Preceded by Egbert Schuurman Name Roel Kuiper Full Name Roelof Kuiper Role Historian | Nationality Dutch Political party ChristianUnion Party ChristianUnion | |
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Born April 5, 1962 (age 61)
Marienberg ( 1962-04-05 ) Alma mater VU University Amsterdam (MA and PhD, history; MA, philosophy) Occupation Politician, historian, philosopher Religion Christian Reformed Churches | ||
Education VU University Amsterdam | ||
Prof. dr. Roel Kuiper over komst Gereformeerde Theologische Universiteit
Roelof (Roel) 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).
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- Prof dr Roel Kuiper over komst Gereformeerde Theologische Universiteit
- Positions
- Politics
- Several publications
- References
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.
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 Rouvoet 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, the 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.
Politics
Kuiper has been a ChristianUnion member of the Dutch Senate since June 12, 2007. He has been Senate group leader since June 7, 2011, succeeding Egbert Schuurman.