Bernard Zylstra
Bernard Zylstra | |
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| Born | Bernard Zijlstra 1934 Netherlands |
| Died | 1986 (aged 51–52) |
| Other names | Berny Zylstra |
| Spouse |
Josina Van Nuis (m. 1959) |
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Political theory | |
| School or tradition | Reformational philosophy |
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Bernard Zylstra (born Zijlstra; 1934–1986) was the principal and the professor of
, Canada. His influence on the development of Christian scholarship extended to the US, UK, South Africa, and Australia.Early life and education
Zylstra was born in 1934 to Peter Zylstra and Trijntje Hekstra in the Netherlands. His brother was
Zylstra received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College in 1955, a Master of Divinity degree from Calvin Theological Seminary in 1958, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Michigan in 1961. He received a Master of Laws degree in 1964 and a Doctor of Juridical Science degree in 1968 from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he studied under Herman Dooyeweerd. Zylstra's dissertation was on the political theory of Harold Laski.
Career
Later, Zylstra would publish the related From Pluralism to Collectivism: The Development of Harold Laski's Political Thought in 1968. He would also come to edit Dooyeweerd's publication Roots of Western Culture (1979) and co-edit another publication Contours of Christian Philosophy by L. Kalsbeek's in 1975.
References
- ISBN 978-0-8028-0096-1.
- hdl:10012/5995.
- ISBN 9780742535213.
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