This article explores Abraham Kuyper’s spirituality by comparing it to that of John Calvin. Calvin’s Institutes exhibits three dimensions of his spirituality in the context of the mystical union with Christ, namely, the affective character of this union, its effects and its significance for a correct estimation of the world. By comparison, Kuyper put a greater emphasis on the importance of the affections in mystical union because he gives more weight to the regenerated life. This focus also coheres with Kuyper’s more optimistic approach to the Christian life, which contrasts with Calvin’s emphasis on the need for daily justification. In Kuyper’s approach the indwelling of the Spirit represents the union between heaven and earth, while Calvin stresses that God’s future kingdom is beyond the here and now.

本文通过将亚伯拉罕·凯珀的灵性与约翰·加尔文的灵性进行比较来探讨它。加尔文学院在与基督的神秘结合的背景下展示了他的灵性的三个方面，即这种结合的情感特征、它的影响以及它对正确估计世界的意义。相比之下，Kuyper 更强调神秘结合中情感的重要性，因为他更重视重生的生命。这种关注点也与凯珀对基督徒生活更为乐观的态度相一致，这与加尔文强调每天称义的必要性形成鲜明对比。在凯珀的方法中，圣灵的内住代表天地之间的联合，而加尔文则强调上帝未来的国度超越此时此地。