Fall-Winter 2006-07 • Volume 03• Issue 01

Nation & World
Five Months in Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Joel Adams, Professor of Computer Science
Minds in the Making

Social Justice Surprise
Interview with Stephen Monsma, Research Fellow, Paul Henry Institute
Christianity Today

Faith Makes a Difference: A Study of the Influence of Faith in Human Service Programs
co-written by Fred De Jong and Beryl Hugen, Professors of Social Work
Acton Institute Policy Forum

Finding the Image of God in Unlikely Places
Mariano Avila, Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary
The Banner

One Man
Scott Hoezee, Director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary
Perspectives

Education
When Does Christian Education Begin?
Steve Van Der Weele, Professor Emeritus of English
Christian Educator's Journal

Supervising Beginning Teachers: The Most Important Objective
William J. Vande Kopple, Professor of English, and Jonathan M. Vande Kopple
Christian Educator's Journal

Experiential Education
Jeffrey P. Bouman, Director of the Service Learning Center
Don De Graaf, Professor of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport
Christian School Teacher

Speaking the Truth in Love: Statement of Faith and Learning
Loren Haarsma, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Minds in the Making

Science & Technology
Putting Science in its Place: The Culture of Scientific Practice
Arie Leegwater, Professor of Chemistry
Minds in the Making

The Search for Extra-terrestrial Life
Larry Molnar and Loren Haarsma, Professors of Physics and Astronomy
Minds in the Making

Outdoor Experiences for the Young and Young at Heart
Cheryl Hoogewind, Calvin Ecosystem Preserve Manager
Minds in the Making

Beyond Shouting: Religion and Science in Dialogue
Scott Hoezee, Director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary
Perspectives

Religion & Philosophy
Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste
Joan and Steve Huyser-Honig, Calvin College Alumni
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship online

Nietzsche and the Paradoxical Affirmation of Nihilism
Sean Christy, Calvin College Class of 2009
Minds in the Making

Truth Claims and the Ministry of the Contemporary Church
Janel Curry, Professor of Geography and Environmental Science
Perspectives

Taking Postmodernism to Church
Interview with James K.A. Smith, Professor of Philosophy
Mars Hill Audio Journal

HISTORY
Laughing at History's Gore: the 'London Dungeon'
Kimberly Webster, Calvin College Class of 2006
Minds in the Making

Arts & Literature
Picturing Peace: Rubens, Allegory, and the Gendered Contradictions of Politics
Craig Hanson, Assistant Professor of Art
Minds in the Making

Called to Write: An Interview with Jan Karon
Interview by Dale Brown, Professor of English
Radix Magazine

The Strange World of Ted Dekker
Edirin Ibru, Calvin College Class of 2008
The Banner

Crafting Prayers and Other Words for Worship
Debra Rienstra, Professor of English
Minds in the Making

Lifestyle
Desert Wanderings
Kay Bykerk, Calvin College Class of 2006
Minds in the Making

In Defense of 'Grey's Anatomy'
Margaret Jenista, Student, Calvin Theological Seminary
Perspectives

Media Mentions: Calvin College in the News

Calvin Institute of Christian Worship: Vital Worship Feature Stories
Feature stories ... for inspiration, learning, and group discussion

08/22/2008
Community Worship at Mustard Seed School
How can your Christian school design school chapel services that connect with real life? Mustard Seed School in Hoboken, New Jersey, has a model worth following, which they call community worship.

07/21/2008
Trinitarian Worship: This doctrine makes a difference
What makes worship "work"? Is it the music, the preaching, your mental effort to connect with God? Gordon T. Smith and Philip W. Butin are among a growing group of scholars who say that consistently and explicitly naming and invoking the Trinity in worship inspires renewal.

06/20/2008
Bringing Our Pain to God: biblical lament in worship
More and more churches agree, theoretically, that there's room for lament in worship. But what does biblical lament look or sound like in real congregations? Here's what Michael Card and Calvin Seerveld say about bringing our pain to God.

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