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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…

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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;…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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