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Collection Overview
Abstract
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.
Biographical Note
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
1.75 cubic ft.
Acquisition Source:
Gift of J.H. Bratt.
Other Note:
See also the Campus Titles Database.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Class Notes. The Teacher, 1946-1981],
[
Series 2: The Speaker and Writer, 1932-1988],
[All]
- Series 1: Class Notes. The Teacher --- 1946-1981
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Apostolic History --- 1946-1981
- Folder 2: Calvinism in America. Historical development --- 1946-1981
- Folder 3: Calvinism in America. Handouts and collateral material
- Folder 4: Calvinism in the Netherlands, in Europe --- 1946-1981
- Folder 5: Christianity and Culture 301. Historically oriented --- 1946-1981
- Folder 6: Christianity and Culture 301: Handouts and collateral material
- Folder 7: History of Christian Missions --- 1946-1981
- Folder 8: History of Christian Missions: Handouts and collateral material
- Box 2
- Folder 1: History of the Early Christian Church
- Folder 2: History of the Early Christian Church: Handouts and collateral articles
- Folder 3: Missions: the Bible, Reformed principles, history of specific fields --- 1946-1981
- Folder 4: Missions: Handouts and collateral articles
- Folder 5: Missionary motive of the Bible
- Folder 6: Old Testament History and Theology --- 1946-1981
- Folder 7: Old Testament History and Theology: Handouts and collateral material
- Folder 8: Religion and Theology 301
- Folder 9: The shaping of the CRC. History. Rise of mission consciousness --- 1946-1981
- Folder 10: The shaping of the CRC. Addenda. Collateral
- Series 2: The Speaker and Writer --- 1932-1988
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Wisdom literature. Intertestamentary --- 1946-1981
- Folder 2: Articles: random
- Folder 3: Articles and speeches
- Folder 4: Certificate of copyright, for "The Heritage of John Calvin" --- 1973
- Folder 5: Christian Reformed Church issues
- Folder 6: Ecumenicity in the American Setting, pamphlet --- 1982
- Folder 7: H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies. Dedication program. A brief history --- 1932
- Folder 8: Leo Peters and John Bratt exchange, articles --- 1988
- Folder 9: Memoirs --- 1988
- Folder 10: Postscript to Memoirs
- Box 4
- Folder 1
- Item 1: New Testament Epistles --- 1958
- Item 2: Life and Teachings of John Calvin [HERH BX9418.B743] --- 1958
- Folder 2: Sermons --- 1940s
- Folder 3: Sermons --- 1950-1968
- Folder 4: Thesis. "The Southern Presbyterian and the Christian Reformed Churches: An Historical Comparison." Bound copy --- 1937-1938
- Folder 5: Modern Ecumenical Movements [HERH BX9.B7] --- 1958
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Series 1: Class Notes. The Teacher, 1946-1981],
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Series 2: The Speaker and Writer, 1932-1988],
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