I. John Hesselink

Ira John Hesselink Jr. (March 21, 1928 – October 28, 2018) was an American theologian, born Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. An expert in John Calvin was Albertus C. Van Raalte Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.[1][2] After his retirement, he was an honorary professor and continued to write a few books on John Calvin and lectures in Europe, South Korea and Japan. He was a Dutch American theologian who served as a missionary in Japan after receiving theological education at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. He wrote a book on Calvin's Catechism and several books and papers.[3] In his book on Calvin in the Cambridge Theologian Series,[4] he wrote a paper on Calvin's theology. He was also president of Karl Barth Society of North America founded in October 1972 in Toronto by a group of Canadian and American scholars of Karl Barth, inspired by his son Markus Barth.[5]

Dr. I. John Hesselink

Books
  • Understanding Four Views on the Lord's Supper (Counterpoints: Church Life)
  • Beauty Given by Grace: The Biblical Prints of Sadao Watanabe
  • Calvin's Concept of the Law (Princeton Theological Monograph Series)
  • Calvin's First Catechism: A Commentary (Columbia Series in Reformed Theology)
  • On Being Reformed:Distinctive Characteristics & Common Misunderstandings
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References
  1. "I. John Hesselink – Western Theological Seminary". www.westernsem.edu.
  2. "I. John Hesselink". Faithlife.
  3. Amazon John Hesselink
  4. "Cambridge companion john calvin - Theology". Cambridge University Press.
  5. "Karl Barth Society of North America". kbsna.kbarth.org.
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