Klaas Johan Popma (1903–1986) was one of the second generation of reformational philosophers arising from the Free University (VU) in

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, after the first generation of

Herman Dooyeweerd Herman Dooyeweerd, also spelled Herman Dooijeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam – 12 February 1977, Amsterdam), was a professor of law and jurisprudence at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam from 1926 to 1965. He was also a philosopher and princ ...

and

D. H. Th. Vollenhoven Dirk Hendrik Theodoor Vollenhoven (1 November 1892, in Amsterdam – 6 June 1978, Amsterdam) was a Dutch philosopher. Life history and early work Vollenhoven was born in Amsterdam, son of Dirk Hendrik Vollenhoven and Catharina Pruijs. His father ...

. Other second generationers were:

Hendrik Van Riessen Hendrik Van Riessen (17 August 1911, in Bloemendaal, North Holland – 28 February 2000, in Bloemendaal) was one of the second generation of reformational philosophy, reformational philosophers arising from the Vrije Universiteit, Free University ( ...

, S. U. Zuidema and J. P. A. Mekkes.

Timeline

* 1903 born in

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. * 1928-1955 taught classical languages in Gymnasium (high school) in

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. * 1931 received doctorate in classical languages from

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. * 1936 ''Classical, human, and cynic'' published in ''Philosophia Reformata''. * 1954 Chair of Christian philosophy in

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and

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Publications

*''A Battle for Righteousness: The Message of the Book of Job'', transl. J. Van Meggelen, (Essence: Ontario, 1998. ) Popma, K. J. Popma, K. J. Popma, K. J. Popma, K. J. Popma Academic staff of Utrecht University Academic staff of the University of Groningen {{Christian-philosopher-stub