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Collection Overview
Abstract
Calvin alumnus and philosopher. The collection includes: neo-Calvinist research materials of persons [i.e. Kuyper, Dooyeweerd, Runner, plus many others who espoused the philosophy of Wijbergeeerte der Wetside]; of organizations [i.e. AACS, APJ, NACPA, ARSS, CAF, CFF, CLAC, ICS, etc.]; and also select, supporting periodicals.
Biographical Note
Son of Dutch immigrants, Peter Junior Steen was born on October 4, 1935 in Paterson Pas, New Jersey. Steen attended Calvin College majoring in Greek and Dutch. He graduated from Calvin College with his B.A. in 1957. Steen went on to earned his B.D. and Th.M. from Westminster in 1960 and 1961. He studied a year at Free University and then a year at Calvin Theological Seminary. From 1965 to 1968 Steen taught at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. He then joined the faculty at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA from 1968 to 1972. In the meantime, Steen earned his Th.D. from Westminster in 1970. In 1972 Steen became a staff member of Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) in Pittsburgh, PA. He taught and lectured Christian perspectives (worldview) classes for college students. During his time at CCO, Steen travelled within a 200-mile radius of Pittsburgh to serve as a “traveling teacher” for campus ministry. Some considered him a zealous philosopher while many others considered him a loose cannon. He was dismissed from the CCO in 1974, and joined Christian Educational Services (CES) as their field director in Pittsburgh and Grove City. In June 23, 1984 Peter J. Steen passed away at the age of 48 due to cancer. He was survived by his wife, Janice Prins, and their two children.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 2: Associations
- Box 70
- Folder 1: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship newsletter:Perspective; vol. 8, no. 6 (November, 1974) - vol. 14, no. 1 (January/February, 1980); msg: several years
- Folder 2: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship newsletter: Perspective; (August, 1971-December, 1983); msg: several issues
- Folder 3: Newsletter: Diaspora; no. 1 (August, 1967) - no. 8 (Summer, 1968);msg: several issues
- Folder 4: Newsletter: Table Talk; vol. 1, no. 1 (May 6, 1977) - vol. 3, no. 1 (February, 1979); msg: vol. 1, no. 2 (1977); vol. 1, no. 4 (1977); vol. 2, no. 8 (1978)
- Folder 5: Newsletter: Table Talk; vol. 3, no. 2 (March, 1979) - vol. 6, no. 1 (February, 1982); msg: several issues
- Folder 6: Newsletter: Call; vol. 3, no. 2 (March, 1976) - vol. 7, no. 1 (spring, 1979); msg: several issues
- Folder 7: Newsletter: Profile; vol. 2, no. 7 (November 6, 1975) - vol. 7, no. 5 (April 28, 1982); msg: several issues
- Folder 8: Newsletter: Calvin Speaks; vol. 1, no. 1 (July, 1980) - vol. 2, no. 2 (February, 1981); msg: vol. 1, no. 3 (September, 1980); vol. 2, no. 1 (January, 1981)
- Folder 9: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation newsletters (June, 1973 - spring, 1977)
- Folder 10: Evangelical Committee for Social Action newsletter: Political Service, no. 1 (January 19, 1973) - no. 2 (January 25, 1973)
- Folder 11: Trinity Christian College newsletter: Bulletin and correspondence; vol. XV, no. 3 (fall, 1978) - vol. XXV, no. 3 (February/March, 1989); msg: several issues
- Folder 12: Trinity Christian College Alumnus newsletter: Trinity Traces; vol. 1, no. 1 (summer, 1979) - vol. 3, no. 1 (summer, 1981)
- Box 71
- Folder 1: Publication: Research in Philosophy and Technology; vol. 2, 1979
- Folder 2: Originals of Christian perspective series
- Folder 3: Book: Philosophia Reformata; vol. 5, 1940
- Folder 4: Wedge Publishing Foundation correspondence
- Folder 5: Wedge Publishing Foundation reports/correspondence
- Folder 6: Wedge Publishing Foundation minutes, (1974-1981)
- Box 72
- Folder 1: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation material
- Folder 2: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation material --- 29 January 1977
- Folder 3: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation material
- Folder 4: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation material
- Folder 5: Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation material
- Folder 6: Conference on church authority and responsibility, (April 19-21, 1973)
- Box 73
- Folder 1: Christian Labour Association of Canada
- Folder 2: Evangelical Committee for Social Action - statement of principles
- Folder 3: Evangelical Committee for Social Action bulletins
- Folder 4: Evangelical Committee for Social Action correspondence
- Folder 5: Class material for modern philosophy course
- Folder 6: Class material for ethics course
- Folder 7: Class material for Christian philosophy course
- Folder 8: Philosophy class notes - Trinity College
- Folder 9: Trinity Christian College - curriculum material
- Folder 10: Westminster Seminary - statement on justification by faith
- Box 74
- Folder 1: Unidentified notes
- Folder 2: Notes taken on E. Runner's lectures
- Folder 3: Study of Steen on Dooyeweerd by Perry Recker
- Folder 4: AACS Academic Papers; (April, 1979-March/April, 1980)
- Folder 5: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship: Anakainosis; vol. 1, no. 1 (September, 1978) - vol. 1, no. 4 (June, 1979)
- Folder 6: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship: Anakainosis; vol. 2, no. 1 (September, 1979) - vol. 3, no. 4 (June, 1981)
- Folder 7: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship: Anakainosis; vol. 4, no. 1 (September, 1981) - vol. 5, no. 2 and 3 (December, 1982 and March, 1983)
- Folder 8: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship literature
- Folder 9: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship correspondence
- Folder 10: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship Foundation minutes
- Folder 11: Critique of Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship (AACS)
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