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What is going on at Seattle Pacific University?

John Fea   |  June 17, 2022

Back in May, Seattle Pacific students held a sit-in. Here is Alejandra Molina on June 3 at Religion News Service: For nearly two weeks, students from Seattle Pacific University, a Christian school associated with the Free Methodist Church, have staged...

Calvin University faculty are “polishing their CVs” after the Christian Reformed Church codified its opposition to homosexual sex

John Fea   |  June 16, 2022

The “polishing their CVs” quote comes from Calvin historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Here is a taste of Yonat Shimron’s piece at Religion News Service: The Christian Reformed Church, a small evangelical denomination of U.S. and Canadian churches, voted Wednesday...

Western Michigan pastor resigns over Trumpism in his congregation

John Fea   |  October 19, 2020

Another story about what Trumpism is doing to American Christianity. Here is Mitchell Boatman at the Holland Sentinel: HOLLAND — Keith Mannes has given his life to the Christian Reformed Church, serving as a pastor for more than 30 years....

The Pot-Smoking Dutch Calvinists Who Stopped “worshipping the Ph.D.” and Gave Their Students “guerrilla credentials.”

John Fea   |  May 20, 2020

I don’t pretend to know much about Dutch Calvinism in America or the differences between Abraham Kuyper and Herman Dooyeweerd. (There are good books on the subject, I would start with the work of James D. Bratt). But I know...

Calvin University Loosens Religious Requirements for Faculty

John Fea   |  May 9, 2020

Both of my daughters attend Calvin University. The university recruited my oldest daughter to play for its national-championship caliber NCAA Division III volleyball program, but ultimately her decision was based on Calvin’s reputation for Christian learning. She will graduate in...

Calvin College in *The Atlantic*

John Fea   |  March 1, 2017

Calvin College, a Christian liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been getting a lot of attention lately since one of its alums, Betsy DeVos, became Secretary of Education. (I should add that DeVos is not the only Christian...

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