Klaas Schilder
Klaas Schilder | |
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Born | |
Died | March 23, 1952 Kampen, Overijssel | (aged 61)
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Professor, minister, writer |
Klaas Schilder (19 December 1890 – 23 March 1952) was a Dutch Neo-Calvinist theologian and professor in the
Schilder was born into a national church (
Schilder earned his doctorate from the
Schilder resisted the German invasion and opposed the Nazi conquest. He was arrested by the Germans in August 1940 and later released. Because he was so outspoken, Schilder spent much of the war in hiding.
On 3 August 1944, Schilder was suspended for being schismatic, and the Reformed community was incensed that one of its leaders had been so condemned. The result was a schism within the GKN and the birth of the
Schilder was married to Johanna Walter. They had four children.[3]
Christ in his Suffering
During this period Schilder published his three-part work, Christus in Zijn lijden, commonly known in English as The Schilder Trilogy (Christ in His Suffering, Christ on Trial, and Christ Crucified). This work was a massive expansion on a series of sermons Schilder had preached in Kampen. The publisher, J. H. Kok, heard those sermons and requested Schilder to write them out so that he could publish them. Schilder agreed to this upon the condition that Kok paid for a stenographer who would type out his dictation. For many days Schilder walked and talked. The first edition, on which the English translation is based, was published in the early 1930s. While in hiding during the war Schilder revised the text and after the war a new Dutch edition was published.
Publications in English
- Christ in His Suffering Translated by Henry Zylstra (Eerdmans1938)
- Christ on Trial Translated by Henry Zylstra.(Eerdmans 1939)
- Christ Crucified Translated by Henry Zylstra.(Eerdmans 1940)
- Heaven, What is it? Abridged and translated by Marian M. Schoolland (Eerdmans 1950)
- Christ and Culture Translated by G. van Rongen and W. Helder (Premier 1977)
- Christ and Culture Foreword by Richard Mouw. Annotated by Jochem Douma. Translated by W. Helder and A. Oosterhoff (Lucerna 2015).
- The Klaas Schilder Reader: The Essential Theological Writings Edited by George Harinck, Marinus De Jong, and Richard Mouw. Translated by A. Gootjes and A. Oosterhoff. (Lexham Press2022)
References
- ^ J.J.C. Dee, K. Schilder: zijn leven en werk (Goes: Oosterbaan & Le Cointre 1990)
- ^ "K. Schilder · dbnl". DBNL.
- ^ R.H. Bremmer, "Klaas Schilder" in: Biografisch Lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands Protestantisme (Kampen: Kok, 1978),p. 314-318
External links
- Works by Klaas Schilder in Dutch on Database Nederlandse Literatuur
- Works by Klaas Schilder in Dutch on neocalvinisme.nl
- Works by and about Klaas Schilder in English on Spindleworks
- Rudolph van Reest, "Klaas Schilder (1890-1952): A Short Biography"
- Geoff Thomas, "Learning from the Life of Dr. Klaas Schilder" Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV in Banner of Truth (1999)
- Richard Mouw, "In Praise of Klaas Schilder" on Kuyperian Commentary (2016)
- Richard Mouw, "Klaas Schilder as a Public Theologian" in Calvin Theological Journal 38 (2003)
- A Scripture index to the Schilder Trilogy (English edition): Schilder Trilogy Index | mahaffynet.net. This contains contents with text references aREfernd a Scre index of the sermon texts. It is not a comprehensive index.