Minister of the Christian Reformed Church and professor of Bible at Calvin College. Papers consisting of addresses; class lectures; correspondence, 1944-1960; sermons; a manuscript, entitled 'The Calvinistic Concept of Culture'; student notes; outlines; and various copies of the periodical Perspectives.
Detailed Notes:
The papers of Henry Van Til were received in late 1980 from his widow, Elizabeth. They consist of some five and one-half feet of shelf space in twelve (12) Hollinger boxes.
Highlights of his collection include the following:
* Manuscripts of his addresses, given from 1940-1961
* Material of his college courses in Bible while he served as Associate Professor of Bible at Calvin College from 1946-1961
* Outlines and notes of courses taken at Calvin Seminary under Professors C. Bouma, G. Stob, S. Volbeda, and M. Wyngaarden
* Articles and talks given while he was Army chaplain (undated)
* Correspondence with Prof. Dooyeweerd of the Free University of Amsterdam
* Several of his Dutch sermons
* Outlines and notes of classes in philosophy under Prof. Dooyeweerd of the Free University
* Articles on and by Abraham Kuyper, 1895-1957
* Manuscript of his own book The Calvinistic Concept of Culture
* Clippings on a wide range of topics from Mohammedanism to psychiatry
* Quotes from CRC ministers on Calvinism and the church, taken during the period between WWI and WWII
* English language sermons
* Two folders on the subject of sin
* Outlines and notes of courses taken at Westminster Seminary, including those with his uncle, Dr. C. Van Til
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