History of the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary
This article by Douglas Kuiper traces the founding and early development of the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary from its establishment in June 1925 in response to the Common Grace Controversy of 1924. The resource documents the seminary's beginnings under three instructors (Henry Danhof, Herman Hoeksema, and George Ophoff), its curriculum structure, and early institutional challenges, making it a primary historical account of how the PRCA established theological education for its ministers.
The Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRCA) began on January 29, 1925, when the combined consistories of the Christian Reformed Churches of Eastern Ave., Hope, and First Kalamazoo held their first informal meeting. They considered their meeting of March 6, 1925 to be their first official meeting. Which institutions connected to the PRCA are as old as the denomination? The three founding churches, of course, were older than the denomination. And, the Reformed Free Publishing Association...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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