Theology professor publishes first book

John Halsey Wood Jr.,  a professor at Birmingham Theological Seminary and author, recently published Going Dutch in the Modern Age: Abraham Kuyper’s Struggle for a Free Church in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands. The book centers on the 19th century Dutch social and religious leader Abraham Kuyper and his beliefs about the church.

Reared in Crestline Village, Wood explores the church’s transformation from being a family to a special-interest group from the perspective of Kuyper, who became prime minister of the Netherlands after founding the Free University of Amsterdam and serving in Parliament.

Going Dutch in the Modern Age is Wood’s first book, although he has previously published several peer-reviewed articles. He also works at his family’s business, Wood Fruitticher Grocery Co., located on 2900 Alton Road.

Copies of the book can be purchased at Church Street Coffee and Books, located on 81 Church St., or on Amazon for approximately $70. For more call 870-1117 or visit churchstreetshop.com.