A Variety of Voices: Reformed Theologians on the Theory of Evolution

Gijsbert van den Brink; Harry  Cook

A Variety of Voices: Reformed Theologians on the Theory of Evolution

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Discussing and comparing the views of Charles Hodge ('rejection'), Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck ('hesitation'), Benjamin B. Warfield ('acceptance'), Gerrit C. Berkouwer ('caution') and Hendrikus Berkhof ('incorporation'), we show that ever since its inception in 1859 there has not been a uniform response to Darwinian evolution in the Reformed theological tradition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	265-292
Number of pages	27
Journal	Calvin Theological Journal
Volume	56
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

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