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Perspective continues to interview new Junior Members at the Institute.
BARRY SHIJE, a student of philosophical theology at the Institute expressed surprise when he “. . . made the discovery that the Institute is a ‘Dooyeweer— dian place.’ It was a pleasant surprise.. .1 didn’t think such a place existed.” Barry hails from York, Pennsylvania. He has a liberal arts degree in religion and a music minor from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. When he was considering his future options, he came across an advertisement from ICS. “I was looking for some place to find answers to hard questions. I knew I wouldn’t be comfortable with a seminary program. Most of them have prescribed molds for pastors, and I had little intention of being a pastor.” Hence the Institute. Barry sees a strong point of the Institute as being “... its ability to see value in different traditions and theologies rather than rejecting them completely.” This comment has special significance in that Barry comes from the Anabap— tist tradition. He would like to see more dia logue take place between the Reformed and Anabaptist people as well as what he calls “a mutual correc tion” of each other.
A regular first—year work load plus the inter disciplinary seminar keeps Barry quite busy. He “.,.z,alue in different tradi plans to write his M.Phil. thesis on Jacques tions and theologies...” Ellul, a Christian social analyst.
JON CHAPLIN is one more example of the connections that constantly take place between Christians in different countries. Manchester, Oxford Univer sity, and the Christian Studies Unit in England have played major parts in Jon’s life. His main academic interest lies in the political sphere. While searching for a basis for political theory that was acceptable to him as a Christian, he discovered the writings of Abraham Kuyper. “It was exciting, unique. I even wrote a paper on him.” Perspective newsletter is published bi Through his contacts with Richard Russell and Alan monthly with an extra issue in Tanuary by the Association for the Advancement of Storkey at the Christian Studies Unit in England, Christian Scholarship, 229 College Street, Jon developed a greater awareness of the reforma Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R4. tional tradition. Jon explains that the reforma Authorized Second Class Postage paid, to tional tradition is relatively young in England. the USA and Territories, mailed from the evan— AACS Foundation, 3201 Burton Street “In the last ten to fifteen years back home, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506. All gelicalism has become more receptive to cultural other copies mailed under authorized and social development. Francis Schaeffer’s in Second Class privileges from Toronto, Ontario. Send all address changes and fluence is strong. I came out of that movement.” other inquires directly to AACS, 229 He is happy to note that “.. .evangelicalism is College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada moving closer to a worldview which we here (in M5T 1R4. Canada) would call Reformed so that there is an
3 p increasing openness to insights here.” One of Jon’s main concerns is to be able to translate the insights of the reformational tradition, which are often expressed in an alien terminology (to those outside of it) into an evangelical con text. This brings us to the meanings of the terms evangelical and reformational. Jon says the words “Calvinism” and “reformational” in some English evangelical circles have heavy overtones of a belief in predestination. Similarly, he feels that the term “evangelical” to some North Americans has heavy overtones of fundamentalism, which is not necessarily the English meaning. Jon’s affinity to political study has led him to “... Scripture provides basis work on formulating a Christian political witness. for working consensus for He says he prefers the communal approach of Christians in politics...” Christians in politics. “The identity and integ rity of the Christian community would be more easily maintained with that approach. On the most important political questions, Scripture is clear enough to provide a basis for a working con sensus, not unanimity among Christians.” Jon intends to write his M.Phil. thesis on a political theorist who has in fluenced British politics.
REED DAVIS comes from the American political con text, one that he feels has a number of opportuni— ties for Christian political involvement. His M.A. thesis at the University of Pennsylvania dealt with ( the philosophy and foreign policy of Henry Kissin ger. He is currently studying political theory at the Institute. After two years at Grove City College in Pennsyl vania, Reed spent a year of independent study at the Institute in 1973—74. He then returned to Pennsylvania and received both his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He decided to pursue further study at the Institute for two basic reasons. “I felt I had to learn a Christian position on political thought. As well, the education I would receive here would help me evalu • the irirportance of learn ate political trends from a Christian perspective ing.. . not just knowledge up my thinking on justice.” itself. and firm Reed sees himself as being politically involved in various ways. “One thing I would like to do is run for political office, starting at the local level. This would possibly go hand in hand with working in some capacity for the Association for Public Justice (a Christian political organization in the U.S. ).“ Reed describes North American politics as very exciting. “The matter of the Canadian constitution and possible repatriation makes this situation very intriguing because of the wide implications for the Canadian political structure. And in the U.S. Reagan must be the most conservative president since ‘silent Cal’ Coolidge, which may make for some interesting develop ments.” 4 Reed’s past experiences have included working for the Pittsburgh—based Coalition for Christian Outreach, a campus ministry. Reed was assistant housing director at Grove City College, supervised a freshman dorm with his wife Maggie, and taught a course in the religion department. He would like to teach at a small Christian college someday. “These experiences and studying at the Institute make you realize that the importance of learning is to live closer to the Lord, not just knowledge itself.” Henriette Thompson is secretary of the AACS.
From the Principal’s point of view by Bernard Zyistra
Just before Christmas the Legislature of Ontario passed an Act to incorpor— ate Redeemer Reformed Christian College. The AACS/ICS wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the Ontario Christian College Association (OCCA) with this significant achievement which may well have long-range implications for reformed higher education not only in Canada but even in the U.S.A. Let’s examine why. The Act which incorporates Redeemer College reveals the range of freedom of education which the Ontario government is willing to acknowledge at present. Bill 4, introduced last March, was intended to prohibit any institution from granting academic degrees unless specifically authorized by an Act of the Ontario legislature. In response, the AACS, along with others, engaged in a concerted effort to change the sweeping provisions of this bill and to obtain a Charter for the ICS recognizing its right to grant regular, university—type degrees without any religious or theological (dis—) quali fications. While this was going on, OCCA requested its Charter and succeeded in obtain ing it. The content of the Charter is a compromise between OCCA and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Redeemer College has been given the right to grant religiously desig nated degrees, namely the degrees of Bachelor of christian Education and Bachelor of Christian Studies. These are clearly not regular liberal arts and science degrees. However, this does not mean that Redeemer will be some sort of Bible college. It also has the right to offer “degree programs. . . in the general arts, humanities, and sciences, both natural and social.” The key question is whether future students at Redeemer College will Ontarz.o government offic-i-als present Charter tO be able to get full credit at pub- Redeemer College representati-ves; Pres. Henry lic universities for the courses de Bolster, front row, second from rght. taken in these so—called secular subjects. We sincerely hope so. In the meantime the AACS is continuing its battle for the wider freedom: the right of the ICS to grant normal university—type degrees like the M.Phil. it offers at present. Redeemer College has won a significant victory but the war is not yet over. Apart from the question of freedom of education in Canada, the opening of
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After having been in existence for a •little more than 13 years, the Women’s Action groups of the AACS continue to support our work in important ways. In 1980 they assisted the AACS significantly by contributing $3500 to help pay for a computer to handle our mailing. Over ten years ago the Women’s Action paid for our original addressing machine which collapsed last year after printing millions of addresses for AACS and related organizations. This network of women who collect money from coin banks placed in hundreds of homes across Canada were able to give another $1600 in 1980 as scholar ship aid for two Institute students. Having recently scaled down from a national board to the establishment of a solid network of contact people nation—wide, this support group was able to contribute more in 1980 than in the past number of years.
We thank these women for their considerable help. The following is a list of their contact people. Feel free to con tact one of them if you wish to forward what you have collected in your coin bank and assist the AACS in this way, too. British Columbia: Mrs. L. Dykstra Mrs. Nel Stadt 545 Walton Rd. 3959 Blenkinsop Rd. Richmond, B.C. Victoria, B.C. V7C 2L7 V8P 3P8 Alberta: Mrs. Betty Eerkes Mrs. N. Slofstra 10823 149th St. 521 Broadway, Box 315 Edmonton, Alta. Redcliff, Alta. T5P 1M4 TOJ 2P0 Thirteen years of Women’s Action Southwest Ontario: Niagara: Mrs. S. Van Oosterom Mrs. Ann Vandezande 1270 Pontiac Ct., Apt. 404 483 Scott St. Sarnia, Ont. St. Catharines, Ont. N7S 4Y8 L2M 3Xl Toronto: Mrs. R. Vander Veen Mrs. B. Top 2 Arbordell Rd., apt. 4 R . R . #2 Rexdale, Ont. Brampton, Ont. M9W 4C5 L6V lAl Eastern Canada: National Contact Person: Mrs. H. Mulder Mrs. Hermina Dykxhoorn 10 Crawford St. 76 Juniper Cres. Brockville, Ont. Bramalea, Ont. KGV lSl L6S lKl
8 Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship 229 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R4 (416) 979-2331 1080AACS AnnualReport January, 1981
by Robert VanderVennen, Executive Director (Vandervelde), and Fides et Historia (Mclntire). Al Wolters had an article on Plotinus and Indian Thought accepted in Introduction the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Neopla tonic Studies. A number of faculty members published It is a healthy a exercise to reflect once review articles on scholarly books. year on the events of the year. It is Several others contributed articles to important to look squarely at the things Vanguard and other magazines. Al that went well and those that did not, to Wolters edited the AACSquarterly paper learn from them and to steer a future Anakainosis for which he wrote various course on the basis of what has been editorials. learned. That learning from the recent On the subject of staff activities, it past must account the context take into may be noted that most staff members of several years past, and the planning are active in church activities also. Five of must envision the the future course of the eight men who serve full-time on next few years as well as the next few the staff are elders in their churches, months. four preach on a regular basis, and five In the course of this kind of reflective (- are members of committees of the planning there is danger of looking only Christian Reformed synod. Thomas at the human level. Human efforts and Mclntire and Paul Marshall have attitudes are vitally important. It is leadership positions in the Anglican certainly necessary to review churches of which they are members. achievements and failures in terms of can indeed be leaders showing the way the persons who were central figures. of faith and obedience. The research of Students Planning for the future cannot be done the Institute scholars deals with the vital Student enrolment in academic programs without close consideration of the religious heart of academic work, aimed reached a new high in 1980. There are 43 persons and resources to do the job. It is to help us be “transformed by the students in the regular course program, here that we must remind ourselves that renewing of your mind” (Rom. 12:2). The 20 on a full-time basis with several of we need always to have in mind the research shows up in teaching, in writing the others writing thesis papers after biblical teaching that it is fundamentally and speaking. they have completed their course work. God who builds the house and provides Most of us will more likely meet up Their academic ability is very high, and the harvest. We may have joy in with Institute research in the form of they are very positive about what the achievement and sorrow in failure, but books than in other ways. Calvin Institute is offering them. Student always in the sure knowledge that the for the maturity and commitment have become results of our efforts lie in the hand of Seerveld’s new book, Rainbows a great asset of the Institute in recent God. We give thanks that we may be Fallen World gives us biblical Christian in thinking and living years. instruments in His hand. direction our about with the arts. His book explaining how to Lambert Zuidervaart has returned to read Numbers 22-24 was reprinted in Toronto after three years of study in 1980 under the title, Balaam’s Germany. He expects to spend the first Apocalyptic Prophecies. During the year half of 1981 in Amsterdam, after Institute for Christian he had articles accepted for publication finishing the first draft of his doctoral in journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, dissertation, with the hope of receiving Studies Studies on Voltaire and Eighteenth the Ph.D. from the Free University in Century Studies, and journal of the mid-1981. We are eagerly watching his The academic work of the Institute has American Scientific Affiliation which are progress as the first person to work for research. two sides, teaching and Neither important in their own way but which the Ph.D. degree in our cooperative of these has a very high profile, but both most of us will not likely see. His articles program with the Free University. of them, in their own different ways, are published in Christianity Today and and intended to have a strong lasting Calvinist Contact in 1980 have a more Course Programs if impact on our society, and done popular readership. A disappointment of the year was that will be felt. faithfully their effects The Other Senior Members in 1980 have we needed to drop the Worldview is so that future teaching planned written articles for publication in such Program. Intended to be a one-year leaders will have both a sense of periodicals as Theological Forum academic program to bring together rootedness and of direction so that they (Olthuis), journal of Ecumenical Studies foundational study with social action, the program began with much promise had a number of academic visitors who “As you know, it has been a long and hope in 1978 with six students under gave lectures for staff and students. standing policy that there would be no the tutoring of Dr. Hart. In spite of that Among them were W. Stanford Reid, new free standing degree granting good start, there were not enough Alan Storkey, Carl Armerding, John institutions established in Ontario. We students to continue the program. Either Badertscher, Harry Van Belle, James have recently modified this policy to too few students are interested in that Skillen, Robert Swierenga, Peter allow charters to be granted to kind of program or they think of the Nijkamp, John Nota, Ruth Barton, Jacob theological seminaries and Bible colleges Institute as a place for theoretical study Klaapwijk, Anthony Tol, Elsa de Powell provided that certain conditions are met apart from the concrete working out of and Elmer Thiessen. We also had a two- by the applicants. An important theory. day visit from the Rector of the Free condition is that the degree designations The current Interdisciplinary Seminar, University of Amsterdam, Dr. H. Verheul, clearly indentify the degrees as being at which all second-year students and and his assistant H. van der Velden. theological or religious.” nearly all the faculty work together, is on These kinds of visits aru especially The government apparently hoped this the theme, “The holistic view of the important for a small school like the would satisfy us. In this they were human person” It is a research course in Institute, and they are ilways wrong, since we do not consider which we are trying to gain a better appreciated. Dr. Barton, who is a ourselves to be a Bible college or understanding of the nature of the university professor in Australia, spent seminary and do not wish to be awarding human person, with the special approach several weeks among us in connection degrees in theology. The government being to study this one subject from a with her research program in the history wants to identify education as being number of sides, using the different of science which she conducted at the either secular or sacred, and it does not strengths of different persons. The University of Toronto. want any competition to its own secular method is to work from basic biblical system of university education. givens to studies assisted by various books. The full group meets on Friday Affiliation and Charter mornings, and sub-groups meet We told the government that we were periodically for more intensive study of Academic Recognition going to apply for a charter to give us different topics on the same general the right to continue granting the Master subject. The plan is to try to bring this and “Bill 4” of Philosophy (M.PhiI.) degree as we together into a publishable book at the have done since 1975. That would cause From its earliest days the Institute staff end. This is one concrete way in which a political battle that the government has worked to gain formal academic would prefer to avoid. The government we are working as a community of accreditation. scholars. recognition, some form of responded by wanting to help us become Academic affiliation with an existing Dr. Bob Coudzwaard, assisted by Dr. affiliated with one of the Ontario university was found not to be possible George Monsma, taught a highly universities. We have accepted that help. in the past, and the government was not successful three-week Interim course in At the end of 1980 we do not know willing to give the Institute legal status January in the area of economics. The whether affiliation will become a reality, by means of a charter. Consequently the course drew a number of students from even with government help. We are in had no real choice but to be Calvin College as well as from the Institute discussion with York University about completely independent and to grant ( !nstitute and other places. It dealt with affiliation. The University of Toronto, degrees on its own authority and on its fundamental Christian perspective in McMaster University and the University economics and with types of government own name. of Waterloo have informed us that they The Ontario government has never economic policy. Two major papers have are not interested in affiliation with the with that kind of been prepared from this course. been happy Institute. arrangement — indeed it has been At the same time that we are engaged some groups which give Institute Evaluations abused by in discussions about affiliation, we are degrees without reasonable academic During 1980 the Curators authorized a also writing a charter for possible standards — and in March, 1980, the series of examinations of the Institute by presentation to the government. It would government’s Ministry of Colleges and scholars not directly involved in our be good to have both a charter and Universities introduced a bill to the work. We had separate one-day affiliation, and the charter application Legislature which would make that kind examinations by Dr. J.W. Kamphuis of also takes the form of insurance in case of independent operation illegal. This Queen’s University, Dr. A. Rotstein of the affiliation does not work out. immediately oresented the Institute with University of Toronto, and Dr. N. a problem, a threat to our very Wolterstorff of Calvin College. Before Possible Name Change existence. visiting the Institute each of them had The charter application presents some read numerous documents from us, and interesting questions for us, in addition First Response after leaving each wrote an independent to that of which degrees to apply for. Our first response was to meet with evaluation. Their assessments of One of these questions is structural, but Ministry officials, who confirmed for us strengths and weaknesses were it might call for a change in name. We that the government wished to make distributed to all staff and Board are incorporated in Ontario as AACS, an any college or university members, and have provided helpful illegal Association whose aim includes the operation that was not covered by insights which we are using also in the intention “. .to establish, control and affiliation or a charter or a similar preparation of our Master Plan. develop a Christian university”. If that arrangement. We then appealed to our During the year we also had “university”, the Institute, receives its Members and others whom we could examination visits of our work in own incorporation by means of a charter, reach by letter and use of the media, psychology by Dr. M. Vander Coot of it must have control over its own with the result that members of the Calvin College and Dr. D. Moncrieff of finances, faculty appointments, and the Legislature were bombarded with letters, Salem Counseling Service. We consulted like. But these have always been phone calls and personal visits on behalf with Dr. Coudzwaard and Dr. Monsma structurally handled by the AACS.Thus of the Institute and in protest to Bill 4, about our work in economics while they there would be the intersection of two proposed legislation was called. were at the Institute for their Interim as the independent corporations in which the This opposition seemed to have course. We expect to continue this field AACS holds certain powers that need to surprised the government, which by field evaluation in 1981. be in the hands of the Institute. The reconsidered its position, as the cabinet solution we are proposing to this Visiting Speakers Minister of Colleges and Universities structural problem is that, if the Institute During the academic year the Institute informed us in a letter dated April 30; is incorporated by means of a charter, has been the charter granted to our sister the AACSname and structure be institution, Redeemer College, to permit absorbed into the charter for the it to begin instruction at the undergraduate Institute This would be merely a formal level in Ontario. legal hange however not directly At this writing our future status is very changing the authority structures or uncertain. Affiliation is not a very likely ( programs of AACS/ICS.The same kind of solution, and a charter to grant the “non structural change was made in Alberta religious” M.Phil. degree would be when The King’sCollege received its opposed by the government and by the charter and in Ontario when Redeemer universities. Although Bill 4 appears not College received its charter in December likely to be passed by this Legislature, it 1980. will very likely be re-introduced in some A further question brought up by a form after Ontario’s 1981 provincial charter application is the requirement election. Please continue to pray that the that the Institute have an academic Lord will open the way for formal Senate. This is the body that actually academic recognition so that the grants the degrees, and it needs to have continued existence of the Institute as a its academic authority defined in the degree-granting school will not be charter. We are trying to find a way to jeopardized. set this up so that the Senate will Another long distance traveller in 1980 contain a number of faculty members as Academic Travels was James Olthuis who accepted an required by the government, at the faculty members do quite a bit of but Our invitation to take part in a six-week same time have a number of qualified travelling during the year for academic “Panel for Christian Science” at academicians outside the faculty so purposes as well as for public and Potchefstroom University for Christian there can be supervision of the lectures. There are too many to faculty. popular Higher Education, South Africa. He gave The problem we have with mention all of them here, but a few are the a considerable number of lectures in to government about independence applies too important miss. May and June at Potchefstroom and only to our master’s degree. The Calvin Seerveld probably travelled the elsewhere. toward Ph.D. most, since he was on sabbatical leave instruction we offer the In October Hendrik Hart and Paul study in Europe. He visited museums degree is satisfactory to the goverment for Marshall gave lectures at the Free Ph.D. and archives in Spain, Italy, West and because the students who take University of Amsterdam as part of its study with us complete their East Germany, Austria, The Netherlands centennial celebration. Bernard Zylstra and England, as well as speaking at a requirements under the supervision of represented the Institute as its Principal in and the Free University of Amsterdam, which conference Yugoslavia visiting at the centennial, awards the degree, There is no problem Czechoslovakia. He was assisted by a either, with our awarding the Certificate scholarship from the Giorgio Cmi Institutional Relations in Christian Studies because that is not a Foundation. He reported to the AACS Recently the Institute has been degree in the strict sense. membership on this sabbatical leave at establishing relations with other schools and in the the 1980 annual meeting, in fruitful ways. An informal three-way Extra expenses November/December, 1980, issue of relation with Calvin College, the Free All this activity has cost us much staff Perspective. University and the Institute involves a time and therefore salary cost, and other Thomas Mclntire will probably win the look at linkages with Third World expenses such as mailings, travel and prize for widest travel in 1981. At the Christian educational institutions; it was legal fees. We are greatly encouraged by start of his sabbatical leave for 1980-81 this interest which prompted a fact- the financial support of many persons, he left for India. He is doing research in finding tour through Latin America by and also of many Christian Reformed Indian understandings of history as part Hendrik Hart last April. These three on views of churches. We have felt much prayer of a book comparative institutions are sponsoring a conference of his sabbatical support and have been strengthened by history. The second half on philosophy in the Reformed tradition is spend some months in England many encouraging words during the plan to scheduled to be held at the Institute in difficult times. The political response of doing research for his projected book on August. many persons and churches has been Herbert Butterfield as historian and Next June we are co-sponsoring with letters, religious thinker. He received a grant for most directly helpful, since Fuller Theological Seminary ‘a phone calls and visits to legislators his sabbatical expenses from the Social conference to be held at the Institute on clearly changed their attitude toward our Science and Humanities Research “Interpreting an Authoritative Scripture”. work, One happy spin-off of that change Council of Canada. Institute faculty members are increasingly being asked to serve as academic advisers and examiners in graduate programs at other universities. Most notable is the fact that Bernard Zylstra has recently served as member of the Ph.D. dissertation committee or as external Ph.D. examiner for four students at the University of Toronto.
Staffing Changes In 1979, after detailed study of the matter and with endorsement of the academic staff and the Board of Curators, the Board of Trustees decided to suspend the faculty status of Arnold De Graaff in view of a number of problems he was experiencing, but to continue his services for the year on a half-time basis. During 1980 the Board 1980-81
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We have a number of lists of books in of our teachers manual which has been continues to be vigorous. Well-attended subject fields, with our evaluative used in a variety of places. Reports from conferences in Ontario, Alberta, northern comments, which are of special interest the students taking these courses show British Columbia and northwest to university students. that the courses are often a great Washington were described in the blessing in the lives of students. September/October 1980 issue of Campus Teaching Program All of this teaching service at Perspective. Our university campus teaching program universities, and most of our other Our annual Pastors’ Conference was continues to serve students at university contacts, too, are in held in April with Dr. J. Klapwijk of the universities within commuting range of cooperation with existing campus Free University of Amsterdam as Toronto. These courses set forth a ministries for whom we provide featured speaker. A six-session winter biblical Christian worldview and help academic resources. During 1980 our ties course on “Reading the Bible” was students with Christian perspective in were strengthened with such campus offered in Toronto by James Olthuis and their fields of study. We have continued work as Inter-Varsity, denominational George Vandervelde. Public lecture tours from last year two courses at the campus ministries, especially those of were made in Alberta by James Olthuis University of Toronto, one at the Christian Reformed Church, and the and in British Columbia by Thomas Scarborough College and one at Coalition for Christian Outreach based in Mclntire. McMaster University. We have a course Pittsburgh. Our people are frequent During 1980 the AACS contributed for the first time at Guelph University, speakers at Inter-Varsity functions, and $14,500 to the support of the Curriculum taught by Richard Middleton. For the again in 1980 Al Wolters and Bernard Development Centre. Its latest first time we are teaching courses at Zylstra participated in the summer staff publication is a social studies book on York University, where Bruce Clemenger training program of the Coalition. In Japan. A growing emphasis in the work has two classes. Other teachers in these 1980 all the new members of the of CDC is consultation and assistance to non-credit courses, which meet weekly, Coalition staff attended our Niagara schools and classroom teachers in are Sue Bower and Brian Walsh. Brian Conference as part of their training Christian schools, helping teachers do a has served as consultant for people from program. better Job rn planning and implementing other organizations who are teaching curriculum in the classrooms. AACS similar courses some distance away from Family Conferences financial support is programmed to Toronto. We continue to send out copies Our summer family conference program decrease at the rate of $5000 per year.
Dr R. VanderVennen, Executive Director and similar increases in personal equity. This will be a new type of donating for most of us, but it seems to be an inevitable as well as desirable means of Christian stewardship in the future. In April we received the benefit of a one-day evaluation and consultation visit from Robert den Dulk, experienced ( administrator and fund raiser fcr
Westminster 1heological Seminary. He showed how we could tighten some of our administrative procedures, and offered much advice and suggestion about public relations and fund raising. He advised us to proceed with forming a Development Council, a core of people in various communities who will help us inform people about our work and help with fund raising. Nick Loenen continues to serve us well as full-time AACSIICSrepresentative in the West, centered in the ancouver area. He does effective work with More Academic Conferences Principal are also active in this service. university students as well as promotion A policy change adopted by the Board A major feature of our Development and fund raising. We continue to try to this year is a move to organize more work in 1980 was informing our members recruit a person for similar work in academic and professional conferences and the general public about Bill 4, and Ontario. at the Institute where people can work rallying broad support for the Institute to together as Christians in thinking about the Ontario Legislature. The Institute was Business Management distinctive Christian perspectives in their the subject of favorable articles in We have decided to change the fiscal field. This may be in fields not taught at newspapers in Toronto and other cities, year of the AACS from coinciding with the Institute as well as those that are, and such church papers as Calvinist the calendar year to a year which starts and they may often feature speakers Contact, Christianity Today, Christian each July 1 and ends June 30. This will from the Institute but just as often the Century and Presbyterian Record. A not affect the receipting of donations, major speakers will not be from the barrage of letters, phone calls and visits which will continue to be based on the Institute. A major reason for this to legislators was very effective. calendar year for tax purposes, but it will increased emphasis on academic Major Development effort was also help us with accounting for expenditures conferences is that there are many put into relating with people who since the financial year and the different fields in which a deepened expressed concerns during the year academic year will closely coincide. We ( Christian reformation needs to be about the lifestyle of some faculty are making the transition during the first stimulated, but the Institute will not be members, religious direction of the six months of 1981 when we will have a able to expand into many of these fields AACS/ICS,unity of the faculty, and “fiscal half-year”. Our annual for many years. We have found that issues of authority and leadership in the membership meeting will then be some of our conferences have been organization. Meetings were held with changed to come in April or May each highly effective in this way, such as concerned individuals and groups. In year, rather in late October. those led by Bob Goudzwaard in October the Trustees and Curators spent We entered 1980 with the financial economics and by Dick Stafleu in a day together working through those burden of a deficit of $43,603 from the philosophy of science. issues and writing a general response to previous year. This meant that we had the various concerns. The six-page letter very little cash to start the year, and we of response is available to Members who had to rely on borrowed money and rent request it. The actions taken by the deposits to pay the bills during those Board and (ommunicated to people first months of the year when donations Other Services seem to have satisfied most of the are low. But the Lord remembered us concerned people. each month so that we were able to For the past four years our dues and meet our commitments, and overall the Development donations income has been at a plateau “Development” means telling people in the neighborhood of $250,000 to about our work so they will accept and $300,000 per year. This money comes use it, so thdt students will be attrdcted from approximately 2000 families and to the Institute, and so that people will individuals. This is a strong base of wish to stand behind this work financially. support hut in an inflationary economy One ot the important services of we need a regularly increasing income Development is to listen to what our from these voluntary sources, since this Members are saying, to report this to represents over half of our total income. staff and Board, and to respond to the In 1981 we need to find ways of Members. This is an important function increasing that level of support We of Board members, of course, as sell as recognize that will not be easy in a of staff members. Marcia Flollingsworth, North American economy which is not our Director of Development, is strong and will probably remain weak for especially in contact with Members the next several years In the longer run through her visits and throLigh we need to have more donation money correspondence,. and other persons Tike come from lifetime savings, from the the Executive Director and the Institute proceeds of a home sold at high price financial all high monthly works Administrator.
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We have received five letters in resjonse to Hendrik Hart’s article in the latest issue of Perspective about the centennial celebrations at the Free University of Amsterdam. Four of them expressed unhappiness that the article was as positive toward the Free University as it was, which suggested to the writers that the Institute might be following the lead of the Free University in a direction that they feel would not be good. The other writer said he thought that Hart had struck just the right tone. The matter seems worth sharing with our readers, partly as a move to opening the pages of this paper to the voices of friends who differ with us on some matters. Moreover, we recognize that this issue is important for the Dutch Reformed people who started the Institute on the same basic principles as the Free University itself was started one hundred years ago. A summary of the points made by those four writers is given below, together with a reply by Robert VanderVennen, Executive Director. “I an disappointed by the generally positive evaluation given by Hart concerning the direction taken by the Free University in recent years. The Free University should not be the model used for the development of the Institute. The Free University should not have decided to drop its character as a reformational university in favour of an ecumenically Christian character. The Institute should not follow the Free University in deciding (as Hart puts it) ‘not to reflect on the nature of Christian scholarship so much as reflecting on scholarly questions as Christians’--that sounds too much like the way many Christian colleges have gone in forsaking their Christian educational calling. Furthermore, if you engage in dialogue with people from other religious traditions, you cannot do that with integrity unless you use your own tradition as a norm and are self-consciously committed to it.” Reply: The responses we have received to Hart’s article have all been written in a constructive Christian spirit, and each has received a personal reply. To the extent that there is some confusion and concern in the minds of some people, it may be good to offer clarification of the issues in the form of a statement which represents mainstream thinking at the AACS and the Institute. In the first place, the AACS and Institute as an organization does not take positions or make public evaluations of the religious strengths and weak nesses of other Christian organizations. Individuals may wish to do that, but an organization should not. However, what we as an organization must do——indeed we do——is evaluate the kinds of relationships we maintain with other institutions. The Institute will not evaluate the overall Christian character of the Free University, but we examine closely the character of the academic relations we have with the Free University, including our pro gram at the Ph.D. level, and we will not compromise the Christian integrity of our work in any academic relationship, whether with the Free University or any other institution. The Institute is firmly committed to being a reformational Christian insti— tution, squarely based on the Bible and our Educational Creed which we believe expresses the teaching of the Bible on matters of special importance for our work. We are not moving in the direction of an “ecumenically Chris tian institution” if that is understood as a “common—denomirator” direction. 17 We
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Marcia started working for the AACS in 1972 as assistant to John Olthuis who was then Executive Director. When the Development office was formed in 1975 she became Development Assistant, and was promoted to Director on the basis of demonstrated capability. Her work is very effec tive and much appreciated by AACS members as well as by AACS/ICS staff. The Board of Trustees has appointed a committee to search for a replacement, of which Trustee Jan de Koning is convenor. We invite readers to suggest candidates for this position, and invite people to make inquiries on their own behalf. Marcia is applying for master’s degree study in the area of Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the graduate Faculty of Educa tion at the University of Toronto. She is interested in a special program called “Developing Human Resources” which increases skills in organization Marcia Hot tin gsworth, development, staff training and consulting. Director of Development As her husband Kerry nears the completion of his Ph.D. study in political philosophy at York University, Marcia is looking forward to returning to school to build on abilities she has developed at AACS. We wish her every blessing and will be keeping in close contact with her.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
We invite applications and inquiries for the position of Director of Develop ment at AACS. We also ask you to help us with names of possible candidates. The person in this position is responsible for promotion, public relations and fund raising. Needed for the work are good communication skills, financial awareness and dedication to Christian higher education. Contact Dr. Robert VanderVennen, Executive Director, at the AACS office.
Attention U.S. friends Please note that as of January, 1981 the AACS Foundation in Michigan will no longer be able to accept postage paid envelopes bearing their former address (1677 Gentian Drive). Please discard any of these old envelopes. Your donations should be sent to their new address: 3201 Burton StreOt S.E. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 20 _____ A message from Marcia
We extend a warm hand of thanks to our friends for all the gifts, cards and ,— encouraging words we received in the last two months of 1980. We received a total of $90,000 in donations duringNovember and December.
We estimated that we would need $120,000 in year end donations to eliminate our $61,000 shortage incurred during January through April and meet our remaining program expenses. With actual donations coming to less than this, we ended the year with a $25,000 deficit. In other words, we spent $25,000 more than we received. Considering the poor economy, high interest rates and the effect of inflation on our program expenses, we ended 1980 fairly well. And our year end picture is somewhat better than last year when we ended with a $44,000 deficit.
We receive over one—third of our annual donations in the last two months of the year. January through April are usually very glean” income months. During these months we spend more than we receive with the result that we have to spend the rest of the year catching up. An important question is whether we can change these financial dynamics in 1981. Please remember our financial needs also during the first busy months of this year. We are looking forward to a solid year of reformational teaching and re search. We hope the Lord will use our contribution to a biblical reshaping of scholarship in obedience to His call.
TAX RECEIPTS: All 1980 tax receipts were mailed by mid-January. If you are missing a receipt, please contact us giving the details.
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* The Canadian Campus Crusade for Christ recommends AACS publications in its 1980 issue of Campus Communicator, in an article entitled, “How to Develop a Christian World View,” written by Campus Crusade staff member Glenn Smith. C.T. Mclntire’s book, God, History and Historians is recommended in a sepa rate article in the same issue. * Joseph John, Institute student in 1976—77, is featured in an interview article in a recent issue of Impact, publication of the Singapore Youth For Christ. Joseph is a staffworker with the Fellowship of Evangelical Students in his home town of Singapore, and is an associate therapist in the Counseling and Care Centre there. * Executive Director Robert VanderVennen was recently elected president of the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation, an association of Christians who are scientists and wish to witness and reflect on science from a biblical perspective. Bob has been a member of the national Execu tive Council for the past four years and is secretary of the Toronto local section. * Calvin Seerveld’s article “Relating Christianity to the Arts,” was pub lished in the November 7, 1980 issue of Christianity Today. The same issue carried an extensive report on the Ontario government’s Bill 4 and its threat to the legitimacy of the Institute. * “Facing the New Corporatism,” the text of a lecture given by Institute fellow Dr. Sander Griffioen in 1978 at the Social Action Conference of the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) has just been released as a joint publication of CLAC and the Work Research Foundation. In this lecture Griffioen gives an analysis of some of the most critical maladies of recent 20th century society and shows how Christian social action can respond to the threat posed by the new corporatism. Copies of the text may be ordered from ICS at a price of $1.25. Griffioen taught economic theory at ICS from 1976 to 1979. He is currently professor of economics at the Free University of Amsterdam and occupies a chair in Christian philosophy at the University of Leyden. * Bernard Zyistra attended a conference on “European Socialism and America” in Washington, D.C., on December 5 to 7. (See review of conference on page 7.) He made use of this visit to Washington to meet with John Bernbaum of the Christian College Consortium, Robert Hanrin of the C.S. Lewis Insti tute, Jim Wallis of Sojourners, and Joyce Ribbens Campbell of the Association for Public Justice. * George Vandervelde’s doctoral thesis entitled “Original Sin——Two Major Trends in Contemporary Roman Catholic Interpretation” will be reprinted by the University Press of America this year. It was originally published in 1975 by Rodopi Press in Amsterdam.
CAMPUSOUTREACH
—Brian Walsh recently had two contributions published in Radix magazine. The July/August issue carried his review of Alan Storkey’s book, A Chris tian Social Perspective, and the November/December issue included an article entitled, “The Insistent Widow——Prayer in the Kingdom of God.” 22 -A series of lectures is being presented by ICS junior members Jon Chap lin, Sue Bower and Malcolm MacRury at Ryerson Christian Fellowship in Toronto this semester. The series is called “Christianity and Scholar ship and their Relationship to Vocations.” —Junior Member Richard Middleton spoke at the Inter—Varsity Christian Fellowship group at Trent University in Peterborough on the topic “Practical Atheism” on December 2. —About 100 students from the campuses of Wilfrid Laurier, Waterloo, Guelph and McMaster universities attended a seminar on “The Biblical Perspective” led by Richard Middleton. This was an Inter—Varsity whol— istic evangelism conference held at Wilfrid Laurier University on Janu ary 10. -“Culture and History in Christian Perspective”was the topic of a pre sentation made by Richard Middleton at an Inter—Varsity meeting held January 15 at the University of Guelph. rian Walsh spoke to the Teacher’s Christian Fellowship at the University 3 of Toronto on January 5. After presenting a slide/tape show on the - a on the implications of such a world— Christian worldview, discussion view for education ensued. -Junior Members Sue Bower and Malcolm MacRury spoke to the Inter—Varsity group at Erindale College on “Our Task as Agents of the Kingdom” on January 6 after which they presented a slide/tape show on a Christian woridview. -Junior Member Bruce Clemenger spoke to the Inter—Varsity group at York University on “Liberation and Reformation—-A Christian’s Responsibility in Society” January 14. Festschrift for Professor Van Riessen planned Professor Hendrik Van Riessen plans to retire from the Free University in September, 1981, at the age of 70. Senior Member Bernard Zylstra feels that this event will represent the end of anera in the history of Christian philosophizing in Holland since Dr. Van Ries— sen is the last professor of the immediate post—1945 period in the history of reformational philosophy to retire from active service. He added that, if Vollenhoven and Dooyeweerd can be viewed as the founders of modern Calvin— istic philosophy, Van Riessen, along with S.U. Zuidema, J.P.A. Mekkes, and K.J. Popma, belongs to the second generation of leaders. Besides being a prolific writer and respected teacher, he is recognized as an outstanding leader in education, church and community activities. He has also served in several capacities for the Anti—Revolutionary political party in the Netherlands. One expression of appreciation for Professor Van Riessen’s Prof. H. Van Riessen services will be the publication of a festschrift, a col— lection of essays written by colleagues or former students in honour of their friend and teacher. Among the contributors will be Profs. Johan van der Hoeven, M.F.G. Marlet, C.A. van Peursen, Egbert Schuurman, Hendrik Hart and James Olthuis.
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Calvin Collegeand ICS to hold economics conference
A two day conference is being planned by ICS and the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship (CCCS) of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, to be held at the Institute June 5 and 6. This conference will be aimed primarily at those who have some familiarity with the issues in the field of economics. However, the evening session of Friday, June 5 will be open to all and is entitled “General Economic Norms and Principles—-Scriptural Basis.” Other topics planned for presentation and discussion are “Methodology in Economic Science,” “Labor in Enterprises,” “Role of Labor Unions,” “Families asProduction and Investment Units,” “Firms and Decision Making Relative to Products,” “Role of the Government,” and “Churches and Voluntary Organizations.” A prepared response will follow each presentation. The conference will be led primarily by members of the CCCS team of scholars, including Carl Sinke, George Monsma and John Tiemstra, all of Calvin; Alan Storkey and Fred Graham, who are visiting scholars at Calvin this year and fellows of the CCCS; and one or two Calvin students. The Center has sponsored three previous year—long projects that have sought to relate scholarship to Christian life and work in such areas as natural resources and stewardship, education and reason. This year its members have been focussing their attention on an intensive study of Christianity and economics. One of their aims is to produce a book which could be used at colleges and universities as a supplementary reader in courses dealing with Christianity and economic theory and practice.
A major goal of the upcoming conference is to acquaint people in the Toronto area with the work going on at the Calvin Center this year and to solicit comments about their research from the conference participants.
OTHER CONFERENCES Interpreting an Authoritative Scripture——a conference co—sponsored by Fuller Theological Seminary and ICS to be held at the Institute June 22—26. RationaZity in the Caivinian Tradition——a conference sponsored by Calvin College, The Free University of Amsterdam and ICS to be held at the Institute August 3—8. TITLE: ARTICLE: Insti AUTHOR: TYPE: scholarship ISSUE Toronto Christian Davis, KEYWORDS: SERIES/JOURNAL: NOTES: Marshall campus Christian CITATION dc.creator: “Bill dc.contributor: dc. dc.contributor: dc.contributor: dc.title: Christian dc.date.accessioned: dc.date.issued: dc.type: dc dc.language.iso: dc.subject: dc.subject: Outreach. dc.subject: dc.subject: dc.subject: dc.subject: . contributor: format. tute DATE: Journal 4”, Perspective: outreach Redeemer Radical Association Star 19811501 FORMAT: receives journal for Association Studies, Scholarship, Free Perspective: Scholarship mi February Association metype: Association Humanities Association Institute Chaplin, Brian December chri ideals University College program, Perspective; Thompson, vandervennen, zylstra, Sweetman, 1981-02-28 Perspective. en sti the Walsh ICS, Newsletter for appl an 1981 2012-02-09 Jonathan for fall M.Phil. 14 for 1981. Newsletter Studies the Keeping incorporated, for i for for christian 1980), Bernard cati the of Roseanne Henri Christian short Advancement the the the v.15, Amsterdam--reader on/pdf Advancement Toronto, degree Robert of ette Insti in Advancement 1980 Advancement Advancement of the of touch no.1 perspectives, Lopers harsh Studies--History tuti MCS the E. Association ON: of onal with Association of Annual reality Christian Association of of of Christian Reposi univerity Christian responses Christian Christian Jonathan Report,Academic for by tory Scholarship Bernard for the Scholarship, for students, to scholarship the studies--History Scholarship. Advancement Chaplin, the Hart’s zylstra Advancement Advancement Recognition Brian article, Barry Institute (reprinted of Campus Walsh, Christian Shue, of of Paul and for Reed from dc. subject: world views dc. subject: College students--Religious life dc. subject: Education, Higher--Religious aspects--Christianity dc. subject: Institute for Christian studies--Students--Interviews dc.subject: Redeemer University College--History dc. subject: Sod all sm--Europe dc. subject: Educational law and legislation. Ontario. dc. subject: Institute for Christian studies Act dc. subject: Higher education and state--Ontario dc. subject: Education, Higher--Canada--Legal status, laws, etc. dc. subject: Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam--Centennial celebrations, etc. dc. subject: Marshall, Paul A. dc. subject: Master of Philosophical Foundations dc rights: copyright, Institute for Christian studies, all rights reserved.