Reformed Ecumenical Council Collection, 1944-2011 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Collection Overview

Title: Reformed Ecumenical Council Collection, 1944-2011

ID: COLL/434

Extent: 43.0 Boxes

Abstract

Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC), formerly Reformed Ecumenical Synod (RES), was a world-wide organization in confessional ecumenism (united testimony to the Reformed faith). REC and World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) disbanded in 2006 and together created a new organization named World Reformed Communion, later modified into World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), 2010. The collection includes articles of association, reports, letters, conference materials, directories, committee materials, correspondence, resolutions, surveys, clippings, handbooks, papers, acts and agendas. RES and REC periodicals are in the main library.

Collection Historical Note

The Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC), initially the Reformed Ecumenical Synod (RES), was formed on August 14, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Reformed Ecumenical Council was an international organization of Calvinist churches. About two-thirds of the members of REC were also members of World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC). In 2006 President of REC, Douwe Visser, and president of WARC, Clifton Kirkpatrick, announced the formation of the new organization. The new consolidated organization was called World Communion of Reformed Churches.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Board of Trustees minutes, 1978-2003],
[Series 2: Acts, 1946-2005],
[Series 3: Interim Committee, 1963-2000],
[Series 4: Handbooks, 1963-2001],
[Series 5: Reports, 1947-2007],
[Series 6: Correspondence, 1946-2008],
[Series 7: Committees, Commissions, Conferences, 1966-2004],
[Series 8: Reports, 1944-2005],
[Series 9: Conferences, Meetings, 1967-2008],
[Series 10: Resources material, 1968-2011],
[Series 11: Visits, 1997-2004],
[Series 12: Members, 1962-2007],
[Series 13: World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1981-2006],
[All]

Series 8: Reports --- 1944-2005

Box 24

Folder 6: Reports and Letters --- 1944-1946
Folder 7: Reports and Newsletters --- 1971-1979
Folder 8: Reports --- 1953
Folder 9: Reports to Synod - Chicago --- 1984
Folder 10-12: Reports --- 1986-1987: 1989; Access Restriction: 1994
Folder 13: Report: The Evangelism and Service of the Church in an Estranged World --- 1965
Folder 14: Papers: The Christian Message to a Changing World --- 1968
Folder 15: Paper: The Unity of Mission - Missions Conference --- 1972
Folder 16: Paper: The Nature of the Church and the Role of Theology - Geneva --- 1975
Folder 17: Paper: The Bible and the World Council of Churches --- 1976
Folder 18: Report of the Delegates to the R.E.S. Meeting --- Aug-76
Folder 19: Studies: Church and Theology in the Contemporary World --- 1977
Folder 20: Report of the Committee on the I.C.C.C. and the N.A.E. --- 1953
Folder 21: Report: Committee on the Inspiration of Scripture --- 1958
Folder 22: Report on Eschatology - Grand Rapids Synod --- 1963

Box 25

Folder 1: R.E.S. Publications: The Holy Spirit Down to Earth --- 1977

Folder 2: God With Us: On the Nature of the Authority of Scripture --- 1979

Folder 3: The Church and Its Social Calling --- 1980

Folder 4: Report of the Consultative Committee to the Res. Churches of Africa --- 1982

Folder 5: The Church, Science, and Technology --- 1983

Folder 6: Report on Ecumenical Relations - Chicago --- 1984

Folder 7: Res. Youth Conference - Chicago Keynote Address --- 1984

Folder 8: Sietze Buning Reading at Chicago Res. Banquet --- 1984

Folder 9: "Integrating Youth into the Full Life of the Church" - Res. --- 1984

Folder 10: "The Cosmic Rule and Restoration of Jesus Christ" - Harare --- 1988

Folder 11: "Discipleship: Biblical Perspectives" - A.B. Du Troit - Harare --- 1988

Folder 12: Address - "The Kingdom of God and the Reformed Mission" --- 1988

Folder 13

Folder 14: Study Report: The Family in Crisis Today --- 1988

Folder 15: Press Reports on NGKSA Consultation --- 1989

Folder 16: Reactions to NGKSA Consultation --- 1989

Folder 17: Report on Poverty Seminar: What Shall We Do Then? --- 1990

Folder 18: Report: Hermeneutics and Ethics --- 1990

Folder 19: Facing the Challenge of Secularism --- 1991

Folder 20: Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Life --- 1991

Folder 21

Item 1: Report: A Christian Testimony to the World - Athens --- 1992
Item 2: Statements: Statement on Mission - Athens --- 1992
Item 3: Hermeneutics and Ethics - Athens --- 1992

Folder 22: Report: The African Experience in Development --- 1994

Box 26

Folder 1: Report: The Just Stewardship of Land and Creation --- 1996
Folder 2: "Uniqueness of Christ" Project --- 1992-1996
Folder 3: The Unique Person and Work of Christ --- 1996
Folder 4: "Sanctity of Life" Task Force --- 1996-2000
Folder 5: "The Truth About AIDs" - David Feddes --- 2002
Folder 6: "The Uniqueness of Reformed Theology" - F.H. De Koster
Folder 7: Economic Justice - The Accra Confession and Micah Challenge --- 2004
Folder 8: Book - "Awakening Hope" --- 2005
Folder 9: Report on Theological Training in a Pluralistic Society --- 2004
Folder 10: Report: The Heidelberg Catechism Q and A 80 and the Catholic Mass --- 2005
Folder 11: Form Letters and Reports --- 1977-1979
Folder 12: Reformed Ecumenical Synod Testimony on Human Rights --- 1983