Abraham Kuyper was a remarkable man - a theologian, educator, journalist, and politician. He served four years as Prime Minister of the Netherlands near the turn of the 20th century, and founded the Free University of Amsterdam in 1880 with a vision of education founded upon a commitment to the sovereignty of God and the lordship of Christ over all things in all branches of knowledge. In his inaugural address at the university, he said,
"There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'"
(as quoted by Naugle, Worldview: The History of a Concept). I'd love to read a good biography of Kuyper one day.
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