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Preparing Pastors

For churches and clergy alike, forging a mutually satisfying and long-term “fit” between congregation and pastor is a matter of considerable art and science, not to mention continuous supplication. At…

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John Bolt Retires 

After nearly three decades, John Bolt is approaching his impending retirement from Calvin Theological Seminary with admitted ambivalence, grateful to be liberated from long faculty meetings and other academic tedium…

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500 Years Later: A Conversation Between Catholics and Protestants 

As a part of a larger series of events and programs planned for Fall 2017 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Calvin Seminary hosted an evening of talks…

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The Meaning of Martha: Catholics and Protestants on Work and Vocation 

Mary and Martha. I think we all know the story as related in the tenth chapter of the gospel according to St. Luke. After telling the parable of the good…

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Christian Ethics, Protestant and Catholic: 500 Years After the Reformation

The Reformers broke dramatically with the Roman Catholic Church when it came to the doctrines of salvation and ecclesiology. They did not do so with respect to ethics. In fact,…

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Learning about the Lord’s Supper from Roman Catholics 

During the fifty years since Vatican II, Roman Catholic and Reformed Christians have engaged in significant ecumenical dialogue. I have been privileged to be part of some of that dialogue…

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Reformed and Catholic Worship – Are There Any Points of Convergence?

A few years ago, at our end-of-year celebration at the Friendship for people with cognitive impairments, jointly run by Woodlawn CRC and St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Grand…

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From the President: What Can Catholics and Protestants Learn From One Another Today? 

On November 1, 1944, a woman from the Christian Reformed Church married a man from the Catholic Church. The wedding took place in Roseland, Illinois. Even before their wedding, the…

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Faculty Publications – Fall 2017

The Embrace of Building by Lee Hardy, Adjunct Professor of Philosophical Theology The Embrace of Buildings provides an overview of the key factors, topics, and issues in Anglo-American urbanism: the…

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New Faces at Calvin Seminary – Fall 2017

Gary Burge It is a joy and a privilege to join Calvin Seminary’s faculty this fall. I recently completed 25 years on the faculty of Wheaton College where I taught…

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Presidential Reformation Tour 2017 

In March, 2017, President Michael LeRoy of Calvin College and President Jul Medenblik of Calvin Theological Seminary jointly hosted a Reformation Tour of Germany and Switzerland, commemorating the 500th anniversary…

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A New Face at Calvin Seminary – Spring 2017

Laura Palsrok joined Calvin Seminary last fall as the Assistant to the Director of Development. Laura has a B.A. in English and German from Calvin College. Prior to coming here,…

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