Remembering the Schism of 1953: Schism It Was

This article was written by Prof. David J. Engelsma in the Vol 79 Issue 16 5/15/2003 of The Standard Bearer. _____________ The schism in the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC) in 1953 was … schism. This is often slighted, if not overlooked, in discussion of the controversy in the PRC in the early 1950s. Interest in the doctrinal issue tends to leave the schismatic aspect of the struggle in the shadows. Ignoring, or even minimizing, the schism is a mistake. Any remembrance of the events in...