Hendrik Kraemer

Hendrik Kraemer (born 17 May 1888 in Amsterdam, died 11 November 1965 in Driebergen) was a lay missiologist and figure in the ecumenical movement from Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands. He encouraged the Dutch to allow the spread missionary activities outside of the Dutch East India Company-restricted area in eastern Indonesia to the rest of the archipelago.[1]

Biography

Kraemer lost his parents when he was 12 years old, so he stayed in an orphanage. At the age of 16, he decided to become a missionary.[2][3] Kraemer married in 1919.[4] He learned the Bible by himself, and he never entered theological seminary.

On the question of theology of religions, Kraemer supported an exclusivist understanding of religion.[5]

gollark: I think it's that semi-officially now.

gollark: How's that relevant?

gollark: What would be neat is similar choice of *governance*, somehow, so people who liked lots of state intervention could live somewhere with that and people who don't can live elsewhere, but I don't think that would be very practical to implement.

gollark: At least you can complain about corporations, or a decent amount of the time switch to different ones.

gollark: Especially if you can't question it!

References

Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume set by Hans J. Hillerbrand
Moreau, A. Scott, ed. (2000). "H. Kreamer". Evangelical Dictionary of Word Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. p. 547.
Pranger, Jan H. (2007). "Hendrik Kraemer". In Kwok Pui-lan; Compier, Don H.; Rieger, Joerg (eds.). Empire The Christian Tradition: New Reading of Classical Theologians. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-6215-8..
Sunquist, Scot W., ed. (2001). A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. p. 456.
Livingston, James C.; Fiorenza, Francis Schüssler, eds. (2006). Modern Christian thought: the twentieth century (Second ed.). Minneapolis: Fortress Press. pp. 472–474. ISBN 9780800637965.

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[1] Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume set by Hans J. Hillerbrand

[Scott-2] Moreau, A. Scott, ed. (2000). "H. Kreamer". Evangelical Dictionary of Word Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. p. 547.

[Empire-3] Pranger, Jan H. (2007). "Hendrik Kraemer". In Kwok Pui-lan; Compier, Don H.; Rieger, Joerg (eds.). Empire The Christian Tradition: New Reading of Classical Theologians. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-6215-8..

[Sunquist-4] Sunquist, Scot W., ed. (2001). A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. p. 456.

[MCT-5] Livingston, James C.; Fiorenza, Francis Schüssler, eds. (2006). Modern Christian thought: the twentieth century (Second ed.). Minneapolis: Fortress Press. pp. 472–474. ISBN 9780800637965.