Roel Kuiper
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Roelof Kuiper (born April 5, 1962 in Mariënberg
) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor. He is a member of the Dutch Senate, and is professor of Reformational philosophy
at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in the name of the Association for Reformational philosophy, teaching Society Issues at the Christelijke Hogeschool Ede and Gereformeerde Hogeschool Zwolle and Political and social philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
Kuiper received his doctorate in History
in 1986 at the VU. In 1992 he got his promotion at the same university on the subject: Zelfbeeld en wereldbeeld: antirevolutionairen en het buitenland 1848-1905. He received his doctorate in Philosophy
at the VU in 1998.
as director of the Marnix van Sint Aldegonde Stichting, the Scientific Institute of the Reformational Political Federation until 2002. From 2000 until 2002 he was director of the Scientific Institute of the ChristianUnion
, he Groen van Prinsterer Stichting.
Currently Kuiper is member of the 'Nationale Conventie', a think tank for a revision of the national political system. This system consists presently of an executive government, a bicameral
parliament, the judiciary and the political parties. The central question is: if changes in that system can tribute to recovery of faith between citizens and government.
The historical, political and philosophical publications by Kuiper are often apologetic by nature, defending the Christian faith in the Netherlands against ongoing secularization. Many of his ideas are inspired by Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
, the intellectual father of the Antirevolutionary Party; Kuiper wrote a biography of Groen in 2001.
member of the Dutch Senate since June 12, 2007. He has been Senate group leader
since June 7, 2011, succeeding Egbert Schuurman
.
Marienberg
Marienberg can refer to:*Marienberg, Saxony, the capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis district of the German state of Saxony*Bad Marienberg, a town in the Westerwaldkreis of Rhineland-Palatinate...
) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor. He is a member of the Dutch Senate, and is professor of Reformational philosophy
Reformational philosophy
Reformational philosophy is a Neo-Calvinistic movement pioneered by Herman Dooyeweerd and D. H. Th. Vollenhoven that seeks to develop philosophical thought in a radically Protestant Christian direction.- Historical overview :...
at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in the name of the Association for Reformational philosophy, teaching Society Issues at the Christelijke Hogeschool Ede and Gereformeerde Hogeschool Zwolle and Political and social philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
Kuiper received his doctorate in History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
in 1986 at the VU. In 1992 he got his promotion at the same university on the subject: Zelfbeeld en wereldbeeld: antirevolutionairen en het buitenland 1848-1905. He received his doctorate in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the VU in 1998.
Positions
After his doctorate in History Kuiper had, besides what is written above, different other positions, like teacher at the MO-teacherseducation History, at the Evangelische Hogeschool in Amersfoort, from 1991 until 1995 he was director of the Association for Reformational Philosophy in Utrecht and in 1995 he succeeded André RouvoetAndré Rouvoet
André Rouvoet is a former Dutch politician of the ChristianUnion . First as a member of the RPF until the party merged with the Reformed Political League to form the ChristianUnion. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 17, 1994 until February 22, 2007...
as director of the Marnix van Sint Aldegonde Stichting, the Scientific Institute of the Reformational Political Federation until 2002. From 2000 until 2002 he was director of the Scientific Institute of the ChristianUnion
ChristianUnion
The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...
, he Groen van Prinsterer Stichting.
Currently Kuiper is member of the 'Nationale Conventie', a think tank for a revision of the national political system. This system consists presently of an executive government, a bicameral
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
parliament, the judiciary and the political parties. The central question is: if changes in that system can tribute to recovery of faith between citizens and government.
The historical, political and philosophical publications by Kuiper are often apologetic by nature, defending the Christian faith in the Netherlands against ongoing secularization. Many of his ideas are inspired by Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer , Dutch politician and historian, was born at Voorburg, near the Hague.-Overview:...
, the intellectual father of the Antirevolutionary Party; Kuiper wrote a biography of Groen in 2001.
Politics
Kuiper has been a ChristianUnionChristianUnion
The ChristianUnion , abbreviated to CU, is a Dutch Christian democratic political party. A centrist party, the CU's policies combine social conservatism and soft euroscepticism with more centre-left positions on economic, immigration, and environmental issues.Founded in 2000 as a merger of the...
member of the Dutch Senate since June 12, 2007. He has been Senate group leader
Parliamentary group leader
The leader or chairman of a parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong party discipline...
since June 7, 2011, succeeding Egbert Schuurman
Egbert Schuurman
Egbert Schuurman is a professor of philosophy in the Netherlands, whose teaching is most concerned with exploring and developing Reformational philosophy and its organized expression, the Association for Reformational Philosophy. He studied under Hendrik Van Riessen...
.
Several publications
- Zelfbeeld en wereldbeeld. Antirevolutionairen en het buitenland, 1848-1905 (Uitgeverij Kok: Kampen, 1992). Proefschrift.
- Herenmuiterij. Vernieuwing en sociaal conflict in de antirevolutionaire beweging, 1871-1894 (Leiden, 1994)
- Uitzien naar de zin. Inleiding tot een christelijke geschiedbeschouwing (Uitgeverij Groen: leiden, 1996).
- ‘Das abschied eines antirevolutionärs von Deutschland. Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) und Adolf Stoecker (1835-1909)’, in: Jahrbuch Zentrum Für Niederlande-Studien (Verlag Regensberg: Münster, 1998).
- Op zoek naar de samenleving. Over anti-utopisch denken en politieke verantwoordelijkheid (Rotterdam, 1999). Inaugurele oratie.
- Op het breukvlak van twee millennia (Willem de Zwijgerstichting: Apeldoorn, 1999)
- Kunst van het leven. De cultuuruitdaging van de 21e eeuw (Rotterdam, 1999). Redactie met L. la Riviere en prof.dr. J.-P. Balkenende
- ‘Tot een voorbeeld zult Gij blijven’. Mr. G. Groen van Prinsterer. Biografie (Amsterdam, 2001).
- ‘Techniek en politiek: humaniteit, moraliteit en openbaar bestuur’, in: Kees Boersma, Jan van der Stoep, Maarten Verkerk, Ad Vlot, Aan Babels stromen. Een bevrijdend perspectief op ethiek en techniek (Amsterdam, 2002).
- ‘Human Identity and Reformational Social Philosophy’, in: Philosophia Reformata (jaargang 69, 2004, no. 1).
- ‘Dialoog en vervreemding als politieke werkelijkheid’, in: Govert Buijs, Peter Blokhuis, Sander Griffioen, Roel Kuiper (redactie), Homo Respondens. Verkenningen rond het mens-zijn (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2005).
- Over de schutting, Op weg naar nieuwe solidariteit, Redactie samen met Cors Visser (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2005).
- ‘Groen van Prinsterer’s Ongeloof en Revolutie (1847)’, in: F.G.M. Broeyer en D.Th. Kuiper, Is ’t waar of niet? Ophefmakende publicaties uit de ‘lange’ negentiende eeuw (Meinema: Zoetermeer, 2005).
- ‘Heimat und Fremde – Herausforderungen im Zeitalter von Migration und Globalisierung’, in: Erkenntnis und Glaube, band 36 (Evangelische Verlagsanstalt: Leipzig, 2006).
- ‘De praktijk van het sociaal werk’, in: Henk Jochemsen, Roel Kuiper, Bram de Muynck, Een theorie over praktijken. Normatief praktijkmodel voor zorg, sociaal werk en onderwijs (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2006).