In the US, Calvin University President Wiebe Boer resigns after misconduct complaint
United States RNS The president of a prominent evangelical university has resigned after admitting he engaged in inappropriate communication with a member of the campus community. In a statement on Monday, the Calvin University Board of Trustees said it had received a report alleging President Wiebe Boer “engaged in unwelcome and inappropriate communication and attention […]
North America’s Christian Reformed Church codifies homosexual sex as sin in its declaration of faith
United StatesRNS The Christian Reformed Church, a small evangelical denomination of US and Canadian churches, voted Wednesday at its annual synod to codify its opposition to homosexual sex by elevating it to the status of confession, or declaration of faith. The 123 to 53 vote at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, caps a process […]
Rachael Denhollander named Calvin University’s 2021 Kuyper Prize recipient
RNS Activist and abuse survivor Rachael Denhollander will be awarded the 2021 Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life, Calvin University announced Tuesday. Denhollander will receive the prize, which includes a $US10,000 award, and deliver a lecture at a 15th December event hosted by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary in […]
Racism: In the US, evangelical Christian colleges take steps to address racial justice after criticism
KATHRYN POST and ADELLE M BANKS, writing for Religion News Service, report on how evangelical colleges are responding to the issue of racial justice on campus…