Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was natural in the town of Maassluis and was a Dutch Calvinist theologian, scholar, and national leader. He was the prof of theology and also a major click behind the begin of the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) in Amsterdam. He was a founder of ii newspapers, De Standaard (A Standard) & De Heraut (A Herald). He served when editor for De Standaard and wrote typically for De Heraut. He was too a founder of the Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (Anti-Revolutionary Party) and served as prime minister of the Netherlands for four years (1901-1905).

At a invitation of B.B. Warfield, Kuyper delivered the Stone Lectures at Princeton Seminary in 1898, which was his first widespread exposure to a North American audience. around the period of his period in the United States, he likewise traveled to location Dutch reformed congregations in many states.

He is considered a father of Dutch Neo-Calvinism and had considerable influence on the thought of Herman Dooyeweerd. Others that develop been influenced by Kuyper include: Francis Schaeffer, Cornelius Van Til, Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, and Chuck Colson.

Kuyper's works include: To Become Nigh Unto God Cyclopedia of Sacred Theology Lectures in Calvinism A Condition of Poverty