I knew that many crosses would come my way if I ran to Mother Church, but I could not resist Her love. “The Communion of Saints” from the Padua Baptistry (photo: José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro, CC BY-SA ...
Jim Bratt has his doctoral adviser to thank for a lifelong academic pursuit of Abraham Kuyper, the Dutch theologian, politician and journalist whose influence continues today at Calvin. Bratt’s PhD ...
Perhaps Betsy DeVos can be forgiven for imagining that America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were “real pioneers when it comes to school choice.” I mean, she wasn’t there in ...
Five hundred years after the birth of French Protestant theologian John Calvin, his teachings seem more topical than ever. Hard work and frugality, the values espoused by Calvinism, are back in ...
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This year has been dedicated to the Apostle of Sri Lanka. Born in India, he landed on the island in 1687 during the persecution by Dutch Calvinists. At that time there were no priests. He set up a ...
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