COLL/021 Guide to the John H. Bratt Collection Bratt, John H. Collection

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Guide to the John H. Bratt Collection 1932/1988 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection John H. Bratt Collection 1932-1988 COLL/021 Bratt, John H., 1909-2000 4.00 1.75 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Professor of religion and theology at Calvin College. The collection includes memoirs, class lectures on the history of missions, theory of mission, church history, Christianity and culture, history of the Christian Reformed Church, and biblical theology.

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Biographical Information:

Rev. John Harold Bratt was born in Holland, Michigan on 23 October 1909. Bratt graduated from Calvin Seminary in 1937. He accepted scholarships from both Columbia Seminary in Decatur, Georgia and from Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He earned a master’s degree in systematic theology in 1939. From 1939-1942 Bratt was a Bible teacher at Grand Rapids Christian High School. Bratt then became the pastor at Dorr Christian Reformed Church until 1946. In 1946 Bratt gladly accepted position as faculty at Calvin College. While at Calvin, Bratt taught biblical studies but also served on many committees, and was an elder and vice-president of the consistory. During his off months, Bratt attended Union Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, where he earned a doctorate in Theology. Bratt also found time to write articles for The Banner and Zondervan’s Bible Dictionary. Bratt diligently served the Calvin College community until his retirement in 1976.

In 2000, Rev. John Bratt passed away from congestive heart failure. Bratt is survived by his wife Gladys (Buurma); by their children, Marica and Ken Weidenaar, Evonne and Peter Kok, and James Bratt; and by six grandchildren.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Name: Calvin College -- Study and teaching (Higher) Christian Reformed Church -- History Christian Reformed Church -- Missions Genre/Form of Material: Biographies Topical Term: Missions Religion -- Study and teaching (Higher) Religion and culture Theology
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Detailed List of Contents id9176 Class Notes. The Teacher 1946-1981 id9177 1 id9178 1 1 Apostolic History 1946-1981 id9179 1 2 Calvinism in America. Historical development 1946-1981 id9180 1 3 Calvinism in America. Handouts and collateral material id9181 1 4 Calvinism in the Netherlands, in Europe 1946-1981 id9182 1 5 Christianity and Culture 301. Historically oriented 1946-1981 id9183 1 6 Christianity and Culture 301: Handouts and collateral material id9184 1 7 History of Christian Missions 1946-1981 id9185 1 8 History of Christian Missions: Handouts and collateral material id9186 2 id9187 2 1 History of the Early Christian Church id9188 2 2 History of the Early Christian Church: Handouts and collateral articles id9189 2 3 Missions: the Bible, Reformed principles, history of specific fields 1946-1981 id9190 2 4 Missions: Handouts and collateral articles id9191 2 5 Missionary motive of the Bible id9192 2 6 Old Testament History and Theology 1946-1981 id9193 2 7 Old Testament History and Theology: Handouts and collateral material id9194 2 8 Religion and Theology 301 id9195 2 9 The shaping of the CRC. History. Rise of mission consciousness 1946-1981 id9196 2 10 The shaping of the CRC. Addenda. Collateral id9197 The Speaker and Writer 1932-1988 id9198 3 id9199 3 1 Wisdom literature. Intertestamentary 1946-1981 id9200 3 2 Articles: random id9201 3 3 Articles and speeches id9202 3 4 Certificate of copyright, for "The Heritage of John Calvin" 1973 id9203 3 5 Christian Reformed Church issues id9204 3 6 Ecumenicity in the American Setting, pamphlet 1982 id9205 3 7 H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies. Dedication program. A brief history 1932 id9206 3 8 Leo Peters and John Bratt exchange, articles 1988 id9207 3 9 Memoirs 1988 id9208 3 10 Postscript to Memoirs id9209 4 id9210 4 1 id9211 4 1 New Testament Epistles 1958 id9212 4 1 Life and Teachings of John Calvin [HERH BX9418.B743] 1958 id9213 4 2 Sermons 1940s id9214 4 3 Sermons 1950-1968 id9215 4 4 Thesis. "The Southern Presbyterian and the Christian Reformed Churches: An Historical Comparison." Bound copy 1937-1938 id9216 4 5 Modern Ecumenical Movements [HERH BX9.B7] 1958