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scottacorbin's review against another edition
4.0
This book was lots of fun. I read a little bit of Kuyper earlier this year, but I think that this book really captures some of the spirit missing in some previous things I read. What Kuyper says about science, art, and common grace essentially sums up what I've felt for a long time but never had the words to say. Since "Christ ennobles all of life", things like art and science are to be received as good gifts, not things that are competing against God.
Granted, Kuyper says some extremely awkward things, particularly on race (e.g. on beauty he writes "the Arab attracts with his beautiful form, we Dutch are rather ordinary in appearance, while some primitive tribesman arouse a sense of aversion." Yikes!!) his overall perspective cannot be minimized.
Also, from a sheer publication standpoint, this book was done with much excellence. The tree/skyline juxtaposition at the beginning of the chapter was very cool and reflected the content of the book well.
Granted, Kuyper says some extremely awkward things, particularly on race (e.g. on beauty he writes "the Arab attracts with his beautiful form, we Dutch are rather ordinary in appearance, while some primitive tribesman arouse a sense of aversion." Yikes!!) his overall perspective cannot be minimized.
Also, from a sheer publication standpoint, this book was done with much excellence. The tree/skyline juxtaposition at the beginning of the chapter was very cool and reflected the content of the book well.
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