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Genevan Reformation And The American Founding (Book Review), Paul Otto

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Reviewed Title: A review of David W. Hall, The Genevan Reformation and the American Founding. (Lanham: Lexington, 2003). Xiv, 484 pages.

Truth Of Love And The Love Of Truth: A Christian Plato-Scholar Stops To Look At What He's Doing, And Why, Aron Reppmann

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This paper was presented by Aron Reppmann, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity Christian College, for Trinity’s Faculty Orientation, August 2002.

Runner's Impact On The Academy And Beyond: Personal Reflections, Al Wolters

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The following article was the opening keynote address presented by Dr. Al Wolters at the Runner Legacy Conference held at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, on October 4, 2002. The conference was jointly sponsored by Calvin College, Dordt College, Trinity Christian College, The Institute for Christian Studies, The King's University College, and Redeemer University College.

Coinage Of A Dordt Degree, Calvin Jongsma

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This article is the 2001 Dordt College commencement address by Dr. Calvin Jongsma.

Give Thanks For H. Evan Runner, Keith C. Sewell

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This tribute was written in memory of Dr. H. Evan Runner, Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College from 1951-1981. Dr. Runner was "in many ways... responsible for the creation of the ICS [Institute for Christian Studies] in Toronto," and "gave inspirational leadership to the Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship (AACS) in Canada" (Phil de Haan, Chimes, 3/29/03).

Learning To Teach From Within A Christian Perspective, John H. Kok

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Dr. John H. Kok presented this paper at the IAPCHE conference at Hilltop University in Mikar, Nigeria, in 1999.

Educational Framework Of Dordt College, Calvin Jongsma, Hubert R. Krygsman

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The Educational Framework of Dordt College, coauthored by Calvin Jongsma and Hubert Krygsman, with feedback from members of Dordt College's General Education Committee and Curriculum Committee, was adopted by the Dordt College Faculty Assembly in August, 1993. This document was used as a reference in the previous article by Dr. John Kok.

We Have Heard It Said: Reflections On Christian Engineering Scholarship, Murat Tanyel

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Reformational Christian Philosophy And Christian College Education, Calvin Seerveld

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Just Do It Right: The Experience Of Shalom In Sport Participation, Thomas L. Visker

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Ideas Have A History: Perspectives On The Western Search For Truth (Book Review), Keith C. Sewell

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Reviewed Title: Ideas Have a History: Perspectives on the Western Search for Truth, by Frederika Oosterhoff. Lanham: University Press of America, 2001. xviii + 355 pages. ISBN: 0-7618-2031-0.

Improvising Inside The Whole Story, Syd Hielema

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This paper was presented to the B. J. Haan Education Conference held at Dordt College in March 2001.

Free Church, A Holy Nation: Abraham Kuyper's American Public Theology (Book Review), Fred Van Geest

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Reviewed Title: A Free Church, A Holy Nation: Abraham Kuyper's American Public Theology, by John Bolt (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2001). 502 pp.

Global History Or Western Civilization: A Symposium, Paul Otto

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Western Civilization Or World History: A True Dilemma?, Louis J. Voskuil

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Defining Moments In Western-Global History, Harry Van Dyke

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Vision Of History For Students, Harry J. Groenewold

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Engaged Praxis And A Reformed Worldview: Response To Brian Walsh From A Student's Perspective, Emily Hutten

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Literature And Feminism: Critical Quests And Questions, Helen Petter Westra

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This paper was presented at Dordt College in Fall, 1998.

Realist Conception Of Truth (Book Review), Calvin Jongsma

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Reviewed Title: Alston, William P. A Realist Conception of Truth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press 1996. xii + 274 pages.

Faith-Based Learning: The Conjunction In Christian Scholarship, Carl E. Zylstra

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This article is based on the text of Dr. Zylstra's 1997 Convocation address.

Soul Of Science: Christian Faith And Natural Philosophy, Russell W. Maatman

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Reviewed Title: The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy by Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1994. 298 pp.

One Last Chance To Tell The Truth: Possibilities And Perils In A Postmodern Age, Carl E. Zylstra

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This article is based on the text of President Zylstra's 1996 Convocation address.

General Education: Why Do We Need It, And Where Did It Come From?, Calvin Jongsma

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General education is one of those things that everyone knows how to fix but no one is able to do anything about. Woodrow Wilson’s comment about changing the college curriculum, made while he was president of Princeton University, is particularly apt of general education: reforming it “is as difficult as moving a graveyard.” Committees can study the issue for ages and make numerous erudite reports, but when all is said and done, more is said than done. Many reforms meet the standard voiced by Groucho Marx: “there is less here than meets the eye.” It is far easier to resist …

Environmental Pulse In Academia, Delmar Vander Zee

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This feature article is based on a paper given for the 1993 Fall Faculty Lecture Series at Dordt College.

Men At The Crossroads: Beyond Traditional Roles & Modern Options (Book Review), Charles Veenstra

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Reviewed Title: Men at the Crossroads: Beyond Traditional Roles & Modern Options, by Jack Balswick (Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1992). 218 pages.

The Educational Framework Of Dordt College, 1993, Dordt College

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The purpose of this document as stated in the preface is to clarify "what the curriculum should be and how it should be structured to fulfill the mission of the college."

The document was adopted by the Dordt College Faculty Assembly on August 20, 1993.

Understanding The Book Of Amos: Basic Issues In Current Interpretations (Book Review), Michael Williams

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Reviewed Title: Understanding the Book of Amos: Basic Issues in Current Interpretations, by Gerhard F. Hasel (Grand Rapids: Baker) 1991. 166 pages.

Two Shall Become One: Reflections On Dating, Courtship & Marriage (Book Review), Charles Veenstra

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Reviewed Title: Two Shall Become One: Reflections on Dating, Courtship & Marriage, by Harry Van Belle (Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Welch Publishing), 1991. 80 pages.

Suffering And Survival - The Netherlands, 1940-1945: In Commemoration (A Commemorative Service), Mike Vanden Bosch, Karen Demol

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This service was held on Saturday, September 29, 1990, in the Dordt College Chapel.

From "Suffering and Survival: The Netherlands, 1940-1945," a four-day conference held at Dordt College in the fall of 1990 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and the 45th anniversary of The Netherlands' liberation.