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Newsletter of the Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship Volume 14, No. 1 — JanuarylFebruary, 1980. c:7t:,

The spiritual roots of the AACS by Bernard Zyistra 0‘°‘V1 LIAtC( 1C

The beginning of a new decade provides a good occasion for reaffirming the spiritual roots of the AACS. We live in a time of intense spiritual and ideolo gical confusion. In the secular world, labels such as “liberal,” “conserva tive,” or “progressive” have lost dis tinct meanings. This is also true in the Christian world. We constantly hear that denominational borderlines have lost their significance. And the shifts among Christians in recent years have confused the meanings of words like ecumenical, orthodox, evangelical Christians from many backgrounds working out and fundamentalist. of the reforned emphasis on Christ ‘s all- embracing redemption In this time of confusion it is essen tial to reaffirm the reformed character of the spiritual roots of the AACS: we take our stance in the line of the Calvin ian reformation. Words, like everything else, have histories. Their meaning can change, expand, contract, and even get lost. That seems to be the case with the word reformed in North America. In the United States, and even more so in Canada, reformed refers to social and legal improvements, especially in the case of criminal delinquents. In the popular mind, reformed does not appear to have much sig nificance when it comes to distinguishing one church from another, let alone one woridview or style of life from another woridview or style of life. Jour nalists commonly speak of reform churches, and to add a measure of clarity they’re in the habit of adding Dutch.

,.he older ones among us vividly remember that the problem of defining reformed also played a role in the history of the AACS. For more than ten years after its founding in 1956 it was called ARSS: Association for Reformed Scientific Studies. Then, after intense discussion, we accepted a new name: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship. Christian indeed has a biblical basis: at the time of the early church, pagans used the word to describe believers in Christ. Christian is also more ecumenical; it refers to the whole of Christianity as a religion in distinction from other world religions. But after two thousand years of Christendom, the word Christian within western culture has become quite colorless since the common denomina— - tor of faith to which it refers has become very thin. So what happened among us? Gradually we began to use the word reformational to describe the spiritual movement of which the AACS is a part. We wanted a word that conveyed more than Christian but overcame the limits of reformed. At the same time we wanted a word that expressed not only the state of being reformed (from non—biblical beliefs and practices) but also the necessity of continued reformation. The German and Dutch languages use reformatorisch for this purpose, in distinction from reformiert., hervormd or gereformeerd. We thought that reformational would serve this purpose. And it is indeed remarkable that this word appears in quite unexpected places, not only with reference to a number of Christian organizations that seek to establish a link between faith and practice but also with reference to an all-embracing biblical way of life in which the underlying theme of John Calvin’s reformation—al efforts——Glory to God in the highest!——again plays a central role. I hope that the word reformational will, in this sense, become an ever more important part of a vocabularyneeded to identify vital currents in contem porary evangelical Christianity. But our use of it should not create the impression that we no longer are reformed. This impression is easily given, especially when we employ the word reformational in talking about Christians who, like us, are working for social, economic and political reform. There is. nothing particularly reformed or reformational about relating the gospel to society. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans and Anabaptists have done so for centuries. The question always remains: in what way is the gospel related to the social order (and the rest of life)? The thrust of the reformed answer to that question has been different from the answers given by the dominant trends in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Anabaptism. The reformed answer implies a specific view of the relation between creation and redemption: the whole of God’s good creation, now corrupted by sizi, is the object of Christ’s all—embracing redemption. Hence there is no realm within creation where Christ’s redeeming Lordship is irrelevant. This acceptance of Christ’s total Lordship implies the rejection of “value—free” neutrality in any sector of culture. This means that our approach to scholarship is not to try to add religious values to the claims of neutral science. Instead, we seek an inner reforma tion of the foundations of philosophy and science, in Scripture’s light and with the Spirit’s renewal of our mind (cf. Romans 12:2). That is the mean ing of reformed for the AACS and its Institute for Christian Studies. The pursuit of the inner reformation of scholarship——that very difficult task—-is not the monopoly of reformed Christians. It is an assignment to the whole of Christianity, especially in our generation when the impact of a supposedly neutral science and technology is cutting the fabric of western culture to pieces. It is greatly encouraging that Christians from many di verse backgrounds are becoming more sensitive to the impossibility of religious neutrality in the domain of learning. This reawakening of Christian

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-n A message from Marcia On behalf of AACS and Institute staff and board members I would like to say a hearty “thank you” for all the gifts and encouraging words we received from so many people in the last two months of 1979. I’m happy to tell you that about 900 people responded with gifts that reached a total of $97,000. Che following chart will show you the kind of financial help we needed and ( the response we received: Response we received Ne e de d November—December, 1979

5 people to give $3,000 — 10,000 5 people

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300 55 — 100 123 600 1— 50 658 1035 people to give $145,000 900 people gave $97,000 (In 1978, 800 people gave $103,400)

We had estimated that we would need $145,000 in year—end donations to meet our 1979 program expenses. With actual donations coming to less than this, we ended the year with a $45,000 deficit. Since we receive over one third of our annual donations in the last two months of the year, January through April are usually very “lean” income months. Because of this, we are taking a serious look at our 1980 program and budget, evaluating our capacity to meet our expenses in the early months of the year and to carry last year’s deficit (see 1980 budget figures in enclosed annual report).’ Please remember our financial needs, especially during these first months of the year. Marcia Holiingsworth is Director of Development of the AACS.

AACS Remittance Form

The AACS is an association of over 2,000 Members and other friends outside Canada can D Enclosed are membership dues. members from 13 countries worldwide. Its financially support AACS by making a 0 Enclosed is a donation. purpose is to promote Scripturally directed donation to the following organizations. Enclosed is a subscription fee. learning and biblical reformation of scholarship. Receipts for tax purposes are issued promptly. 0 Its main project is the Institute for Christian 0 1 would like to become a Member. Studies, a graduate school for research and U.S. Send me an application. teaching. AACS Foundation 1677 Gentian Dr. S.E. Name The membership fee is $50/year, $5 for full Grand Rapids, MI 49508 time students. A lower dues payment is Address accepted where there is financial difficulty. The Netherlands Dues and donations are tax deductible. Calvinistic World Association Perspective newsletter is sent free of charge to Potgieterweg 46 all members and contributors. Non-contributors 1851 CJ Heiloo Postal Code are asked to pay a subscription fee of $5 per (gironummer 17 75 496) year.

AACS 229 College Street Toronto, Ont. M5T lR4 Paul Marshall appointed part time in political theory

The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Marshall to the Institute staff as part time professor in political theory. Marshall will begin.teaching in September 1980, taking over two half—courses from f Bernard Zylstra, who until now has taught all the political theory courses ( and since September 1978 has also served as Principal of the Institute. Marshall was born in Liverpool, England, in 1948. His early work was in geology, and he received the B.Sc. from the University of Manchester in 1969. He then moved to Canada, and graduated from the University of Western Ontario with the M.Sc. in 1972. By then, Marshall was beginning to tire of geology. His interest moved to ward political theory, and he was enrolled at the Institute from 1971 to 1973, studying political theory with Bernard Zylstra. Following this, Marshall studied at York Universityin Toronto,. receiving the M.A. in political theory in 1975 and the Ph.D. in 1979. During this period of study, he held several teaching and research assistant positions at York University. At present Marshall works nearly full time as researcher for the Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation in Toronto, doing research on Canadian social policy and energy policy, and he is also teaching a course in poli tical theory at York. Marshall has been a member of the editorial board of Vanguard magazine since 1975, and has served various positions on the board and staff of the CJL Foundation. The two courses he will be teaching at the Institute are entitled “The teformation and Political Theory,” and “Modern Political Analysis.” In the former, Marshall will examine the political theories developed by Lutherans, Calvinists, Anabaptists, Catholics and Anglicans in the 16th century. The latter course deals with the strong push today to make the study of politics a very mathematical science, depending largely on statistics and polls and economic models. Marshall intends to examine that development and will seek to determine how Christians can responsibly use such mathematical methods.

AACS 229 College “Undergirding all scholarship and science, Toronto, Ontario all investigations of the character and lot of the human race in history, all pastoral care, we need the Christian doctrine of man, the Christian awareness of his origin, his status, and his destiny, an awarenes8 which extends the range of his experiences and the scope of his calling beyond this life and sees the binding threads of his daily duty drawn sponsor into the hand-clasp of God.” Christian Harry Blamires Stewardship Services C

8 Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship 229 College Street Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R4 (416)979-2331 1010AACS AnnualReport January, 1980

Calvin Seerveld is coming out with a new book early in 1980, which is a collection of essays and talks on aesthetics Report on Institute for he has presented in recent years. He gave a lecture in September at the international Christian Studies and congress on aesthetics held in Italy, which AACSActivities was well received. Al Wolters has been developing Dr. Robert E. VanderVennen,Executive considerable ability as a writer and lecturer Director in the area of biblical foundations for Any review of our activities for the past philosophy and Christian Woridview year will carry with it of necessity some has done much speaking for popular evaluation of strengths and weaknesses. audiences in Ontario and some teaching Overall we can be very thankful to God for academic groups in Pennsylvania. He is for His blessingson our attempts to be active in translating a number of academic faithful, and for the achievements we have works from the Dutch language, writing a seen. Our work as well as our whole lives, monthly column for a church newspaper, go forward in weakness and sin as well as and serving as founding editor of our with the Spirit’sblessing, and we will see prayer and financial support, and it is in academic quarterly newsletter, ‘ that as we review the events of the past the light of these aims that we wish to Anakainosis. year. evaluate our work. James and Arnold De Graaff 14 Olthuis Any review of activities must also take This past year has made it especially have been working together for a few place in the light of the aims and goals we clear that the work of the Institute is years on Christian views of human nature, together have set for ourselves. The reason maturing. We have seen a real building up as a foundation for working on education, we exist as an Association and as an of research and publication, and a psychology, social work, and the like. They Institute is to engage in a special kind of strengthening of several of our programs. have edited, and AACShas printed, two universitywork. The AACShas undertaken collections of articles which contribute work in higher education which the Work is Maturing insight on this topic. They have each Christian community in North America has During the past year Hendrik Hart has recently had sabbatical leaves for special been missingfor many years as it has built written first and second drafts of a,book research and writing in these areas, and we up its extensive system of Christian on philosophy which is the result of his can expect one or more books from them education. 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being prepared are volumes on Agriculture that I did, were instrumental in working on DeborahSteeleMarshall and Industry as well). For the senior grades a Man in Society curriculum for Christian The AACShas made many contributions to (7 and 8) work has been done in high schools which is being published by the lives of many of us who are involved comparative culture studies to help Christian Schools International in Grand in Christian day-school education. For me students sense what religious experiences Rapids. This volume certainly looks at life and for many of my colleagues, it has drive cultures so different from Canada as from the perspective that we learned at given a new way of looking at the world, Kenya and Japan. Also from CDC have the Institute. Marlin Breems, another -and certainly a new way of livingand come volumes which help with Bible former ICSstudent has just been chosen 7 ,vorking in the world. ( programs, one entitled Of Kingsand president of the Ontario Christian School Probably one of the greatest ways of Prophets and one on the work of Joshua Teachers Association. influence of the AACSand the Institute on entitled Reclaimingthe Land. Another very specific way that those of the life of Christianday-schools is through I’vejust come back from two days at us who work in Christian schools in the the personal growth that individual the Ontario Christian School Teacher’s metropolitan Toronto area have been teachers have experienced in AACSand Association convention in Hamilton. I was influenced by the work of the AACSand ICSrelated activities. I will go back, as did happy to see how much interest there is the ICSis through the involvement of staff Rev.Van Eek,to the Unionville among christian teachers all over Ontario, families within our schools. In the two — in conferences conferences which many especially the younger ones, the ideas of schools where I have been principal, teachers and many families within our the Curriculum Development Centre, and Immanuel in Agincourt and now Toronto school communities attended. Even ten in using their materials. Several workshops Central, we have had the children of staff years ago there were workshops for at the convention were specifically related members VanderVennen, De Graaff, Olthuis, Hart and Wolters. And just having those parents around and active in board, society, and committee life, makes for stimulation. Sometimes their contributions have been very enriching, they’ve always been invigorating,and at times they’ve been downright controversial! We’ve also had the children of many in this audience who are working in some of the sister organizations of AACS.We are now also getting the children of former students of the Institute in our schools. For me, then, the influence of the AACS and the ICShas been one of great personal growth. For our schools, from my perspective, AACShas had a great deal of influence on a new generation of teachers now taking positions of leadership in

Christian day-schools. I would encourage the AACSto continue its many and varied ways of helping our schools, both through the theoretical foundational work that is being done and in the application of that work to very specific fields, like education and curriculum building. to say it, I think the Coalition has an edge is a new hunger, a new desire, to get at the on most other campus ministries because roots of some of these spirits, and to How Have Campus Ministries there is a special vision to the Coalition’s examine them in the light of Scripture. In Experienced the AACS? work. That is that our work doesn’t stop doing that we have been greatly helped by with just evangelization and the rudiments the Institute. Christy Wauzzinski,staff member of the of discipleship.There is a real desire by So I’m pleased to have this opportunity Coalition for ChristianOutreach the Coalition to minister to the student as to thank you very much for the support a student, and that desire is growing. It you give us through the AACSand the \(

should be growing faster. But what was a Institute. I think that the help you give us major turning point in this vision of is really an offshoot of God’s blessing on campus ministry was the willingness of the what should be the primary work of the Institute to share its Senior Members with Institute, namely scholarship. It’s exciting us, so they could teach concentrated to see that God has blessed small courses for our staff members. Dr. Al obedience here with an outreach to many Wolters taught a two-week Christian other areas of Christian ministry. Perspective course in our staff training program last June, and then Dr. Zylstra taught a one-week course later in the summer. Through these courses I’veseen a How Have Social Action number of our staff people whose roots are in the evangelical tradition, people Organizations Experienced who have been a bit hostile to the the AACS? perspective, really turn the Institute’s Dr. Paul Marshall, Research Associate, C1L very for me. corner. This has been exciting Foundation, Toronto We have seen some major changes. One result of these changes is our new staff position which is very similar to the kind of work that Pete Steen did when he was on the staff of the Coalition in 1972-74.Though he’s not working at the same academic level that Pete did, we have Byron Borgeras a kind of staff specialist in world-and-lifeview. He is teaching a number of perspective-type courses, using as a base the AACScampus course which BrianWalsh introduced to us in Pittsburgh. Byron is modifying the course to suit the very different kinds of ChristyWauzzinski situations he finds on the different C It is an honour for me to be here from campuses. We work on a wide variety of Pittsburgh and to speak briefly at your campuses, some of them commuter annual membership meeting. I am a schools, some of them large universities, product in many ways of the work of the some of them small church colleges. He is Institute and the AACSin western being very well received. I think there is a Pennsylvania. You may not know that the new openness, particularly by our staff, to

Institute is active there. When I was an the basic world-and-life-viewcourses, and a undergraduate student at Allegheny sense of the need for them.

College I met up with a fellow named Dr. All of us are being confronted a bit by Dr.PaulMarshall Peter Steen, and through him I was our lack of background to teach and The program says that I’msupposed to nurtured in my very early development as interact with a course like this. This has make some remarks evaluating AACS/ICS

I us reading like we never a Christian. After graduation worked for a prompted to do and Christian action. I find Christian action while, married, and since then my husband have before. Youtend to be an activist in a bit too broad a topic to deal with, and I have been very much involved in our kind of work. As a result you don’t sit especially since that would cover helping students in western Pennsylvania down and read like you should. This is one everything the three previous speakers in lives Institute has served us — develop Christian perspective their healthy way the have covered. So I take my task more and in their learning. it has goaded us and confronted us with particularly to be to offer some evaluation the need to be constantly reading and Right now I am working for the of the contributions of AACSIICSto Coalition for Christian Outreach, a campus constantly re-evaluating. Christian action organizations in the area ministry based in Pittsburgh and working I work in a small school in Pittsburgh, of social and political work. And that’s on college and university campuses within Chatham College. All the students are what I’llspeak to. 500 or 600. I am very much 200 miles of Pittsburgh. We work on 39 women, about Basicallywhat I want to say falls into campuses in that area and have a staff of aware of the spirits at work there. It seems three parts: analysis, sermon, and approximately 150, all college graduates, to me that because Chatham is so small encouragement — in that order. of the spirits are even more powerful some of whom are seminary students or some I see the major contributions of graduate students. than you would experience them at a large AACS/ICSto Christian action organizations Maybe that’s just my own In the five or six years in which I’ve university. (or maybe I should say to other Christian — always tend to think the been involved with the Coalition I have prejudice you action organizations) to have three sources. seen it profit a great deal from the work of place where you work is the toughest The first is the direct work of Senior the Institute. It would not be an place of all. But I’mvery much Members, many of whom have served on 0 overstatement to say that the Coalition is aware of spirits like individualism,and I boards or served as resource people and unique as a campus ministry in the way think cultural narcissism is rampant. done a variety of different work in these that it is because of the work of the Frankly,the old kinds of personal concerns organizations. In my experience these Institute and the AACSand its related that evangelical campus ministries have organizations have found that tremendously had are not solving these problems. There organizations. Although it is a bit prideful valuable. But I also know from my own personal history that there is a certain myselfI But nevertheless, I will now try to contradiction in it Sometimes I have follow it myself. I wanted a particular Senior Member to A second suggestion that I would make Three Junior Members write an article for Vanguard,but when I is addressed to us as a community rather was a student at the Institute my attitude than specifically to the AACSand the ICS Receive M.PhiI Degree

was “Leave our professors alone — we as institutions. I am referring to the • William V.Rowe, M.Phil. in History of pay our tuition, we want them here.” community which gave rise to this and Philosophy, supervised by A.M. Wolters Generally in trying to take account of both many other Christian action organizations. • John Valk,M.Phil. in Philosophical of those things, I would put the greater The strength of this community and of its Theology,supervised by j.H. Olthuis stress on the Senior Members trying to do particular organizations is — as is also true • Brian Walsh, P.Phil. in Philosophical their own work at the Institute first So in in many other groups — the same as its Theology,supervised by J.H. Qlthuis the future I would not press for too much weakness. Our strength has been major contribution coming directly from principally in the depths of education, Response by john Valk Senior Members in the work of other theorizing, and reflection, both in our organizations. tradition and also in our own particular The second major avenue of work. Our weakness is that we have not contributions has been via students, either generally put the same type of effort into directly in supplying trained students for other aspects of life. Hence our theorizing our organizations or through the work can appear comparatively overdeveloped. which the students have done at the We must therefore beware that we do not Institute or elsewhere. And other put theory in the place of faith and organizations have been able to benefit hearing the word of God, lest we make all from the fruits of that research by other things dependent on theory and students. A significant number of the staff, assume that all other things must be particularly the younger ones, of Christian mediated by it Theoretical work is not action organizations both in Canada and necesarily antecedent to other the United States have been Institute developments in a Christian community. students. A quite high percentage of Advances, trials, suggestions, former Institute students have directly experiments, mistakes and failures can be benefitted Christiansocial action made in such things as politics or personal organizations. Present and future Institute relations even when one does not know students can help a great deal if they can clearly the way ahead. We do not do their research and write their course necessarily have to wait for developed papers on topics of particular importance theoretical reflection before we can act. to a social action organization. This is not a plea for mindlessness, and A third major area of contribution has certainly not a downgrading of theoretical been via the research, writing and work, for we should all be aware that the .‘ publishing of the Institute. In this area ICS possibilityof mistakes, failures and false has articulated the tradition within which starts also exists in theoretical work itself. we all work and it has provided broad Of course, it must also be said that our guidelines coming out of this tradition. I different types of labors should never be doubt that very much else would have deve divorced from one another. We must lopedjor at least would not have developed advise, question and critique one another in well without this backing. order to mutually upbuild our work.

However, given our limited resources I think that if we accept some of this there are real frustrations in this area. As advice, then we may well do our work — there are so many questions which yet better in all of its dimensions, including On behalf of the students receiving the need answers for development, if one is in theory, for we would then not have the Master of Philosophy degree, I would an action organization, one can get very strain of always being required to do like to take this opportunity to reflect impatient when facing urgent problems everything, know everything, and to have on some of our more positive and waiting for systematic, theoretic everything worked out Furthermore, it experiences of the past three years of analysis. But this has a postitive side and a could help us appreciate the importance study at the Institute. negative side. The positive side is that the of the things we are doing and have done. As Junior Members in an academic organizations are kept from rash activism, We sometimes stress only the things that community at the Institute, we and the delays in getting systematic research we have not done or cannot do and experienced a sense of colleagueship in studies have kept me from this, too. appear to set ourselves standards our work. Together we shared much of As to the negative side, that is, some measured against which we cannot but our work, we spent time discussing our means of dealing with these frustrations, I fail. Perhaps more modest expectations ideas, and gave support to one another would like to make two suggestions. may help us to see our real successes. in the exchange of ideas in our Firstly,to those people working within I wish to close on this note of successes. individual areas of study. We met AACSand ICS,I would suggest as much as My association with the AACSIICSextends informally on many occasions, Bill possible a study of issues themselves, for about ten years. Before and during that Rowe provided a certain amount of rather than, or as a supplement to, the time I have been in continual interaction leadership in a few evening sessions to study of other people’s views of the issues. with other groups of a broadly similar help us wade through some of the In my work in CJL,for example, it is much nature, both Christian and non-Christian. more difficult parts of Dooyeweerd’s more useful to me to hear what the This more than anything has given me an New Critique. Harry Anastasiou, for a doctrine of creation means in my work appreciation for the work here. From my time, held regular evening meetings in than to hear that so-and-so hasn’t got one association with secular universities, I which he informally discussed his work and such-and-such has a very bad one. believe that the work of the ICSis ‘• with us. BrianWalsh and I critiqued . Now obviously you need to know and to generally of a high standard. If one takes each other’s work and shared ideas and ( critique what others are saying, but you our scarce resources into account, then our views in regard to our respective thesis need to go beyond that, too. I recognize work and progress have been quite topics. In these few ways, we all’ that this is tremendously difficult. I should phenomenal. experienced a fellowship which was add that I have never taken this advice close, fruitful and very good. -r

At the same time, we held informal Members, but Junior Members as well. Members of the Board of Trustees and evening discussions with both Junior We are still confronted with negative Board of Directors and Senior Members on themes and attitudes left over from earlier years. Rev. James Joosse (President),pastor, ideas that would arise out of the which indicate that our efforts must be Calgary, Alberta regular classroom seminars. Senior increased. The Institute must provide Mr. Marinus Koole (Vice-Presidentof Members, on occasion, invited us to leadership in the areas to which it has Trustees and President of Board of respond in extra sessions to ideas been called, and in terms that can be Directors), horticulturist, St. Catharines, arising out of their particular interests. understood by its supporting Ontario I Though this frequently brought us into community. At the same time, the Ms. Betty Westrik (Secretary),labour areas lyingoutside our own regular Institute must retain active researcher, Toronto, Ontario ( studies, these sessions proved to be communication with other institutions Mr. Jan de Koning(Treasurer),university very stimulating and provided for the which share similar perspectives. It tutor, Toronto, Ontario communal sharing of thoughts and must not isolate itself, but instead find Ms. Karen De Waal, housewife, ideas. Also, all of us, including the its natural place alongside of others in Sarnia, Ontario administrative staff, regularly join in order to develop and contribute that Rev. Peter Nicolai, pastor, Toronto, worship services on the 4th floor of our which is unique to the Institute. Ontario building, a practice which was begun Finally,on behalf of all the graduates Dr. Edward Piers, university professor, this year. of 1979 I would like to express our Vancouver, BritishColumbia Some of us were, and still are, active sincere appreciation to the Senior Dr. Theodore Plantinga, editor and in the teaching of Christian perspective Members for making our years at the translator, St Catharines, Ontario courses on university campuses. This Institute, although at times difficult, Mr. Wietse Posthumus, lawyer, continually proves to be a unique nonetheless pleasant and extremely Toronto, Ontario challenge for us. It gives us a great enriching. The environment of Dr. James Skillen, college teacher, opportunity to share the Christian scholarship which exists at the Institute, Sioux Center, Iowa insight we have gained at the Institute though initially threatening to most, Dr. Henk Van Andel, university with students at secular universities soon becomes a comfortable place in professor, Montreal, Quebec where the Lordshipof Christ does not which to grow and develop. Through Dr. John W. Van Dyk, chemist, enter into the classroom discussion. stimulating lectures and vibrant seminar Wilmington, Delaware Though this task is difficult and discussions, the Senior Members frustrating at times, we have seen some provide a context for the development Members of the Board of Curators of the students from these university of many new thoughts and ideas. I Dr. Peter Schouls (Chairman),university classes, both from the Ontario and would also like to express our thanks to professor, Edmonton, Alberta Pittsburgh area, come to study at the the members of the administrative staff Dr. Paul Schrotenboer, ecumenist, Institute. for their parts in making our study Grand Rapids, Michigan The ICS,as an institution of possible. Dr. Richard Longenecker, university academic research, faces a large task in The experiences we have had at the professor, Toronto, Ontario the immediate future; it must grow in Institute have been deeply rewarding, Dr. Lawrence Lynch, university dialogue with the community. This and I am glad to have been part of this professor, Toronto, Ontario challenge faces not only Senior community of scholarship. Mr. John Olthuis, research director, Toronto, Ontario ( Minutes of the AACSAnnual Membership meeting Dr. Kenneth Piers,(vice-chairman), held on Saturday, October 27, 1979 at 1:30 p.m. college teacher, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1. Communal singing of “Great is Thy Faithfulness” and “Lord of All Hopefulness” is Dr. John Van Dyk, college teacher, followed by a few welcoming words from Rev. James Joosse, chairman. He then leads in Sioux Center, Iowa Scripture reading of Isaiah 11:1-10and prayer. Academic Staff of the Institute for R. presents an evaluative report on the programs of 1979. 2. Dr. VanderVennen Christian Studies 3. Various leaders in the community express what the AACS/ICShas meant for their area Arnold De Craaff, Th.D.,psychology of work or study: Hendrik Hart, Ph.D.,philosophy a) Rev. A. Van Eek speaks on behalf of the Christian Reformed Church. Paul Marshall, Ph.D.,political theory b) Deborah Steele Marshall explain how the Christian schools (especially in Toronto) C. Thomas Mclntire, Ph.D., history have benefitted. James Olthuis, Ph.D.,theology c) ChristyWauzzinski relates how the ICSteaching has been a blessing for the campus Calvin Seerveld, Ph.D.,aesthetics ministries in the U.S.A. George Vandervelde, Th.D., theology d) Dr. Paul Marshall evaluates the contribution of AACSIICSin Christian action. Albert Wolters, Ph.D.,philosophy Bernard Zylstra, S.J.D.political theory 4. The treasurer J. de Koning introduces the 1978 financial statements and the proposed are adopted and the proposed budget in the amount of 1980 budget. The statements Administrative and Educational Services is approved by the membership. $584,300 Staff 5. Recommended and approved that MississaugaAuditing and Accounting Services audit Dorothe Ellens, Institute Administrative the 1979 financial statements. Assistant Evelyn Kuntz Hielema, Secretary and Editor 6. Coffee Break. Marcia Hollingsworth,Development 7. Communal singing of “Praise to the Lord,the Almighty” Director Rosanne Sweetman, Educational Services 8. Recent graduates of the Institute are presented and M.PhiI.degrees are granted to Coordinator BillRowe, BrianWalsh and John Valk.John Valk speaks a word on behalf of the students. Belinda Vaartjes, BusinessAdministrator 9. Dr. Bernard Zylstra, principal of the Institute, delivers his address “Vision and Rita Vander Veen, Development Assistant Direction for the 80’s.” Robert VanderVennen,ExecutiveDirector BrianWalsh, Educational Services 10. The audience responds by singing “0 Blessthe Lord,My Soul, With All Thy Power,” followed by communal prayer. The meeting is adjourned.

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Four new books have recently been published which closely relate to the work of the AACS and Institute for Christian Studies. ‘apitalism and Progress: a Diagnosis of Western Society, by Dr. Bob Goudzwaard, s one of the most exciting books helping us to understand our world in a biblical perspective to come out in recent years. The author says that a major objective of western society is the goal of human progress, with capi talism as means of achieving progress, and by tracing the historical develop ment of this goal he shows the societal problems which have resulted. Rather than having society rely on economic growth and scientific advance, Goudzwaard urges us to return to biblical norms for re—direction of our lives and our society. This book arises out of lectures which Dr. Goudzwaard——economist, professor, author and politician——has given at the Institute at various times during the 70’s. The book was translated from the Dutch by Josina Zylstra, under the sponsorship of AACS. Dr. Goudzwaard has been a Fellow of the Institute since 1973. Hearing and Doing is a sizeable book of philosophical essays dedicated to Professor H. Evan Runner of Calvin College and written by 16 of his former students. Dr. Runner has always impressed on his students that life is reli gion, and that in every one of its dimensions and expressions the meaning of life comes from the creationally—given Word of God to which all people must respond. The topics in this book reflect the broad range of fields in which Dr. Runner’s former students have done advanced study, to which they are ap plying as best they can the religious direction which he taught them. Inclu— ,--ded in the book are chapters by six faculty members of the Institute: Drs. ,Jart, Zylstra, Olthuis, De Graaff, Wolters and Seerveld. Labour of Love: Essays on Work features the major talks given by Sander Grif— fioen and Edward Vanderkloet at the 1977 AACS Niagara Conference. Other con tributors are Paul Marshall, Peter Nijkarnp and Harry Antonides. These essays include a historical overview of the place of work in western society, a discussion of theories of work, valuations of work in human life, alternative directions for concrete problems in industry, and the future of labour.

A Christian Social Perspective by Alan Storkey is a reformational Christian analysis of society, the first book of this kind to appear. It gives Chris tian analysis and direction in the broad range of social aspects of life, including community, marriage, family, mass media, politics, economics and the church. The book is published by Inter—Varsity Press in England, and its illustrations are drawn from the British scene. Storkey, who has been appoin ted to the Calvin College Center for Christian Scholarship for 1980—81, is part of a circle of Christians in England with whom the Institute maintains regular contact. The first three books can be purchased from the publisher, Wedge Publishing Foundation, 229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R4: Goudzwaard: Capitalism and Progress, 270 pages, $10.95 Kraay and Tol, eds.: Hearing and Doing, 380 pages, $14.95 Marshall et. al. Labour of Love, 123 pages, $3.95 Please add $1.00 postage and handling. The Goudzwaard book is co—published yith Eerdmans, and is available in the U.S. for $9.95. Residents of Canada and the U.S. can order the Storkey book at $19.95 from Inter—Varsity Press, 1875 Leslie St., Unit 10, Don Mills, Ontario M3B 2M5. 19 ‘ri

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(4 Institute for Christian Studies institutional Repository ARTICLE: 19801401 TITLE: Perspective: Newsletter of the Association for the Advancement of christian scholarship

AUTHOR: Association for the Advancement of christian Scholarship ISSUE DATE: February 1980 TYPE: Journal SERIES/JOURNAL: Perspective; v.14, no.1

KEYWORDS:Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship, Institute for Christian Studies, ICS, junior members, Bill Garfield, Johanna selles, Neil Powers, John Hienistra, Brian walsh, staff appointments, Paul Marshall, M.Phil. graduates, AACS influence

NOTES: The spiritual roots of the AACS reformational philosophy, 1980 AACS Annual Report, How have various sectors of society experienced the AACS over the years?,

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