Liturgical Change in the Christian Reformed Church (1964-1985) — Part 4
Synod 1968 — A Major Development At Synod 1968 we find a report from the Liturgical Committee which sets the […]
Read moreSynod 1968 — A Major Development At Synod 1968 we find a report from the Liturgical Committee which sets the […]
Read moreSynod 1964 Our survey begins in 1964 with the appointment of the Liturgical Committee. How did this committee come into […]
Read moreA Time of Turmoil — the CRC in the 1960s The decade beginning in 1960 was tumultuous for North American […]
Read moreIntroduction It’s held by many that “change” is a dirty word in Reformed churches. To try and bring about change […]
Read more“Preaching about Bart Simpson fills pews of Calgary church” – so ran the red hot headline in the Vancouver Sun.[1] […]
Read moreIn chapter 4 of As To Being Reformed, R. B. Kuiper outlined what he saw as the perils facing the […]
Read moreAt one time, the CRC had held to inerrancy. But through the 1960s and 1970s, this position was eclipsed by […]
Read moreOur story continues further into the 1970s and the case of Allen Verhey. Verhey graduated from Calvin Seminary in 1975 […]
Read moreReport 44 came late to the Christian Reformed Church in 1972. In fact, there were two overtures to Synod 1972 […]
Read moreAfter being appointed in 1969, the committee started its work in earnest. By 1971, a report had been produced for […]
Read moreThe Geelkerken case in the Netherlands in 1926 and its fallout gives us a clear picture of how deformation often […]
Read moreStepping back from the synodical story for a bit, we need to look at some of what was being written […]
Read moreThis week we want to see what we can learn from what the CRC did with inerrancy in the 1960s […]
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