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The Church, The Seminary, & Theological Education
Jean and Kenneth Baker Professor of Systematic Theology, Emeritus The church needs leaders but do its leaders need to go to seminary? And if they do, is it important for…
Honing Contextual Savvy
When did you first realize how your birthplace shaped your outlook on the world? WAKING UP TO OUR OWN CONTEXT I was in my twenties on a trip to New…
Courageous Leadership In God’s Kingdom
“God has called me to ministry.” These words routinely tumble from the lips of seminarians. As one hears these expressions of calling it is helpful to remember some influential factors…
The Stranger At The River Jabbok
VALUE: All our teaching and formation grow from a shared understanding of God’s word as articulated in the rich treasury of reformed theology. Sweeter than honey; more desirable than gold;…
Are You On The Journey Towards Seminary?
VOCATIONAL CROSSROADS I’m at a vocational crossroads, called to leave one profession for the call of ministry. SENSING A CALL I was an RA during my undergraduate studies and I…
Why Go To Seminary? Hoop, Hurdle or Vital Necessity?
As both a pastor and now seminary president, I have had the privilege of walking with many who are thinking about seminary. They wonder about finances. They wonder “is God…
Welcome to This Special Forum Edition
This publication is offered for two important audiences: first, for the men and women whose hearts are pricked by the Spirit’s prodding as they wonder about theological education in their…
Recent Faculty Publications + New Faces
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY BY: DANJUMA G. GIBSON In the extreme context of the American slavocracy, how do we account for the robust subjectivity and agency of Frederick Douglass? In…
Distinguished Alumni: Christian Y. OH
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI: CHRISTIAN Y. OH Christian Y. Oh, born and raised in a devout Christian family in South Korea at the end of the Korean War, grew up attending church…
Distinguished Missionaries
ANN AT CTS: CHAPTER 3 ANN PLANTINGA KAPTEYN Lee S. Huizenga Missionary-in-Residence If I organize my decades of interactions with Calvin Seminary into chapters, I have just completed “Ann at…
Retirement Profile: Michael Williams
IT WAS DOWN IN THE DARKEST NETHER REGIONS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, CLOISTERED FOR A 70-DAY NAVY SUBMARINE PATROL IN THE CLAUSTROPHOBIC CONFINES OF A TITANIUM TUBE, WHEN MICHAEL…
What’s New @ Calvin Seminary
Master Level Courses in Spanish Beginning this fall, Calvin Seminary will begin offering online courses that are taught entirely in Spanish. These courses will provide training for current and future…
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