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Abraham Kuyper was a 19th-century Dutch prime minister and theologian. Abraham Kuyper was the prime minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905, an influential neo-Calvinist pastor and a journalist. He established the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, which upon its foundation became the second largest Reformed denomination in the country behind the state-supported Dutch Reformed Church. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice
  • Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence

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