Commemorating the Life and Work of Herman Hoeksema
This journal article by Dan VanUuffelen commemorates the life and ministry of Herman Hoeksema on the centennial of his 1915 ordination and fiftieth anniversary of his 1965 death, highlighting his role as principal founder and leader of the Protestant Reformed Churches. The article announces two biographical book projects by the Reformed Free Publishing Association, including an intimate family biography titled "Just Dad" that offers personal anecdotes and correspondence alongside his public legacy as a twentieth-century theologian and prolific writer.
One hundred years ago this month, on September 16, 1915, Herman Hoeksema was ordained into the gospel ministry at Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Michigan. Fifty years later -- and fifty years ago this month, on September 2, 1965, the Lord took him to glory after an astonishingly productive life as an eloquent preacher, profound theologian, magnetic teacher, prolific author, and loving family man. Throughout those fifty years, God used Herman Hoeksema as the principal...
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