Reformed Ethics, Volume 3

Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) succeeded Abraham Kuyper as professor of systematic theology at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1902.John Bolt (PhD, University of St. Michael's College) is the Jean and Kenneth Baker Professor of Systematic Theology, emeritus, at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He edited Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics.

• Editor's PrefaceBook IV: The Life-Spheres in Which the Moral Life Must Manifest Itself22. Family and Marriage§50 History of the Family§51 The Duty to Marry23. Qualifications for Marriage§52 Impediments to Marriage§53 Degrees of Blood Relationship24. Betrothal and Wedding§54 The Betrothal§55 The Wedding25. Marriage and Family§56 The Essence of Marriage§58 Husband and Wife26. Divorce§57 DivorceAppendix A: Philosophical EthicsIntroduction§1 Terminology§2 Philosophical Ethics§3 The Main Forms of Philosophical Ethics§4 A Concise Survey of the History of Philosophical EthicsA. The GreeksB. A History of Philosophical Ethics in Recent TimesC. The Most Recent Philosophy: Criticism and Speculation§5 Contemporary Views of Philosophical EthicsA. Autonomous MoralityB. PositivismC. UtilitarianismD. The Theory of EvolutionE. PessimismAppendix B: Contemporary MoralityPrefaceIntroductionI. The ProblemII. Modern SolutionsIII. Christianity's AnswerIndexes