Works from 2017
Chimes: January 13, 2017, Calvin College
Gallery highlights Virgin Mary by Julia McKee and Courtney Zonnefeld
Highlights from the January Series by Josh Parks
Men's basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek gets 400th win by Purun Yeo
Four city officials charged in Flint water investigation by Carolyn Muyskens
Dialogue: an essential voice in Calvin's story by Natalie Henderson
Rules for religion in schools unclear by Kathryn Mae Post
...Authority and Meaning in a Brave New World: Postconservative Evangelical theological Method After the Cultural-Linguistic Turn, Jeffrey Halsted, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation fills a gap in the current scholarship by describing Stanley Grenz’s and Kevin Vanhoozer’s postconservative evangelical understandings of authority, meaning, and truth as they are related to Scripture and the community of faith. Acknowledging the postliberal influence of George Lindbeck, scholarship is further needed to describe whether theological authority ultimately rests in Scripture or the community of faith. Furthermore, scholarship needs to address the manner in which we seek, participate in, or determine meaning and truth within postconservative evangelical theological method. This dissertation provides this scholarship for Grenz’s and Vanhoozer’s thought while also providing a more extensive description of Vanhoozer’s canonical-linguistic method and its relationship to the questions of authority, meaning and truth than is available elsewhere in a single w...
Spirit Determinism in the Christian Anthropology of Yorù̀bá indigenous Churches, Bernard T. Ayọ̀ọlá, CalvinTheological Seminary
There are people who think everything in life is an accident. Then, there are the Yorùbá of Southwestern Nigeria who believe that life outcomes are prearranged by the Supreme Being but may also be altered, for better or for worse, by the spirit beings in the universe. Yorùbá Christians, like their non-Christian kin, believe that many experiences in life are manifestations of the activities of the superhuman spirit beings in the community. While the good spirits (such as ancestors and angels) ordinarily have positive impacts on society, the evil spirits (such as witches, wizards, and demons) often work in collaboration with one another to thwart human aspirations and life goals. This dissertation examines the Yorùbá Christian notion of human identity within the framework of traditional Yorùbá perception of the world as a spiritual space where the living and the dead--human and non-huma...
Unearned Suffering Is Redemptive: the Roots and Implications of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Redemptive Suffering theodicy, Mika Edmondson, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation analyzes the roots and implications of Martin Luther King Jr.'s redemptive suffering theodicy, reconsidering its continued relevance to contemporary discussions about theodicy among black theologians and within the black church. Through his home and church influences, King inherited a nearly 250-year-old black redemptive suffering tradition that traces back to early Negro spirituals and abolitionist works. King carefully developed these traditional theodical themes through critical engagement with Protestant liberal sources before applying his redemptive suffering formula during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. With a view towards the cross and the omnipotent personal God's good purposes in the world, King held that persons have the freedom and responsibility to agapically engage their suffering to help bring about personal and social transformation....
Works from 2016
Chimes: December 9, 2016, Calvin College
Alumni publish essay collection by Courtney Zonnefeld
Local churches discuss immigration by Kathryn Mae Post
Dialogue showcases vitality of student art by Daniel Hickey
Students gather for annual Christmas tree lighting by Michelle Hofman
Calvin soccer misses national championship by a silver by Purun Yeo
Calvin students enter 36-hour film contest by Juliana Ludema
CRC leaders wrestle with same-sex marriage: a look at Synod 2016 by Josh Parks
Response to Matthew Tuininga on Sexuality and Scripture by Nicholas Wolterstorff
...Chimes: December 2, 2016, Calvin College
Indigenous spirituality impacts DAPL protests by Kathryn Mae Post
The scoop on 'The Philadelphia Story' by Courtney Zonnefeld
Professor appears on conservative watchlist by Josh Parks
Moon rock comes to Calvin Museum by Daniel Blakemore
KE composting catches on by Juliana Ludema
Sold-out Dance Guild impresses by Maddie Hughey
On top of the world: women's volleyball national champs by Mark Peless
...Chimes: November 18, 2016, Calvin College
Anti-Trump protests fill the streets of GR by Carolyn Muysken & Joshua Nederhood
Thanksgiving break to start one day earlier by Courtney Zonnefeld
Challenges for the next president: election post-mortem by Matt Leistra
Worship leader brings new psalms to congregations by Josh Parks
Women's basketball wins by 100 in season opener by Mark Peless
Bosnian Muslim shares story at Calvin by Dana Drosdick
...Chimes: November 11, 2016, Calvin College
Israeli scientists make breakthrough in HIV cure by Victor Lynde
Founder of Detroit Dirt gives lecture about composting by Courtney Zonnefeld
Professors discuss economic issues facing next president by Matt Leistra
International Education Week celebrates multiculturalism by Katie Ulrich
Men's basketball team prepares for new season by Mark Peless
Marvel's "Doctor Strange" marvels by Brandon Schreur
The Rhetoric of the Rhetoric Center by Michelle Hofman
...Chimes: November 4, 2016, Calvin College
Men's hockey off to blazing start by Mark Peless
Revolutionary take on Hamilton by Courtney Zonnefeld
Post Family Farms excites students again by Michael Lentz
Third district House candidates clash in debate by Emily Cole
Technology takes over in "Black Mirror" by Brandon Schreur
Calvin beats, wins MIAA title by Purn Yeo
...Chimes: October 28, 2016, Calvin College
New center for student success by Julia McKee
Silver screen spooks to watch this Halloween by Brandon Schreur
Cameroonian pastor questions prosperity gospel by Juliana Ludema
Calvin Improv by Mark Peless
Calvin CFAC receives indie pop duo Tegan and Sara
History colloquium integrates business and religion by Matt Leistra
Fall sports wrap up as teams look to championships by Mark Peless
...Chimes: October 21, 2016, Calvin College
ArtPrize winner former Calvin prof by Saraphina Sefcik
No Trump for Calvin Republicans by Josh Parks
Political science professors tackle foreign policy by Matthew Leistra
MSDO seeks to extend unlearning by Michael Lentz
Panel on feminism & faith by Emily Stroble
Isky Van Doorne Named MIAA Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week by Purn Yeo
E-sports catching up with traditional sports by Kelsey Powers
...Chimes: October 14, 2016, Calvin College
Lowest enrollment in decades by Josh Parks
Battle over telescope on sacred mountain by Dena De Kryger
Play humanizes controversial figure by Courtney Zonnefeld
Men's soccer triumphs to 5-1 victory over Hope by Purun Yeo
Calvin welcomes Ingrid Michaelson by Natalie Henderson
Wolterstorff speaks on human rights by Kathryn Mae Post
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Truman's decision by Victor Lynde
...Chimes: October 7, 2016, Calvin College
Film debugs gender gap in computer science by Juliana Ludema
Dialogue offers new submission category by Maddie Hughey
On Calvin's campus, sharing is (car)ing by Michael Lentz
Notes at Noon showcases collaboration by Josh Parks
Senate hosts summit by Katie Ulrick
Calvin's women volleyball team dominates Olivet's team 3-0 by Purun Yeo
New independent bookstore has community focus by Saraphina Sefcik
Life beyond Campus by Michelle Hofman
Joella Ranaivoson is ordained in the CRC by Kathryn Mae Post
...Dialogue: Fall 2016, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual Art
4 Smoke and Mirrors Harrison Rice; 6 Nesting Miriam Kornelis; 8 Palmitas Park Isaiah LaGrand; 10 The Pharaoh in Atlanta Mimi Mutesa; 13 Medersa Bou Inania Manato Thomas Jansen; 14 The Space Between Us Mark Randall; 16 Upwards Emily Annett; 20 Balance Michael Hsu; 23 Dots 1 Jaclyn Kuyers; 24 Folded Vessel Series Olivia Rozdolsky; 26 From Generation to Generation Luke Sturgis; 28 Prince ofWales Hotel Mark Randall; 30 Yield Emily Van Staalduinen; 32 Girl Mimi Mutesa; 37 Landscape Brenna Mahn; 38 2133819 Cotter Koopman; 42 Tethered Series Mark Randall; 45 Total Consciousness Emma Carpenter; 46 Portrait Brenna Mahn; 48 Suffocated Jaclyn Kuyers; 50 Lost in Superior Mark Randall; 53 Hollowed Mark Randall; 56 hazy mornings Hannah Van't Hof; 58 031016 Cotter Koopman
Film
Exploring Small Gregory Manni; Charlevoix...
Chimes: September 30, 2016, Calvin College
Kanye brings tour to GR by Brandon Schreur
Lead poisoning on the rise in Grand Rapids by Emily Cole
Calvin Theatre Company tackles bullying by Katie Ulrich
"More than just stuff": a Q&A with David Malone by Courtney Zonnefeld
Calvin alumni discuss honesty in media by Julia Mckee
Churches respond to trafficking in Ghana by Kathryn Mae Post
...Dialogue: Spring 2016, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual
5 Body Haze - Jaclyn Kuyers; 6 Mixed Media on Canvas - Kate Datema; 8 To Rise - Anna Delph; 10 exposure - Kendra Kamp; 13 Rebirth - Nathania Wijaya; 14 Deprived Spirit - Eun lee Cho; 17 Explorations in the Dark - Rebekah Jaroh; 18 Senecio Scaposus - Courtney Hill; 20 Echeveria Leucotricha - Courtney Hill; 22 Kite - Kendra Larsen; 25 Oil Spill - Corrie VanderBrug; 28 Promises to Keep - Jonathan Manni; 30 small miracles - Jenna Griffin; 32 Jet Black Heart- Jamie Whitten; 34 Bali, Indonesia - Kendra Larsen; 37 Reverse Landscape - Rebekah Inman; 38 Limbs - Jesus Delgado; 43 machina - Kendra Kamp; 44 Carrion - Caitlin Anne Smits; 48 Lonely Cappadocia - Nick D'Onofrio; 53 Vibrance - Nathania Wijaya; 54 Olvidado - Hope Hinken; 56 Magazine Figure Series - Jaclyn Kuyers
Text
4 To Daphne - Kenzie Krumm; 9 star noise - Taylor Hartson; 12 Mulc...
Chimes: February 5, 2016, Calvin College
Senate president steps down by Amelia Sterenberg
Calvin flocks to Flint by Alden Hartopo
Interim snapshots: students reflect on J-term experiences by Natalie Henderson
Cokes and Clubs refreshes memories by Morgan Anderson
Hockey sweeps Davenport, stays atop ACHA by Anna Gernant
New genetically modified organisms by Michael Messina
J.I. Packer ends his ministry by Eckhart Chan
...Driven By God: Active Justification and Definitive Sanctification in the Soteriology of Bavinck, Comrie, Witsius, and Kuyper., Jae-Eun Park, CalvinTheological Seminary
For more than two millennia believers have struggled with the antinomy of God’s absolute sovereignty over and man’s ultimate responsibility in justification and sanctification. For at least the past several hundred years theologians have used some version of the terms “active justification” and “definitive sanctification” in an attempt to illuminate this mystery. However, in the past decade scho lars have begun to criticize these concepts, saying that they are unsupported in Scripture, lead to theological confusion, and are of no practical benefit to believers. Through the work of theologians from the broader Dutch Reformed tradition, especially Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), Alexander Comrie (1706-1774), Herman Witsius (1636-1708), and Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), this thesis will demonstrate that the terms active justification and definitive sanctification are derived from Scripture and...
Early Stuart Polemical Hermeneutics: andrew Willet's 1611 Romans Hexapla., Darren M. Pollock, CalvinTheological Seminary
Andrew Willet, a Cambridge-educated minister, began his writing career as a popular anti-Catholic polemicist (best known for the influential Synopsis Papismi) during Elizabeth I’s reign. Early in the seventeenth century he shifted genres, writing a series of biblical commentaries using a distinctive six-fold method and earning a reputation as one of the country’s best textual scholars. Willet suggested that the change to exegesis was a move from religious controversy to more irenic waters, and many scholars have taken him at his word, writing of his abandonment of polemics. An analysis of his 1611 hexapla commentary on Romans, however, reveals a distinct polemical lens, indicating that he did not so much abandon religious controversy as transfer it to a different genre. Interpreting Romans using this polemical hermeneutic served to sharpen Willet’s distinctions and clarify his present...
Hebel' in Ecclesiastes : Abel as symbol referent, Gregory R. Vruggink, Calvin Theological Seminary
This work contends that Abel should be considered as a possible referent for hebel in some contexts in the book of Ecclesiastes. The attempt to rightly understand the usage of hebel has employed several translation philosophies, but the theory of hebel in Ecclesiastes as a metaphor functioning with multiple referents best explains the variety and complexity of its usage in Ecclesiastes. This thesis contends that Abel should be considered an additional referent in cases where the usage of hebel is framed by the concepts of death and transience, a relationship which is made stronger in nearby allusions to Gen 1-4 in Ecclesiastes.
...Herman Bavinck between scholastic and modern psychology: toward a "reformed psychology.", Joohyun Kim, Calvin Theological Seminary
Bavinck completed his first psychology book, Principles of Psychology (Beginselen der Psychologie, 1897) in the middle of his theological writings from his interaction with the nineteenth century psychologies. In 1920, Bavinck published another psychology book entitled Biblical and Religious Psychology (Bijbelsche en Religieuze Psychologie) on the basis of solid exegesis and biblical principles. In Principles of Psychology, Bavinck intended that his psychological principles would be as worthy as the empirical psychology of his day. Kuyper also stressed the doctrinal value of faculty psychology to Bavinck’s first psychology book in his review. Yet, these two psychology books were virtually neglected both in the field of psychology and in Reformed anthropology. What is more, scholars like Hepp and Jaarsma demonstrated that in his later years Bavinck rejected the scholastic faculty psych...
Paul Helm's "Compatibilist" View of Divine Providence in Light of the Frankfurtian Debate., Simon Sang-Kyun Ko, CalvinTheological Seminary
It is easy to find in prominent scholarly opinion today that to maintain its comprehensive divine determinism the Reformed Christian tradition must endorse metaphysical compatibilism to affirm some semblance of creaturely freedom. Arguably, one of the two Reformed scholars who have promulgated this idea the most is Paul Helm. Interestingly, while Helm’s “no-risk” view of divine providence started off with pretty straightforward classical compatibilism, it has since morphed into what is akin to source incompatibilism. At the heart of this transformation is Helm’s increasing interest in the feasibility of “irreducible agency, despite the fixity of the future” (or to use more technical lingo, “actual-sequence-indeterminism, despite alternate-sequence-compulsion”). Since 1969, the feasibility of such “irreducibly voluntary, yet having only one option for choosing” has also been rigorously...
Salvation By Faith: Faith, Covenant, and the Order of Salvation in Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680)., Hyo-Nam Kim, CalvinTheological Seminary
The doctrines of covenant, faith, and the order of salvation are crucial components of early modern Reformed soteriology. In seventeenth-century England, these three major doctrines of Reformed theology, which had been taken over undeveloped from the Reformers, took a mature shape, but aroused controversies among diverse Protestant groups. Modern historical scholarship on Reformed orthodoxy has produced little significant research that deals with these doctrines synthetically. The object of this dissertation is to explore the broader role of faith in relation to these two significant doctrines for salvation in the early modern Reformed theology, with specific reference to the thought of Thomas Goodwin. To this end, this study examines Goodwin’s life to review his religious experience and to understand his socio-theological context. Goodwin’s soteriology was sharpened by his battles on...
Sibrandus Lubbertus (1555-1625) and Reformed Polemics on Authority in the Church., Dave Holmlund, CalvinTheological Seminary
Sibrandus Lubbertus (1555-1625) was a German born Reformed theologian who spent most of his life teaching at the University of Franeker in Friesland, a northern region of the Netherlands. Among his publications, the most significant in size and importance were his disputational works, which used a polemical form to address controversial issues of the post-Reformation period in which he gave a robust defense of the Reformed position over and against the most influential voices of his day, whether they themselves were a more heterodox expression of Protestant theology or simply Roman Catholic. This dissertation examines the major treatises of Lubbertus, which were written to refute Robert Bellarmine, the great Jesuit apologist of the Roman Catholic Church during the Counter Reformation. Specifically, this dissertation argues that Lubbertus—who, in the past, has been largely ignored in b...
Theologia Viatorum: institutional Continuity and the Reception of a theological Framework From Franciscus Junius's De theologia Vera To Bernhardinus De Moor's Commentarius Perpetuus, Todd M. Rester, CalvinTheological Seminary
Some scholars have identified a certain amount of vagueness in continuity theses of scholarship regarding medieval, Reformation, and post-Reformation thought. A criterion of continuity is necessary in order to prosecute a continuity thesis. One way to root intellectual history within a particular social context over time is to examine a conceptual framework as it develops, changes, and even declines within an academic institution like an early modern university. Institutional continuity is a methodological approach that seeks to clarify the relationship between continuity, influence, confessionalization and deconfessionalization diachronically within an institutional context of an early modern university. The test case for this method is the prolegomenal framework of Franciscus Junius, as first propounded in De Theologia Vera (1594) and developed by various theologians at Leiden Unive...
Works from 2015
Chimes: December 11, 2015, Calvin College
Michael Le Roy: A Retrospective by Anna Delph
ISIS, Terrorism & Refugees by Juliana Ludema
Airband Cancelled by Morgan Anderson
Basketball bounces MIAA foes by Mark Peless
Holiday tradition remains stable by Amelia Sterenberg
Theology, grammar and learning to write sentences by Eckhart Chan
...Chimes: December 4, 2015, Calvin College
Calvin launches college-wide effort to increase student retention by Josh Parks
Women's soccer: NCAA success by Mark Peless
"We Stand Together": Calvin shows solidarity against racism by Bethany Cok
Calvin ranked second for number of students studying abroad by Alicia De Jong
Open ocean fish display impressive biological cloacking by Natasha Strydhorst
Heartside gallery continues to grow by Saraphina Sefcik
Pope Francis visits Kenta, Uganda, and the Central Republic by Eckhart Chan
...Chimes: November 20, 2015, Calvin College
Students react to Paris attacks by Marisa Heule
"Macabre" impresses with haunting displays of art by Anna Delph
Calvin tied with Hope in flu vaccine challenge by Amelia Sterenberg
Symposium hosts Calvin professor by Alicia De Jong
Financial seminar trains students by Juliana Ludema
Student bands draw crowd by Deanna Geelhood
3D printing produces Disney-inspired prosthetics by Kelsey Powers
Women's basketball opens season with pair of wins by Anna Gernant
...Chimes: November 13, 2015, Calvin College
Dialogue celebrates record participation by Jon Gorter & Josiah Kinney
Students rally in vigil for Mizzou by Jon Gorter
New urban studies minor to be offered by Alicia De Jong
SAPT tackles myths about sexual assault in first lecture in month-long series by Juliana Ludema
Eastown's Kava House to close its doors by Saraphina Sefcik
Women's volleyball captures MIAA title by sweeping Hope by Anna Gernant
Chameleon color achieved by embedded crystals by Natasha Strydhorst
International Worship Night at LOFT by Eckhart Chan
...Chimes: November 6, 2015, Calvin College
Five professors let go due to program cuts by Josh Parks
Zombiefest returns to Calvin to the delight of students by Amelia Sterenberg
Student takes human eye research to Harvard University by Morgan Anderson
Biology class takes project to MSU by Amelia Sterenberg
Calvin student bank Liance releases first full-length album by Nate Hunt
Women's soccer adds to winning streak with defeat of Olivet by Mark Peless
Community celebrates Dia de los Muertos by Saraphina Sefcik
...Chimes: October 30, 2015, Calvin College
High participation for Food Day by Bethany Cok
Upperclassmen help harvest in the Community Garden by Alicia De Jong
Freelance journalist visits Calvin by Maddie Hughey
"Steve Jobs" a poignant portrait of an imperfect man by Nate Hunt
Holly Ellerbroek's moment of grace by Mark Peless
Could beer hold the key to saving the bees? by Michael Messina
Sesame Street and autism by Kelsey Powers
...Chimes: October 23, 2015, Calvin College
Students pray outside abortion clinic, meet opposition by Bethany Cok
Student Organization Spotlight: Cave Cafe by Nate Hunt
Grand Rapids Symphony seeks new music director by Josh Parks
Cross country finishes eleventh by Marissa Hielkema
Drew Holcomb performs personal folk concert by Marissa Heule
Flint water crisis estimated to affect 45,000 homes by Leira Law
Chris Tomlin returns to the Van Andel Arena by Eckhart Chan
...Chimes: October 16, 2015, Calvin College
Program cuts finalized, German major stays by Anna Delph
Nate Reuss impresses with energy, passion by Daniel Baas
Campfires on Commons Lawn bring summer back to Calvin by Bethany Cok
Literature classes: unfair to international students? by Jared Vanoeffen & Jon Gorter
Latin out loud by Maddie Hughey
Calvin musicians connect in the Pop Music Guild by Natalie Henderson
Cross country teams leave Lansing with success and optimism by Julie Woudenberg
U.S. honeybees content with mind-altering parasite by Natasha Strydhorst
ISIS to execute 180 assyrian Christian hostages by Eckhart Chan
...Chimes: October 9, 2015, Calvin College
Accredited film alumna returns to Calvin by Jack Van Allsburg & Juliana Ludenma
Student organization hosts talk about animal ethics by Alicia Dejong
Calvin hosts an Amazing Race-esque Art Prize scavenger hunt by Marisa Huele
New virtual reality technology signals bright future for video gaming by Nate Hunt
Hockey off to quick start of the season behind solid team work by Anna Gernant
Paid college athletes ruling overturned by Mark Peless
Prioritization, the new barbarianism by Frans Van Lier
...Chimes: October 2, 2015, Calvin College
Calvin considers its Future by Anna Delph, Katelyn Bosch & Josh Parks
New rehabilitation clinic to open on the East Beltline by Jon Gorter
Remembering the voice of men's basketball Doug Wentworth by Mark Peless
"The Intern" a feel-good comedy with wide audience appeal by Helen Groothuis
Plaster Creek Stewards event assists Alger Heights by Bethany Cok
Compassion at Calvin by Katy Gerber
...Dialogue: Fall 2015, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual
Land of Enchantment - Maddy Wiering (cover); 4 Daybreak - Caitlin A Smits; 6 Backbone - Paola Koki; 8 Lake Effect - Hope Hinken; 11 Body Parts no. 2 - Jaclyn Kuyers; 12 cloud forest - Nathania Wijaya; 14 cosmos and chaos - Morgan Hayden; 16 Monument Valley - Brenna Mahn; 19 I Am Poor - Christina Weinman; 20 Home Trees - Sara Martinie; 22 Bodies Divided no. 3 - Sarah Bass; 24 Restrict/Revive - Whitney Badge; 27 Giraffe Trees - Brenna Mahn; 28 The Sky is the Limit - Mary Kosters31 Tessellate - Whitney Badge; 32 Las Salinas de Maras - Paige Van Drunen; 35 Secret Wishes - Mark Randall; 39 hand sketches - Morgan Hayden; 44 Pools - Whitney Badge; 47 Cleanse - Mark Randal I; 48 Bodies Divided no. 2 - Sarah Bass; 51 Truncated - Megan Grimm; 52 From the Elephant Cafe - Hailey Jansson; 53 Elephant Explorations - Quinn Bugner; 56 Pacaya - Hope Hinken; 58 waves - Martin...
Chimes: September 25, 2015, Calvin College
Water cleanup raise awareness by Natasha Strydhorst
Campus shooter situations by Josh Parks
Business department celebrates local partnerships by Jon Gorter
Incoming class most diverse in recent history by Josh Parks
New Horizons mission reveals complex landscapes on Pluto by Michael Messina
67th Emmys tackles social issues by Nate Hunt
...Chimes: September 18, 2015, Calvin College
SE dynasty delivers, wins by a tug by Maddie Hughey
Art exhibition premieres on campus by Jon Gorter
Student organization raises awareness about human trafficking by Maddie Hughey
Women's soccer wins fourth straight, two in conference by Mark Peless
Inside Out a huge return success for Pixar by Nate Hunt
Study observes whale social networks by Natasha Strydhorst
Syrian refugees need us by James Li
Cultural Awareness on Chaos Night by Kelsey Powers
...Chimes: September 11, 2015, Calvin College
Humanities professors take faculty buyouts by Josh Parks
New Calvin logo receives mixed reviews by Jon Gorter
Calvin to reoffer jazz band as an accredited course by Maddie Hughey
Men's golf opens season with win by Mark Peless
Jurassic World fun by ultimately disappoints by Nate Hunt
New study estimates earth's tree population at three trillion by Micheal Messina
Christian leaders found on ashley Madison by Eckhart Chan
The bias of art core's options Kelsey Powers
...Dialogue: Spring 2015, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Prose
4 Kyle Einfeld, Excuse; 8 Coleson Smith, Check Engine Light (Abridged); 16 Erin Koster, E. Pluribus, Unum; 24 Kyle Einfeld, Desecration; 29 Rebekah Waalkes, A Likeness; 32 Julia LaPlaca, Ave; 36 Corry Remy, The Path to Loneliness; 39 Stephane Bradshaw, Frail
43 Rachel J. House, A Memoir of Blood and Water; 46 Lauren DeHaan, Reflections; 55 Jeff Peterson, If I Could Walk on the Ceiling
Visual Art
4 Zack Smidstra, Reaching Down; 13 Se Gyo Oh, A Wanted Connection; 14 Caitlin Smits, Chapter Four; 17 Jenna Griffin, Bird; 21 Sara Martinie, Tendonitis; 28 Caitlin Smits, Six Nude Studies; 33 Christina Vera, Six Pounds; 39 Christina Vera, Mirror Mirror; 54 Megan Grimm, My Bed; 59 Eunlee Cho, Orange Tree
Poetry
12 Rebekah Waalkes, Periphrasis; 15 Caitlin Gent, Watercolor; 20 Amanda Bublinec, Summer Solstice; 21 J...
Calvin's Eschatology in Its Historical and Exegetical Context., Takashi Yoshida, CalvinTheological Seminary
This study reveals both the variety and complexity of Calvin’s eschatology by way of a historical and contextual approach. Against an ahistorical and dogmatic approach to Calvin, it discusses the necessity of locating and examining his eschatology in several contexts: theological and exegetical traditions, both his predecessors and contemporaries; variety of genre of his own works, from catechism to polemical treatise and biblical commentaries; and their chronological developments. Calvin’s eschatology is basically traditional and owes much to the theological and spiritual heritage in the past. It is definitely, among others, in the Augustinian tradition though strongly characterized by his biblical and teleological emphasis, in which his own study of the book of the Romans seems to have played a significant role. This study also demonstrates that Calvin’s teachings of last things ar...
Do not strike hands in pledge: comparative perspectives on surety for debt in Proverbs., Doren G. Snoek, Calvin Theological Seminary
Six proverbs on surety for debt present unique difficulties for interpreters of the Hebrew Bible. Because surety for debt is only occasionally mentioned, the inner-biblical data is hard-pressed to resolve the many differences of opinion. There is a large body of primary texts from the ancient Near East that indicates that surety was a widespread practice in a vast historical period. There is also a large body of secondary literature focused on these texts. The primary and secondary literature is sufficiently robust as to warrant a closer look from biblical scholars. This thesis argues that the extra-biblical texts elucidate the proverbs and presents a methodological framework by which the two sets of evidence may be compared. The bodies of evidence are large and similar enough to warrant a contextual method that assumes a common historical background. Both the proverbs and the ancient...
Elements of cultic prophecy in Psalm 75., Nielsen A. Tomazini, Calvin Theological Seminary
This work defends the thesis that Psalm 75 is the result of the participation of cult prophets in the worship of Israel. We argue that Gunkel’s form critical method and Mowinckel’s cult functional approach provides the necessary features to satisfactory explain the switches in speakers and addressees in this psalm. Additionally, we conclude that cultic prophecy is a valid approach to interpret the so-called “prophetic psalms” in the Psalter and, consequently, to interpret Psalm 75. In search for more arguments in defense of our thesis we use 2 Chronicles 20 as an example of the participation of prophets in a cultic situation in ancient Israel as well as Harry P. Nasuti’s distinction between quoted and unquoted divine speech. After that we apply different exegetical methods in order to execute a close reading of Psalm 75 and thus we substantiate that the unquoted divine speeches in its...
Inscrutable Providence: the Doctrine of Divine Concurrence and the theology of Charles Hodge., Nathan J. Archer, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation will discuss the doctrine of concurrence within the larger doctrine of providence. Although concurrence was once a key component of the doctrine of providence, it was difficult to maintain in a post-enlightenment theological and philosophical context, even for a Reformed thinker such as Charles Hodge. Although Hodge labored to explain the older formulation of this doctrine—especially as articulated by Francis Turretin—Hodge found concurrence problematic and did not commend its use. In addition to shifting philosophical sensibilities, concerns regarding pantheism were a significant reason why some nineteenth-century American Calvinists distanced themselves from concurrence. Nonetheless, Hodge’s theology stands largely in continuity with Turretin and the echo of this doctrine continues in his theological system. For Hodge, the concept of the “efficient presence of God”...
Magic and Christianity in the acts of the apostles: the confrontation., Chandra Han, Calvin Theological Seminary
Magic is an intriguing topic in the New Testament but compared to other topics of discussion in New Testament Studies, the significance of the theme of magic has been unjustly undermined as indicated by David E.Aune. From the all eight occurrences of magic in the New Testament, four are found in the Acts of the Apostles. Therefore, the Acts of the Apostles is the most significant source to understand magic. The purpose of this thesis is to figure out the understanding of magic and Christianity in the Acts of the Apostles. Since Christianity flourished in the Greco-Roman era, the understanding of magic with its practices in the Greco-Roman era is significant in order to enlighten the serious confrontation between magic and Christianity in the Acts of the Apostles. The discovery of the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM: Papyri Graecae Magicae) has evidenced the practices of magic which is evil ...
Revelation as Primal Sensing: a theological investigation into the interaction Between Christian Faith and African Religious Traditions., Philip M. Wandawa, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation fills a gap in African Christian thought regarding the relationship between Christian faith and African traditions. The gap is that—notwithstanding the light shed on the relationship by the debate within the threefold typology (exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism)—there is ambivalence in African Christian thought regarding the value of African religious traditions for Christian faith. This ambivalence is sometimes expressed in complaints by theologians against what appears to be either “syncretism,” “divided loyalties,” “religious schizophrenia,” or “double-mindedness” in African Christian religious experience and expression. In the view of this dissertation, the ambivalence in African Christian thought stems from the inability of the current debate to provide a broad ranging theological understanding of African traditions as a whole. Although the typology clarifies ...
The End of the Natural Law: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Christological Ethics., Jordan J. Ballor, CalvinTheological Seminary
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) has often been understood as articulating an occasionalistic, divine-command theory of ethics. In this regard, he is often seen as aligned with Karl Barth (1886-1968). This study challenges this view by demonstrating that Bonhoeffer’s own ethical project was aimed at resuscitating and reviving a distinctively Protestant form of natural-law thinking. Bonhoeffer’s approach was characterized by an emphasis on the origin, formation, and goal of natural mandates in, by, and toward Jesus Christ. Bonhoeffer’s early teaching concerning orders of preservation and laws of life was developed into a mature doctrine of divine mandates in his Ethics, which are best understood as Christologically defined manifestations of natural law. Christ is the “end” or telos of the natural law for Bonhoeffer, and in this way Bonhoeffer attempts to rehabilitate the concept of the ...
The Pactum Salutis in the theologies of Witsius, Owen, Dickson, Goodwin, and Cocceius., Byunghoon Woo, CalvinTheological Seminary
The doctrine of the pactum salutis (covenant of redemption) offers the idea of a covenant between the very persons of the Trinity for the redemption of humanity. The doctrine received most of its attention in seventeenth-century Reformed theology, but has been criticized and almost totally forgotten in dogmatics since the eighteenth century. Most of recent Reformed dogmatics, with very few exceptions, tend to ignore the doctrine or disparage it from biblical, trinitarian, christological, pneumatological, and soteriological perspectives—namely, the doctrine lacks scriptural basis; it is tritheistic; it leads to subordination of the Son; it omits the role of the Holy Spirit; and it applies a deterministic idea for the Christian life. The present study was designed not only to demonstrate the invalidity of these criticisms of the doctrine but also to point to its practical implications f...
Works from 2014
Dialogue: Fall 2014, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Poetry
4 Jonathan Gorter, Rubin's Vase; 8 Jeffrey Peterson, Gaps; 20 Josiah Sleppy, An Easter Ode; 22 Casey McIntosh, My Organ Has Emphysema; 26 Josiah Kinney, To the Gentleman in the Urinal...; 30 Caitlin Gent, Visitation; 39 Josh Parks, Triskaidekaphobia; 43 James Li, The Good Country; 47 Erin Smith, Morning Altar
Visual Art
7 Se Gyo Oh, Scratched Away; 12 Christina Geating, Unkaged; 18 Sara Martinie, Fernweh; 23 Christina Vera, Tall Bumpy Pot; 27 Laura Hop, Coil; 31 Christina Vera, fidgets; 38 Caitlin Smits, Inner Portrait; 44 Laura Sheppard, Tram 47; 60 Molly DeDona, Girl in Box
Prose
6 James Li, Rat House; 13 Sadie Burgher, Burials; 16 Caitria Jade, Remember Me; 34 Rona Das, Ekta Sriti (A Memory); 35 Alex Bass, The Memory Hoarder; 46 Laura Sheppard, Trams of Budapest; 50 Katerina Parsons, Making a Living; 5...
Chimes: May 9, 2014, Calvin College
Professor of the year awarded to philosophy professor Daniel Herrick by Joseph Matheson
Engineering senior design teams wrap up year-long projects by John Muyskens
Annual Special Olympics hosts 532 athletes at Calvin by Bekah Coggins
"Happy Is..."-themed Dance Guild entertains dozens by Hayley Cox
Calvin sports season wrap-up:every team has a story by Jacob Kuyvenhoven
A&E staff hail favorite pop culture events of the year by Nick Keeley