COLL/107 Guide to the Anthony Andrew Hoekema Collection Hoekema, Anthony Andrew Collection

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Guide to the Anthony Andrew Hoekema Collection Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Anthony Andrew Hoekema Collection 1932-1988 COLL/107 Anthony Andrew Hoekema, 1913-1988 25.00 11.67 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Hekman Library 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE Grand Rapids, MI, URL: http://archives.calvin.edu Email: crcarchives@calvin.edu Phone: 616-526-6913 Fax: 616-526-7689
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church; and professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. The collection includes class notes; lectures; speeches; addresses; sermons; chapel talks; papers; articles; correspondence; book reviews; subject files; a thesis entitled "Herman Bavinck's Doctrine of the Covenant"; a bound manuscript entitled "The Centrality of the Heart"; and revisions, corrections, and correspondence regarding the published books and articles. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Biographical Information:

Our Anthony Andrew Hoekema collection includes his papers on various topics as they were alphabetically arranged in his files: lectures, notes, articles; coursed he taught in both Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary; addresses given on many occasions; articles published in a variety of magazines; and sermons preached in the churches he served. One folder (see Box 21) contained “Preaching Sermons.” These are sermons, some in outline form, he repeatedly preached during his seminary and retirement years.

“Tony,” as friends and Seminary colleagues knew him, was born in Drachten, the Netherlands, July 26, 1913. Ten years later the Peter Hoekema family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where Tony attended Creston Christian School from 1923-1925. The family moved to the Eastern Avenue area. Here Tony attended the Baxter Street Christian School. From Christian High (1919-1932) on Franklin and Madison, Hoekema went on to Calvin College (1932-1936) and Calvin Theological Seminary (1937-1939, 1941-1942). He attended the University of Michigan (1936-1937). Before graduating from the Seminary, he was instructor at Calvin College from 1939-1941. After graduation, he went to Princeton Seminary where he received his Th.D. in 1944. His dissertation was entitled: “Herman’s Bavinck’s doctrine of the Covenant.”

Tony married Ruth Brink on August 4, 1942. They had four children: Dorothy R., James A., David A., and Helen J.

The pastoral phase of his life involved service in three Christian Reformed Churches: Twelfth Street, Grand Rapids (1944-1954); and Alger Park, Grand Rapids (1954-1956).

In 1956, Anthony Hoekema began a two-year ministry as Associate Professor of Bible at Calvin College. His service to the church until his retirement in 1978 continues in the Calvin Theological Seminary in the Systematic Theology Department.

John H. Kromminga, president emeritus of Calvin Seminary, wrote about Tony: “I knew Tony more by reputation than in person when he was the high school and college whiz kid, the man most likely to succeed, the bright star of the intellectual community. I am glad that this promise was fulfilled in his worldwide reputation as a teacher and writer. However, this was not the Tony we lived with and enjoyed throughout his Seminary years. That person was Tony, the apostle of love.”

His loves were family, work, music, travel, to be hospitable, and the God who spoke the Word. “His piety was neither ostentatious nor maudlin, but it was genuine.”

During his retirement years, he continued writing and publishing books. Shortly before his sudden death, he completed a manuscript on systematic theology. He died October 17, 1988, two days after a heart attack in Frederick, Maryland. We lost a dear friend and colleague.

Access Terms

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

Corporate Name: Calvin Theological Seminary -- Study and teaching Personal Name: Bavinck, Herman, 1854-1921 -- Theology Topical Term: Baptism in the Holy Spirit Christian Science Eschatology Glossolalia Jehovah's Witnesses Mormons Salvation Sects -- United States Seventh-Day Adventists Theology, Doctrinal -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Arrangement of Materials:

Folder level description

Detailed List of Contents id27095 Material Arranged Topically 1932-1988 id27096 1 id27097 1 1 AACS, Papers of and additional material id27098 1 2 Alcoholism: Correspondence with Alexander De Jong on Synodical report 1986 id27099 1 3 Anthropology: Articles from various sources and items on book: In His Image 1980's id27100 1 4 Anthropology: Articles from various sources for the book, In His Image id27101 1 5 Apologetics: Comparative religion class notes when a student in seminary id27102 1 6 Apologetics: Notes and digests on subject id27103 1 7 Aquinas, Thomas: Princeton class notes 1973 id27104 1 8 Archeology: Princeton class notes 1943 id27105 1 9 Arminianism: observations id27106 1 10 Atonement: Select evangelical books outlines. Letter to L. Smedes and response 1977 id27107 2 id27108 2 1 id27109 2 1 Augustine: Articles published and notes 1945 id27110 2 1 Augustine: Student paper 1934 id27111 2 2 Baptism: Papers on baptism (infant) and correspondence 1971 id27112 2 3 id27113 2 3 Barth: Inaugural address on Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification 1963 id27114 2 3 Barth: Additional background material id27115 2 3 Barth: Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification 1965 Scope and Contents

[HERH BT78.15 .H643]

id27116 2 4 Bavinck, Herman. Book review, notes, and articles on Bavinck for background material id27117 2 5 Beza: P. Holtrop's prospectus for a dissertation on The Balsec Controversy. Notes 1984 id27118 2 6 Bible: The Bible and the Future. Revisions, Correspondence 1980's id27119 2 7 Bible: Method of Bible Teaching, Banner article. And Feed on His Word. Background material 1942 id27120 2 8 Bible: New Testament History, Notes on half-sheets id27121 2 9 Bible: Theology of the Old Testament. Notes on seminary course under Wyngaarden, senior year
id27122 3 id27123 3 1 Bibliography: John Calvin id27124 3 2 Bibliography: Eschatology id27125 3 3 Bibliography: Th.D. candidates, for Systematic Theology and Soteriology id27126 3 4 Book Reviews in The Banner, Calvin Theological Journal, and Christianity Today id27127 3 5 Book: Christian's Self Image. Articles on book for magazines id27128 3 6 Book: Christian looks at himself. Bibliography and questions id27129 3 7 Book: The Christian looks at himself. Correspondence id27130 3 8 Book: The Christian looks at himself. Speeches on book id27131 3 9 Book: Creation in God's Image. Reviews on book id27132 3 10 Book: Creation in God's Image. Revisions and questions id27133 3 11 Book: What about tongue speaking? Reviews, Correspondence on revised edition and on Holy Spirit Baptism 1980's id27134 4 id27135 4 1 Bullinger, H. Bibliography and correspondence on Bullinger id27136 4 2 Calvin's Institutes. Notes by A.A.H. id27137 4 3 Calvin research material, papers, articles, notes of A.A.H. id27138 4 4 Calvin Seminary issues. Reports, minutes of faculty board meeting, Memorandum November 12, 1984 id27139 4 5 Calvinism: Notes and lecture on Sovereignty of God Principle 1958 id27140 4 6 Canons of Dort. New Translation Committee. Comments and correspondence, notes, background material 1968, 1986 id27141 4 7 Chronological charts of OT/NT period id27142 4 8 Church History. Seminary student days notes and later communication id27143 4 9 Church Visitor reports for Classis GR East 1985-1987 id27144 4 10 Correspondence on tongue speaking 1966-1967 id27145 4 11 Correspondence: General 1963-1970 id27146 4 12 A New English Translation of the Canons of Dort 1968 Scope and Contents

[HERH 9478.A4 1968]

id27147 5 id27148 5 1 Covenant: Brief notes, articles from various sources id27149 5 2 Covenant: Articles from various sources (cont.) id27150 5 3 Covenant of Grace: Articles on covenant and reference material id27151 5 4 Covenant of Grace: Reference material (cont.) id27152 5 5 Dekker issue. References, Correspondence, Tract by A.A.H. 1966-1967 id27153 5 6 Demon possession: The believer's encounter with Satan. Paper by Paul A. Beals id27154 5 7 Dispensationalism: Articles from journals id27155 5 8 Divorce: Notes, Observations, Minority report evaluation 1947 id27156 5 9 Doctrinal questions. Press clippings 1950s id27157 5 10 Dogmatics: Calvin Seminary and Princeton Seminary class notes, papers 1942 id27158 5 11 Dutch poems, songs, and art id27159 5 12 Ecclesiology: Notes. Problem of denominations, Press clippings id27160 6 id27161 6 1 Ecumenicity: Key Bridge meeting. Background articles Dec. 8, 1967 id27162 6 2 Eschatology: Articles and background material id27163 6 3 Eschatology: Chart with eschatological viewpoints id27164 6 4 Eschatology: Correspondence on articles and on The Bible and the Future 1986 id27165 6 5 Eschatology: Notes and articles id27166 6 6 Eschatology: Notes and questions id27167 6 7 Eschatology: Notes and questions on The Bible and the Future id27168 6 8 Ethics: "The Greatest of these is Love." Banner Article. Class notes of C. Bouma, senior year in Seminary. Articles by H. Stob and L. Smedes Jan-47 id27169 6 9 Evangelism: Texts to use in witnessing. Suggestions for counseling the inquirer. Notes id27170 6 10 Exegetical notes of Calvin Seminary and at Princeton Seminary 1943 id27171 7 id27172 7 1 Four Major Cults. Revisions and corrections 1986-1987 id27173 7 2 Genesis 1-11. Notes on articles for discussion at seminary retreat 1968 id27174 7 3 "God is not dead" issue. Press articles and notes 1965 id27175 7 4 Great Books list presented to Zondervan July 14, 1986 id27176 7 5 Healing. Notes, correspondence, articles from various sources id27177 7 6 Heart. Meaning of the term "heart" in Scripture for course 411. Intro to Dogmatics. Hearts Aflame, Article in Calvin Forum Oct-49 id27178 7 7 Heidelberg Catechism. Photostatic copy of first edition. Correspondence on H.C. Special Synodical Committee report id27179 7 8 History of Doctrine. Princeton Seminary notes and additional background material id27180 7 9 Holy Spirit Baptism. Reviews of book. Correspondence and additional material 1970's id27181 7 10 Holy Spirit: Bibliography id27182 7 11 Humor. Collection of anecdotes and puns id27183 8 id27184 8 1 Image of God. Two chapters from the book in a special folder id27185 8 2 Infant baptism. Answer to question on infant baptism 1984 id27186 8 3 Israel: Book Review. Notes and press clippings id27187 8 4 Jargon. Article on jargon from On the Art of Writing. By: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch id27188 8 5 Kuitert, H.M. Paper on "Kuiter, Paul, and Adam." Response by L. Smedes; Press clippings id27189 8 6 Library books ordered 1959-1964 id27190 8 7 Liberation Theology. Brief notes, material on liberation theology id27191 8 8 Lord's Day. Notes and book review id27192 8 9 Lord's Supper. Notes, Scripture passages on the Church and the sacraments id27193 8 10 Luther, Martin. Notes on book, Here I Stand, by Bainton, R.H. 1950 id27194 8 11 Man, Doctrine of. Footnotes in notebook for the book: Doctrine of Man id27195 8 12 Millennialism: Reviews on The Meaning of Millennialism: Four Views. A.A.H. wrote on A-Millennialism 1977 id27196 8 13 Missions. Handwritten notes and background articles on Mc Ilwaine, On the Great Commission id27197 8 14 Mental Hygiene. Book reviews and paper Mental Health and Religion for Ed. C 120 id27198 8 15 Neo-Pentecostalism. Articles from various sources. Correspondence. Ad for book, What about tongue Speaking 1971 id27199 8 16 New Testament hermeneutics. Collection of articles id27200 9 id27201 9 1 New Testament Introduction and Interpretation of History. Princeton course notes. Additional papers 1943 id27202 9 2 Paradox, Two articles with notes id27203 9 3 Pastoral psychology. Notes on Princeton course and correspondence 1984 id27204 9 4 Perseverance of saints. Correspondence with Phil Hardwick 1984-1985 id27205 9 5 Person. Notes on two papers on Person 1985 id27206 9 6 Philosophy. Class notes, blue book, and class papers while at University of Michigan 1937 id27207 9 7 Practical theology. Class notes and paper when in senior class in seminary id27208 9 8 Prayers 1952 id27209 9 9 Primacy of the heart. Dissertation material and correspondence 1949 id27210 9 10 Primacy of the heart. Revisions id27211 9 11 Princeton experience 1942-1944 id27212 9 12 Psychology. Notes on studies in psychology and history of psychology. Princeton courses id27213 9 13 Psychology of Faith. Class notes and varieties of Christian experience Psychology of religion. Class notes for course at U. of Michigan. Blue books 1936-1937 id27214 10 id27215 10 1 Punt, Neal. Correspondence on book, What's good about the Good News. Background material 1988 id27216 10 2 Reprobation. Notes in connection with H. Boer's gravamen. Additional material 1977 id27217 10 3 Revelation. Notes on Book and outline id27218 10 4 Sanctification. Correspondence on Five Views of Sanctification 1985-1986 id27219 10 5 Schuller. Review of Self-Esteem. Correspondence and clippings id27220 10 6 Theological reflection schedule 1984-1985 id27221 10 7 Times of Nero. Two English papers 1932, 1933 id27222 10 8 Trinity. Letter answering question on the Trinity 1985 id27223 10 9 Women in office. Notes and articles collected id27224 10 10 University of Michigan. Paper on nervous system for Psychology course 331 1937
id27225 Addresses Given 1952-1986 id27226 11 id27227 11 1 Barth's doctrine of sanctification. Inaugural address 1965 id27228 11 2 Catechetics. Address at Rally Committee on Christian Education of the O. P. Church March 19, 1952 id27229 11 3 Christian Optimism. Address given at Home Mission Conference Jul-73 id27230 11 4 Christian Self-Image. Lectures and correspondence 1985 id27231 11 5 Christian teachers' approach to the learning process. Northwest Teachers' Convention. Additional addresses 1954 id27232 11 6 Cults. At workshop on Calling the Cultists to Christ 1977 id27233 11 7 Cults. Lectures on the cults id27234 11 8 Evaluation of Neo-Pentecostalism. Notes and overhead slides id27235 11 9 Image of God: Perverted, Renewed, and Perfected. Additional articles. April 11, 12, 1986 id27236 11 10 In Christ Together. Ministers' Institute. Also in Reformed Journal 1972 id27237 11 11 New Great Planet Earth. Convocation address September 7, 1977 id27238 11 12 Principles of Teaching, S.S. Convention 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958 id27239 11 13 Two poles and one goal. Convocation address 1970 id27240 11 14 Union with Christ. Address at Winter Theological Institute at Reformed Theological Seminary Feb. 1969 id27241 11 15 Work of the Holy Spirit and spiritual Gifts, at Oak Brook Conference on Ministry October 1986 id27242 Articles published or unpublished 1932-1988 id27243 12 id27244 12 1 Adventists the sect of Sabbatarians. Also correspondence and other material on cults 1988 id27245 12 2 Arguments against Infant Baptism id27246 12 3 Calvinism and music. Calvinism 301A Dec. 1935 id27247 12 4 Calvin's Doctrine of the Covenant of Grace. Lecture, Reformed Review May-62 id27248 12 5 id27249 12 5 Changing emphasis in the Social Gospel, Calvin Forum January 1947 id27250 12 5 Papers from course at Princeton 1944 id27251 12 6 Common Grace. Notes and related material id27252 12 7 Created Persons, In Reformed Journal Mar-86 id27253 12 8 Eschatology. Articles and background material id27254 12 9 Forms of communication id27255 12 10 Gifts of the Spirit. For National Presbyterian and Reformed Congress. Notes Jul-79 id27256 12 11 Herman Bavinck's doctrine of the covenant. An abstract. Correspondence id27257 12 12 How we see ourselves. In Christianity Today November 8, 1985 id27258 12 13 Human beings as created persons. Reformed Journal Jan-86 id27259 12 14 Inspiration of Scripture. Notes and articles from various authors 1957, 1961, 1970 id27260 12 15 ISBE articles: Seventy weeks; Time, Last, and Time, Times, and half a time 1986 id27261 12 16 Jehovah's witnesses: Article for Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity Today. Book review id27262 13 id27263 13 1 Millennialism. What about the millennium? Article for Christian Board of Publications. Correspondence 1985 id27264 13 2 The missionary focus of the Canons of Dort id27265 13 3 id27266 13 3 New Testament teaching on the historicity of Adam. The Banner January, 1971 id27267 13 3 "Adam Only a Symbol?" in The Banner May 10, 1982 id27268 13 4 Die Naturwissenschaften in Achtzehnten Jahrhundert. Paper for German 304 December 30, 1932 id27269 13 5 Neo-Pentecostalism. Articles in The Banner and in Federation Messenger 1971 id27270 13 6 "Predestination and Evangelism," in The Banner. Also articles in Reformed Journal, The Doctrine of Election. Background material March 30, 1953 id27271 13 7 Public Worship. Princeton paper and class notes 1943 id27272 13 8 "Sanctification: The Reformed perspective." Article in Five Views on Sanctification 1987 id27273 13 9 Struggle between Old and New Natures in the converted men. Bulletin of Evangelical Society Spring 1982 id27274 13 10 Summary of a millennial position, Christianity Today Institute. Additional material September 11, 1986 id27275 13 11 "Ten Questions to Ask Christian Scientists.' Christianity Today; Is Christian Science a cult? May 1966 id27276 13 12 "Ten questions to ask the Mormons." Christianity Today, additional articles on Mormonism id27277 13 13 "There's a new earth coming." Christianity Today. Correspondence and revisions September 20, 1985 id27278 13 14 Too dim for a dark world. Series for youth leaders. Youth Calvinist id27279 13 15 Two types of preaching. Background material 1955 id27280 13 16 "What we can learn from the Cults." The Banner. Correspondence on cults 1968 id27281 Seminary Courses 1939-1981 id27282 14 id27283 14 1 Canons of Dort course 1965.  Notes id27284 14 2 Contemporary Theology, College Course 308 Notes id27285 14 3 Covenant of Grace course. Lectures and notes id27286 14 4 Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Articles and Notes id27287 14 5 Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Plan for the course, questions on chapters in the course id27288 14 6 id27289 14 6 Doctrine of the Last things (433) 1980-1981 id27290 14 6 Plan for course, exam questions 1969-1981 id27291 14 7 Doctrine of man (421). Syllabus hand out id27292 15 id27293 15 1 Doctrine of Salvation. Syllabus for course 431 id27294 15 2 Doctrine of Sanctification. Notes and exam questions for course 471 1962-1964 id27295 15 3 Eschatology. Bibliography and class notes id27296 15 4 Eschatology. Lectures and full and half-sheet notes id27297 15 5 Eschatology. Notes. Dogmatics 432 1959 id27298 15 6 Eschatology. Notes and half-sheet notes id27299 15 7 History of Doctrine. Notes 1955-1956 id27300 15 8 Introduction to Dogmatics. Dogmatics 411, Notes 1961 id27301 16 id27302 16 1 Introduction to Dogmatics. Notes and background material id27303 16 2 Modern Religious Cults. Notes 1960-1961 id27304 16 3 New Testament History. College course Bible 106 1957 id27305 16 4 Old Testament History. College course Bible 105 1957 id27306 16 5 Reformed Doctrine. Calvin College course Bible 201 id27307 16 6 Psychology. Taught at Calvin College. Notes 1939-1940 id27308 16 7 Romans. Elective course. Notes and articles 1971 id27309 16 8 Doctrine of Sanctification notes id27310 16 9 Soteriology. Reading assignments for course and notes. Bibliography 1958-1959 id27311 17 id27312 17 1 Soteriology. Course notes id27313 17 2 Soteriology. Collection of articles on Soteriology id27314 17 3 Soteriology. Unpublished manuscript id27315 17 4 Theology and Contemporary Literature. Plan of course for 1970. Booklist and Correspondence with Peter De Vries id27316 17 5 Storms, C. Samuel. Manuscript of book: Kingdom without End. Biblical response to Pre-Millennialism id27317 Sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism 1944-1956 id27318 18 id27319 18 1 Lord's Day 1-10 1944-1954 id27320 18 2 Lord's Day 11-20 1945-1955 id27321 18 3 Lord's Day 21-30 1944-1955 id27322 18 4 Lord's Day 31-40 1944-1955 id27323 18 5 Lord's Day 41-52 1945-1956 id27324 Sermons: Dutch, Old Testament, New Testament, and Special Occasions 1943-1988 id27325 19 id27326 19 1 Dutch 1944-1950 id27327 19 2 Genesis to Job 1943-1948 id27328 19 3 Psalms to Malachi 1943-1953 id27329 19 4 Matthew 1943-1955 id27330 19 5 Luke to Acts 1943-1952 id27331 19 6 Romans 1944-1956 id27332 19 7 I and II Corinthians 1943-1954 id27333 20 id27334 20 1 Galatians to Ephesians 1943-1951 id27335 20 2 Philippians to Colossians 1943-1954 id27336 20 3 I Thessalonians to Revelation id27337 20 4 Advent Sermons 1945-1948 id27338 20 5 Affliction Sermons 1947 id27339 20 6 Ascension Day Sermons 1946-1951 id27340 20 7 Christmas Day Sermons 1943-1954 id27341 20 8 Communion Sermons 1945-1954 id27342 20 9 Confession of Faith Sermons 1946-1948 id27343 20 10 Day of Prayer Sermons 1946-1954 id27344 20 11 Easter Sermons 1946-1955 id27345 20 12 Good Friday Sermons 1946-1955 id27346 20 13 Installation Sermons 1945-1954 id27347 21 id27348 21 1 Modern Sermons, mimeographed notes id27349 21 2 New Year's Day Sermons 1943-1956 id27350 21 3 Passion Sermons 1947-1955 id27351 21 4 "Preaching Sermons" 1960-1988 id27352 21 5 Pentecost Sermons 1946-1953 id27353 21 6 Preparatory Sermons 1943-1953 id27354 21 7 Old Years Evening Sermons 1944-1949 id27355 21 8 Parable Sermons 1943-1947 id27356 21 9 Post-Communion Sermons 1945-1950 id27357 21 10 Inaugural VE Day Sermons 1945-1957 id27358 21 11 Thanksgiving Day Sermons 1944-1952 id27359 21 12 Victory Sermons 1951 id27360 21 13 Youth Sermons 1947-1948 id27361 Addenda 1940-1981 id27362 22 id27363 22 1 Book Reviews and articles id27364 22 2 Chapel talks and other speeches 1942-1962 id27365 22 3 Headship issue. P. Payne's research on "Paul and women in church leadership." Correspondence id27366 22 4 Sermons: Funeral 1943-1981 id27367 22 5 Soteriology: Articles from magazines. Tentative outline of book on the Doctrine of Salvation id27368 22 6 Soteriology: Bibliography id27369 22 7 Soteriology: Class handouts id27370 22 8 Speech class: Notes. Material on psychology of language 1940-1942 id27371 22 Bound copy of dissertation not accepted: The Centrality of the Heart 1948 id27372 Correspondence 1956-1988 id27373 23 id27374 23 1 Correspondence on books and articles 1956-1981 id27375 23 2 Correspondence on books and articles 1982-1987 id27376 23 3 Correspondence on books and articles 1987-1988 id27377 23 4 Santo's Correspondence 1970-1984 id27378 23 5 Miscellaneous Correspondence id27379 Thesis (Doctor of Theology) id27380 24 id27381 24 Herman Bavinck's Doctrine of the Covenant 1953 id27382 Diplomas id27383 25 id27384 25 1 Diploma, Bachelor of Theology 1942 id27385 25 2 Diploma, Theologiae Doctorem 1953