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The practice of political spirituality : episodes from the public career of Abraham Kuyper, 1879-1918.

Title: The practice of political spirituality : episodes from the public career of Abraham Kuyper, 1879-1918.
Author: Langley, McKendree R.
Publication: Jordan Station, Ont., Canada : Paideia Press, 1984.

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Description

xxi, 179 pages : illustrations; 20 cm

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography
Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 177-179.

Contents

I. Introduction: Abraham Kuyper and the contemporary discussion on faith and politics -- II. Kuyper as party leader, 1879-1901 -- Anti-revolutionary centennial -- The events of 1879 -- Anti-evolutionary principles -- Defense and encouragement -- Between the cross and the Second Coming -- The perils of democratic progress -- Prelude to power -- III. Kuyper in power, 1901-1905 -- Prime Minister in 1901 -- Cabinet policy in 1902 -- The Great Railroad Strike of 1903 -- The Higher Education Debate in 1904 -- The struggle against intemperance -- IV. Kuyper as elder statesman, 1905-1918 -- The transition -- A practical statesman with a theological background -- Final statements -- V. Kuyper's legacy -- The legacy of Kuyper's political spirituality.

ISBN

0888150709
9780888150707

OCLC

ocm12089241
12089241
SCSB-649637

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library