Stephen Perks is the Founder and Director of the Kuyper Foundation. He was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1956 and now lives near Taunton, Somerset, England.
He was the Editor of Christianity & Society, the Kuyper Foundation’s journal, for nineteen years prior to its transition to this website, and has contributed articles on a variety of topics to journals in Britain, Europe and the USA. He has lectured on a variety of issues, including theology and Christian world-view, economics, politics, education, legal history and music, at conferences in Britain, Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.
His ministry has a particular focus on promoting the Christian world-view, on applying the Christian faith to the social and political issues that face Church and society in the contemporary world, and in challenging the intellectual, political and cultural idols that dominate so much of modern life in the West. He has been described as a “world-view missionary.”
He is also a composer of orchestral and choral music, and has written two grand operas, three large-scale symphonies, three instrumental concertos and a variety of shorter instrumental and choral pieces, including symphonic poems and church canticles (to listen to some music composed by the Director visit the Music page on the Media menu).
He was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel and an Evangelist in 1990. He is married to Susan and has three adult children and six grandchildren
He is the author of twelve books:
• The Christian Philosophy of Education Explained (1992)
• Christianity and Law (second edition, 2012)
• The Nature, Government and Function of the Church (1997)
• A Defence of the Christian State (1998)
• The Political Economy of a Christian Society (2001)
• Common-Law Wives and Concubines (2003)
• The Problem of the Gifted Speaker (2009)
• Baal Worship Ancient and Modern (2010)
• The Great Decommission (2011)
• The Christian Passover: Agape Feast or Ritual Abuse? (2012)
• Disciple the Nations (2022)
If you wish to contact the Director please use the Contact Us page.
