About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Calvin College alumni, Presidents of Calvin College, Alvin Plantinga, Bernard Ebbers, Cornelius Van Til, Gary N. Knoppers, Paul Schrader, William Frankena, Vern Ehlers, Jeannine Oppewall, Wayne Huizenga, Patricia Rozema, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Jay Van Andel, Peter Kreeft, Albert M. Wolters, Richard DeVos, Kunle Olukotun, Richard Muller, John Feikens, Peter De Vries, Gerald Gabrielse, Michael Marissen, Frederick Manfred, James Kennedy, Leon J. Wood, Betsy DeVos, Meindert DeJong, Lewis B. Smedes, Rienk Kuiper, Johannes Broene, Henry Tazelaar, John Hiemenga, Calvin Knights, William Spoelhof, Calvin Seerveld, Kenneth Ryskamp, Richard Gaffin, Herbert Hovenkamp, Calvin-Hope rivalry, Henry Schultze, Ralph Stob, Michael T. Goodrich, Anthony Diekema, J. Harold Ellens, Geert Egberts Boer, Gaylen Byker, Jack Talstra, Ted De Boer, Chris Kapenga, Charles Ryskamp, Eric Jager, Cornelius Plantinga, James Olthuis, James Wyngaarden, List of presidents of Calvin College, Albertus John Rooks, Saikat Mondal, Jaunt. Excerpt: Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism. Calvin College is named after John Calvin, the 16th century Protestant Reformer. The Christian Reformed Church in North America founded the school on August 4, 1876, as part of Calvin College and Theological Seminary (with the seminary becoming Calvin Theological Seminary) to train church ministers. It began with seven students enrolled in the first year. The original location was Spring Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The initial six-year curriculum included four years of literary studies and two years of theology. In 1892, the campus was moved to the intersection of Madison Av...