Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue
The Dutch theologian-statesman Abraham Kuyper developed the doctrine of common grace in a lengthy manner. Common grace emphasises that God’s grace operates not only in a salvific way for the elect, but also in a general way for every individual. Despite sin, human beings are capable of doing beauti...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of the Free State
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | Acta Theologica |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6456 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823858963717816320 |
|---|---|
| author | T. Salurante D. Kristanto M. Wibowo |
| author_facet | T. Salurante D. Kristanto M. Wibowo |
| author_sort | T. Salurante |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
The Dutch theologian-statesman Abraham Kuyper developed the doctrine of common grace in a lengthy manner. Common grace emphasises that God’s grace operates not only in a salvific way for the elect, but also in a general way for every individual. Despite sin, human beings are capable of doing beautiful, just, and wise things and are endowed with gifts and talents, due to God’s act of common grace. On that doctrinal basis, Christians are called upon to appreciate the people outside the church, for there are fruits of common grace in their lives. On many occasions, Kuyper acknowledged
that people of other religions have better qualities than Christians. Although not salvific, common grace opens various possibilities for Christians to learn from non-Christians. Thus, common grace could be a theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue toward mutual enrichment. This doctrine shows how the interreligious relationship between Christians and non-Christians should not be reduced to evangelism alone; it should also include dialogue and further cooperation toward the common good.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-1e68edcf9d2242c4bba9048b2d4630f3 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1015-8758 2309-9089 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023-06-01 |
| publisher | University of the Free State |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Acta Theologica |
| spelling | doaj-art-1e68edcf9d2242c4bba9048b2d4630f32025-02-11T09:30:57ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892023-06-0143110.38140/at.v43i1.6456Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogueT. Salurante0D. Kristanto1M. Wibowo2Arastamar Evangelical Theological Seminary JakartaHarvest International Theological SeminaryArastamar Evangelical Theological Seminary Jakarta The Dutch theologian-statesman Abraham Kuyper developed the doctrine of common grace in a lengthy manner. Common grace emphasises that God’s grace operates not only in a salvific way for the elect, but also in a general way for every individual. Despite sin, human beings are capable of doing beautiful, just, and wise things and are endowed with gifts and talents, due to God’s act of common grace. On that doctrinal basis, Christians are called upon to appreciate the people outside the church, for there are fruits of common grace in their lives. On many occasions, Kuyper acknowledged that people of other religions have better qualities than Christians. Although not salvific, common grace opens various possibilities for Christians to learn from non-Christians. Thus, common grace could be a theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue toward mutual enrichment. This doctrine shows how the interreligious relationship between Christians and non-Christians should not be reduced to evangelism alone; it should also include dialogue and further cooperation toward the common good. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6456Interreligious dialoguePeacebuildingAbraham Kuyper |
| spellingShingle | T. Salurante D. Kristanto M. Wibowo Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue Acta Theologica Interreligious dialogue Peacebuilding Abraham Kuyper |
| title | Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| title_full | Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| title_fullStr | Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| title_short | Common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| title_sort | common grace as theological encouragement for interreligious dialogue |
| topic | Interreligious dialogue Peacebuilding Abraham Kuyper |
| url | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6456 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tsalurante commongraceastheologicalencouragementforinterreligiousdialogue AT dkristanto commongraceastheologicalencouragementforinterreligiousdialogue AT mwibowo commongraceastheologicalencouragementforinterreligiousdialogue |