Reformational philosophy
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Reformational philosophy is a Christian philosophical tradition, rooted in the work of Dutch thinker Herman Dooyeweerd, that seeks to reinterpret all areas of life and thought from a Reformed theological perspective.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reformational philosophy canonical | 8 |
| Dutch Neo-Calvinism | 2 |
| Reformational philosophy movement | 2 |
| Reformational philosophers | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reformational philosophy Context triple: [Herman Dooyeweerd, movement, Reformational philosophy]
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Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
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On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
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The Christian Philosopher
The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
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Spinoza: Practical Philosophy
"Spinoza: Practical Philosophy" is a philosophical study by Gilles Deleuze that interprets Baruch Spinoza’s thought as a radical ethics of joy, power, and lived practice rather than a purely abstract metaphysics.
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Reformed epistemology
Reformed epistemology is a school of thought in religious epistemology that argues belief in God can be rational and properly basic without requiring inferential evidence or arguments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reformational philosophy Target entity description: Reformational philosophy is a Christian philosophical tradition, rooted in the work of Dutch thinker Herman Dooyeweerd, that seeks to reinterpret all areas of life and thought from a Reformed theological perspective.
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A.
Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
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B.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
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C.
The Christian Philosopher
The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
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D.
Spinoza: Practical Philosophy
"Spinoza: Practical Philosophy" is a philosophical study by Gilles Deleuze that interprets Baruch Spinoza’s thought as a radical ethics of joy, power, and lived practice rather than a purely abstract metaphysics.
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E.
Reformed epistemology
Reformed epistemology is a school of thought in religious epistemology that argues belief in God can be rational and properly basic without requiring inferential evidence or arguments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian philosophical tradition
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philosophical movement ⓘ school of thought ⓘ |
| aimsAt | integral Christian scholarship across disciplines ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
aesthetics
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economics ⓘ education ⓘ ethics ⓘ law ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
religiously neutral rationalism
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secular philosophy ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Calvinism
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Neo-Calvinism ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
sphere sovereignty
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the antithesis between Christian and non-Christian ground motives ⓘ the integral relation of faith and reason ⓘ the lordship of Christ over all of life ⓘ the rejection of religiously neutral thought ⓘ the religious root of all theoretical thought ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Herman Dooyeweerd ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalCenter |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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surface form:
Free University of Amsterdam
Institute for Christian Studies ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
creation-fall-redemption framework
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ground motives ⓘ law side and subject side of reality ⓘ modal aspects of reality ⓘ |
| hasMajorProponent |
Alvin Plantinga
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Calvin Seerveld ⓘ D. H. Th. Vollenhoven ⓘ H. Evan Runner ⓘ Herman Dooyeweerd ⓘ Nicholas Wolterstorff ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalBasisIn |
Reformation theology
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surface form:
Reformed theology
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| holdsThat |
all theoretical thought is shaped by pre-theoretical commitments
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creation is structured by a diversity of irreducible law-spheres ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Kuyper
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D. H. Th. Vollenhoven ⓘ Herman Dooyeweerd ⓘ Reformed confessional tradition ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Christian worldview movement
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Neo-Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Kuyperian neo-Calvinism
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| seeksTo |
develop a distinctively Christian philosophy
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reinterpret all areas of life from a Reformed perspective ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
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Dutch Neo-Calvinism
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Dutch Neo-Calvinism
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Reformational philosophers
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Reformational philosophy movement
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Reformational philosophy movement