Fred Klooster Collection, 1952-1997

Collection Overview

Abstract

Biographical Note

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: [General Materials]

Box 1

Folder 1: Biographical information

Folder 2: Retirement Articles and Documents

Folder 3: Notes on Thesis: "The Incomprehensibility of God in the Orthodox Presbyterian Conflict"

Folder 4: Outline for a Study of the Heidelberg Catechism

Folder 5: Final draft of Catechism Comparisons --- April 1989

Folder 6: Article on the Heidelberg Catechism written for Psalter Hymnal Handbook --- 1987

Folder 7: Material dealing with publication of A Mighty Comfort

Folder 8: Material on evaluation of Dutch confession "God Met Ons"

Folder 9: Two Latin catechisms

Folder 10: Speech to Bible conference

Folder 11: Articles on the Westminster Assembly and Confession

Folder 12: "Reflections upon the Document - Communion of Saints," paper

Folder 13: "Reformed Confessions and the Identity of the Church," paper

Box 2

Folder 1: Minutes of Report 44 Study Committee

Folder 2: Report 44 Committee memos

Folder 3: Commentaries on Report 44

Folder 4: Correspondence with Report 44 Committee

Folder 5: Papers on biblical authority (various authors)

Folder 6: Seminarian N. Overduin paper on Report 44

Folder 7: Report 44 Committee Report to Synod --- 1972

Folder 8: Dordt College Conference on Biblical Authority --- 1976

Folder 9: Papers by Report 44 committee members on biblical authority

Folder 10: Papers/articles on Report 44 (by non-committee members)

Folder 11: Appeals to Synod re: Report 44

Folder 12: Report 44 Committee Member comments on final reports for committee meetings

Folder 13: Report to the (6) Midwest CRC classes re: Report 44 --- 1983

Folder 14: Correspondence between Report 44 committee members

Folder 15: Klooster correspondence re: Report 44

Folder 16-17: Correspondence received re: Report 44

Folder 18: Banner articles on Report 44

Item 1: Guardian articles

Item 2: Reformed Journal articles

Item 3: Christian Beacon article

Item 4: Outlook articles

Item 5: De Wachter article

Box 3

Folder 1: RES Conference on Scripture --- 1972

Folder 2: Reformed Ecumenical Synod Correspondence

Folder 3: NAE Theology Committee material

Folder 4: National Association of Evangelicals material

Folder 5: Presbyterian Confession of 1967 material

Folder 6: CRC/RCA Relations material

Folder 7: Discussions between Interchurch Relations Committee and PCA

Folder 8: Discussions between Interchurch Relations Committee and RCA

Folder 9: Discussions between Interchurch Relations Committee and OPC

Folder 10: Interchurch Relations Committee minutes --- 1988-1992

Folder 11: D. Feddes vs. Neal Punt on Universalism

Folder 12: The Theology of the New Hermeneutics

Folder 13: Willis De Boer material

Series 2: Articles and Papers

Box 4

Folder 1: Calvin's Missing "One Word on the Heidelberg Catechism

Folder 2: "The Kingdom of God in the History of the CRC" --- 1983

Folder 3: "The Doctoral Deliverances of Dort" --- 1968

Folder 4: "Predestination: A Calvinistic Note" --- 1979

Folder 5: "Missions- The Heidelberg Catechism and Calvin"

Folder 6: "Toward a Reformed Hermeneutic" --- 1974

Folder 7: "Henry Boer's Battle Against Reprobation" --- 1984

Folder 8: "Revelation and Scripture in Existentialist Theology"

Folder 9: The History and Literature of Systematic Theology

Folder 10: "A Critical Evaluation of Modern Trends"

Folder 11: "The Uniqueness of Reformed Theology" --- 1974

Folder 12: "Justification by Faith"

Folder 13: "Covenant Theology Today" --- 1979

Folder 14: "Analysis of John Calvin's Institutes"

Folder 15: "Theology, Confession and the Church"

Folder 16: Notes on The Apostles Creed

Folder 17: RES Discussion "God With Us" --- 1982

Folder 18: "Dogmatic Theology"

Folder 19: "Neo-Orthodoxy"

Folder 20: Analysis of Niebuhr's Meaning of Revelation" --- 1959

Folder 21: Various Published Articles

Folder 22: Monograph "Quest for the Historical Jesus"

Folder 23: Adult Bible Studies (Church Groups)

Series 3: Academic Materials --- 1961-1996

Box 5

Folder 1: Class notes: The Doctrine of the Covenant

Folder 2: Class notes: Introduction to Systematic Theology (Chapters I-IV)

Folder 3: Class notes: Introduction to Systematic Theology (Chapters V-VII)

Folder 4: Class notes: The Doctrine of Christ (part one)

Folder 5: Class notes: The Doctrine of Christ (part two)

Folder 6: Class notes: The Doctrine of God

Folder 7: Meeter Center dedication program --- 1982

Folder 8: Minutes of Meeter Center Board and Executive Committee --- 1981-1986

Folder 9: Dedication Committee for Meeter Center minutes --- 1981-1982

Folder 10: Meeter Center Governing Board memos

Folder 11: Calvin's Doctrine of Predestination [HERH BX9423.P7 K6] --- 1961

Folder 12: Class notes: History of Theology and Major Types of Theology

Box 6

Folder 1: Course material, The Doctrine of the Last Things --- 1988

Folder 2: Course material, The Doctrine of God

Folder 3: Course material, The Doctrine of Christ --- 1988

Folder 4: Course material, The Heidelberg Catechism

Folder 5: Course material, Introduction to Systematic Theology

Folder 6-9: Course material, The History of Christian Doctrine

Folder 7: Course material, The Theology of Karl Barth

Box 7

Folder 1: Course material, The Trinity

Folder 2: Course material, Systematic Theology

Folder 3: Course outlines and exam booklets (Seminary)

Folder 4: Course material, The Theology of John Calvin

Folder 5: Calvin Seminary Self-Study --- 1988

Folder 6: Lectures given at Covenant Theological Seminary --- 1970

Folder 7: Letters of recommendation

Folder 8: Letters of recommendation

Folder 9: Letters of recommendation

Box 8

Folder 1: Papers: Uppsala on "The Holy Spirit and the Catholicity of the Church," "The Nature of Man," "How Reformed Theologians Do Theology in Today's World" --- 1991

Folder 2: Papers: "An Analysis of Calvin's Institutes and Attributes of God"

Folder 3: Paper: "Calvin and Calvinism"

Folder 4: Paper: "Calvin and Calvinism"

Folder 5: Paper: "The Nature of Biblical Authority, Norman Shepherd"

Folder 6: Papers: "The Lord's Prayer in Eight Protestant Catechisms" --- 1998

Folder 7: Paper: "Existentialist Theology and Revelation"

Folder 8: Paper: Aspects of Historical Method in Pannenberg's Theology, "The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenburg"

Folder 9: Papers: Aspects of Historical Method in Pannenberg's Theology, "The Meaning of Resurrection"

Folder 10-12: Course Notes, The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg

Folder 13: Course: The Theology of Pannenberg and Moltmann --- 1975

Box 9

Folder 1: Research material, Committee to Update Heidelberg Catechism

Folder 2: The Heedelberg Catechism, Origin and History --- 1989

Folder 3: The Heidelberg Catechism and Parallels Q1-85

Folder 4: The Heidelberg Catechism and Parallels Q86-129

Folder 5: The Heidelberg Catechism and Parallels Q116-129

Folder 6: The Heidelberg Catechism and Parallels Z85-115

Box 10

Folder 1: Papers given at R.E.S. Theological Holy Spirit Conferences

Folder 2: The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Hermeneutic Process

Folder 3: Class Notes: Calvinism

Folder 4: Existentialist View of Tillich, Bultmann and Macquarrie

Folder 5-6: Book reviews

Folder 7: Review of Manuscript on the Women's Issue

Folder 8: Mid-America Reformed Seminary Controversy

Box 11

Folder 1: Van Till Creation/Evolution Matter

Folder 2: Background material on Synodical Ethical Decisions

Folder 3: Background material on Synodical Ethical Decisions

Folder 4: Minutes of Synodical Decisions and the Confessions Committee --- 1973

Folder 5: SCORR Review Committee material --- 1976

Folder 6: SCORR Review Committee material

Folder 7: Material of Committee to Update the Heidelberg Catechism

Folder 8: Correspondence of Committee to Update Heidelberg Catechism

Box 12

Folder 1: Ad Hoc Committee on Form of Subscription material --- 1988

Folder 2: Correspondence with Eerdmans Publishing Co. --- 1952-1953

Folder 3: Seminary address, "The Adjective in Systematic Theology," 1963; The Adjective in Systematic Theology [HERH BT80.K6] --- 1963

Folder 4: Banner articles on systematic theology --- 1961

Folder 5: Kerux articles

Folder 6: Talk to Seminary Corps on Common Grace --- 1924-1965

Folder 7: Banner articles

Folder 8: Reviews of Dr. Kuitert's book, The Reality of Faith --- 1968

Folder 9: Critique of paper by Cornelis Venema --- 1980

Folder 10: Research Course: Systematic Theology of Nels Ferre

Folder 11: RES 50th anniversary committee material

Folder 12: Translation of Berkouwer's "General Revelation"

Folder 13: Analysis of Report 44 by C. Van Til

Folder 14: Handbook of Evangelical Theologians, Chapter "Louis Berkhof"

Folder 15: Lecture: The Covenant of Grand and Its Implications for Christian Education

Box 13

Folder 1: Notepads with personal comments/notes

Folder 2: College course Bible 105 notes (Klooster as a student)

Folder 3: Study in the Netherlands material

Folder 4: Correspondence regarding first calls received --- 1952

Folder 5: Correspondence - Champaign/Urbana Home Missionary --- 1952-1953

Folder 6: Home Missionary reports - Champaign/Urbana --- 1952-1953

Folder 7: Seminary Textbook: Old Testament and New Testament Theology

Folder 8: Paper: "A Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Theological Trends" --- 1973

Folder 9: Papers for Church Policy Seminary Class --- 1941

Folder 10: Paper: "Kingdom and Church" --- 1976

Box 14

Folder 1: San Francisco Chronicle articles re: Gerald Klooster Sr. Case

Folder 2: Correspondence re: Gerald Klooster Sr. Case

Folder 3: Court Proceedings: Gerald Klooster Sr. Case

Folder 4: Court Proceedings: Gerald Klooster Sr. Case

Folder 5: Settlement agreement and news clippings - Gerald Klooster Sr. Case

Box 15

Item 1: Dateline, VHS;

Item 2: Family Values, 2/25/1996, VHS;

Item 3: 60 Minutes, VHS

Box 16

Folder 1: Seminary course material

Series 4: Committee Materials --- 1982-1997

Box 16

Folder 2: Meeter Center Governing Board minutes --- 1982-1987

Folder 3: Interchurch Relations Committee correspondence --- 1994

Folder 4: Interchurch Relations Committee minutes --- 1992-1994

Folder 5: Interchurch Relations Committee material re: GKN

Folder 6: Interchurch Relations Committee Reports on Relationship to the GKN --- 1994

Series 5: Academic Materials --- 1982-1997

Box 16

Folder 7: Papers given at the Fifth International Congress on Calvin Research --- 1990

Folder 8: Kromminga Resource Center Committee material --- 1994

Box 17

Folder 1: Lectures given at Presbyterian Seminary in Brazil --- 1982

Folder 2: Correspondence re: Presbyterian Seminary in Brazil --- 1991

Folder 3: Correspondence re: Presbyterian Seminary in Brazil --- 1994

Folder 4: Correspondence re: Presbyterian Seminary in Brazil --- 1995-1997

Series 6: Correspondence

Box 18

Folder 1-11: 1940-1960

Box 19

Folder 1-8: 1961-1965

Box 20

Folder 1-10: 1966-1975

Box 21

Folder 1-10: 1976-1985

Box 22

Folder 1-10: 1986-1995

Folder 11-13: Cornelius Vantil (Uncle Kees) --- 1943-1982

Folder 14: Martin Woustra --- 1960

Folder 15: Personal Family Letters, Switzerland and Sabbatical) --- 1959-1960

Folder 16: Personal Letters Capetown, S.A. --- 1976

Box 23

Folder 1-3: Family --- 1949-1976

Folder 4: Personal Family Letters, Korea --- 1971

Folder 5: Personal Correspondence Sabbatical Heudelberg --- 1968-1969

Folder 6: Oriental Lecture Tour --- 1971

Folder 7: Fullbright Scholarship, Free University of Amsterdam --- 1949-1950

Folder 8: Berchtesgaden Chaplain Retreat --- 1959

Box 24

Folder 1-2: Booklets on Karl Barth's Theology --- 1956-1963

Folder 3: Correspondence re: Karl Barth --- 1961

Folder 4: Christianity Today Articles on Barth's Theology --- 1961-1962

Folder 5-6: Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics

Folder 7: The Theology of Karl Barth

Folder 8: Conversation with Karl Barth, "The Authority of Scripture" --- 1963

Box 25

Folder 1: Karl Barth Biographical Material

Folder 2: Lectures on "The Theology of Karl Barth", Reformed Fellowship

Folder 3: Review: Barth's Vol IV Doctrine of Reconciliation --- 1957

Folder 4: Critique: Barth's Doctrine of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Folder 5: Article: "Karl Barth, Evangelicals and Revelation" --- 1987

Folder 6: Article: "Barth and the Future of Evangelical Theology"

Folder 7: Karl Barth and Christmas

Folder 8: Research Material on Barth's Doctrine of God

Folder 9: Papers/dialog on Karl Barth

Folder 10: Paper: "Karl Barth's View of the Image of God in Man"

Folder 11: Paper: "Berkhower on Barth"

Folder 12: Articles on the Soteriology of Karl Barth

Folder 13: Theological Views of Karl Barth

Folder 14: Article: "Karl Barth's Doctrine of Election" --- 1961

Folder 15: Class Notes Basel --- 1960

Folder 16: Letters Describing Karl Barth's Funeral --- 1968

Box 26

Folder 1: Course Material: Church and Kingdom

Folder 2: Essay" Calvinistic Philosophy" --- 1948

Folder 3: Notes on the Book of Acts --- 1986

Folder 4: Course Notes: Eschatology

Folder 5: Article: "Perspectives on the CRC" --- 1983

Folder 6: Article: "The Seminarian and Systematic Theology"

Folder 7: Article: "The Reformation and Theology"

Folder 8: Article: "Response to Dr. H.B. Weijland" RES --- 1980

Folder 9: Article: "Theological Trends During the Past Quarter Century" --- 1974

Folder 10: Article: "The Biblical Method of Salvation: A Case for Continuity" --- 1988

Folder 11: Articles: "The Nature of Man"

Folder 12: Article: "Scripture and Tradition in the R.E.S. --- 1985

Folder 13: Article: The Identity of the Church in the Reformed Confessions" --- 1986

Folder 14: Article: "The Death of God in Theology" --- 1967

Folder 15: Paper: "The Covenant and Discrimination" --- 1985

Folder 16: Letters from Basel --- 1960

Folder 17: Lecture: "Calvin's Attitude Toward the Heldelberg Catechism --- 1990

Folder 18: Speech: "American Freedom and the Christian School"

Folder 19: R.E.S.: South Africa --- 1978

Folder 20: Notes re: Belhar Confession

Folder 21: Article: "Covenant, Church and Kingdom in the New Testament"

Folder 22: Convocation Address, "Four R's" --- 1967

Folder 23: Article: "The Priority of Ursinus in the Composition of the Heldelberg Catechism"

Folder 24: Committee on the Inspiration of Scripture, RES

Folder 25: Book Review: "Carl F.H. Henry"

Box 27

Folder 1: Sermons, Old Testament

Folder 2: Sermons, New Testament

Folder 3: Correspondence with Reverend Jean Rajonarivony

Folder 4: Articles Regarding "Common Grace"

Folder 5: Papers on the Covenant

Folder 6: Paper: "Scripture and Tradition in the Res"

Folder 7: Speech: "Herman Bavink on Scripture, Inspiration, Infallibility"

Folder 8: Article: "What's Happening to our Churches" --- 1982

Folder 9: Dictionary of Christian Ethics, "Merit" and "Supperogation"

Folder 10: Article: "John Calvin the Theologian"

Folder 11: Speech: "American Freedom and the Christian School"