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Calvin College Faculty Scholarship Celebration

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We shared our recent publications (which include collaborations or individual projects of some Calvin faculty) at the Faculty Scholarship Celebration at Calvin College today. We’re blessed to be located on a campus that has a commitment to faithful scholarship! view in a new window

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Augustine on Psalm 42 at Baptism

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This article mentions that Augustine refers to Psalm 42 as a baptismal declaration. Here is the quote from Augustine’s commentary on Psalm 42: And indeed it is not ill understood as the cry of those, who being as yet Catechumens, are hastening to the grace of the holy Font. On which account too this Psalm [...]

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CCEL Times – May newsletter (4.5)

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from the CCEL: (register to receive this newsletter) See especially the links to the Hymnary tutorial and Hymns of the Greek Church.

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Book reception for translation of Abraham Kuyper's 'On Worship'

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Held outside our office this morning; learn more about the book here.

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Justice Song Contest

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From CRCNA.org: Justice Congregational Song Contest The Office of Social Justice, Reformed Worship, and the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship are pleased to announce a song contest on the topic of Justice. The search committee encourages submissions from CRC members representing varying ages, ethnicities, and worship sytles. New texts should be accompanied by a tune [...]

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'The Myth of Cross-Cultural Competence'

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My wife was assigned this article for a social work class: The Myth of Cross-Cultural CompetenceRuth G. DeanFamilies in Society, 2001, v. 82, no. 6 The title caught my eye and led me to this provocative paragraph: The purpose of this article is to show that the conceptof multicultural competence is flawed. I believe it [...]

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Report on Festival of Faith and Music at Calvin College

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The Calvin College Student Activities Office hosted a tremendous event here at Calvin last weekend, the Festival of Faith and Music 2009. That website will eventually have some audio files from the conference, and I hope to post a brief Q&A with two of the conference organizers, my friends Rob and Kirstin, in the next [...]

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Comment interview with Matt Bonzo

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From an interview with Christian philosopher Matt Bonzo in Comment: To begin, philosophy is not a substitute for faith. Christian faith recognizes the limits of thought and, in a way, opens us to the mystery of God’s relationship with creation. Overspecialization in any academic discipline is often driven by the expectation that the whole of [...]

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Smithsonian magazine on the preservation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

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I clipped this article a few months ago from Smithsonian magazine on the struggle to preserve the Hagia Sophia, the 1,500-year-old worship space in Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was the place of which, according to legend, Prince Vladmir’s representatives said after attending an Eastern Orthodox worship service, “We did not know whether we were in [...]

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Upcoming Event: "Doing Justice in THIS Economy"

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From Oakdale Park CRC: Doing Justice in THIS Economy What does pursuing justice look like now — given the economy, foreclosures, joblessness, and anxiety over the future? What opportunities are there that there may not have been before — for individuals, for the church, for those in the suburbs and in the urban-center? What special [...]

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