Edwin and Ruth Stegenga Luidens, still in their early twenties, set sail in October 1944 from Philadelphia for mission work in the Middle East. While World War II raged in Europe, they hopscotched ...

Edited by Robert P. Swierenga, Nella Kennedy and Lisa Zylstra Since the mid-nineteenth century, the successful prosecution of American wars involved the entire population. Wars had become total, ...

From the earliest years, Hope College students have gained valuable lessons and attained goals beyond the classroom through athletics. And in so doing, they have added a stimulating dimension to ...

This volume details the history of the sculpture of the Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte, created in honor of the sesquicentennial of the city that he founded in 1847. Included are photographs of the ...

The story of the Ottawa Indians is told primarily through the diaries and memoirs of missionaries George and Arvilla Smith. “This book is a welcome addition to the documentary history of western ...

“By any measure, Tena Huizenga lived a remarkable life, a life of service to humankind in the name of her Lord. Herein is her story of 17 adventurous years as a missionary nurse in the hinterlands of ...

Generation Spark gives church leaders a research-based action plan to not only retain youth (ages 16–24) and adults (ages 45 and older) but also attract and fully integrate them into the life and ...

A fully illustrated biography of A.C. Van Raalte (1811–1876), founder of a major settlement of Dutch immigrants to America. It discusses the causes for emigration, the hardships of travel to and ...

“Here is a heart-warming and soul-touching story of personal calling and mission endeavor, world travel and geography, history and politics, human frailty and profound resilience, and clashing empires ...

The role of Dutch American immigration to and settlement in Wisconsin — in contrast to the accounts of the Dutch in Michigan and Iowa — has been overlooked or minimized over the years. Early ...

These ninety-four letters of Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland, Michigan, to Philip Phelps Jr., who became the first president of Hope College, are significant for two reasons in particular.

This book is a collection of 12 essays in honor of Donald J. Bruggink to celebrate the occasion of his 80th birthday and to mark the publication of the 60th volume of the Historical Series of the ...