- Frederick Nymeyer
Frederick Nymeyer was an industrialist from
South Holland, Illinois , and a vocal advocate of earlylibertarianism andAustrian economics .Nymeyer founded the
Libertarian Press and was largely responsible for bringing the economic writings ofEugen von Böhm-Bawerk to the United States. A personal friend ofLudwig von Mises , Nymeyer was also an eager proponent ofAustrian economics .His writings evidence both a commitment to free market principles and a devotion to his Dutch
Calvinist faith. His most thorough work, "Minimal Religion," posits the incompatibility ofsocialist ethics with theChristian faith. In "Social Action, Hundred Nineteen," he argued forcefully against thesocial gospel . "Progressive Calvinism," later renamed "First Principles in Morality and Economics," was a periodical authored by Nymeyer. Directed primarily at an audience of Dutch Reformed youth, the publication linked Christian principles to libertarian political theory.Nymeyer’s writings also touch on theological ideas. In the heated debate over Common Grace, Nymeyer sided against the official position of his denomination (
Christian Reformed Church ), accepting instead a position similar to that advocated byHerman Hoeksema and the Protestant Reformed Churches.External links
* [http://www.contra-mundum.org/journals.html#Progressive Progressive Calvinism archives]
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