Johan Herman Bavinck
Johan Herman Bavinck was a Dutch pastor, missionary, and theologian born in Rotterdam as the second son of Reverend Coenraad Bernardus Bavinck.
Both his father and grandfather were pastors, rooting him deeply in Christian ministry.
He attended the Marnix Gymnasium in Rotterdam.
His uncle, Herman Bavinck, was a distinguished pastor and Professor of Dogmatics at the theological school in Kampen and at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
Johan is described as a missionary-theologian, contrasting with his uncle's pastor-theologian role, yet both shared the Dutch Reformed tradition's gift for profound, accessible theological writing.
