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Impact Amid Absence: The Synod Of Dordt And The French Huguenots., Karin Maag Jul 2018

Impact Amid Absence: The Synod Of Dordt And The French Huguenots., Karin Maag

CTS Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

This contribution investigates the reasons behind the absence of delegates from the French Reformed (Huguenot) churches at the Synod of Dordt, setting the reasons for their absence in the broader political and religious context of the times. I argue that the connections between the French Reformed church and the Synod of Dordt were significant both before and after the synod met, but that the Huguenots had a rather different project in mind (religious reconciliation among Reformed Protestants and even possibly between Reformed and Lutheran Christians) when they considered the possibility of an international gathering of Reformed theologians. Although the Huguenot …

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"The Loved One Does Not Yet Know All She Shall Become": Mysticism As Eschatology In Medieval Writers., John C. Medendorp Jan 2014

"The Loved One Does Not Yet Know All She Shall Become": Mysticism As Eschatology In Medieval Writers., John C. Medendorp

CTS Master of Theology (ThM) Theses

New developments in the study of Western Christian mysticism demand that the mystics be interpreted theologically if we are to accept the mystics on their own terms and take them seriously. This study argues that the medieval mystics in Europe up to the 13th century understand their work to be eschatological in nature, interpreting the mystical experience of union with the Divine as an inbreaking or foretaste of the eschaton. Reading Hadewijch of Antwerp, a 13th century Dutch mystic, together with contributions from Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clarivaux, and Hildegard of Bingen, this study attempts to demonstrate that the …

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Revelation 13 And The Imperial Cult, Chang In Sohn Jan 2014

Revelation 13 And The Imperial Cult, Chang In Sohn

Beets Paper Contest

No abstract provided.

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Religious Images Through Protestant Eyes, Julia Laplaca Jan 2013

Religious Images Through Protestant Eyes, Julia Laplaca

Beets Paper Contest

No abstract provided.

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Ursinus, The Heidelberg Catechism And The Augsburg Confession., Bierma Lyle May 2008

Ursinus, The Heidelberg Catechism And The Augsburg Confession., Bierma Lyle

CTS Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

To understand the connection between Ursinus and the Augsburg Confession, we shall examine three things: (1) the histoncal situatIon that brought them together, (2) Melanchthon 's influence on both the Palatinate Reformation and Urinus, and (3) the relationshlp between Melanchthon's Augsburg Confession and Ursinus's Heidelberg Catechism.

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A Helper Of Thy Faith And Joy: Elnathan Parr As A Pastoral Teacher Of Predestination In Early Stuart England., David H. Kranendonk Jan 2008

A Helper Of Thy Faith And Joy: Elnathan Parr As A Pastoral Teacher Of Predestination In Early Stuart England., David H. Kranendonk

CTS Master of Theology (ThM) Theses

This thesis demonstrates that Elnathan Parr‟s (1577-1622) treatment of divine predestination in his homiletical commentary on Romans and in his catechism entitled Grounds of Divinity evidences a pastoral approach in which the scholastic precision characteristic of the era does not lead to speculative aridity but serves positive spiritual purposes. Parr was neither afraid of nor obsessed by this part of the “whole counsel of God.” While his popular teaching incorporated detailed theological argumentation, including an extended examination of the supralapsarian-infralapsarian issue, his concern was to apply this doctrine through multiple types of “uses” to his spiritually diverse readership with the …

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Lugene Schemper, Mariano Avila, Pieter Tuit Oct 2001

Calvin Seminary Forum, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Lugene Schemper, Mariano Avila, Pieter Tuit

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “A Community Rising” -Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
3 - “A New Editor” - Lugene Schemper
4 - “Hispanic Ministry: A twenty-first Century Challenge” - Mariano Avila
6 - “With Missionary Hearts and Eyes” - Pieter Tuit
8 - “God is Our Refuge” - Richard E. Sytsma

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Ruth A. Tucker, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Henry Demoor Apr 2001

Calvin Seminary Forum, Ruth A. Tucker, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Henry Demoor

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Walking Away from Faith” - Ruth A. Tucker
3 - “Calvin Seminary: Yesterday and Today” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Prove It! A Reformed Perspective on Faith and Reason” - John Cooper
6 - “Office and Ordination: Another Round” - Henry DeMoor
8 - “Real Heros” - Calvin Van Reken

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Andrew Bandstra, Henry Zwaanstra, Roger S. Greenway, James A. Dejong Jan 2001

Calvin Seminary Forum, Andrew Bandstra, Henry Zwaanstra, Roger S. Greenway, James A. Dejong

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “God Who Called You is Faithful” - Andrew Bandstra
2 - “Calvin Seminary: An Historical Sketch 1876-2001” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Calvin Seminary and the CRC: Changes and Challenges” - Roger S. Greenway
6 - “Trends and Challenges” - James A. De Jong

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Calvin Seminary Forum, John Bolt, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Jeffrey A.D. Weima Oct 2000

Calvin Seminary Forum, John Bolt, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Jeffrey A.D. Weima

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Tolerant Inclusivism that Excludes” - John Bolt
3 - “Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Christ Reforms Culture: The Gospel and Non-Christian Religions.” - John Cooper6 - “What I Most Want My Students to Know about Biblical Studies” - Jeffrey A. D. Weima
8 - “Discernment in the Kingdom of God” - Dean Deppe

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Henry De Moor, Henry Zwaanstra, Carl Zylstra, Calvin Van Reken Apr 2000

Calvin Seminary Forum, Henry De Moor, Henry Zwaanstra, Carl Zylstra, Calvin Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “A One-Week Synod?” - Henry De Moor
2 - “Women in Office: Where we are.” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “The Changing World of Education for Ministry” - Carl Zylstra
6 - “Compassion at the End of Life” - Calvin Van Reken

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Roger S. Greenway, Henry Zwaanstra, Albert Strydhorst, Anne C. Kwantes Jan 2000

Calvin Seminary Forum, Roger S. Greenway, Henry Zwaanstra, Albert Strydhorst, Anne C. Kwantes

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “What’s Happening in Missions? Changes Underway” - Roger S. Greenway
3 - “World Missions” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Magaji Meets Jesus: The Rocky Road to Conversion for a Follower of
African Traditional Religion” - Albert Strydhorst
6 - “The Fiesta in the Philippines” - Anne C. Kwantes
8 - “God’s Love: The Compelling Force of Christian Missions.” - Carl Bosma

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Lyle D. Bierma, James A. De Jong, John Bolt, Alton J. Danks Oct 1999

Calvin Seminary Forum, Lyle D. Bierma, James A. De Jong, John Bolt, Alton J. Danks

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Dispensationalism and the Reformed” - Lyle D. Bierma
3 - “Reflections on the Future” - James A. De Jong
4 - “The Armageddon Imagination” - John Bolt
6 - “The Church and Y2K” - Alton J. Danks
7 - “Facing, Not Fearing, The Future” - Calvin P. Van Reken

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Calvin Seminary Forum, John Witvliet, Harry Boonstra, Emily R. Brink, Arie C. Leder Apr 1999

Calvin Seminary Forum, John Witvliet, Harry Boonstra, Emily R. Brink, Arie C. Leder

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Spirit-Charged Worship” - John Witvliet
3 - “Worship Change – Pain and Promise” - Harry Boonstra
4 - “Praying Our Songs, Singing Our Prayers” - Emily Brink
6 - “Church Architecture: Public Profession of Faith” - Arie C. Leder
8 - “Focussed on What?” David E. Holwerda

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Robert C. De Vries, Henry Zwaanstra, Jeffrey A.D. Weima, Gary Bekker Jan 1999

Calvin Seminary Forum, Robert C. De Vries, Henry Zwaanstra, Jeffrey A.D. Weima, Gary Bekker

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “The Language of Faith” - Robert C. De Vries
3 - “The Church and Culture: A Matter of Yes and No” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “The Modern Reader and the Ancient World of the Bible” - Jeffrey A.D. Weima
6 - “The Christian Reformed Church and World Cultures” - Gary Bekker
8 - “Calvin Seminary FORUM, Volumes 1-5–Author Index”

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Calvin Seminary Forum, John Bolt, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. Oct 1998

Calvin Seminary Forum, John Bolt, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Missions and the Mission of the Christian School” - John Bolt
3 - “Christian Education in the Christian Reformed Church” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Christian Education: The Old Vision for a New Community” - John Cooper
6 - “Why Christian College Education Matters” - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr
8 - “We Will, God Helping Us!” - Milton Kuyers

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Calvin P. Van Reken, Henry Zwaanstra, Ronald J. Feenstra, Henry De Moor Apr 1998

Calvin Seminary Forum, Calvin P. Van Reken, Henry Zwaanstra, Ronald J. Feenstra, Henry De Moor

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Christian and Reformed” - Calvin P. Van Reken
3 - “Being Reformed” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “What Makes Reformed Theology Distinctive” - Ronald J. Feenstra
6 - “Truth Within Four Walls” - Henry De Moor
8 - “The Worship Service” - Jacob D. Eppinga

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Calvin Seminary Forum, Andrew Bandstra, Henry Zwaanstra, Robert Recker, Roger S. Greenway Jan 1998

Calvin Seminary Forum, Andrew Bandstra, Henry Zwaanstra, Robert Recker, Roger S. Greenway

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “What in Heaven is Going on?” - Andrew Bandstra
3 - “Holwerda Retires – Zwaanstra Named Editor” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “That Congregational Prayer” - Robert Recker
6 - “What I Most Want my Students to Know about Missions” -Roger S. Greenway

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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

Calvin Seminary Forum, 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

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