Leanne Van Dyk
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Leanne Van Dyk

Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Reformed Theology

B.A. Calvin College

M.A. Western Michigan University

M.Div. Calvin Theological Seminary

Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary

"Theology is articulating the faith of the church for each new age. When it is grounded in scripture, responsive to the needs of the church, and open to the leading of the Holy Spirit, it fulfills its task as a servant of the church. My own call to ministry is to help students see the great beauty, drama, and strength of the gospel—and then, how to express the gospel for the church today."

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A More Profound Alleluia: Theology and Worship in Harmony (editor) (Eerdmans, 2004)

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Believing in Jesus Christ (Geneva, 2002)

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The Desire of Divine Love: The Atonement Theology of John McLeod Campbell (Peter Lang Publishing, 1995)

    • TF104 Introduction to Theology and Worship
        This introductory course combines concerns that would usually be considered separately in courses in theology and worship, as a reflection of the deeply held Reformed and ecumenical conviction, lex orandi, lex credendi. Holding these two basic realities together, we will seek to deepen our under- standing of the core aspects of the Christian faith, explore how theology and worship both shape and are shaped by the other, gain a growing capacity for thinking critically about our theology and worship, and develop skills for worship leadership.

Background

Leanne Van Dyk combines her love of teaching with a passion for the work of theology and a conviction that the teaching theologian must always keep in mind the present needs of the church. Her years in San Francisco, where she served on the faculty of the San Francisco Theological Seminary, sharpened her focus on the issues of cultural diversity that face the church today. She brings to Western an excitement for the rich resources within the Reformed tradition for speaking theologically across cultural and religious boundaries.

Dr. Van Dyk has also served as a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California; as a member-in-residence at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey; as a member of the Wabash Center's Consultation on Theological Education; and on the Catechism Committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She serves on the editorial boards of Perspectives, the Journal of Reformed Thought and the Scottish Journal of Theology.

Adult Education Courses

Dr. Van Dyk is prepared to lead the following Adult Education courses at your church:
  • How are We Saved? Understanding the Cross of Jesus Christ (3 sessions)
  • The Sacraments: God's Promises Painted in a Picture (2 sessions)
  • Hand in Glove: How Worship Shapes Theology and Theology Shapes Worship (3 sessions)
  • Highlights of Reformed Theology (2 sessions)