Journal for Christian Theological Research
Article Title
Called Back to Stewardship: Recovering and Developing Abraham Kuyper's Cosmic Pneumatology
Abstract
Abraham Kuyper's cosmic pneumatology provides an indispenable resource for the contemporary systematic development of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Though contemporary scholars have attended to this neglected aspect of pneumatology, there has been inadequate development of the ecological, cultural, and sociopolitical implications of the relation between the Spirit and creation. In Kuyper's cosmic pneumatology, the Spirit completes the creative act, animates all of life, and restrains the effects of sin in the world. This understanding of the Spirit/creation relationship overlaps with Kuyper's understanding of common grace, thus making the Spirit the agent of common grace. This grace provides the impetus for cultural development, social action, and political involvement. Bacote argues from this that the Spirit drives this kind of activity, and thus motivates Christians toward "responsible" stewardship of creation, leading to thoughtful environmental proposals and redemptive cultural and political involvement in society.
Recommended Citation
Bacote, Vincent
(1997)
"Called Back to Stewardship: Recovering and Developing Abraham Kuyper's Cosmic Pneumatology,"
Journal for Christian Theological Research: Vol. 2
, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/jctr/vol2/iss1997/2