Cory Willson

Calvinism for a Secular Age

Theology

“In recent months, Kuyper has been misquoted and co-opted by some to justify nefarious political agendas and misinterpreted by others who have argued he should be 'canceled.' The Joustras provide a timely resource for those seeking to be honest heirs of Kuyperian thought while being committed to refining, at times renouncing, and finally innovating out of this tradition. It is a creative engagement with the complex man whose blatant sins stand alongside the many gifts he offers to those who seek to live all of their lives in light of the gospel of Christ.”

Good Tools Are Half the Job

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Good Tools Are Half the Trade takes us on guided tours of the life and work of two theologians. One whose daily work traverses hospital hallways and requires standing alongside those undergoing illness, loss in various forms, and death. We get a front-row seat as Margriet offers the gift of accompaniment and spiritual and affective attunement to those facing the most painful experiences of life—and which is, from beginning to end, profoundly theological and relentlessly in pursuit of shalom. The other theologian has habitually transgressed the established pathways of academia for decades, running cross-grain to the narrow scholasticism that maintains its existence by keeping the suffering world at a safe distance. We look over the shoulder of Kees as he draws on ancient and modern voices to discern the subterranean roots producing the fruits of beauty and despair we regularly encounter. Wise and secure. Open to life’s paradoxes and vulnerable to its brutal realities without crumbling, hiding, or anesthetizing. In Good Tools Are Half the Trade, the van der Koois awaken us to wonder, awe, gratitude, and finally, to wisdom.”