A. C. Van Raalte: Pastor by Vocation, Entrepreneur by Necessity, by Robert P. Swierenga
This is a book review of Robert P. Swierenga's comprehensive biography of A. C. Van Raalte, the most extensive English-language treatment of this significant figure in Dutch Reformed and West Michigan history. The review highlights Van Raalte's role in the 1834 Afscheiding, his pastoral and academic work in the Netherlands, and his commitment to Christian day schools, providing valuable new material on this foundational leader of the Reformed tradition in America.
The following book is reviewed by Prof. Douglas Kuiper, professor of Church History and New Testament in the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary and member of Trinity PRC in Hudsonville, Michigan. A. C. Van Raalte: Pastor by Vocation, Entrepreneur by Necessity, by Robert P. Swierenga. Holland, MI: Van Raalte Press, 2023. Pp xxii + 680. Softcover. $50.00. Swierenga has done it again: He has produced a fascinating, well-researched book that regards the history of West Michigan and of the...
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