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Coming Around the Table To Explore Our Reformed Identity
Calvin Theological Seminary recently hosted two roundtables to discuss the Reformed tradition and how it shapes life and learning at the seminary. The following excerpt is adapted from these discussions…
Letter From The President
Dear CTS Supporter: It happened almost every time that I introduced myself as pastor of New Life Christian Reformed Church to a person who was unfamiliar with the denomination or…
What does it mean to be Reformed?
During my graduate studies in Scotland, I sometimes attended social gatherings with theology students and professors—one senior professor in particular always made new students anxious. She did not really have…
Formation for Ministry
Alumni Reflections — From Study Group to Support Group Seven of us, then fresh-faced seminarians, pulled our chairs around a table on the frigid fourth floor of the library. We…
A Prayer for the Beginning of a New School Year
“Take, O take me as I am; summon out what I shall be; set your seal upon my heart and live in me.” Lord God of all, we thank you…
CTS Faculty Mary Vanden Berg Publishes Book on Human Uniqueness
Aquinas, Science, and Human Uniqueness: An Integrated Approach to What Makes Us Human What is a human? Are we just a random collection of organic material? Is there something special…
Letter From the President
When I was a pastor of a new church plant, I was privileged to witness how God used the Bible to change people and bring them together in His family.…
The Fifth Gospel
The “Holy Land,” or land of the Bible, has always played a prominent role in the Christian understanding of faith, as it is the setting for many biblical events. A…
The Bible Core and the New Curriculum at Calvin Theological Seminary
In the fall of 2022, Calvin Theological Seminary rolled out its new curriculum, centering on four primary learning outcomes: gospel, person, context, and calling. We hope to “provide tools that…