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the desire has reasserted itself in modern theology and philosophy to do justice to this central fact of universal history, and to trace on all sides the lines of connection established by God himself between revelation and the several spheres of the created universe.

Herman Bavinck — The Philosophy of Revelation (Stone Lectures, 1908–1909)

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The Philosophy of Revelation (Stone Lectures, 1908–1909)

Primary text - Lecture 1: The Idea of a Philosophy of Revelation

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