Found in the archives : notes from friends. Mary L. Kansfield -- And God remembered : some theology for the archives / Daniel Meeter -- Wondrous growth : A sermon on Matthew 13:31-32 for the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey / Hartmut Kramer-Mills -- The first professorial certificates in the Reformed Church in America / John W. Coakley -- A case study in archival use : the writing of a prologue to a history of the Dutch American Historical Commission / Donald J. Bruggink -- Uncovering and interpreting the hidden stories : The Reverend James Murphy / Rennee S. House -- Ecclesiastical membership of Reformed Church ministers / Matthew J. van Maastricht -- Kings and consistories and charters, oh my! : A case study in keeping and reading historical documents / James Hart Brumm -- Prophetic teachers : reflections on the office of the General Synod Professor in the Reformed Church of America / Micah L. McCreary -- When the bonds break : reflections on the history of divorce in the RCA / Lynn Japinga -- "[T]he everlasting Gospel should be preached to them in their own language" : the first transition from Dutch to English in the Reformed Congregations of North America / Dirk Mouw -- Saving the stories of RCA women : A tribute to Russell Gasero / Mary L. Kansfield -- Found in the archives : notes from friends.
Summary:
"A festschrift written to honor Russell L. Gasero, who had served for 42 years as the archivist of the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The volume includes twelve chapters honoring the former archivist with reflections on the history of the RCA focusing on women in ministry, the history of the RCA, and the biblical and theological reasons for archives and history -- Provided by publisher.
Series:
The historical series of the Reformed Church in America ; no. 105
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