Philosophia Reformata
Philosophia Reformata is the international scholarly journal of the Association for Reformational Philosophy, which was founded in 1935. Each annual volume consists of two issues. Formerly published by the Association, as of 2015 the journal is published by Brill.
The book, Philosophia Reformata, was written by Johannes Daniel Mylius and published in 1622 by the publisher, Jennis. It was digitized by Google on 7 January 2014.[1]
History
The group, Philosophia Reformata, was founded in 1935 by the Dutch philosophers Herman Dooyeweerd and Dirk Vollenhoven. Since its inception it has carried papers, critical studies and reviews that contribute to the ongoing project of Christian Philosophy. The journal has its historical and intellectual background in the so-called neo-Calvinist movement that gained momentum through the work of the 19th century Dutch theologian, politician, university founder and publicist Dr. Abraham Kuyper. One basic idea in this movement is that the pursuit of philosophy is very often, if not always, shaped by religious or quasi-religious motivations-motivations that are often hidden from sight. Another basic idea in the movement is that the Christian faith makes a difference for doing philosophy, as it does for scholarship more generally. A further basic idea is that various kinds of laws govern our world—laws that jointly constitute a divinely created world order. These ideas have found their way into the philosophies of Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven as well as into numerous papers published in Philosophia Reformata. The journal initially accepted only papers in Dutch, later on it adopted a mixed policy; since 2010 it accepts only papers written in English.
Scope
Philosophia Reformata is a philosophical journal which welcomes contributions that contain philosophical reflection in relation to the Christian tradition. Articles are broadly philosophical in nature, including interdisciplinary approaches in which philosophical reflection forms a substantive element. Contributions may either focus on philosophical themes in relation to Christianity (e.g., being, truth, knowledge, the good, religion, personhood, and others), or on themes in the sciences, the humanities, ethics, and professional practices, also in relation to Christianity (e.g., themes relating to normativity, responsibility, care, natural and social sciences, politics, economics, environmental sciences, and/or technology).
Readership
Its subscribers include both individuals and organizations/institutions—including libraries of universities, liberal arts colleges, theological seminaries, a few law schools in North America, subscribers similarly in the global British Cultural Zone, and countries of noticeable Anglo-American ethnic affinity as well as mother tongue.
Editors
Gerrit Glas (editor-in-chief) teaches philosophy at VU University Amsterdam, where he holds the Dooyeweerd Chair for Christian Philosophy, and at VU University Medical Center, in the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences. He is also a psychiatrist and director of residency training in Dimence Groep, institute for mental health in the province of Overijssel (NL). His main areas of interest are conceptual and normative issues at the interface between philosophy, psychiatry, neuroscience, and society.
Jeroen de Ridder (managing editor) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at VU University Amsterdam. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Delft University of Technology (2007) and M.Sc. in Systems Engineering and Policy Analysis from Delft University (2000). He specializes in epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of religion.
Dorette van der Tholen (book review editor) is a Ph.D. student at the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science in Tilburg. She received an MA in Philosophy from VU University Amsterdam.
Mathanja Berger (editorial assistant) is a postgraduate student at VU University Amsterdam in the Abraham Kuyper Center’s Science beyond Scientism project. She received from VU University a Master’s degree in English Language and Culture and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy.
Advisory Board
Roy Clouser (College of New Jersey)
Sander Griffioen (VU University Amsterdam)
Eleonore Stump (Saint Louis University)
Nicholas Wolterstorff (Yale University; University of Virginia)
Editorial Board
Govert Buijs (VU University Amsterdam)
C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University)
Henk Geertsema (VU University Amsterdam)
Gordon Graham (Princeton Theological Seminary)
John Kok (Dordt College)
Willie van der Merwe (VU University Amsterdam)
Patrick Nullens (Evangelical Theological Faculty Leuven)
James Smith (Calvin College)
René van Woudenberg (VU University Amsterdam)
Lambert Zuidervaart (Institute for Christian Studies)
Jan Willem Sap (VU University Amsterdam)
Jan van der Stoep (Christelijke Hogeschool Ede)
Marc de Vries (Delft University of Technology)
Jonathan Chaplin (Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics)
Jan Boersema (VU University Amsterdam)
Lydia Jaeger (Institut Biblique de Nogent-sur-Marne)