, Hardback, 191 pages ISBN 978-1-944555-02-3 “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry ‘Mine.’” These are some of the most stirring words ever written and I would be surprised if they did not arouse great feeling in all Christians. The words come from the Dutch theologian and...