A. A. van Ruler
Arnold Albert van Ruler (10 December 1908 – 15 December 1970) was a Dutch minister and theologian.
Van Ruler was born in Apeldoorn.[1] He studied at the University of Groningen and was ordained as a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. He obtained his PhD from the same institution in 1947 and became professor of theology at the University of Utrecht. For many years, he broadcast Bible meditations via AVRO.[2]
Van Ruler was in favour of a theocracy.[3] He was heavily influenced by Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker.[2][4] van Ruler also emphasized the goodness of creation.[5]
Van Ruler had five children, including Betteke van Ruler.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Sleddens, W. Th. G.; Wissink, J. (1975). "De structuur van de theologie van dr. A. A. van Ruler". International Journal for Philosophy and Theology (in Dutch). 36 (3): 234. doi:10.1080/00062278.1975.10597064. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b Alvarado, Ruben (10 November 2021). "You should know A.A. van Ruler". Laymen's Lounge. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ van der Zwaag, Klaas (24 May 2011). "Van Rulers theocratie: fascinerend maar wankel". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ van Ruler, A. A. (25 September 1969). "What I Owe to Hoedemaker". Hervormde Weekblad. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Janssen, Allan (2009). "A. A. van Ruler and the Point of Connection". Reformed Review. 62 (2): 102–109. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ van Keulen, Dirk (1 July 2022). "A.A. van Ruler als netwerker". DNK: Documentatieblad voor de Nederlandse Kerkgeschiedenis Na 1800 (in Dutch). 45 (96). Amsterdam University Press: 89–116. doi:10.5117/DNK2022.1.006.KEUL.