Collection Overview
Title: Association of Christian Reformed Laymen Collection, 1968-1982
ID: COLL/418
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
The ACRL purpose was “to defend the Reformed faith from all trends of thought and action hostile thereto.” The collection reflects the following issues within the Christian Reformed Church: creation account, five points of Calvinism, professors’ viewpoints, social gospel, and humanism; and includes the following organizational materials: constitution, articles, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, brochures, handbook, and their newsletter. ACRL changed its name to Association for Reformed Unity in 1981.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Constitution
- Folder 2: Introduction to ACRL by Henry Hoekstra
- Folder 3: Articles and correspondence
- Folder 4: Study Committee Report -Classis Grand Rapids South
- Folder 5: Speeches by John Byker and Peter DeJong
- Folder 6: Publications and correspondence with Eastern Avenue CRC
- Folder 7: Pamphlets, brochures
- Folder 8: News Bulletin 1-18 --- 1968-1970
- Folder 9: News Bulletin 19-53 --- 1970-1973
- Folder 10: News Bulletin, 54-83 --- 1974-1978
- Folder 11: News Bulletin, 84-92 --- 1979-1981
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Handbook of CRC Issues --- 1968-1978
- Folder 2: Association for Reformed Unity --- 1981-1982
- Folder 3: Membership Cards --- 1970-1971