Beets Paper Contest

The Beets Paper Contest, funded by the late Dr. and Mrs. Henry Beets, provides awards annually for the best student research papers in historical, theological, or biblical studies in the Calvinist/Reformed tradition. Open to all students enrolled in a Religion course during the Spring and Fall semesters of the calendar year, papers devoted to a historical/systematic theological theme or to a social, cultural, or moral issue should seek as much as possible to treat that theme or issue from a distinctively Reformed theological or cultural perspective. Papers devoted to a theme in biblical studies should seek as much as possible to relate that theme to the ongoing vitality and meaning of the Calvinist tradition. All prizes are awarded at the discretion of the Department of Religion.