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D. H. Th. Vollenhoven (1892-1978) was Dooyeweerd's brother-in-law. He was a contemporary of Dooyeweerd at the Free University (1911-1914). He studied classics, philosophy and theology. His dissertation in Dutch was on the 'Philosophy of mathematics from a theistic point of view'. He married Dooyeweerd's sister and became a pastor in the Gereformeerde Kerk in Oostkappelle from 1918. In 1921 he became a pastor in The Hague and had many discussions with Dooyeweerd. Vollenhoven then on to become professor of Philosophy at the Free University in Amsterdam. He developed an approach to the history of philosophy that became known as the Consistent Problem-Historical Method (CPHM).





Articles by Vollenhoven

used by permission of the Vollenhoven Foundation

D. H. TH Vollenhoven Het Calvinischme en de Reformatie van de Wijsbegeerte Ch 2 (pp 22-48) (in English)

D. H. Th. Vollenhoven 'The foundations of Calvinist thought' - lecture delivered in 1934 at Dusseldorf

D. H. Th. Vollenhoven 'Lecture notes on Kant' from the syllabus 1958-59; translated by Bill Rowe (1977)

On Vollenhoven

The triunity of life: on the unity of the Vollenhovian project by Eric J. Kamphof

Eric's Masters ICS thesis on Vollenhoven is available in a 183 page 1.1 Mb pdf.

The thesis explores whether Vollenhoven’s logic and epistemology might provide a fruitful perspective from which to view the unity of Vollenhoven’s systematic and historical work.  But the thesis moves beyond Vollenhoven in taking a number of independent positions on the relationship between normative and structural law, between the law of the Spirit and positive law, and on the nature of the thus-so and the genetic determinations. (From Vollenhoven Newsletter No 2)






Vollenhoven on-line resources

On Andrew Basden's Dooyeweerd pages:

  • Vollenhoven on God and cosmos
  • Vollenhoven’s foundations of Calvinist thought
  • Monism and dualism
  • Scripture use and philosophy


      Glenn Friesen's site Vollenhoven studies

      1.       Divergentierapport I [Report of Divergences I], written in 1953.
      2.Problemen van de tijd in onze kring [Problems about time in our group], a lecture given in 1968.
      3. De Problemen rondom de tijd [Problems about time], lectures given in 1963.



      Other sources

      Vollenhoven foundation newsletter No 1

      Vollenhoven foundation newsletter No 2

      Vollenhoven foundation newsletter No 3



      Vollenhoven's Isagoge Philosophiae Revisited, his spatial model revised by Arie Dirkzwager



      John Kok Vollenhoven and scriptural philosophy



      Kok on Vollenhoven:



      Dr. John Kok, Dean of the Humanities at Dordt College, talks about D.H. Vollenhoven in a three part interview here, here, and here (Real Media).


      • Books and articles on Vollenhoven



      K.A. Bril, K.A., H. Hart, J. Klapwijk (eds.). 1973. The Idea of a Christian Philosophy: Essays in Honour of D. H. Th. Vollenhoven. Wedge: Toronto.

      K. A. Bril. 1973. A selected and annotated bibliography of D. H. Th. Vollenhoven. Philosophia Reformata 38: 212-222.

      K A. Brill. 1995. A Comparision between Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven on the Historiography of Philosophy. Philosophia Reformata 60:2.


      Glenn Friesen 'Monism, dualism, nondualism: a problem with Vollenhoven's problem-historical method.



      John H. Kok. 1988. Vollenhoven and scriptural philosophy. Philosophia Reformata 53(2): 101-142.



      John H.Kok. 1992. Vollenhoven: His Early Development, Dordt College Press: Dordt.



      H. Evan Runner. 1972. Abraham Kuyper’s influence on Dr Vollenhoven. Perspective Newsletter 6: 7-10.



      H. Evan Runner. 1972. Vollenhoven celebrates his eightieth birthday. Perspective Newsletter (Dec).



      Calvin Seerveld.1973. Biblical wisdom underneath Vollenhoven's categories for philosophical historiography. Philosophia Reformata 38

      Calvin Seerveld. 1980.;Towards a cartographic methodology for art historiographyJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 39:2.



      Calvin Seerveld.1993. Vollenhoven's legacy for art historiography. Philosophia Reformata 58 (1).



      Anthony Tol. 1978. In memoriam: Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven. Philosophia Reformata 43: 93-100.



      B.J. van der Walt. 1982-83. The consistent problem-historical method of philosophical historiography. Anakainosis 5 (2 and 3): 1-21.



      B. J. van der Walt. 2006. The philosophy of D. H. Th. Vollenhoven (1892-1978), with special reference to his historiography of philosophy. Tydskrif vir Christelike Wetenskap 42(1-2): 35-39.



      Al Wolters. 1979. On Vollenhoven's problem-historical method. In Hearing and Doing: Philosophical Essays Dedicated to H. Evan Runner. John Kraay and Anthony Tol (eds). Wedge: Toronto.




      Recent publications on Vollenhoven

      D.H.Th. Vollenhoven. The Problem-Historical Method and the History of
      Philosophy,       ed. Kornelis Bril. Dordt College Press, early 2005

               

      Available from:

      Dordt College                     Dordt College

                      

      Amazon.co.uk                    Amazon.co.uk

      Kornelis Bril.  Vollenhoven's Problem-Historical Method: Introduction
      and Explorations,       Dordt College Press, early 2005

       D.H.Th. Vollenhoven. Isogoge Philosophia/Introduction to
       Philosophy--A Parallel Dutch/English text,       Dordt College Press, late 2005.

      John H Kok (ed.) . Forthcoming A Vollenhoven Reader, Dordt College Press: Dordt.
      Provisional contents:

      Foreword                 (by Calvin Seerveld)

      1.   Reforming Philosophy
            Introduction 1
            Calvinism and the Reformation of Philosophy          
      2.   Believing Faith
            Introduction                                                                  
            Faith: Its Nature, Structure, and Significance for Science
      3.   Social Spheres and Law Spheres
            Introduction                                                                             
            Sphere Sovereignty for Kuyper and for Us                         
      4.   Discerning Laws and Pitfalls
            Introduction                                                                             
            Norm and Law of Nature                                                     
      5.   Using and Abusing Scripture
            Introduction                                                                           
            Scripture Use and Philosophy                                           
      6.   Differing with Dooyeweerd
            Introduction                                                                          
            Divergences: Report I                                                        
      7.   Traces of the Trinity
            Introduction                                                                          
            The Unity of Life                                                                  
      8.   Introducing Philosophy
            Introduction                                                                          
            Introduction to Philosophy                                                  
      Bibliography                                                                              
      Index