Works from 2009
Chimes: March 6, 2009, Calvin College
Chaplain search comes to a close: Calvin names Rev. Mary Hust the new chaplain-elect by Jasmine Wilson
Calvin mourns loss by Griffin Jackson
One-woman show stuns by Christian Ocier
Sustainability month powers down by Andrew Knot
Hundreds come for Siblings Weekend by Griffin Jackson
Tuition to make modest rise next year by Jen DeVries
New Byker Chair named by Emma Slager
14th annual Rangeela outstanding
Chapel encourages leadership, celebrates diversity by Bethany Duemler
Chaplain legacy paves way for new era by Amanda Elliott
Fieldhouse Complex costs must not be ignored by David Warners
...Dialogue: March 2009, Staff and writers of Dialogue
3 On Games (An Editorial) Ryan Weberling; 4 MAD-DIA-LOGUE-LIB Cameron Latham; 6 Snake Norm Zylstra; 7 Simon's Stolen Sudoku Simon C. Kittok; 8 First Hat Anna M. Gretz; 10 Color-by-Letter Kristen McHugh; 11 Turtle Norm Zylstra; 12 Hat, Too Anna M. Gretz; 14 Escape to the Roof! (a multi-level maze) Austin Zane Hamilton; 19 Draw by Number Peter Plantinga; 20 DREAM ANALYSIS Mad Lib Cameron Latham; 22 Fish Norm Zylstra; 23 Simon's Stolen Sudoku 2 Simon C. Kittok; 24 Hat the Third Anna M. Gretz; 27 The Paper Kite Butterfly Mindy Lynn Capisciolto; 28 El Cuatro Sombrero Anna M. Gretz; 30 Tree, water, sky Norm Zylstra; 31-35 Answer Key
...Chimes: February 27, 2009, Calvin College
Fieldhouse dedicated by Jasmine Wilson
Students compete in inaugural Dorm Knight by Griffin Jackson
Performance pleases by Brandon Haan
25th Airband entertains crowd by Priscilla Megaraa
Calvin Rolls Thunder by Chaz Amidon
Calvin claims fifth straight MIAA title by Luke Leisman
Economy for dummies by Bethany Duemler
'Planets' performed phenomenally by Grand Rapids Symphony by Christian Ocier
Art department left behind by Bethany Sanders
Anti-racism the only real answer to inequality by Joseph Breems
...Chimes: February 20, 2009, Calvin College
Dorms compete to save energy by Jen DeVries
¡Viva Los Campesinos! by Mag Kim
Unique research offered to freshmen by Griffin Jackson
Flying dog finds perch in arena rafters by Emma Slager
MIAA Champs by Chaz Amidon
Calvin clinches MIAA by Bruce Van Baren
Knights fall in ACHA national qualifier by Jon Behm
Ecosystem serves broad community by Sarah States
Renew Calvin's goals for sustainability by Lindsay Bouma
...Chimes: February 13, 2009, Calvin College
Hope Beat by Chaz Amidon
Conference boasts great turnout by Jasmine Wilson
Winter homecoming brings buzz by Griffin Jackson
Ruckus down and out by Jasmine Wilson
Calvin outlasts Albion by Chaz Amidon
Memories can alter past perceptions and relationships by Bradley Grant
Operas and symphonies rival any other high art by Christian Ocier
Economy could be fixed with future mass transit by Joel Meredith
...Chimes: February 6, 2009, Calvin College
ReGathering focuses globally by Jen DeVries
Students study Southwest stars by Melissa Haegert
Will the real Moses please stand up? by Jane Van Doe
Prof. earns service-learning award by Jasmine Wilson
Campus opinions revealed by Jolyn Dahlvig and John Witte
Symposium on Worship draws large, international audience by Priscilla Megalaa
Vande Streek reaches coaching supremacy by Chaz Amidon
Calvin splits meet with Hope in Venema opener by David Kooger
Super Bowl ads send mixed messages this year by Jasmine Wilson
Defending us all by Joseph Breems
...Chimes: January 23, 2009, Calvin College
President Obama takes office by Lerae Kroon
Calvin dumps rivals by Bruce Van Baren
Tray-free Uppercrust extends hours by Jasmine Wilson
Calvin revamps classic knight logo and mascot by Griffin Jackson
Student uses fashion to connect with community by Sean D. Vrieland
Calvin tames Bulldogs by Jon Behm
Don't leave waiters waiting on your tip by Michael Bailey
...Chimes: January 16, 2009, Calvin College
Fieldhouse opens by Lerae Kroon and Chaz Amidon
Calvin ranks first in study abroad by Jasmine Wilson
Chaplain search narrowed to three by Griffin Jackson
Prospect of island domination draws student gamers by Griffin Jackson
Spoelhof Fieldhouse opens, offering state-of-the-art facilities, 'home' for athletes by Chaz Amidon
Both benefits and costs of new athletic building deserve reflection by Paul Chaplin
Knights edge Trine in overtime, end skid by Chaz Amidon
...Counsel and Conscience: Post-Reformation Lutheran Casuistry According To the Dedekenn-Gerhard thesaurus Consiliorum Et Decisionum and Its Cases on Marriage and Divorce., Benjamin T. G. Mayes, CalvinTheological Seminary
In much literature on early modern casuistry and conscience, Lutheran casuistry is denied a place, under-researched, or ignored. Yet in Lutheran Germany of the post-Reformation era (ca. 1580–1750), there was a genre of pastoral/ethical writings consisting in casuistry and in topically or thematically related theological counsels, aimed at instructing and comforting the consciences of Christians. An extensive example from this genre is Georg Dedekenn and Johann Ernst Gerhard, eds., Thesaurus Consiliorum Et Decisionum, 4 vols. (Jena: Zacharias Hertel, 1671). Lutheran casuistry, related to but also distinct from Roman Catholic and Reformed counterparts, arose especially as pastors looked within Holy Scripture, the medieval tradition, and the writings of Martin Luther and other Lutheran authorities for answers to ethical problems and doctrinal disputes. Dedekenn’s Thesaurus was an antholo...
Grace to You and Peace: An Analysis of the Pauline Letter Openings., João Paulo Thomaz de Aquino, Calvin Theological Seminary
This thesis argues that the Pauline letter opening has an anticipatory function alongside its relational role. This anticipatory function is a development of the epistolary features found in the ancient Greek letter openings. After the introductory chapter, is provided an analysis of form and function of ancient (III BCE to III CE) Greek letter prescripts. Chapters 3 and 4 provide a formal and functional analysis of the Pauline letter prescripts. The conclusion is that the anticipatory function works in two ways in the Pauline letters. First, Paul encapsulates his theology in the expression ‘grace to you and peace’ and uses it in the beginning of his letters, as did Plato and Epicurus who also coined their own greetings to communicate their philosophies. Second, Paul changes elements in the prescripts of all his undisputed letters to anticipate specific themes developed in the letter ...
"Have Salt in Yourselves, and Be at Peace With Each Other" the Irenic theology of Daniel Kałaj, Dariusz M. Bryćko, CalvinTheological Seminary
Daniel Kałaj (d.1681) was a Polish Reformer of Hungarian background, born in Little Poland (Małopolska) and trained in Franeker, Friesland under some of the most brilliant Reformed theologians of seventeenth-century Europe, such as Cocceius and Cloppenburgh. Kałaj’s ministry in the Reformed Church of Little Poland was abruptly interrupted when he was wrongly accused by Catholic authorities of spreading then-outlawed Arianism and being called a “Calvinoarian.” Kałaj became the first Polish Protestant minister to receive a sentence of capital punishment as a result of the new anti-toleration law issued in 1658 against Arians, under the false pretext of military treason during the Second Northern War (1655-1660). He escaped the ax by fleeing to Lithuania (and later to Gdańsk), where he wrote his best-known work, A Friendly Dialogue between an Evangelical Minister and a Roman Catholic Pri...
Old Testament Contributions to Ecclesiology: Engaging and Extending the Insights of John Howard Yoder, John C. Nugent, Calvin Theological Seminary
Conspicuously absent from ecclesiological literature is a volume dedicated exclusively to assessing the Old Testament‘s relevance to ecclesiology. With only a few exceptions, scant use is made of the Old Testament in ecclesiological primers and that use tends to be highly selective and often decontextualized. This dissertation argues that indepth engagement of the Old Testament furnishes a helpful context for ecclesiological reflection and that John Howard Yoder‘s canonical-directional approach to Scripture exemplifies such engagement. Though Yoder did not dedicate a treatise exclusively to the Old Testament‘s ecclesiological relevance, his numerous scattered essays on this topic evince a rich and coherent Old Testament narration that scholars have not sufficiently engaged and which pays significant ecclesial dividends.
For Yoder, God did not begin shaping the life of the Churc...
"The Limitless Horizons of Prolixity": the Contemporary Relevance of Kierkegaard's Critique of Biblical Exegetical Method and Practice, Bruce P. Baugus, CalvinTheological Seminary
This dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Soren Kierkegaard's critique of biblical exegetical methods and practices, and corresponding proposal, offers an interesting and relevant contribution to the current debate on biblical exegetical methods and practices taking place within the contemporary theological turn in biblical interpretation. The contemporary theological turn in biblical interpretation is represented in this dissertation by Timothy H. Polk, an important interpreter of Kierkegaard's exegetical method within the post-liberal tradition, and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, a leading contributor to the theological turn in contemporary biblical exegesis. Despite significant advances in understanding Kierkegaard as an explicitly Christian thinker there remains a significant gap within Kierkegaardian scholarship related to his thoughts on biblical exegesis. Although this gap has been note...
What the Korean Presbyterian Church can learn from contemporary debates about infant communion among Reformed Christians in North America., Hwa Rang Moon, Calvin Theological Seminary
Can children participate in the Lord’s Supper? This practice was prohibited at the fourth Lateran Council; however, at the end of the 20th century, among Reformed churches in North America and some Europe Churches, debated the validity of infant communion or children’s communion. Is, then, infant communion or children’s communion biblical? What was the practice of the early New Testament church? Can infants or children have faith and enough cognitive ability to discern the body of Christ? Many biblical scholars, systematic theologians, church historians and local church pastors participate in this debate. Both the Christian Reformed Church and Reformed Church in America deal with this theme as their denominational agenda. While studying at Calvin, this theme gave me a great motivation to study worship theology more deeply. I especially came to feel that this study requires interdiscip...
Works from 2008
Chimes: December 12, 2008, Calvin College
Proposal aims to change faculty leave by Griffin Jackson
Monsma leaves campus by Jasmine Wilson
Students win award at Model UN by Elizabeth Eckman
Chimes staff awarded by Allison Graff
Christmas comes to Calvin by Brandon Haan
Saints scorch Calvin by Chaz Amidon
Born to Run by Kelli Ponstein
Atheism isn't the only logical response to science by Brandon Haan
...Chimes: December 8, 2008, Calvin College
Special Edition: William Spoelhof Memorial
Dr. William Spoelhof by Allison Graff
From one president to another : President Byker shares memories of President Emeritus Spoelhof by President Gaylen Byker
Interview reveals character by Emma Slager
When Will Spoelhof went to Calvin College by Allison Graff
A visit to the Spoelhof's Emeritorium by Adam Fleming Petty
A room remembers by Lerae Kroon
...Chimes: December 5, 2008, Calvin College
William Spoelhof dies at 98 by Lerae Kroon and Emma Slager
Timmer to house upperclassmen by Hannah Kett
Cabinet takes shape by Bruce Van Baren
Departments pinched by Griffin Jackson
Students march for worker rights by Emma Slager
Dining goes tray-free? by Jasmine Wilson
Art exhibit takes flight: Visual Arts Guild creates 1,000 paper cranes by Ryan Alons
'Stories of Alaska' promises to entertain by Ryan Alons
CRC stands strong in face of religious war by Samuel McConnell
Knights stave off Beltline rival by Bruce Van Baren
...Chimes: November 21, 2008, Calvin College
Meal trays swiped, returned by Lerae Kroon
Sprawl challenged by Emma Slager
Holiday enriched with tradition by Bethany Duemler
Film features GR philanthropists by Jasmine Wilson
Heritage's good and bad remembered by Jasmine Wilson
Cross-country rips through Regionals by Luke Leisman
Drive safe: commuting in a winter wonderland by Bethany Duemler
'Juicy' slander not free speech by Andrew Nieboer
Thanksgiving just pilgrim propaganda by Aaron Roorda
Rationality and faith are not always antithetical by Tommy Heyboer
...Chimes: November 14, 2008, Calvin College
CTC celebrates 75 years of drama by Bethany Duemler
No noro at Calvin by Hannah Kett
Knights avenge MIAA tourney loss, head to NCAA by Chaz Amidon
Senate survey explores sustainability by Jasmine Wilson
Student earns crowning achievement by Griffin Jackson
Calvin backs into NCAA tourney with loss to Trine by Chaz Amidon
Norovirus masks fear of Calvin by Chaz Amidon
'Tempest' sets the stage for 75th season of theater at Calvin by Brandon Haan
Conservatism alive and well in America by Bruce Van Baren
Ban everything bad by Tommy Heyboer
...Chimes: November 7, 2008, Calvin College
Obama Wins Historic Election by Bruce Van Baren
Shortfall means budget pinch by Lerae Kroon
Calvin sweeps MIAAs by Luke Leisman
PN updates application by Hannah Kett
Dorm hayride makes a big splash by Cristina Stavro
Students celebrate Halloween with various festivities by Griffin Jackson
Calvin clinches MIAA by Bruce Van Baren
Commons and Knollcrest: a tale of two eateries by Amanda Elliott
Blame rampant consumerism by Christian Ocier
...Dialogue: November 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
2 Ryan Weberling and Miranda Brouwer Editorial; 4 sean vrieland avocado and tomato on knackebrod Jack Kielstra and Amanda Pheeney A Bit About My Friend, Garlic; 5 Jacob Eizenga An Overripe Catharsis, Hope Velthouse Peanut Butter Chex Mix; 8 Jirn Hayes Food, Food, Everywhere, and Not a Bite to Eat; 9 Arielle Fischer Untitled Diptych; 11 Asa Forsythe The Doughnut Not Eaten; 12 Ryan Weberling The Ingredients (Found Poem); 14 Students for Compassionate Living Vegan Veggie Burgers "a la Brooks"; or, how to feed a lot of people with a little money; 15 Johnathan Lovelace A Vision of the City, Asia Club and Joshua Earn Chicken Fried Rice; 16 Calvin Dining Services Spotlight on Michigan, Products and Sustainability Practices at Calvin Dining Services; 17 International Student Association Committee, Apple Strudel, Curried Meatballs in Spicy Coconut Rundown; 19 Matthew Halteman Excerpt from Comp...
Chimes: October 31, 2008, Calvin College
FMF showcases Calvin musicians by Christian Ocier
Athletes go for home by Griffin Jackson
CTC to perform 'The Tempest' by Brandon Haan
Calvin closes in on league four-peat by Luke Leisman
Volleyball sizzles on trip to Southwest by Jon Behm
Send Barack Obama to the White House by Tommy Heyboer and Aaron Roorda
Vote for the maverick who will actually shake things up by Bruce Van Baren
...Chimes: October 24, 2008, Calvin College
Calvin upsets Hope in Holland by Chaz Amidon
Plumber vs. General by Bruce Van Baren
Van Reken formally dedicated by Emma Slager
Group retreats in purposeful silence by Jasmine Wilson
Crime statistics showcases safety by Griffin Jackson
Calvin hosts summit by Hannah Kett
Knights polish perfect MIAA record by Bruce Van Baren
Student clubs show spiritual diversity by Sam McConnell
Times changing for Dialogue by Katie Landan
Sex articles miss bigger picture by Julia Smith
...Chimes: October 17, 2008, Calvin College
Obama tries to knock out McCain by Bruce Van Baren
2008 Nobels announced by Melissa Haegert
Fleet Foxes transport audience by Ryan Alons
Campus task force fights AIDS by Hannah Kett
Students put projects on display by Jasmine Wilson
Shifting transport habits reflect changes in economy, attitudes by Emma Slager
Calvin legacy settles Kamp in freshman by Chaz Amidon
Bikers want more: Calvin support for bikers needs improvement by David Hoekema
...Chimes: October 10, 2008, Calvin College
Obama addresses GR by Lerae Kroon
UnLearn enters seventh year by Griffin Jackson
Stats reveal reduced retention by Lerae Kroon
From Crusaders to Calvinites by Kelli Ponstein
Calvin outlasts Hope in first-place dual by Chaz Amidon
Looking forward: Career development and alumni comment on life after Calvin by Amanda Elliot
Even if credit is easy, live a debt-free life by Erik J. De Vries
...Chimes: October 3, 2008, Calvin College
Perfect 10 by Chaz Amidon
Market reels, no resolution near by Elizabeth Schaefer
Inner Compass goes national by Lerae Kroon
Leadership integrates by Jasmine Wilson
CVN makes breaking news by Michelle Jun
Pillow fight thwacks downtown by Griffin Jackson
Fumblers fail to foil Les Jacques' longstanding record of triumph by Fox Stevens
Dutch demolished: Calvin scorches Hope, 5-0, in conference opener by Luke Leisman
Seek ye the Kingdom, not excess in churches by Dan Lynch
...Chimes: September 26, 2008, Calvin College
Congress grills White House by Kristen Fletcher
Knight Invite sees dual victories by Jon Behm
On audiences and energy: two writers weigh in on Ratatat by Brandon Haan
Awareness Lecture Series brings Calvin to front line by Griffin Jackson
New Homecoming events join old traditions by Hannah Kett
Hope hampers Huizenga debut by Chaz Amidon
Knights pulverize Albion in MIAA opener by Chaz Amidon
Conference advocates prison reform, restorative justice by Bethany Duemler
In the face of trouble, turn to faith for comfort, direction by Chase Hulderman
...Chimes September 19, 2008, Calvin College
GR hosts GOP candidates by Bruce Van Baren
Student fees differ between departments by Bethany Duemler
Chaos Day migrates indoors by Jen DeVries
Students join Senate by Hannah Kett
CVN builds toward comeback by Griffin Jackson
Phishing poses threat by Lerae Kroon
Nursing students face steep cots by Bethany Duemler
Volleyball draws blood at Border Battle by Jon Behm
Get out and (don't) rock the vote! by Jasmine Wilson
...Chimes: September 12, 2008, Calvin College
Calvin embraces idea of 'place' by Emma Slager
College signs on to Silent Observer program by Lerae Kroon
Construction transforms, expands campus by Griffin Jackson
New van Reken dorm wing takes flight by Lerae Kroon
Cave Café begins new season with Duffy, State of the Art by Ryan Alons
Calvin cruises at home by Jon Behm
What would Judas do? by Aaron Roorda
...Chimes: September 5, 2008, Calvin College
Enrollment down 9 percent by Lerae Kroon
SAO promises to please by Ryan Alons
Those who seek shall find: Area churches offer opportunity to grow by Griffin Jackson
Around town on the Rapid by Emma Slager
Rules to live by by Aaron Roorda and Tommy Heyboer
...Dialogue: May 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual Art
cover Jake Hays, The Dark Side of the Moon; 04 Jennifer Waid, Untitled; 06 Lee Bolt, Toshika Takaezu; 23 miranda brouwer, Veiled and Robotic; 27 Jon Sp eyers, Untitled; 29 Michael Rodriguez, Islas de los condenados; 37 Adam Bock, Auto Portrait avec un Coeur Brise
Poetry
05 Rachel van Wingerden, Sun- Jeweled; 07 Robert Zandstra, "Trees do not know how to stop loving." -- Jessica Miller; 08 David Ellens, [skinshedding.]; 09 Katie Pruss, Tribute to Chopin; 09 Kelly McCormick, Glories of War; 13 Calah Schlabach, Nighttime Necessity; 14 Amy Hoisington, IATA; 22 Kristofer Nivens, Asterion; 26 Robert Zandstra, Rising, Easter Morning, 2008; 26 Rebecca Van Dijk, The Word; 36 Julia A. Garvelink, Night Sounds
Prose
15 Dan Knapper, Beyond the Hills; 18 amy elise, shooter; 28 Rachel deLange, Ohio Hope...
Dialogue: March 2008, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Visual
01 Tim Hurst, Crab Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Stilted Slab Vessel; 04 Natalie Good, Landscape #4 with stalagmites; 05 Anonymous, Holy Spirit; 06 Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Excerpts from Artist Statement; 07 Tim Hurst, Chameleon; 08 Sarah Bakker, Considering Colonies Robert Zandstra, Honey Bees and Fireflies; 11 Elizabeth Oliver, Illustration (Heartwood); 16 Paul Miyamoto, Untitled (Managua 2008); 17 rachelle allegrina marie sartini, Artist book; 18 Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk, Quest I and II; 20 Elizabeth Wroughton, Got the time I and II; 26 Lee Bolt, Skyline; 27 Norm Zylstra, Eve & Adam; 28 miranda brouwer, Photogram series; 30 Kat Stahl, The Little Things in Life; 33 Hannah Piedt, Putting Myself Together
Written
05 Amanda Hayes, Stars Stream; 07 Jenna Sue Vanden Brink, Excerpts from Artist Statement; 09 Robert Zandstra, Honey Bees and Fireflies;...
A helper of thy faith and joy: Elnathan Parr as a pastoral teacher of predestination in early Stuart England., David H. Kranendonk, Calvin Theological Seminary
This thesis demonstrates that Elnathan Parr‟s (1577-1622) treatment of divine predestination in his homiletical commentary on Romans and in his catechism entitled Grounds of Divinity evidences a pastoral approach in which the scholastic precision characteristic of the era does not lead to speculative aridity but serves positive spiritual purposes. Parr was neither afraid of nor obsessed by this part of the “whole counsel of God.” While his popular teaching incorporated detailed theological argumentation, including an extended examination of the supralapsarian-infralapsarian issue, his concern was to apply this doctrine through multiple types of “uses” to his spiritually diverse readership with the desire they would be led to experience, be assured of, live out of, and glory in God's electing love. The thesis focuses on the early seventeenth-century teaching of predestination as it rel...
Christ's atonement: the Hope of Creation, Mary L. Vanden Berg, CalvinTheological Seminary
The rich history of research in atonement theology has focused its energy primarily on explanations of how the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ leads to the forgiveness of human sin and the restoration of a right relationship between God and humanity. While the biblical text does describe the work of Jesus Christ in those terms, it also makes clear that God's people look forward with hope to the restoration of all creation. Lacking in atonement scholarship is a clear explanation of how the work of Jesus Christ might be connected to and bring about this restoration, described in the Bible as the new heavens and new earth. The biblical narrative portrays human sin as the despoiler not only of the relationship between God and humanity, but also of creation itself and God's intentions for creation. The sacrificial system of the Israelite cult, especially the Day of Atonement...
Works from 2007
Dialogue: December 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
The History Issue
02 Elizabeth Oliver, Editor's Note; 04 Kristofer Nivens, Life Again in the Province; 05 Kevin Buist, mountaineers: lake at night; 06 Anna M. Fongers, An Interview with Bob Daining; 07 Natalie Palacios, Sideways; 08 Ben Buursma, The Ithacan Press; 09 amy elise, the storm; 10 J Eizenga, A Scientific Discovery in Three or Four Parts; 12 Austin Hakes, The Truth About Darfur (And What You Can't Do About It); 14 Tamara Verhelle, The LuminoLU Bituminoud; 16 Jeffrey Knol, A short history of us; 17 John Van Dyke, Winter; 17 amy elise, strawberry blonde; 18 miranda brouwer, Selection from artist book; 20 Julia A. Garvelink, Peace: In Memory of Poe; 22 Peter Clemo, Excerpts from untitled analog series; 25 Sarah Baker, Untitled; 26 Erik J. De Vries, The Great Equation; 27 Chris Molnar, Harmony Korine popping Quaaludes with Jake Hoskins, The General Dance; 30 ...
Dialogue: May 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Last Words, Robert Zandstra
English Honors Spotlight
13 Tom Mazanec; 16 Amy Lewis; 34 Daina Carr
BFA Spotlight
10 Brad Smith; 18 Robert Bosscher; 22 Heather Luimes; 23 Taylor Greenfield
Essay
30 Phulery's Farewell, Thomas B. Phulery; 33 Dutch Ways in the Big City, Jon Bratt
Poetry
06 The Weasel, Nathan Gelinas; 07 the tuesday of our lives, annreilly
07 "while on the blue line train," anonymous; 08 Leaving Church after Communion, Anonymous; 11 Mesa, Cal en Ru bin; 24 Your First Rosary, Anonymous; 24 Oh Circulating Cell, Ryan Weberling; 25 Appalachian Morning, Anne VanLoon; 25 Jejune, poemol; 27 Cloves, Kristofer Nivens; 28 Mary Jo, Bull
Visual Art
01 Untitled, Tamara Verhelle; 03 Excerpts from "Crossi...
Dialogue: March 2007, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Art, Nature, and the Detritus of Civilization, Robert Zandstra
Trivia
12 Proven: The Grass is Greener, Anna M. Fongers
Essay
14 The Politics of Grass, Kaitlyn C. Bohlin; 22 Farming for Shalom: Going Beyond 'Organic' for a Sustainable; Agriculture, Eric Bradley; 26 Realizing an Aesthetic Ethic on Calvin's Campus, Nate Haan
Poetry
04 The Unnameable - Fragment #1, Tom Mazanec; 06 Nude in My Peacock Mirror, Anonymous; 07 Salisbury Cathedral, Calen Rubin; 09 For a Forest Fire Fighting Friend, Anonymous; 12 Titan Arum: Carpe Florem, Tom Mazanec; 18 Sanctification, Dave Warners; 18 creation's chorus, Annalise Venhuizen; 19 Untitled Metaphor #7, Jonathan Lovelace; 21 the coin, annreilly; 24 Bladdernuts and Bricks, Anonymous
Visual Art
01...
All Subjects of the Kingdom of Christ: John Owen's Conceptions of Christian Unity and Schism, Sung-Ho Lee, CalvinTheological Seminary
Throughout the seventeenth century the Church of England experienced disintegration and schism. Each Protestant party charged the other with breaking the unity of the church. For this reason, schism and unity were one of the most controversial issues that leading theologians wrestled with. However, scholars have not paid due attention to this issue. The object of this dissertation is to explore how John Owen, a great leader of the second-generation Congregationalists, defended Congregationalism, Protestantism, and Nonconformity from the charge of schism. Aware that the ecclesiological terms, such as “schism,” “unity,” and “separation,” were seriously abused by his opponents, Owen carefully redefined those terms based upon his own biblical interpretation. Accordingly, the dissertation surveys Owen’s ecclesiastical life and works against the historical background of ecclesiology in the ...
Works from 2006
Dialogue: December 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Books and the Stories of our Lives, Robert Zandstra
Essay
14 Persuasion, Anna M. F angers
Non-Fiction
15 Telling the Truth, Amy Lewis
Graphic Poetry
18 Excerpt, Thomas J. Mazanec, Kyle J. Schultz, and Gabriel J. Kruis
Poetry
06 More or Less: A Villanelle, Tom Mazanec; 07 Things to Expect, Amy Lewis; 09 Psalm 139: B Text, annreilly; 10 In Motion In Moment, Kaitlyn C. Bohlin; 11 bitter s w e e t, anonymous; 11 Hedge Trimmings, Meredith C. Mele; 12 Obituary, Debra Rienstra; 12 Advice to My Daughter, De bra Rienstra; 21 Love Song, Matt Walhout; 22 in the waiting room, Meredith C. Mele; 26 impression of you, jessica a. miller
Visual Art
01 Exodus Scroll, Isaac Young; 04 Images from Crossing the River, Eugene Dening; 08 Hide ...
Dialogue: October 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
Editorial
03 Dialogue: An Introduction, an Apology, and a Challenge, Robert Zandstra
Letter
06 An Open Letter Concerning the Michigan Proposed, Elementary Education Standards, Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk
Review
12 The Drawings of Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sara Bakker; 13 Memory, Truth, and South Africa: The PoetnJ of Ingrid de Kok, Robert Zandstra
Advice
22 10 Steps to Becoming a Famous Writer, Erica Boonstra
Essay
29 Anxiety of Art and Entropy, Gabriel J. Kruis
Poetry
07 With the Yellow Sea, Tom Mazanec; 14 in the sultry half-light, annreilly; 14 st einstein, Gabriel J. Kruis; 15 Perichoresis, Janelle Nichole; 15 ain't nobody here but us sinners, annreilly; 24 Song for the Princess #2, Jonathan Lovelace; 26 To My Na:ive and Foolish Wife, Simo...
Dialogue: June 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
01 Bob Bosscher; 02 Editorial; 04 BFA Spotlight: Craig Hoeksema; 06 Kimberly Webster; 07 Melanie VanderWal; 08 Rachel S. deLange Joanna deWalle; 09 Gabriel J. Kruis; 12 Amy Lewis Tom Mazanec; 13 BFA Spotlight: Zoe Perkins; 14 Lisa Szumiak; 15 Ryan Weberling & Gabriel Kruis Tom Mazanec; 16 BFA Spotlight: Joseph Post; 18 English Honors Spotlight: Rachel Borycz; 19 Daina Carr; 20 Nikki Stusick; 21 English Honors Spotlight: Jennifer L. Langefeld; 24 English Honors Spotlight: Stephanie Magdalena White; 25 Gregory Grutman; 26 Liz Senefeld; 28 BFA Spotlight: Kevin Buist; 30 danny arens Hannah Elizabeth Piedt; 31 Contributors
...Dialogue: March 2006, Staff and writers of Dialogue
01 Craig Hoeksema; 02 Editorial; 04 David Garber; 06 Chad Engbers; 07 Eugene Dening; 08 Anna Marielle Fongers; 09 annreilly
R. David Weberling; 10 Anna Fongers; 12 Tom Mazanec Peter Cook & Steve Jackson; 13 Eugene Dening; 14 Rachel Reed Katherine Boomsma;
15 Jonathan Lovelace; 16 Kevin Buist; 18 Gabriel J. Kruis; 19 Eugene Dening; 21 Irene Borngraeber; 22 A. M . Fongers; 23 Tyler Gau I and Gabriel J. Kruis; 24 Kevin Fuller; 25 Craig Hoeksema; 26 Katie Bolt; 27 Kristofer Nivens, Christina Lechlitner, Chris Molnar; 28 Kate Block; 30 Contributors
Baptismal Practice and Trinitarian Belief in Joseph Bingham's Origines Ecclesiasticae: a Study in the Historical and theological Contexts of Patristic Scholarship at the Close of the Era of Orthodoxy, Yudha Thianto, CalvinTheological Seminary
Joseph Bingham belonged to a group of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Anglican scholar-clergymen that endeavored to provide their contemporaries with a comprehensive picture of the practice and worship of the early church. Bingham's historical study is unique, since he presents the ancient church in a non-chronological method, but through a systematic and thematic investigation of the rites and ceremonies, together with other dynamic aspects of Christian antiquity. This dissertation proposes to situate Bingham in the context of the late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century English church, its scholarship, and its theological controversies. This understanding of Bingham will, in turn, reveal hitherto unexamined aspects of the development and alteration of Christian teaching in the midst of the political turmoil following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. A central th...
From Here To Eternity a Biblical, theological, and Analogical Defense of Divine Eternity in Light of Recent Challenges Within Analytic Philosophy, Douglas Allan Felch, CalvinTheological Seminary
Four decades ago, several analytical philosophers began to reconsider the traditional doctrine of divine eternity, which maintains that time is part of the created order, that God is not subject to its limitations, and that the mode of God's existence (following Boethius) is "the complete possession all at once of an unlimited life." Critics objected that this doctrine was biblically underdetermined, that it was more Greek than Christian, and that it was incoherent since an eternal God could not redeem or be actively involved in the temporal world, could only minimally be considered a person, and could not possess knowledge of tensed truths such as what is happening "now." They argued God should be considered "everlasting" (infinitely extended in time) rather than eternal. This challenge generated an extensive published debate. In this thesis, I maintain that the traditional view of...
Missio Politica Oecumenica: Mission and Political Action in the Life and Thought of Johannes Verkuyl (1908-2001), Hidalgo B. Garcia, CalvinTheological Seminary
This is a study on the relationship between evangelism and church planting and political action. Against the background of polarization between the ecumenical movement and the evangelical movement on the question, the study demonstrates that missio politica oecumenica defined as struggle for justice and righteousness and against evil is a distinct and integral aspect of mission, alongside kerygma, koinonia, and diakonia. It develops this thesis from the life and thought of Johannes Verkuyl (1908- 2001), a Dutch Reformed missionary to Indonesia who was involved in the decolonization of the country. His experience in Indonesia, together with his later experience as a mission executive, in which he was involved in various political activities, shaped his missiology. This study analyzes his missiology in its political dimension, and thus, provides a basis for missio political oecumenica. ...
Works from 2005
Dialogue: December 2005, Staff and writers of Dialogue
01 Dock Jung Hyun (Peter) Nam; 02 Editorial Jennifer Buist; 04 breathe (d) rift Michael J. Brooks; 05 Psalm 8 Melanie Vander Wal; 06 A Backyard Funeral Amy Lewis; 07 Prayer of the Drowned Man Kristofer Nivens; 08 untitled Brad Smith; 09 untitled Joseph Zandstra #7, #10, Jacqueline Klamer; 10 Divan Jennifer Joy Weixler;
11 February Third Emily Ulmer; 12 Matthew3 Daina Carr; 13 Commissioning Melanie Vander Wal; 14 Tattoos Christina Kangas
Dang, Bobby! Hope Lane, The Lodestar of my Northern Love Gabriel J. Kruis; 15 Wheelchair Anna Rodenberg; 16 untitled Joe Post; 18 Ophelia's Lament Amy Lewis; 19 WATERROOTS. dave ellens A Gentleman Karen Moschenrose; 20 Playing Mary Horning; 21 The Silly Liberation of a Musical Genius Benjamin Alford; 22 Composition in Dust Amy Lewis; 23 is it cold in there? Zoe Perkins; 24 Sijos on the Korean War Anonymous; 25 Catching Out Joel Voogt; 26 The Ci...
Dialogue: October 2005, Staff and writers of Dialogue
01 Lonely Drew Moeller; 02 Editorial Emily Ulmer; 04 Untitled Joe Post; 05 Untitled Craig Hoeksema; 06 The Reign of True Michael Brooks; 07 Untitled Lauren Vanderveen; 08 Self Portrait # 1 Infinite Landscape Craig Hoeksema; 09 Image from series, Portrait of a Girl; 10 Central Station, Sydney, Australia Zoe Perkins Nate Rusch; 11 The Steel Forest Julia Vander Molen; 12 razor love simon c. kittok highway sixty-six sonnet annreilly; 13 easter weekend, what's the plan? spirit wind ... LET 'EM HAVE IT! Peter J Brant; 14 EBB AND FLOW dave ellens; 15 wewerestill born: to Forget Gabriel J. Kruis; 16 Lauren Kate DeNooyer; 18 Agnostracized Michael Brooks; 19 untitled t. guajardo, Untitled John Van Dyke; 20 Morning Star Melanie Vander Wal; 21 Remarkable Amy Lewis; 22 La Iguana Perdida Kate Block; 23 Foggy St. James Zoe Perkins; 24 Charlotte Jennifer Joy Weixler; 25 Sasha # 1 and #2 Jennifer Jo...
Dialogue: June 2005, Staff and writers of Dialogue
01 Untitled Raleigh Chadderdon; 02 Editorial Kevin Buist; 04 Bob and Andrea Cooking Anne Carlton Prins; 05 Untitled Kel Lynch; 06 Cuddle Up Angel Night Audrey Befus; 07 Twilight Bethany Keeley to (un)weave a fever Erin Bryant; 08 Sunset in Coyotepe, Nicaragua Janelle M. Terpstra; 09 Untitled Jackie Klamer Seneca Kricket Hoekstra; 10 Benny and I Gabriel J. Kruis; 12 Holding Hands with El Muerte Daniel Lynch; 13 Collectors Sarah Wenger; 14 road scholar, come annreilly Mitsy Maria Rose Post; 15 They turn their back on the land Leslie Harkema; 16 BFA Spotlight: Juan Garcia, BFA Spotlight: Shannon Gales; 18 Found Poetry Gabriel J. Kruis, Looking Glass Krista Brobst; 19 The Summer of the Lobster Peter Vander Wal; 20 BF A Spotlight: Raleigh Chadderdon; 21 Google Walk Ben Schaafsma; 22 Children and Pride Elizabeth Oliver; 23 The Broken Covenant Robert Zandstra; 24 Buoys Adam Fleming Petty; 2...
Chimes: May 13, 2005, Calvin College
Spoof Edition: Chosen People
...Chimes: May 6, 2005, Calvin College
Hearthrob DeGraw proves mediocre by Lauren Stauffer
Lacrosse goes to nationals by Peter Daining
Furry animals lose their rights by Joo Eun Kim
Students take to the catwalk in the name of love by Deena Thomas
Seniors design mill for farmers by Stephanie Vogelzang
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship provides funding for various churches by Cara Daining
Keeping integrity without copyrighting by Christian Bell
An opportunity for intelligent debate by John Zwier
Both men's and women's tennis end up 4th in conference by Brian Bosma
Calvin seniors think about life after collegiate sports by Peter Daining
Jim Wallis speaks on Bush's visit and God's politics by Joo Eun Kim
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