Upcoming Events

March 29-30, 2012

Meeter Center 30th Anniversary Celebration and Events

This spring, the Meeter Center will celebrate thirty years of service. To mark the occasion, the Center is hosting a number of events on March 29 and 30, 2012:

Thursday March 29, 7:00 PM - public lecture: "In Pursuit of Godliness: The Challenges of Reform in 16th-century Geneva" by Dr. Karen Spierling of Denison University. During the mid-sixteenth century, John Calvin and his reforming colleague worked to transform Geneva into a morally disciplined, “godly” society.  Despite Geneva’s contemporary reputation as a strict and successful theocracy, Calvin and the Genevan Consistory confronted many challenges in trying to make Calvin’s vision of godliness a reality. For example, Calvin believed that absolutely truthful communication was essential to a fully reformed, godly society, and it certainly was crucial to the work of the Consistory. Evidence from the Consistory records demonstrates, however, that a variety of obstacles constrained the Consistory’s pursuit of a more truthful, godly society. Issues such as continued connections to Catholics and Catholicism, resistance to the Consistory’s claim of authority over familial and personal relationships, and conflicting loyalties to employers, families and the Genevan authorities all illustrate the struggle and paradoxes involved in the official effort to fulfill Calvin’s vision of a godly, reformed, truthful community within a society where that vision was still far from reality.

Friday March 30, 9:00 AM to noon - the Center will host an open house with rare book and medal collection presentations from 10:45 to 11:45 AM.

Friday March 30, 10:00 AM - the Center will host a special chapel service at Calvin Theological Seminary.

All are welcome at these events and we warmly invite you to come and celebrate with us.