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Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1997, John W. Cooper, David Holwerda, Melvin D. Hugen, James Dejong

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Do we need to ‘Revisit’ 1973 - John Cooper
3 - Truth and Freedom - David Holwerda
4 - The Case for Change -Melvin D. Hugen
6 - Obliged to Support - James A. DeJong

Chimes: May 2, 1997, Calvin College

Chimes

Calvin fights childhood illiteracy by Katherine Fick

Multiculturalism fits the "Bill" by Kara Breems

A sign of the times: Calvin events reach all by Sara Korber

Ruthie serves up smorgasboard of surprises by Andrea DeKoter

Defining human roles through relationships by Brit Clousing

Multiculturalism: the bandwagon of nonconformity? by David Hoekema

The evolution debate seeks understanding by Sarah Potter

Final engineering project a tribute--and a trial by Jessica Hillstrom

Chimes: April 25, 1997, Calvin College

Chimes

ESC had Earth-friendly answers by Jessica Hillstrom

More classes equal less study time by Roxanne Rupke

Addressing women's issues for the future by Katherine Cummings

Suicide attempts not uncommon to Calvin by Dorina Lazo

The nuts and Bults of the library by Caelea Armstrong

Women's tennis team prepares for tournament by Matt Post

Reflecting on diversity by Roxanne Rupke

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1997, Arie C. Leder, David Holwerda, Neil Jasperse, Duane Kelderman

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - All the King's Horses and All the King's Men (II) - Arie C. Leder
3 - Change and Decay - David Holwerda
4 - Being Reformed: Essentials Versus Distinctives -Neil Jasperse
6 - Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture - Duane Kelderman and John Witvliet
8 - Stop the Fantasy: A Pleas for Bodily Christianity -John Bolt

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 32 No 1 - April 1997), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial by John Bolt - 7 / Trinitarianism Today: Doctrinal Renaissance, Ethical Relevance, Social Redolence by Thomas R. Thompson - 9 / Jesus in the Theology of Eberhard Jüngel by John Webster - 43 / Creation as the Home of God: The Doctrine of Creation in the Theology of Jürgen Moltmann by Steven Bouma-Prediger - 72 / Brunner the Ecumenist: Emil Brunner as a Vox Media of Protestant Theology by Mark G. McKim - 91 / Eschatology in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century by Klaas Runia - 105 / Scholia et Homiletica: Onward Christian Soldiers—Praying in Love, …

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1997, John W. Cooper, David Holwerda, Harry Boonstra, Arie C. Leder

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - The Lord's Supper: Christ's Real Presence - John Cooper
3 - Christ’s Presence and Church Unity - David Holwerda
4 - At Banquet - Often - Harry Boonstra
6 - All the Kings’ Horses and All the Kings’ Men - Arie C. Leder
8 - Preaching the Word - Calvin Van Reken

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 31 No 2 - November 1996), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 333 / Calvin and Sixteenth-Century Spirituality: Comparison with the Anabaptists by Richard C. Gamble - 335 / Moderate Religious Liberty in the Theology of John Calvin by John Witte, Jr. - 359 / Did Calvin Use Lippoman's Catena in Genesim? by Anthony N. S. Lane - 404 / Calvin Bibliography: 1996 by Paul Fields - 420 / Scholia: Unfulfilled Expectations of Church Planting by David Snapper - 464 / Are Harold Netland's Principles Universal and Neutral? by T. S. Perry - 487 / The Question of Criteria: A Response to Mr. Perry by Harold …

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1996, Craig Van Gelder, David Holwerda, Carl Bosma, Daniel Devadatta

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Confident Witness - Changing World - Craig Van Gelder
3 - Truth, Unity, and Mission - David Holwerda
5 - A (Re)New(ed) Call for a Mission-Shaped Church - Carl Bosma
6 - Learning from Christians of Other Cultures - Daniel Devadatta

Calvin Seminary Forum: June 1996, Melvin D. Hugen, David Holwerda, James A. Dejong, Ronald J. Feenstra

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - A Revival Meeting in the Georgia Dome - Melvin D. Hugen
3 - Promises to Keep - David Holwerda
5 - Commitment - James A. DeJong
6 - Reflections on the Demoninational Mission and Vision Statement - Ronald J. Feenstra

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1996, Jeffrey A.D. Weima, David Holwerda, Robert C. De Vries, Arie C. Leder

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Two Challenges to our Reformed Heritage - Jeffery A.D. Weima
3 - Hermeneutics Revisited - David Holwerda
4 - Where's the Catechism - Robert C. De Vries
6 - Christian Education at the Crossroads -Arie C. Leder
8 - Knowing God - Keith Tanis

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 31 No 1 - April 1996), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt – 9 / Evolution by Abraham Kuyper – 11 / In the Shadow of Mt. Kuyper: A Survey of the Field by James D. Bratt – 51 / From Covenant of Grace to Equitable Public Pluralism: The Dutch Calvinist Contribution by James W. Skillen – 67 / Abraham Kuyper and the Cult of True Womanhood: An Analysis of De Eerepositie Der Vrouw by Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen – 97 / Calvin and the "Calvinists": Assessing Continuities and Discontinuities Between the Reformation and Orthodoxy (2) by Richard A. Muller – 125 / Spiritual Knowledge According to Jonathan …

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1996, Roger S. Greenway, David H. Englhard, Jacob D. Eppinga, James A. Dejong

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - The South Holland Event - Roger S. Greenway
2 - The Proposals Reviewed - David H. Engelhard
3 - Affirming Our Identity - Jacob D. Eppinga
5 - Our Common Convictions - James E. DeJong
6 - Make Every Effort - Joel H. Nederhood

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 30 No 2 - November 1995), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial by John Bolt - 343 / Calvin and the "Calvinists": Assessing Continuities and Discontinuities between the Reformation and Orthodoxy by Richard A. Muller - 345 / The Use of Philosophy in the Theology of Johannes Maccovius (1578–1644) by Martin I. Klauber - 376 / "Heaven Is a World of Love": Edwards on Heaven and the Trinity by Amy Plantinga Pauw - 392 / Doctrinal Development in Scripture and Tradition: A Reformed Assessment of the Church's Theological Task by Mark W. Karlberg - 401 / Calvin Bibliography: 1995 by Peter De Klerk - 419 / Scholia: Is Homosexuality a …

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1995, Richard A. Muller, David Holwerda, John Bolt, Wilbert Van Dyk

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - On Being Reformed - Richard Muller
3 - Honoring Consciences - David Holwerda
4 - The Church: Love It or Leave It! - John Bolt
5 - Infant Baptism: Is It Really So Important - Wilbert Van Dyke
6 - The Church: A Business? - Henry DeMoor

Reformed Worship (Rw) 36 - Children In Worship (June 1995), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Kids in Worship by Jessie Schut....2

Worship Is...by Cecilia Mereness....6

Both Seen and Heard by Robert C. De Vries....9

Kids of the Kingdom by Howard D. Vanderwell....11

Cultivating Faith by Leonard J. Vander Zee....18

Standing on the Lord's Side by Helen Walter....21

"Will All the Children Please Come Forward?" by Wilbert M. Van Dyk....24

Introducing Songs for LiFE by Emily R. Brink....26

Teaching Children the Songs of the Church by Randall Engle....32

"Babble at Babel" and More by Marlene Koster....35

"Ven Will I Zing?" by James C. Schaap....38 …

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1995, David Feddes, David Holwerda, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., James V. Brownson

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - What's the Connection? - David Feddes
3 - Clear Teaching - David Holwerda
4 - Reply to Feddes - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
5 - Response to John Cooper's Inclusive Language for God - James V. Brownson
6 - Response to Brownson's Response - John Cooper
8 - Preach the Catechism - Wilbert M. Van Dyk

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 30 No 1 - April 1995), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 9 / Covenant and Creation: Covenant Overload or Covenantal Deconstruction by Craig G. Bartholomew - 11 / The Relation Between Creation and Redemption in Romans 8:18–27 by John Bolt - 34 / Augustine’s Theory of Concupiscence in City of God, Book XIV by James B. Weidenaar - 52 / Searching for “Disconnected Wires”: Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Creation Revisited by Syd Hielema - 75 / General Revelation and Science: Reflections on a Remark in Report 28 by Nicolaas H. Gootjes - 94 / The Effects of the Fall on Creational Social Structures: A Comparison of …

Calvin Bibliography 1995, Peter De Klerk

Calvin Bibliographies

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1995, Harry Boonstra, David Holwerda, Craig Van Gelder, Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - You Call that CRC Worship? - Harry Boonstra
3 - How Shall We Worship? - David Holwerda
4 - Seeking the Lost Through the Seeker Service - Craig Van Gelder
6 - Worship and the Second Commandment - Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 29 No 2 - November 1994), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Remembering John Kromminga by Henry Zwaanstra - 340 / Apology of John Calvin, to Messrs. the Nicodemites upon the Complaint That They Make of His Too Great Rigor (1544) translated by Eric Kayayan - 346 / Within Proper Limits: Basic Features of John Calvin's Theological Epistemology by Cornelis van der Kooi - 364 / Calvin (and Zwingli) on Divine Providence by Paul Helm - 388 / Not "Hidden and Far Off": The Bodily Aspect of Salvation and Its Implications for Understanding the Body in Calvin's Theology by Thomas J. Davis - 406 / John Calvin's Humanist Image of Popular …

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1994, Craig Van Gelder, David Holwerda, Dirk Hart, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Are You Ready for the 21st Century? - Craig Van Gelder
3 - Tradition and Change - David Holwerda
5 - Has the Future Already Arrived? - Dirk Hart
4 - Schaller's Worldly Wisdom - Cornelius Plantinga,Jr
8 - Tertullian and "Church Growth" - Richard A. Muller

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1994, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., David Holwerda, John W. Cooper, Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Ordination of Women and of Gays: Are they on Par? - Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
3 - Synods and Crisis - David Holwerda
5 - Inclusive Language for God: Its Time to Take a Stand - John Cooper
8 - A Parable of Grace - Calvin Van Reken

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 29 No 1 - April 1994), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 9 / "Covenant" Overload in Reformed Theology by John H. Stek - 12 / The Continuing Conundrum: Calvin and the Conditionality of the Covenant by Peter A. Lillback - 42 / The Covenant of Works and the Stability of Divine Law in Seventeenth-Century Reformed Orthodoxy: A Study in the Theology of Herman Witsius and Wilhelmus à Brakel by Richard A. Muller - 75 / The Doctrine of the Abrogations in the Federal Theology of Johannes Cocceius (1603-1669) by W. J. Van Asselt - 101 / The Perkinsian Moment of Federal Theology by Michael McGiffert - …

Calvin Bibliography 1994, Peter De Klerk

Calvin Bibliographies

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1994, John Bolt, David Holwerda, Roger S. Greenway, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - The Right to Die - John Bolt
3 - From Dream to Forum - David Holwerda
6 - Missions is Spiritual Warfare - Roger Greenway
7 - Smedes For Preachers - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
8 - Christ the Victor - Ronald J. Feenstra

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 28 No 2 - November 1993), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: The Dutch Connection by John Bolt - 263 / A History of Theology and Spirituality in the Dutch Reformed Churches (Gereformeerde Kerken), 1892-1992 by Jan Veenhof - 266 / The Dutch Second Reformation (Nadere Reformatie) by Joel R. Beeke - 298 / The Catholic Origins and Calvinist Orientation of Dutch Reformed Church Law by John Witte, Jr. - 328 / Scripture Read and Interpreted: The Development of the Doctrine of Scripture and Hermeneutics in Gereformeerde Theology in the Netherlands by H. M. Vroom - 352 / Public Theology? A Current Dutch Discussion by David Graham Murphy - 372 …

The Use Of Lament In Pastoral Care: Exploring Its Use With Those Working Through The Loss Of A Child, Cornelius J. Deboer

CTS Master of Theology (ThM) Theses

The general purpose of the thesis is to reintroduce an ancient Jewish/Christian tradition of lamenting which taps the anger and inappropriateness of death, destruction, and injustice. This ancient tradition has been lacking and has not been readily encouraged in the Christian community, even though lamenting can easily be understood as a vital part of our relationship with a covenantal God.

More specifically the thesis describes ministry to bereaved parents, and the important place of lament in this ministry. Although the psalms of lament are set forth as the main model, other creative avenues of lamenting are explored. Some prayers and …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 28 No 1 - April 1993), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial by John Bolt - 7 / The Discipline of Ethics in Early Reformed Orthodoxy by Donald Sinnema - 10 / Christ and the Law in the Ethics of Herman Bavinck by John Bolt - 45 / The Kingdom and Slavery: A Test Case for Social Ethics by Guenther Haas - 74 / Galatians 6:11-18: A Hermeneutical Key to the Galatian Letter by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 90 / Scholia: Reformed Apologetics and the Challenge of Post-Modern Relativism by John W. Cooper - 108 / Preaching and the New Literary Studies of the Bible by Stanley Greidanus - 121 …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 27 No 2 - November 1992), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 217 / The Catholicity of Christianity and the Church by Herman Bavinck, translated by John Bolt - 220 / The Limits of Power and Obedience in the Later Calvin by Ralph Keen - 252 / Abraham Kuyper's Philosophy of Science by Del Ratzsch - 277 / Pannenberg's Systematic Theology, Vol. I: A Symposium: I. Introduction by Brian J. Walsh - 304 / II. The Irrelevancy of Theology: Pannenberg and the Quest for Truth by Stanley J. Grenz - 307 / III. Pannenberg on the Truth of Christian Discourse: A Logical Response by Rory A. …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 27 No 1 - April 1992), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: By John Bolt - 7 / Articles: “A Kingship and Priests”: Inaugurated Eschatology in the Apocalypse by Andrew J. Bandstra - 10 / On Unity and Truth: Martin Bucer’s Sermon on John 17 by James R. Payton, Jr. - 26 / Faith and Assurance in the Heidelberg Catechism and Its Primary Composers: A Fresh Look at the Kendall Thesis by Joel R. Beeke - 39 / Humanity in Reformed and Feminist Perspectives: Collision or Correlation? by Douglas J. Schuurman - 68 / Scholia: Herman Bavinck on Scripture and Science, translated by Al Wolters - 91 / …