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Pete Steen (1935-1984)completed a Th.D. at Westminster Theological Seminary
in 1970. His earlier graduate studies included courses at Temple and
Villanova Universities (in/near Philadelphia), the Free University of
Amsterdam, and Calvin Theological Seminary (GR, MI). He taught
philosophy at Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) from 1965
to 1969, and at Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA), 1969-1973. From
1971-1973 he lectured and taught Christian perspectives (worldview)
classes for the Coalition for Christian Outreach (Pittsburgh) and from
1974 until his death in 1984 he served as field director for Christian
Educational Services (Grove City and Pittsburgh).
In the
picture above he appears to be talking about a chalk-board drawing of
Western PA - where his vision for the development of Christian
communities, education and scholarship ranged from Erie south, through
Pittsburgh, to Morgantown, WV, as well as southeast from Grove City,
where he lived, through State College, to Philadelphia - where he
maintained important friendships and relationships with former teachers
and fellow students.
Articles
'The problem of time and eternity in its relation to the nature-grace ground-motive' in Hearing and Doing ed. J. Kraay and A. Tol (Toronto: Wedge, 1979): 135-148. [pdf]
Bert Witvoet 'Interview with Pete Steen' Vanguard July/August 1979.
Book reviews
Dooyeweerd and the Amsterdam Philosophy, by Ronald H Nash. Westminster Theological Journal 25: 116-118.[pdf]
Het eeuwige leven, by Okke Jager. Westminster Theological Journal 27 (1964): 60-67.[pdf]
The Basis of Christian Faith: A Modern Defense of the Christian Religion, by Floyd Eugene Hamilton. Westminster Theological Journal 28 (1965): 84-88.[pdf]
Understanding God: The Key Issue in Present-Day Protestant Thought, by Frederick Herzog. Westminster Theological Journal 30 (1967): 88-94.[pdf]
Set Forth Your Case, by Clark H Pinnock. Westminster Theological Journal 31 (1968): 101-109. [pdf]
Worldly Theology: The Hermeneutical Focus of an Historical Faith, by Carl Michalson. Westminster Theological Journal 31 (1969): 209-214.[pdf]
Structure of Dooyewerd's Thought
This book was accepted in 1970 as a dissertation presented to Westminster Theological Seminary in partial fulfillment of the requiremets of the degree of Doctor of Theology. The original title of the dissertation was "The Idea of Religious Transcendence in the philosophy of Herman Dooyeweerd, with reference to its significance for Reformed Theology."
Copyright 1983 (c) Peter J. Steen. All rights reserved.
Wedge Publication Foundation, 229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1 R4
ISBN 0-88906-016-9
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF DOOYEWEERD'S THOUGHT AS IT IS RELATED TO THE IDEA OF RELIGIOUS TRANSCENDENCE
Chapter 1. Preliminary Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Introduction, My Personal Deve1opment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Approach, Method, and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Review of Critics of Dooyeweerd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 2. A Synoptic View of My Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1. A Synoptic View of the Influence of the Nature-Grace
2. The Synoptic View of the Ontology Type in the Thought of
A. The Basic Contrasts . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
B. Theme of Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C. The Semi-Contradictory Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
D. Cosmogono-Cosmological . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
E. The Universal and Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F. Neo-Realism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
G. Dooyeweerd and Augustine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
H. Instrumentalism and Impetus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
I. Zeitgeist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
3. A Global Survey of Certain Aspects of Nature - Grace Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 3. Specific Critique and Evidence of Synthesis on the
Chapter 4. Specific Evidence of the Ontology Type and a Final Picture of Our Criticisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
PART II
AN ATTEMPT AT RECONSTRUCTION
Chapter 5. A Genetic-Historical Study of Dooyeweerd's Lines
Chapter 6. Importance, Scope, and Method of Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
1. Importance of Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
2. Scope and Method of Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Chapter 7. A Synoptic Picture of Our Reconstruction Concentrating
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Primary sources
2. Secondary sources
SUBJECT INDEX
AUTHOR INDEX
Bibliography
‘The problem of time and eternity in its relation to the nature-grace ground-motive’ in Hearing and Doing ed. J. Kraay and A. Tol (Toronto: Wedge, 1979): 135-148.
Book reviews
Dooyeweerd and the Amsterdam Philosophy, by Ronald H Nash. Westminster Theological Journal 25: 116-118.
Het eeuwige leven, by Okke Jager. Westminster Theological Journal 27 (1964): 60-67.
The Basis of Christian Faith: A Modern Defense of the Christian Religion, by Floyd Eugene Hamilton. Westminster Theological Journal 28 (1965): 84-88.
Understanding God: The Key Issue in Present-Day Protestant Thought, by Frederick Herzog. Westminster Theological Journal 30 (1967): 88-94.
Set Forth Your Case, by Clark H Pinnock. Westminster Theological Journal 31 (1968): 101-109.
Worldly Theology: The Hermeneutical Focus of an Historical Faith, by Carl Michalson. Westminster Theological Journal 31 (1969): 209-214.
On-line resources (off-site)
Perry Recker 'Pete Steen - a life in our times'
Bryon Borger 'Pete Steen - legend or legacy?'
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