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