Lectures on Calvinism (Stone Lectures, 1898) by Abraham Kuyper

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So Calvinism was bound to find its utterance in the democratic interpretation of life; to proclaim the liberty of nations; and not to rest until both politically and socially every man, simply because he is man, should be recognized, respected and dealt with as a creature created after the Divine likeness.

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Lectures on Calvinism (Stone Lectures, 1898)

Primary text - Lecture I: Calvinism as a Life-System, pp. 32–33

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