30 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e24c866d4fc8f971db1f98c6ef9feb68.pdf af35786b348ad742682d6dc8f6ba4f05 PDF Text Text An Intentional Ministry Article by Richard A. Rhem Minister of Preaching and Theological Inquiry Christ Community Church Spring Lake, Michigan Published in The Church Herald The Magazine of the Reformed Church in America April, 1990, pp. 11-13 The people of God are a pilgrim people, a people on the move within the stream of history following a call from beyond history. The institutional form and witness of this people on pilgrimage will be shaped at any given point on the church’s journey by the present historical context of its life and by the transcendent reference which provides its identity. The church as the people of God will be in a constant state of tension, needing always to reflect faithfully the intention of the One who calls it into being and needing always to be in touch with the contemporary world in which its mission is executed. The very nature of the church’s existence in history means that it is never finished with this task of finding its own shape. Faithfulness to the Lord of the church and insightful understanding of the time keep changes coming. In going about this task we must first recognize that, just as the landscape of the world through which we are passing is changing, so the nuances of our message and our institutional structures must be open to change, to development. We have the given of the scriptural witness to God’s revelation in Israel and in Jesus Christ, and that remains the norm by which our institutional forms and our witness are to be determined and judged. But our understanding of the biblical witness is not static; it is a growing, developing understanding. Movement through history corrects us at some points, expands our insight into the tradition at others, and demands of us an ongoing translation of the biblical proclamation. The movement of history calls forth new forms of institutional structure and new shapes of corporate life. The first requirement for the church that wishes to be faithful to its transcendent call and to be significantly engaged with the contemporary world is to hammer out an identity arising out of the intersection of the gospel and the present horizon. The search for that identity must be intentional and executed through a © Grand Valley State University   �An Intentional Ministry Richard A. Rhem Page 2   serious wrestling with the biblical witness, with the cumulative store of the tradition, and with an in-depth understanding of contemporary society. At Christ Community Church we created an identity statement at the onset of the 1980s. We had begun the 1970s with an intentional posture and a clearly defined sense of identity and mission. We had experienced a genuine spiritual renewal and explosive growth. As the 1980s approached, a small group met over a period of months to reflect on where we were and what our context of ministry and the contemporary horizon were calling us to be. The box accompanying this article presents the essence of that statement. A decade later I can say that that statement indeed shaped us and, in large degree, expressed and formed the identity that our life was to become. A decade has passed, however, and neither we nor the world in which we carry out our ministry is the same. Position papers on various aspects of our corporate life and structure have been written in the meantime, but it is time for a major review as we enter the 1990s. The task now is to view the identity statement in light of the present state of the world and American society and, more specifically, the concrete setting of our ministry. Are there sociological trends or international developments or community concerns that will call for new emphasis, new structures, an adjustment of basic congregational posture? If the initial work on a congregational identity statement is carefully done, the basic document will probably not need to be altered, but the manner of its concrete application will change. What once was affirmed may even need to be opposed and vice versa. Let me illustrate. Habits of the Heart, a book by Robert Bellah et al. that appeared in 1985, was hailed as the most significant sociological analysis of American society to appear in decades. The title comes from Alexis de Toqueville, who studied American democracy and who in the 1830s published his Democracy in America. De Toqueville much admired what he observed here but warned of some aspects of our culture that disturbed him. He saw our individualism as potentially isolating Americans from one another. In Habits of the Heart the authors fear that this individualism may have grown cancerous. They wonder if the protective social shields remain by which a free society may sustain itself. They point to the flight of people to enclaves in which “self-interested individuals join together to maximize individual good.” The lifestyle enclave is a group of sympathetic people who spend their leisure time together in an atmosphere of acceptance, happiness, and love. In such a society the desire to be successful may tempt the church to forget its transcendent calling and to become simply one more enclave of like-minded individuals giving a spiritual legitimization to an essentially selfish existence. In a © Grand Valley State University �An Intentional Ministry Richard A. Rhem Page 3   recent national sampling of Roman Catholic opinion, the two things most desired were “personal and accessible priests” and “warmer, more personal parishes.” The authors comment, The salience of these needs for personal intimacy in American religious life suggests why the local church, like other voluntary communities, indeed like the contemporary family, is so fragile, requires so much energy to keep it going, and has so faint a hold on commitment when such needs are not met. In The Public Church, published in 1981, Martin Marty recognized the legitimate place of the church as community. He writes, “In the Church the possibility of mutual support and bonding, so needed in an impersonal world, lives on.” But he points out as well the weakness of the church’s voluntary character: “People are aware that they can choose a particular church, reject all churches, or switch between them should one or another inconvenience participants or challenge their cherished ways of life.” A 1978 Gallup poll reveals that 80 percent of Americans agreed that “an individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any churches or synagogues.” Yet, traditionally, it has been precisely the church or synagogue that formed religious beliefs. If the society to which we are called to witness in large measure sees the determination of religious beliefs as a personal responsibility and prerogative, is it any wonder that many mainline churches, which hold historical and corporate beliefs, are in trouble? How should we react? Will we succumb to the methods of a consumer society? Must the local congregations compete like so many religious supermarkets? Must the pastor become an entrepreneur of religion? Will the church forget its transcendent calling and prostitute itself by pandering to popular taste? Should we forget our identity statement and simply seek to discover what works, what brings success? The answer to these questions is a resounding no, but the temptation is strong and many have succumbed to it. It is not enough, however, to sit smugly by with declining membership, salving our wounds with the claim that we have been faithful. We live in a time of unprecedented spiritual hunger and openness to transcendence. There is an immense longing for God, for reality, and there is a widespread network of people engaged in a quest for a new world and the transformation of society. The label New Age has been given this amorphous movement, and within its ranks there is to be found a broad spectrum of beliefs and practices, some serious, some bizarre. Whatever variety of forms and beliefs may be manifested, one characteristic is shared: a large-scale rejection of the traditional, institutional forms of religion. Certainly it is naive to think we can simply do away with forms and structures. But here, too, we must not grow defensive and, with some panic, frantically shore © Grand Valley State University �An Intentional Ministry Richard A. Rhem Page 4   up the traditional forms we have inherited and now oversee. Why is so much of contemporary society spiritually hungry but largely without interest in the institutional church? To what extent are the criticisms valid? Is there some dismantling that needs to occur, some deaths in order that the new may spring forth? It is easier to raise the questions than to give the answers, but the questions must be heard. Let me point to one more mark of contemporary American society that demands our consideration as we determine our posture for the 1990s. In 1971 Dean Kelly wrote Why Conservative Churches Are Growing. I remember taking his book into the pulpit and declaring that if Kelly was right, Christ Community was in trouble because all the things that characterized the conservative church in his description were the things we had set ourselves against. He was right. Nearly two decades later, the socially conservative attitudes he foresaw have increased. There is a conservative tide which has about it a mean streak, an adversarial air that militates against the openness, freedom, and civility which the gospel of grace creates. Again here, if it is simply success in externals that we seek, we had better tailor our message to this conservative tide, exploiting people’s fears and dishing out simplistic answers to complex problems. But here is an instance in which the church must simply set itself against popular demand no matter what the cost. For God’s sake and for the sake of society’s health, the church needs to find a voice that is “both civil and committed,” to borrow a phrase from Martin Marty. The above discussion is illustrative of the kind of hard thinking, reflection, and wrestling that must characterize the church whether on the denominational, regional, or local level. And it must be done not simply because the turn of the calendar has brought us into the 1990s, but as an ongoing process. Only thus will we be intentional in our ministry, self-consciously faithful to the God who calls us into being and fully cognizant of the changing panorama of the society to which we bear witness and in which we live out concretely the life of the kingdom. Christ Community Identity Statement: Christ Community is theologically self-conscious; it is catholic, evangelical, and Reformed. It is firmly rooted in the historic Christian tradition: catholic in that it seeks to express the one, holy, and apostolic faith symbolized in the Apostles’ Creed; evangelical in that it believes that God’s supreme revelation and the good news of God’s grace appeared in Jesus Christ—“Our message is that God was making friends of all persons through Christ”; Reformed in that its articulation of the faith finds its authority in the Scriptures and is never finished, but rather needs constant reformation and new translation, that it may be understood afresh in every age. © Grand Valley State University �An Intentional Ministry Richard A. Rhem Page 5   Believing in God’s eternal purposes of love for the whole created order, ours is a theology of grace. Grace is the heart of our theology, and this church is a community of persons who have received God’s grace in Christ and who extend that grace to one another in Jesus’ name. Believing in the sovereignty of God in the totality of the created order and in the lordship of Christ in the full range of human existence, we are seeking to bring the whole of life under the aegis of God’s gracious rule— fashioning here a center for creative Christian living, enabling a fully human existence. Consequently, we are committed to creating and maintaining here —A place where we live out the conviction that God’s cause is the human cause, where the quality of our lives is ever more enhanced and the fullest realization of our human potential is enabled. —A place where all persons can find a point of entry, experience unconditional grace and total acceptance whatever their history, wherever they find themselves on the spectrum of Christian experience; where those who are broken may find refuge and healing and those who are moving toward wholeness may experience Christ in their strength. —A place where the tone quality of grace creates a non-threatening atmosphere where all persons will be encouraged to live on the growing edge, stretching, probing, deepening knowledge and faith. —A place where we experience community, have a sense of belonging, find a home together; where the blending of traditions results in a rich and full expression of the Christian tradition and where the grace of God reconciles us into one body in which every barrier that separates and isolates persons is transcended. —A place where persons are motivated, discovered, affirmed, and equipped; their gifts identified and strengthened for mission, making tangible the grace of God locally and throughout the world. —A place where the majesty of God and the mystery of life is honored; where many answers remain elusive, but where life’s great questions are heard and acknowledged; where persons learn to live the questions and to enjoy the journey, resting in the all-embracing grace of God. —A place for the intersection of the Word of God and the world, of the Christian tradition and contemporary culture. © Grand Valley State University �An Intentional Ministry Richard A. Rhem Page 6   —A place where theological reflection happens in the setting of the Christian community where the ministry of grace is taking place. —A place where the Christian tradition is translated into the idiom of contemporary culture, giving it voice to speak meaningfully in the pluralistic society of our day. —A place where controversial issues—ethical, social, and political— find a forum for discussion enabling persons to understand the issues and to live out a faithful response as people of God. We must determine to be true to that which we believe God is calling us to be, whether that means harmony with the religio-cultural flow or not. We will adjust our program and mission with the dynamic movement of history, not in order necessarily to be successful in institutional terms, but in order to be faithful to what God is calling us to be and to be effective in mediating the grace of God to the world. Thus having a sense of who we are and a commitment to share the gospel in all of its dimensions, we will be open to the world and flexible in our life and mode of ministry in order to be instruments in God’s hand for the humanization of society to God’s glory. We commit ourselves to be alive and alert to what the movements and trends of society and church are. It will be incumbent upon us as well to evaluate ourselves annually as to the effectiveness of our ministry in terms of what we see happening in the world at large. A strong sense of identity and confidence in the grace that has set us free to be God’s servants will enable us to be open to our world and to enter vitally into dialogue with the world, being ready through engagement of world religions, political and economic ideologies, scientific and technological development, and the evolution of social customs and mores, to go back to the Scriptures, seeking new understanding in the light of new knowledge. In so doing, we will seek to translate the faith for our day, being faithful to God’s supreme witness, Jesus Christ. © Grand Valley State University � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. 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Event Pentecost XIV Series The Footprints of God in the Sands of Time Scripture Text Exodus 25:8, John 1:14, Rev. 21:3 Location The location of the interview Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01_RA-0-19910825 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-08-25 Title A name given to the resource An Intimate Dwelling Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard A. Rhem Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Sermons Relation A related resource Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/ Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Description An account of the resource A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on August 25, 1991 entitled "An Intimate Dwelling", as part of the series "The Footprints of God in the Sands of Time", on the occasion of Pentecost XIV, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Exodus 25:8, John 1:14, Rev. 21:3. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8d290e3065969f639e0e25345392efa3.mp3 ef8e482e89dfb86b40b915451cc940c7 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/107627a179fd06af9600318274593c77.pdf 2a9dfd7335104df8006013a6b49c9f7f PDF Text Text An Invitation to Life From the series: A Fresh Look at an Ancient Story Scripture: Psalm 16:5-11; I Peter 1:3-9,19-29; John 5:1-9 Text: John 5:24 Richard A. Rhem Christ Community Church Spring Lake, Michigan Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001 Transcription of the spoken sermon There is a lot available to you today and tonight on Easter and Jesus - television specials and programs, one dealing with the face of Christ. Apparently there is an archeologist that has studied Jewish skulls going back through all the diggings, a couple of thousand of them, and then a medical artist whose specialty is putting flesh to bone, and now there is another head of Jesus to compete with Salman's "Head of Christ," which is so famous in our experience. Last year the National Catholic Reporter had a contest for the image of Jesus for the Third Millennium, and the winner was a woman by the name of Janet MacKenzie who painted an African American woman, and, of course, that caused a little bit of stir among the faithful. But her point, of course, was Jesus as the liberator in that image, and what was being conveyed was that there are still those who need to be freed, liberated. So, there is going to be this long special about images of Christ tonight. There is another one, 'The Face of Christ in Art," and in all of these it is interesting that we should be concerned about it, if we are, because as I reflected on it in terms of Easter this morning, I was struck by the fact that the important thing is not what Jesus looked like, but that he was, indeed, human. That is the critical matter. I say that in the light of our understanding of the reality of which we are a part. A cosmic process that they tell us has been going on for some 15 billion years, perhaps, and that that cosmic process with all of the complexity and all of the fascination of that development should issue in creatures like us, human beings, human beings who are conscious and aware, who give the universe a voice, creatures who are able to reflect on that whole process, and to wonder at it, that among those human beings there should have been one Jesus, the Christ. Now, that is amazing. If you want to speak of miracle, that is a miracle, that this process has eventuated in the human and that, among the humans, there should have been one Jesus. That is the wonder of it all and that is the critical matter, © Grand Valley State University �An Invitation to Life Richard A. Rhem Page 2 not what he looked like, but that he was genuinely bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. You might have already seen this weekend another television special that is created by the Coral Ridge Ministries. I have made reference to it an earlier time when I saw it, perhaps around the Christmas season, about who is this real Jesus. This is produced by D. James Kennedy, and if you would catch that you will see that the concern about what Jesus looked like is not evident at all. There is no concern. But there is a concern and that is the factuality of the resurrection, that Jesus who was crucified, as a matter of fact, walked out of the tomb. This word “fact” comes through often. The point is, of course, in this evangelical understanding of the Easter miracle, that it was Jesus who died as the sin-bearer for the world, who was raised by God as an indication that that sin offering was accepted, and, if you would watch that video, it will conclude with the Sinner's Prayer where you will acknowledge that you are a sinner, that you believe that Christ died for your sin, and that you ask for forgiveness and claim the promise, then, of heaven. That, of course, is the old, traditional conception of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. So, you can see that tonight, too, and that still speaks to millions and millions of people. I was reminded of the fact that when I went to Europe in 1967 the resurrection was the hot topic. There had been 100 years of European scholarship in which no one hardly dared speak about the resurrection. There was still the impact of the Enlightenment and miracle was not one of the possibilities, and so certainly no one dared speak about the resurrection of Jesus. But, about the time I got there, there was a whole class of students who were the students of the great Barth and Bultmann, and they were beginning to think again and speak again about the resurrection, and that the New Testament really could not be understood apart from the resurrection, and their emphasis, what they had hold of, was not like the Coral Ridge video– Jesus dying for sin and being raised again– but rather, Jesus being raised in the midst of history as the illuminator of history, and I can remember how powerful that was at the time. A theologian named Moltmann spoke about the theology of hope, and there was this whole emphasis on the resurrection of Jesus as the sign of the future consummation and all of the promises of God would be realized, and the kingdom of God would come fully into view. That was an important moment for me, frankly, personally, that resurrection in the midst of history. In fact, I came back to this congregation in 1971 under false pretenses. They thought I was the same one that left in 1964 but, anyway, the one thing that I did say to them early on was "Give me Jesus and the resurrection, and the rest is negotiable." As I have been thinking about Easter 2001 and this morning, I realize that my conception of things continues to grow, my sense of God, my appreciation for Jesus, and my sense of what the whole cosmic drama is about, so that it is not that sin offering and it is not even the fact that in the midst of history there is a sign of history's ultimate culmination. As I thought about it, the important thing © Grand Valley State University �An Invitation to Life Richard A. Rhem Page 3 for me is that life of Jesus, as I said a moment ago, that in the course of this cosmic process, out of this tapestry of swirling energy there should have arisen, not only a human being, but one like Jesus. And as I thought about it, I realized that Easter at one time for me meant the solution to the problem of death, and the resurrection of Jesus was to be celebrated because it signed the conquering of death. But, that isn't nearly so important for me today. What is really important is that life, that life that was lived in the midst of our history, that life that confronted power with truth, that spoke truth to power, that spoke against all systems of domination and oppression, that life that revealed the heart of God full of mercy and compassion, that spoke for justice and equity. Jesus, that magnificent life - that is the important thing: that he died trusting God, of course, but that he lived out a vision, the vision of what he believed was the divine intention. That is the amazing thing to me today. And then, as I thought about that, the question came: "Well, then, what is Easter?" Easter is what happened when his followers had the same experience I did. After the disappointment of his death, the fear and their fading into the woodwork, they began to come together again, and they said, "My God! He's still with us. He's alive. He's alive with God, and he is present with us." What they began to see was that what he was is what God is, and they knew that what he was, which is what God is, can never finally be defeated, can never finally be executed, can never finally be rubbed out. For one way or another, in one form or another, what Jesus was was a reflection of the divine intention. It was a reflection of that love and that mystery at the heart of things, and you can crucify it, you can execute it, you can try to put it away, you can stamp it out only so long, and it rises again. What he was is what God is, the divine Lover, the divine Intention, the Sacred at the center of things that will not be defeated, that will not finally be overcome. That is why we live with an indomitable hope. That is why we have this annual celebration, this affirmation of faith that all the wonder and the beauty and the truth, the integrity and the magnificence of that one life can never be overcome, never be defeated, never finally be put out, for the light will shine in the darkness and continue to shine, and finally, no matter how dark the abyss, life will return and Jesus is an invitation to life. You can get all of the images in the scripture, you can get the Coral Ridge image, you can get the Hope and History image, and even in John's gospel there is that paragraph back to back, the word of Jesus that gives life to the dead, some of them the living dead. And in the next paragraph, the dead in the tomb. It is all there, all of the images are there, all of the scenarios are there. But, for me, on this Easter, I celebrate Easter because of the life of Jesus and what he was is what God is, and that is why I follow him. Not because he died, but because he lived, and when I come to this table, I take bread and cup in order that I may be in solidarity with him and, taking bread and cup, I receive that promise that, to the end of the age, he will be with me. The lure of love at the heart of things came to expression in one Jesus. Now, there's a life and an invitation to true living. © Grand Valley State University � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. His journey is important, in part because it is reflective of the questioning, the yearnings, and the gradual revision of beliefs that many persons in this part of the century have experienced and continue to experience. It is important also because of the affirming and inclusive way his questioning was done and his thinking evolved. His sermons and other written and spoken materials together document the steps in his journey as it took a turn in 1985, yet continued to revolve around the framework and liturgies of the Christian calendar. Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Religion Interfaith worship Sermons Sound Recordings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhem, Richard A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/514">Richard A. Rhem papers (KII-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. 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Event Easter Sunday Series A Fresh Look At an Ancient Story, Scripture Text John 5:24 Location The location of the interview Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01_RA-0-20010415 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-04-15 Title A name given to the resource An Invitation to Life Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard A. Rhem Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Sermons Relation A related resource Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/ Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 application/pdf Description An account of the resource A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on April 15, 2001 entitled "An Invitation to Life", as part of the series "A Fresh Look At an Ancient Story, ", on the occasion of Easter Sunday, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: John 5:24. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Divine Intention Love Resurrection Sacred https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/20acc594202a7c5ec574c0739a3e06f8.pdf bce79df8413e033880d65f270cec814d PDF Text Text An Old Question and Christian Hope A Service of Worship in Celebration of the Life of Harry F. “Bud” Wynne-Parry, December 16, 1924 – January 5, 2015 Richard A. Rhem VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home Grand Haven, Michigan January 10, 2015 A few weeks ago I was invited to lead a discussion in one of Grand Rapids’ historic churches – Park Congregational – on the subject of heaven. I was to be the third of three speakers, the first two dealing with books on near-death experiences. When I read what they had advertised as my subject, I was somewhat taken aback. I was announced thus: Rev. Richard A. Rhem will facilitate a discussion on faith, life, heaven, and the human experience. We will talk about classical interpretations of scripture, the progressive perspective, and whatever else comes to mind. Who could fulfill such an assignment – “faith, life, heaven and the human experience”! While I certainly was not up to such an assignment, I realized how much the human family wonders about human being, meaning, destiny. We rush through life, our lives busy with so many obligations, responsibilities, distractions and then at times we are stopped in our tracks and questions of ultimate concern press themselves upon us. We wonder, we question, we long for some light to illumine our lives and answer our questions. Jeanne, when I called to inquire of Bud and determine when I might see him, he was nearing his end. Faithfully you watched and waited, cared and wondered. We set a time. But before that time arrived, he had breathed his last. You called to tell me and then after a pause, you said, “Dick, did he know? Is he okay”? Your voice was quiet; you were so intense. I was moved by your loving, caring, wondering question. Having just dealt with precisely your question so recently I realized anew that finally with those we love, indeed, for ourselves, we want to know everything is okay. It is an old question, maybe the oldest since the dawn of human consciousness, awareness, awareness of the other: Is this all there is? Is there more beyond death’s pale? © Grand Valley State University �An Old Question and Christian Hope Richard A. Rhem Page 2 We find this wondering in the ancient Hebrew poet, the author of Ecclesiastes, in the familiar third chapter. A time we are born and a time we die. …God has made everything beautiful in its own time and has put an eternal yearning in our hearts even as we live before the face of Mystery. The poet was skeptical about so much. I often wonder how his work got into the canon of Scripture. But he wondered and realized there was a sense of something more that, even in all his skepticism and agnosticism, he could not finally deny. That something more is strongly pointed to in the New Testament. St. Paul’s Hymn of Love, I Corinthians 13, points to that something more; he writes of the “now” and the “then,” acknowledging that now we wonder with a lack of clarity but he has no doubt that the clouds will part and shadows disappear “then.” For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And his major point is, of course, that Love is the greatest gift in human experience and Love abides – Love now with questions, Love finally revealing life’s mystery beyond death. That is our Christian hope. And so, when asked about life’s great mysteries and what lies beyond, I realize I have no carefully delineated answers. I have a fundamental trust that beyond the pale Love is, and thus light is and peace, and I trust All will be well. All will be well. All manner of things will be well. And those we’ve loved and lost awhile are finally home in Light Eternal. Let not our hearts be troubled. Let us be in the spirit of prayer in the presence of the Creative Source of all being, in whom we live and move and have our being – the Sacred Mystery hidden in a cloud of unknowing. Eternal God, Source, Guide and Goal of all that is, from You we receive life as a gift and to You our life returns. In the Psalmist’s poetic expression, You send forth your breath, your Spirit, and they are created. You take away their breath, they die. © Grand Valley State University �An Old Question and Christian Hope Richard A. Rhem We find our comfort in life and in death that we are not our own but belong to You, a faithful God whose steadfast love embraces us on this fascinating and fragile human pilgrimage. And thus we find it most natural at such a time as this, in such a place as this, to lift up our hearts in worship, to bow in Your presence before the mystery of life and the reality of death. We worship for we are aware of the wonder of creation, its beauty and its terror, its loveliness and its pain. We turn to You, O God; we rest in You; we trust where we do not know. In You we hope, and to You we commend those we’ve loved and lost awhile. Good and Gracious God, You breathe into us and we have the gift of life; we commend our breath to You, and thus our earthly pilgrimage is ended. You, O God, are the source and giver of life, and to You all life returns. In the beginning, in the end, You are God. And in the meantime, this in-between time, You uphold us with everlasting arms. You overshadow us with a gracious Presence. You bear us up on eagle’s wings; beneath your sheltering wings we find refuge and peace. Sacred Mystery of all being, of our being, consciously aware of our lives in your light, we worship. We know that all will be well, all will be well, all manner of things will be well. That was the trust of the one whose life we remember and celebrate today. Images tumble through our minds of the way he was – so alive, so sharp, so outgoing, © Grand Valley State University Page 3 �An Old Question and Christian Hope Richard A. Rhem a beacon of light, a bearer of joy. Loving husband, cared for so faithfully by his Jeanne, caring and conscientious father, friend of many, full of fun and constant in conversation, generous, meticulous, and organized to the T. And thus, O God, we celebrate Your grace in his life and remember him with affection and respect. Knowing he was resting on everlasting arms in the embrace of Grace, he was unafraid, knowing he was rested in God’s eternal love. And in such a time as this, in such a place as this, Gracious God, we are grateful above all that the end is not broken health and dreams unfulfilled, swallowed up in death, but rather the confidence that to live is to live unto the Lord, and to die is to die unto the Lord, so then whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. Receive our thanksgiving, O God. Grant the comfort of Your Spirit, renew our hope and lead us on in the confidence that nothing can ever separate us from Your love in Christ Jesus our Lord, who taught us to pray, saying, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. © Grand Valley State University Page 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. His journey is important, in part because it is reflective of the questioning, the yearnings, and the gradual revision of beliefs that many persons in this part of the century have experienced and continue to experience. It is important also because of the affirming and inclusive way his questioning was done and his thinking evolved. His sermons and other written and spoken materials together document the steps in his journey as it took a turn in 1985, yet continued to revolve around the framework and liturgies of the Christian calendar. Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Religion Interfaith worship Sermons Sound Recordings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhem, Richard A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/514">Richard A. 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Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Event Funeral Service for Harry F. "Bud" Wynne-Parry Location The location of the interview VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home, Grand Haven, MI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01_RA-0-20150110 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-01-10 Title A name given to the resource An Old Question and Christian Hope Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) 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Relation A related resource Stories of Summer (project) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e12609d26dd2e8f756da2776e6c8a0fd.pdf 9299988d7d87e5a0c7c2fb23779345f3 PDF Text Text I. ...... AN ORAL lil~'1'0RY OF ADRIAHA BARBARA TERh1AAT-i;:: ~CHUUR!\;AN ~nd Its SimilariLies to the American Experienc~ by Barbara S. Termaat Women in the United State s , History 371 Robin M. Jacoby Laura McCall, Friday 9 a.m. December 9, 1981 .. �-----, -- ·- ---- - li:TRODUC.. lOh My Oma (rrandma) was born and raised in the Netherlands. By tracing her childhood in the 1920's and 19JO's, the similarities be~ween a European and an American upbringing become apparent, These similarities are found in education, relations to parents, siblings and friends, and attitudes toward sex, work, and marriage. There is also a personal historical interest. By researching my heritage, I learned about a part of myself. ~y life has been influenced by my Oma directly and my father indirectly by her upbringing. Learning about my Oma's early life also helps me to understand several aspects of her present attitudes and beliefs, which in turn has strengthened our relationship. �I.. -1- ·" born in ~iiernen, -the j;ec.:-,erl2.:--1ds, in 1916. Both of iier parents' fa'Tlilies were farmers, Ler father from wheat farmers and her mother from dairy farmers. l-ier father did not become a farmer because he only wished to own and operate a farm on a large scale, which was not done in such a tiny, overpopulated country. He started a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, but his plans fell through when World war I broke out. He had to return and serve in the army or not return to the Netherlands for fifteen years. .. His fiance, who was to follow him to Canada, insisted that he return because she would probably never see her-family ~gain_ if she moved to Canada. For this reason Adriana "was born a Dutch citizen and not a Canadian", While her father was serving in the war, Adriana's mother lived with her parents on the dairy farm. It was here and because of these circumstances that Adriana was born in the same room in the same bed as her own mother. ;:3oon after the \var, the family moved to Hillego.m. This was a small town whose main occupation was growing bulbs for the flower industry. Adriana remembered "the delicious fra- grance of these bulbs in the spring.". They moved again in 1919 to Warlem where her father became a manager in a transportation firm. Harlem was a much larger old town and the setting for most of her childhood memories. In 1927, when Adriana was eleven, her family moved to Amsterdam because of her father's promotion to man~ger of the main office. Her fathGr purchased a partnership in an Alkmaar transportation firm in 1928. Alkrnaar was the cheese producing center of --• �, ~olland ~~ farms. .'"l·: lriana the neighboring well a~ :~e r.,o·:eci ·.·:i ::.h ·r,er f2..-.il;: :c, ,,:,.lkmaar in J 929, her home town until her marriage. I've mentioned the movements of the .3chuurman family during Adriana's years at home because they illustrate several aspects of her family life. The family was fairly well off, comparable to the American upper middle class, because of her father's rapid raise in the business world, These promotions led the family to move often, but they never lived further than twenty miles from the coast, Adriana has .many memories asso~__ _ --:: - . -·- -=--~·- -:-=.·· • •_ - · :,;, • - - - - • .....c:. ciated with the ocean, ranging from hours ~pent on the beach and sand dunes to storm winds and rain rattling on their red clay roof. Also, the family always lived in cities, although the children were exposed to farm life through farming relatives, Several technological advances came into the home during Adriana's years at home, The first one she recalled was the - . - telephone conversation, around 1919, between her father and his brother-in-law. VJhen it was her mother's turn to speak she thought that her brother was drinking beer because she· could smell it over the phone, one with the beer, Actually, her husband was the It was something so new that her mother had confused what senses could receive messages over the phone. Technologic advances such as the telephone eased life at home and work, Educational trends were very similar on either side of the ' Atlantic Ocean. According to Goodfriend and Christie", .. class- rooms were organized in a highly structured fashion and the �- ;- . curr i cul u.i--:-, •,•;a~ ", ... ., 1n1~ex1D~e ,.1 1n rl~er1ca. 6 • • A.driar1a found the same structured env ironrr,ent in the Netherlands. started her education at age five in a private school. She Her parents did not have to pay ex"tra for the private school since each family had a certain amount of tax money for the education of each child which they could spend in either private, parochial, ar public schools, Classes went from eight o'clock in the morning until four-thirty in the afternoon. there was plenty of homework. After school Grammar school was a six-year program with only six weeks of vacation per ye~r ~ four i~ the summer and one each for Christmas and Easter. Because school was such a compact, intense program children rarely worked during their school years. On Saturday afternoons Adriana ·had piano lessons to fill out her busy schedule. Every morning the students had a religious lesson for half an hour which progressed into a Bible reading as they got older. They also had a church history course twice a week. French began in fifth grade. The other grade school courses consisted of basic academics such as mathematics, Dutch, reading, etc. There was an atmosphere of discipline and respect among students for their teachers. Students stood up when the prin- ciple entered the classroom. They responded to questions with two words1 "yes, sir'' or "no, sir". Approximately half of the teachers were women, and they were primarily in the lower grades. Adriana's favorite teacher was the woman who taught her french and geometry for three years. by her, She felt stimulated there was much encouragement to work bard and learn more. ..! �,... - Adriana has very fond ~omo~i e s o~ f.er childhood t . ~ause each child was treated as an indi~i du~l. ~he ~as never asked to help around the house (except supper dishes) or help take care of her brother and sisters while she was enrolled fulltime in school. lot too. Her parents demanded a lot, but they gave a Her father would help her with her homework, but more often he would encourage her with "Oh, you can do it.". She always had a very safe feeling at home. Only one room was heated during the winter, but the kithen was warm when the stove was on. Adriana's mother wore woolen :. - mittens when vacuuming because the metal handle was so cold in the unheated rooms. full day of ironing. coal stove. fv:onday was wash day, followed by a The meals were cooked on a kerosene or Adriana's mother always had a maid to help her with these household - chores because she had to raise _ four children born very close together and aiso entertain her husband's business associates. She was expected to look nice and neat during their visits, not the haggled housewife. Mrs. Schuurman had at least ten pregnancies. resulLed in healthy children: Only fi v e four within the first six years of marriage and the last when she was ~ 45. During the twelve- year gap between children she had~ baby die and at least four miscarriages. Adriana, who was 18 at the time of the last pregnancy, knew how physically and emotionally difficult this was for her mother. Upon hearing the news, her _response was: "Oh Mom, you are so old. I wishv I could do that for you! ". The births and deaths of the babies all took place within the home. ~hen Adriana's sister died two days after her birth, the little casket was surrounded by flowers and placed in the �-5- 1 . ' livin£ roorr,.· .s2ch chilc. ·,•;2..:c: ~2.J-:.en by their mother one by one to see their baby sister whc did not live. Because her mother was gentle. and understanding with her young children at the time of death in the family, death was not a scary experience for Adriana and her brother and sisters. Adriana was the eldest child in a family of one boy and three girls. Another sister was born 18 years after Adriana and raised as an only child, who was only one year younger, Adriana was closest to her brother, He was her best friend until she was about twelve because "theri he develo.pe·d fnto a ·boy and_ things were different.", Her two sisters were- also very close, -- -- -·-::;; , - ·•,7 Adriana never felt forced to play feminine games, in contrast to Goodfriend and Christie's statement that " ... female children have been expected to conform to more restrictive definitions of suitable behavior than those imposed on the , males,""': I believe that Adriana's parP.nts were unusually un- derstanding in the case of their daughters. Adriana was not too fascinated with dolls because they weren't alive, so her brother and she would often try to dres·s the cat. .. --=- Other games included jlli~p rope, cards, marbles, bingo, row dancing (with other girls), and hockey, Adriana was also an avid reader, especially books about far-away places such as Africa and the North Pole, Adriana's family had strong ties with her father's brothers and sisters. Family gatherings were ¼iuen-t-, considering the travel time, and remembered as big, happy events, to play with her J6 cousins, mostly boys. Adriana loved ~he reunions were held on a cousins farm where the children could swing in the .....f �hay, JUXp small ca~ a l s , and ha~e w~ :e ~ fich : s. were also spent on he~ aun~•s fan~. Sure~er vaca~ions ~he usually helped her aunt prepare meals for the hungry men in the field, but when she brough~ out their lunches she would ask all sorts of questions and so she learned how to recognize the various crops and care for the farm animals, Thus through her large family Adriana became acquainted with farm life, The family attended the Reformed Church every Sunday, even du~ing the summer on the farm when they had to take horse and buggy to town and back--sometimes twice a day, long and cold in ·the unheated church. Services were f1:embers could rent foot wanners (a piece of coal in a box) for ten cents. The foot warmers were piled high as you came in, emanating a peculiar odor. cologne, Inside, the church smelled of pepp8rmint candy and The chairs were placed on planks that covered the old gravestones. Adriana tried to decifer the names and dates to pass the time as a child, All children sat with their parents durine the service and attended Sunday School afterwards ·when they were older. Th e wo~en s a t in ~he middle of the church on chairs and the men surrounded them in pews, a custom remaining from the Middle Ages, Women held no offices within the church. one female minister during her entire childhood, Adriaria saw 4 rare sight. There was a strong women's organization in the church whose· primary function was visiting sick members of the congregation. Similar trends were found during ~his period in America-~ wom e n's ~roups functioninc in extensions of their tradi+ional roles and an obvious lack of women professionals--according to Robin Jacoby (11/16). ....,I �. .·~--- .. . . . ... -( ~ , \ / As students got olde~, rr.ore studen • £ • dropped out of school. The mandatory ace was fourteen In the r~e t~erlands and six teen in America. But the trend was for incre.1.sing amounts o"f adolescents to finish high school and attend college, especi~lly in the middle class. Even if they did attend college though, both European and American.girls found the socia~ly acceptable •. I • •' . •. •• • professional possibilities very limited--teaching, nursing, social work, and clerical work, And these were ~obs were just to fill in the gap between high school and marriage. Dutch students started high school at age 12, continuing their highly structured curriculum. Four·langua,ges 1n addi- · tion to six, seven, or eight other classes were required, -~he language requirement was a necessity in order for the students to be able to communicate with their neighboring countries. Many more people spoke English, French, and German than Dutch, Adriana took extra courses that weren't required to graduate in bookkeeping and commercial law. She completed the entire ten year education program with her parents' support, help, and encouragement. Adriana had a better education than her brother and sisters, Her brother had a business waiting for him, so he only learned_ what he needed to know for the business. One sister was not interested in school and another wanted more, along-with Adriana. Her youngest sister attended finishing school after grammar school. For the next five or six years she learned languages and art and music appr~ciation. The girls who went to finishinc; school came from families who did not expect them to earn their own living, but still receive a good education. Other options for schooling, aside from high school, were ... - ... ' �-b.J Latin school, trade schools, and household schools (cooking, sewing, household management, art, etc.). Latin school was required of students planning to attend Law School, Medical School, or the Seminary. Few women were enrolled in such a professionally-geared program. The options for women after high school were limited, especially for those who were interested in higher education. The prevailing opinion in Holland was that girls did not need more education for her task as wife and mother. But if she did not marry, she should have a means of suppor1.. Adrian'a wanted to go on and continue her education, either at Law School or the Gymnasium, but this was considered unnecessary for a girl--especially considering the economic climate in 19J2. She was expected to carry her own load after g~aduation from high school at 16. She went to work in her father's business and attended business school four nights a week for two years. Adriana had a mutual understandine with her father that she would go to work for him, even though it was not her greatest desire. She wanted to work, as did most girls her age. What was unusual was her wish to enter male-dominated occupations. Adriana was her father's ~ight hand at work. Her respon- sibilities included answering phones, typing, handling the cash flow, and eventually bookkeeping. She learned a lot about conducting a business through handling so many transactions. Her father would sometimes ask her opinion, but then not follow up on them, This frustrated Adriana because she thought she had given good advice. On other occasions he would order her to do a task and if Adriana hesitated he would say "this busi- �-9- ness is run like the army; do as your ,:;old, then ask questions.". Adriana would refuse because she "was responsible for her own actions" and would act accordingly, Then her father would smile, he was just testing her and he was proud of her response, All of ~he employees worked long hours to keep the business going during the Depression and Adriana learned how difficult it was to keep afloat during hard times. She also spent Saturday afternoons cleaning the office without pay, Adriana worked for her father for seven years, but she was nev€r considered for a management position, The business was bought for her brother to succeed her father, Adriana was only spending the interim period between high school and marriage at the company, Although Adriana was now expected to help pay for her food, clothing, etc., she was never allowed to actually handle these transactions. Her earnings went automatically to her mother. -when Adriana protested, her father said, "Your mother knows how to handle money, if you are not happy you can leave the house,", This was not an unusual practice, most girls turned their paychecks over to their families, It was a point of contention between Adreana and her parents, money, but was only given an allowance, She made good Her parents saved money for her also, and presented it as a handsome wedding present, all their linens. Adriana never handled her own money until the day she married, At home, Adriana's father always kept a certain distance from his daughters. He wasn't cold, he just didn't get emotionally involved in their lives. This was noticeable, in �-10- one respect, by the great modesty the girls had around their father and his total absense from their bedroom, looked after her physical appearance. Her mother Adriana was encouraged to be clean and neat, not too fussy about her appearance, Mrs. Schuurman didn't want her children to grow up before their time. Two exceptions for Adriana were wetting her hair with sugar water to set curls and wearing bows on Sunday. had her first permanent. At 18, she It was never an issue whether or not she had long hair because her hair would never grow past her shoulders. Her undergarments was not as confining as her mother's, but she had a full figure and wanted support. always wore sturdy, practical clothes, no variety. Adriana This was partially due to the Depression. Mary Ryan expressed that, in America, the center of teenagers' social lives were relationships with their peers, . ~specially heterosexual ties. 3 Adrian emphasized this subcul- ture in her life when she joined the National Youth Organization at 17 or 18. The Organization was patriotically oriented~ often inviting guest speakers or their own members to present stimulation lectures on politics and government. "We solved a lot of the world's problems in our meetings," The group was also socially active for its members. There were approximately fifty members, half women. They biked to Belgium, went by bus to Germany, and to the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. It was ~ere that Adriana first realized the great differences between herself (a "good" Dutch middle class young woman) and the people from foreign countries. �-11- People were sleepin~ in the s~reets. She saw drunks and more poor people than she'd ever seen in Holland, She also went underground for the first time when she rode the subway. It was an eye-opening experience, and an unusual one for a single young woman, Most of her peers did not go on unchaperoned trips to neighboring countries. Adriana was allowed to go be- caouse they stayed in Youth Hostels which had segregated dorms and curfews. And, more importantly, her parents trusted her. Adriana had several boyfriends that she met through the Organization, but they rarely paired off because dating under the age of 18 was done as a group. Their activities include~ bicycling, beach walking, skating, movies, political debating groups, singing, and church projects. The activities were kept in line by enforcing a strict curfew on the girls. The guys didn't think the activities were any fun without the girls, sothey complied with the rules. After 18, when dating was done on a more one-to-one basis, young unmarried women faced a double-standard concerning sexuality in America (Jacoby, 11/16) and in Europe. As a female, Adriana had to set the .standards to maintain her respectibility without seeming prudish, She never went out with more than one fellow at a time, or else she would be considered "fast". It was up to Adriana to learn everything she knew about her body and birth control. She learned from books because no doctors or her mother would explain the facts to her. Her sisters were too young to under~tand and Adriana was secretive toward her friends about such matters. On her 18th birthday Adriana received the only advice her mother ever gave her �- l ,~ - concerning sexu2.li ty. .r,er mother had been pregnant on her wedding day and felt it was a biG mistake, even though she was 26 years old, Adriana never forgot this. She often had sexual desires, but the fear of pregnancy always overcame her desire. She didn't trust the crude birth control methods of the time enough to let down her guard. Adriana met her future husband in the Youth Organization, They started dating when she was 19 and Pieter Termaat was 21. They were engaged a year later. Most women married men they met in organizations, church, or college, ie. close to home. Because Adriana was responsible and independent, she didn't want to burden her parents with her own financial problems by marrying right away without enough money saved up to live comfortably with her new husband. So their engagement lasted for three years, until Adriana was 23 (1939), During this prolinged engagement Adriana stood by her belief in no :~remarital sex. This caused some pressure within their rela- tionship, both within herself and Pieter. But she felt it was worth the wait in comparison to ·the possibility of a premature pregnancy when they couldn't afford it. Pieter respected her decision, which made matters slightly easier. Getting married was a fact of life to Adriana, although at one point she said she would not--perhaps in rebellion to her parents' saving her work earnings for her future marriage. But she was the first to marry in her family. didn't marry, including one of her sisters. Some women Lyda couldn't see herself alsays caring for others, she wanted something for herself. In large families there was often one girl who never �•. L _3- rrarriec, either by choice or for lac:: of prospects. But in 'iJestern culture, both iunerican and E:J.ropean, as the Depression ceased to be so harsh "more young pecple were marrying and 4 more were having children sooner", ~driana and Pieter were defini ·tely a part of this ~renc. _., COHCLUSI 01: ~iddle class women growing up ciuri~g the 1920's and 19JO's in Europe and America shared many aspects of their lives. Their education was socially influenced toward traditional professions such as nursing and teaching, and the relatively new clerical field, And when they did start to work, their families had control of their earnings. The family had a strong hold on the girls' activities, expecially before they turned 18, He~erosexual ties were very important, although many activities were done as a group, Once the young women started to date they were faced with pressures on two fronts, to retain their respectibility and still be accepted by their friends, ~arriage was considered a natural ending to their young adulthood in most cases, ··mothers. They were raised to be wives and With all these similarities and more, it is easy to conclude that the female experience did not vary much on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Title A name given to the resource An Oral History of Adriana Barbara Termaat-ne-Schuurman Description An account of the resource Biographical history of Adriana B. Termaat by her granddaughter, Barbara, for her Women in the United States History class. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Termaat, Adriana B. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Dutch Americans Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ec6630156570208f588c41f260363b08.pdf 9e70cd417bb7b0d4c04ab83418826312 PDF Text Text Young Lords In Lincoln Park Interviewee: Ana Encarnación Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections Date: 7/10/2012 Biography and Description Ana Encarnación is from the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico and describes growing up there in the late 1930s and 1940s. She arrived in Chicago in the 1950s, settling in Old Town, along the border dividing Old Town from neighboring Lincoln Park. She lived on the south side of North Avenue, at the corner of Sedgewick. This is significant to note because it was the same barrio on either side of North Avenue, and on either side of Interstate 94. It was demonstrated later by community activists that the city used some areas of this highway to divide neighborhoods. The Puerto Rican barrio of the early 1960s stretched all the way from La Clark into Lincoln Park, and then west into Wicker Park and into Humboldt Park. For sure, then it was never called by those official names, as those were only the official city neighborhood boundaries which common folk Puerto Ricans were unaware existed. Their neighborhood was only one, as they shopped at the same stores, went to the same theatres, churches, restaurants, entertaining themselves at the same parks, beaches, and social eventsMs. Encarnación recalls that the early 1950s in Puerto Rico were rough for someone like her who sympathized with the Nationalist Party of Don Pedro Albizu Campos. She was never a member of the Party, but she loves Puerto Rico and has always wanted Puerto Rico to belong to the Puerto Ricans and to break from under the control of the United States or anyone else. When the Young Lords decided in 1968 to start to defend the Puerto Ricans and the poor from being displaced, it was her dream come true to join the �Young Lords Movement. She saw it as a way to help her people. Although Ms. Encarnación would hear the negative things that the police and the media were saying about the Young Lords, she says she did not believe any of it. She had already experienced a similar kind of repression in Puerto Rico in the 1950s as she herself was persecuted, and so she watched only for what she believed to be true. She was determined at all costs to not let the authorities prevent her from becoming politically engaged in the Lincoln Park community. Ms. Encarnación was in nursing and so she began to work in the Young Lords’ Emeterio Betances Free Health Clinic. The clinic was directed by Martha and Alberto Chavarria; Mr. Chavarria was the Young Lords’ Minister of Health. The Chavarrias are of Mexican descent and arrived at the Young Lords’ People’s Church on Armitage Avenue and Dayton Street via their membership in the Medical Committee for Human Rights. This committee was founded by Dr. Quentin Young. Dr. Young also helped to set up neighborhood clinics for the Black Panthers, providing his own personal funds when necessary and helping to secure used equipment and other hospital resources. Doctors, medical and nursing students were recruited to volunteer in the clinics. Dr. Quentin Young and the Medical Committee for Human Rights had a progressive history that included providing emergency medical care for the protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. Dr. Jack Johns was the doctor on duty at the Betances Clinic. He and a committee that Ms. Encarnación was a member of directed the clinic for many years, long after the Young Lords left the People’s Church. The clinic was later transferred to St. Teresa’s Church. Ms. Encarnación describes how the volunteer staff, including herself, not only provided many long hours of free services to the Puerto Ricans and poor of Lincoln Park but when money was low, they also donated from their own personal savings to keep the clinic afloat. � https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/98e4f3b06c2d7bbd26a975e399e7c70e.mp4 f81fa79d6bd7ccddb6da097c91e8a05a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection Subject The topic of the resource Young Lords (Organization) Puerto Ricans--United States Civil Rights--United States--History Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) Personal narratives Social justice Community activists--Illinois--Chicago Description An account of the resource Collection of oral history interviews and digitized materials documenting the history of the Young Lords Organization in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Interviews were conducted by Young Lords' founder, José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, and documents were digitized from Mr. Jiménez' archives. The Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection grows out of the ongoing struggle for fair housing, self-determination, and human rights that was launched by Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords Movement. This project is dedicated to documenting the history of the displacement of Puerto Ricans, Mejicanos, other Latinos, and the poor from Lincoln Park, as well as the history of the Young Lords nationwide. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jiménez, José, 1948- Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-25 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/mp4 application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng spa Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-65 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2012-2017 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Título Spanish language Title entry Ana Encarnación vídeo entrevista y biografía Sujetos Spanish language Subject terms Young Lords (Organización) Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales Idioma español--Relatos personales Justicia social Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago--Vida social y costumbres Centros médicos--Illinois--Chicago Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago--Condiciones sociales Renovación urbana--Illinois--Chicago Puerto Rico--Autonomía y movimientos independentistas Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-65_Encarnacion_Ana Title A name given to the resource Ana Encarnación video interview and biography Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Encarnación, Ana Description An account of the resource Ana Encarnación is from the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico and describes growing up there in the late 1930s and 1940s. She arrived in Chicago in the 1950s, settling in Old Town, along the border dividing Old Town from neighboring Lincoln Park. She lived on the south side of North Avenue, at the corner of Sedgewick. When the Young Lords decided in 1968 to start to defend the Puerto Ricans and the poor from being displaced, it was her dream come true to join the Young Lords Movement. She saw it as a way to help her people. Ms. Encarnación was in nursing and so she began to work in the Young Lords’ Emeterio Betances Free Health Clinic. Ms. Encarnación describes how the volunteer staff, including herself, not only provided many long hours of free services to the Puerto Ricans and poor of Lincoln Park but when money was low, they also donated from their own personal savings to keep the clinic afloat. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jiménez, José, 1948- Subject The topic of the resource Young Lords (Organization) Puerto Ricans--United States Civil Rights--United States--History Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives Spanish language--Personal narratives Social justice Community activists--Illinois--Chicago Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs Medical care--Illinois--Chicago Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions Urban renewal--Illinois--Chicago Puerto Rico--Autonomy and independence movements Language A language of the resource spa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/mp4 application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-07-10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/aa02fdafd4f6d054eb4c898d813ddd39.jpg 220dca2e9abfae793d12c610782a9739 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Decorated Publishers' Bindings Subject The topic of the resource Book covers Covers (Illustration) Graphic arts Publishers and publishing Pictorial bindings Description An account of the resource From the early 1870s to roughly 1930, many publishers issued their commercial book covers with a remarkable variety of graphic designs and illustrations. This sixty-year period saw many artists and designers contributing to this art form. While some can be identified from their style or initials, others remain unknown. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seidman Rare Books Collection Michigan Novels Collection Regional Historical Collection Lincoln and the Civil War Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-08-30 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>, <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-01 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Source Seidman Rare Books. PS1042 .A52 1907 c.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-01_Bindings0424 Title A name given to the resource Ancestors Description An account of the resource Binding of Ancestors, by Gertrude Atherton, publsihed by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1907. Subject The topic of the resource Book covers Covers (Illustration) Graphic arts Publishers and publishing Pictorial bindings Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c79da1b392d7f8ef883efe62ab68448a.pdf 5942c52b8bd69e0fca77aba93abc216c PDF Text Text And its Day 16 by windoworks Some years ago CB and I were in Wellington, NZ with our son ZL and his wife AW and two friends from Grand Rapids who were traveling with us around NZ. We were driving in our rental van around the extensive bays of Wellington on a truly miserable wet afternoon with AW and I relegated to the very back seat with no open windows for fresh air. This was the first time I experienced ‘car poo’, that is, an unreasoning and overwhelming desire to get out of this vehicle right this very minute and everyone just get out of my way! I tell you this because yesterday I experienced a third day of house poo. Did I want to walk around the block? NO! I wanted to get in the car and drive somewhere where we could safely walk the dog and look at the trees and anything else but not the view from our house windows. And I couldn’t because we didn’t get our car out of the garage before our neighbor put his ladders across our driveway so he can completely repaint the side of his house facing ours. So CB promised that tomorrow (today) we could make a picnic lunch and drive out to the lake and eat our lunch (in the car) and then walk in the woods to the beach. How lovely! I smiled as I fell asleep last night. And then it rained all night and there was even a thunderstorm and as I write this it is still raining. Bah, humbug! We will go for a drive after lunch and walk in the rain, but it won’t be the same. So how are you doing? Yesterday evening, for the first time ever, we group FaceTimed with our children. At first it was disconcerting because every time someone spoke their video feed got bigger. But after a minute or so we all adapted and we talked for quite a while. We asked each other what was happening for each person and their job etc and here’s what we found out. ZB and baby OB will probably be home together beginning next week. The daycare OB goes to 3 days a week has less and less attendees and on Friday the owner began letting casual staff go. ZB will work from home for 21 hours a week spread over 5 weekdays instead of 3 full days. This won’t be easy as OB has learnt to crawl and is progressing fast to pulling himself up on the furniture. Luckily most of her team members that she supervises are in a similar boat with �children at home. And if Jimmy Fallon can broadcast from home with his children climbing all over him, we can all do it. AB is working from home for one more week until all stores and offices are closed and then he will take 4 weeks annual paid leave to begin with. He says he will spend most of each day riding his new exercise bicycle. ZL is still working from home and last week their readership jumped to half of NZ’s population. He works at Stuff.co.nz. Check it out, its a great news service. His wife AW is now home as her Early Childhood Learning Center is closed but the NZ government is subsidizing 80% of her salary. In Cornwall, England, our niece EB is furloughed beginning next week. Her partner T still has contract work as a builder but all building supply shops have closed which makes it very difficult. The government is paying 80% of EB’s salary I think, so she has assured us they will be okay. In Perth, Australia, my friend MM and her husband KM are isolated and doing well pursuing interests etc. Like us they had to cancel extensive overseas travel plans and can only communicate with their children and grandchildren via online. In Finland my friend AS is retired and posting photos of delectable looking berry pies and her husband JS is working from home as they are locked down also. We don’t hear very much about Scandanavia but they are suffering just as much as we are. In local news: the USA has topped the world for confirmed COVID-19 cases and they tell us we haven’t spiked yet. I can’t even think about that coherently. The Orange One wants us back in churches by Easter and every morning I thank whoever might be listening for our Governor, our City Mayor, our Kent County Health Department, our City Police Chief and our City Manager who are doing absolutely everything to keep us out of harm’s way. I am so glad I live in Michigan and not in places like Oklahoma where their Governor was forced to accept the virus as a reality on Tuesday this week and ordered regulations in place. Meanwhile people are dying in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Those poor people. My heart goes out to them. Okay enough. Today’s flashback. It’s isn’t really a flashback, its a video (if I can get it to work) and its self explanatory. I hope this makes you smile. I replay it every time I feel house poo coming on. Okay - stay safe, stay home. Tomorrow then. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COVID-19_2020-03-28_BenjaminPamela_PD-Day-17-And-its-Day-16 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin, Pamela Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-28 Title A name given to the resource And its Day 16 Description An account of the resource Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress. Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Epidemics Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids (Mich.) Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/86da07c2cbbd262b72e5630074f8d960.mp3 83edbe89920fb9b4f2dd0ac414261848 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/257086eb072ade8db779523badb4f859.pdf 3fae04cfe61e98eb3180d9c688476948 PDF Text Text The Greatest of These is… Mothers’ Day, The Festival of the Christian Home I Corinthians 13; Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 Richard A. Rhem Christ Community Church Spring Lake, Michigan May 11, 2003 Transcription of the spoken sermon If you know anything about the Bible at all, you probably know at least the 23rd Psalm and I Corinthians 13, and I Corinthians 13, Paul's hymn of love, would seem to be an appropriate passage on which to preach on Mothers' Day. This is Mothers' Day and in this community we honor our mothers and also on this particular Sunday focus on the family and its importance for not only our individual lives, our corporate lives, but far beyond that for, what is more fundamental than the family, that basic social unit where we experience our formation, where we are shaped for good or for ill for the rest of our days? So, on this Mothers' Day once again, I invite you to think with me about the family and the interpersonal relationships and those bonds of love and grace that bind us together in the family. I entitled the sermon "The Greatest of These Is..." You probably thought I just got tired of writing. And you finished the title, I am sure. Obviously, the title is "The Greatest of These Is Love." But, not really, because I wanted to shake you out of your assumptions and your presumptions, to grab you by the nape of the neck, wake you out of your lethargy and suggest to you that St. Paul might not have been right. Maybe the greatest of these is something other than love. I have an idea, but I'll make you wait for it. It is not that I really want to argue with Paul because who can argue with love? I admit I am going to use Paul this morning not exactly as Paul was meaning to communicate in this writing, and yet I don't think I am going to use what he had to say. To be honest with Paul, he was dealing with a concrete congregation and a concrete problem that was going on at that time. This letter to the church at Corinth dealt with some things that were happening and this hymn of love is Paul's beautiful suggestion and model that is held up to a congregation that had a lot of spiritual gifts and a lot of things going on, but was filled with tension and strife because all of those spiritual gifts were being exercised with selfaggrandizement and with pride, and Paul had to say to the Corinthian congregation, "Look, the church is like the body of Christ and the body has a lot of different parts, a lot of different members, and all parts are necessary for the © Grand Valley State University   �The Greatest of These Is… Richard A. Rhem Page 2   right functioning of the whole, so an eye cannot look down on a thumb or the ear on the big toe. We need every part in order that the whole may be furnished, and there is no place for superiority, there is no place for the denigration of someone else in the body of Christ." If you go to the last verse in the 12th chapter, he says, "But, let me show you a better way." And then if you go to the first verse of the 14th chapter, he says, "Pursue love." Then he goes on and talks again about the gifts. So, chapter 13 is really in the midst of that discussion sandwiched between his appeal to the congregation to exercise their respective gifts with humility and grace and his conclusion at the end of that discussion that all things might be done decently and in order in the body of Christ. In the meantime, in the midst of it, we have this beautiful hymn of love, and even reading it this morning once again, really to read it is enough. Just to read it and to hear it, one would hardly need a sermon, but, of course, you will get one anyway. I Corinthians 13, the hymn of love which concludes with Paul's claim, "The greatest of these is love. My sermon, "The Greatest of These Is ..." Is there anything that might be put in place of love in that title on this Mothers' Day as we think about families in the context of our present world? Is there any other virtue that we might substitute for love? Well, I would say only if we are Englishspeaking people who have to use love for the word that Paul used. Now, again if you have hung around preachers very long or gone to church very often, you know that at some point or other, every six or eight weeks, a preacher has to remind you that he or she has studied the original language and give you a little Greek lesson. But, this Greek lesson is really important this morning because the English word love is translated by three different words in the New Testament and actually the Greek language has four words for love, the act of making love or sexual love is epithemia, but that is not one I want to deal with. More commonly you know of the word filia, which is the love of friendship, a love that has mutuality about it. The city of Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love, literally from the Greek language. And then there is the Greek word eros and the Greek word eros may remind you in English of erotic, but that is too bad. Eros in the Greek meaning has gotten a bad rap because we so quickly identity it with the word erotic and really the erotic dimension is a declension of eros in its original meaning. Eros in the Greek language meant that being drawn, that attraction to that which is attractive, that love of that which is lovely, that which draws me, that which lures me on, and it is a wonderful thing. It is that which marks our humanity. We are drawn to that which is true and which is good and which is beautiful, and that is all very positive. Eros in the Greek sense is that quest for fulfillment, that quest for completion. It is that quest for union and communion. So, it has a very positive meaning in the Greek language. We translate it love, but we really could better translate it that desire for union and fulfillment, the yearning for God is an erotic quest, understood correctly in the Greek language. The desire for oneness © Grand Valley State University �The Greatest of These Is… Richard A. Rhem Page 3   with all of reality has at its base that word eros in the Greek language, so it is a very positive conception. The word sex in the Latin is secare, and that means to cut or to divide, and in ancient wisdom, those who thought deeply about these things said the human being is cut and is divided and there is within, intrinsic, endemic, indeed human, that longing for reunion, for communion, and so that is in the Greek language the idea of eros. But, the word that Paul uses in I Corinthians 13 is agape, and agape is love that accords love and value to the other. It is the recognition of the dignity and value of the other. When I was learning my Greek and studying theology, I had a misconception of agape. Now, it is probably the most common of the Greek words. To get that one wrong was to be wrong right at the center of things, and of course, I was. I understood agape initially as the love of a lover for that which is unlovely. It is a love that flows out of the lover unmotivated, unelicited, and of course, that is the love of God. It is the love of God for dirty rotters like us. While we were yet sinners, God loved us. We have that written so deeply within us, that the love of God for us is so amazing because we are nothing. I was saying to Bob that, for some reason in the shower this morning, I was singing "Jesus Loves Me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." And then I went on to that verse, "Jesus loves me, Heaven's gates will open wide, he will wipe away my sin and let his little child go in." And I thought, "Dear God, from a child I'm warped." A child, a little sinner that has to sing about Jesus opening the gates wide for this little child who is a sinner. What an awful thing we have done to children. I am surprised I've made it this long. My conception of agape was the love of God for that which is totally unlovely, worthless. That is the amazing grace of God and I realize what I was doing, and I only reflected what the church has done forever and that is to exalt the love of God at the expense of God's creature. We were at the Jewish Temple one Friday night for a Sabbath service, and Krister Stendahl, that great New Testament scholar who preached here that same weekend, was talking about agape in a sense in which I had never understood agape. It was agape which sees, recognizes and acknowledges value in another, and I raised my hand in the discussion and said, "Krister, that's not how I understand agape. Agape loves what is worthless. That's the way I have been taught." He said, "You have been taught wrong." Well, who was I to argue with Krister Stendahl? To be sure, I was taught wrong. The love of God that flows out of God is not a love that embraces that which is unlovely, worthless. The love of God dignifies us, recognizes the value, calls us to be all that we can be so that agape is a love, to be sure, different than eros. I see you, I am so attracted to you, there is something lovely and beautiful about you, or maybe it is a sunset or a starry sky, or maybe it's a pizza or a martini, but that which is really wonderful I am drawn to. That is eros. © Grand Valley State University �The Greatest of These Is… Richard A. Rhem Page 4   But, agape is serious; that is the love that recognizes value and values by the expression of love. Eros has a kind of mutuality about it, a mutual attractiveness. With agape, the lover dignifies the other because the lover sees in the other that which is of worth and of value. And so, the greatest of these is... If you go with the Greek, I'll grant you the greatest of these is agape. But, the English language being so unable to convey that, how about if we said the greatest of these is respect? What if perhaps our highest calling in our interpersonal relationships and our human family relationships and in our global relationships, what if the highest value or virtue were respect in the sense of that loving, positive regard for the other that sees in the other that which is of worth and value? For, what is the human but the embodiment of the divine? What is incarnation? What do we say at Christmas - the word became flesh, the word became human, the divine intention was realized in the human. And, of course, as I have said over and over again, we isolate that and say it was a Jesus period, put Jesus over there and all the rest of us over here, but as a matter of fact, Jesus was the paradigm, was the model. What was recognized in Jesus is what is true and that is that the human is the embodiment of that mystery of being, that infinite who comes to expression, that becomes concretized in the cosmic drama and consciously in the human being, and therefore, when I look at you, I should see in you the sacred and the divine, and it will totally determine the manner in which I relate to you. The greatest of these is agape. The greatest of these is respect. The greatest of these is to be able to see in the other the image of God, and I wonder if that is not what is most important in our families and in our world - to be able to recognize the sacred in the other? When Charles Kimball was here a couple of weeks ago, on Saturday morning in his lecture, he was relating an incident that had happened to him shortly before. On the day when the bombs began to fall in Baghdad, he took his car for servicing at a dealership and he was sitting there waiting and some of the employees came into the showroom and they were sort of bumping each other and congratulating each other and saying, "I guess old Saddam knows who was boss now," and so forth, in a kind of male, macho way, and Charles began to speak and then he was quiet and waited for a few minutes. And then he said to them, "Would you feel that way if you were a parent crouching in an apartment huddled with your children, worrying about whether or not a bomb might fall?" And when he told us that, and this is why I am telling you now, he choked up and when a speaker chokes up, ten seconds is like an eternity. He felt it so deeply, and I think in a moment we all did when we recognized that agape, that kind of love disallows the demonizing of the enemy, the dehumanizing of the other. As I was studying for this day, I looked at what Jesus said in Matthew 5:44 - Love your enemies. Agape your enemies. I thought to myself, "Love your enemies! That's ridiculous. If love is like we have love in English where love covers © Grand Valley State University �The Greatest of These Is… Richard A. Rhem Page 5   everything like loving pizza and loving my friends and loving my family and loving God, if that is what loving my enemies is, forget it! I don't love my enemy that way. I don't feel any kind of emotional attachment, any kind of affection. What do you mean, Jesus? What kind of an impossible ethic is that? I might as well just scrap it." But, Jesus said, Agape, love your enemies. Could we understand it better if we had a better English word, if we could say have respect for your enemies? Recognize the sacred and the divine in your enemy? That little paragraph in the Sermon on the Mount ends with Jesus saying, "Be ye therefore perfect as your father in heaven is perfect." (King James Version) But, what is perfect in Greek? It is telios. What is telios? Telios is mature or complete. Be a mature human being. Respect your enemy. We are told that when Gandhi was assassinated, he bowed to his assassin acknowledging the divinity in his enemy. Of course, Gandhi had his rich Hindu tradition, but he hung around a bit with Jesus, as well, who on the cross said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing. But they are still human. They still bear your image. They still call forth from me respect. I'm not ready to hang out with them, hug them, but to respect them." It seems to me that this is maybe the greatest of these. I'll go with love if it is agape, but I don't think you're going to go around the rest of your life remembering the Greek word. So, how about if we just say the greatest of these is respect? How far would respect go? Wouldn't it go a long way? And in our world today which is a global society, that's not just pulpit talk. You want to talk about SARS? You want to talk about the interconnection of world economy? We are bound up in the bundle of life. It is a global society. We have moved out of the swamps and out of the mud; we have moved through all those stages of development; we have moved finally to human consciousness, human awareness. We have moved into clans and tribes, and tribalism could have been brutal and fierce, but it wasn't too bad because it was so localized and who could do anything anyway? And then, of course, the tribes became nations and nationalism became the great sin. Nations could get more serious. They could create a lot of havoc, a lot of devastation, a lot of death. But, today it is a global society and we are one, whether we like it or not. Therefore, it would seem high time that we become mature as God is mature, and that we acknowledge that being still so held back by our survival instincts and jungle instincts, yet in this old world of ours today there will be those moments when that which is evil and wrong is so obvious that it needs to be struck down. What we need to see even more fundamentally is that war is a primitive solution and with the technology we have today, the potential we have today, we can end the whole story, unless we become mature as God is mature, and learn to love our enemy, not like him or her, not feel any affection, no emotional attachment, disgust, recognizing, calling a spade a spade, but knowing that this whole human © Grand Valley State University �The Greatest of These Is… Richard A. Rhem Page 6   story is too precious to let us go off with our swaggering macho ways, with our triumphalism, with our nationalisms. Maybe into the future at some point we will mature enough and we will find the solution which would probably be to elect a Mother President. © Grand Valley State University � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. 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Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersGlenF_Photo5 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Anders, Glen F. Description An account of the resource Glen F. Anders, Biology Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a37ea3d2f0ed76e76b4c47cbe25da0ec.jpg 144019033a275e658a5c467a176b6484 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersGlenF_Photo6 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Anders, Glen F. Description An account of the resource Glen F. Anders, Biology Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/bc1463a645a5932284ec8678d3dc2d47.jpg 445534e2c3acb6ae94c01fe4da56b20e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8330baeaf903109d16ddaffb01180498.jpg 889cb92f1398c9439119b8b8e86b64dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo02 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ed8602a10cd1eb8ad0806c4e3c79c641.jpg 566be0427136b602cffbc11e253025e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo03 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/586205eef518711160a30dd75e74cbb1.jpg 683e1be4264f2ec1ce425eb778d3318f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo04 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo05 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8be17616df43354f4c5574fc967ef4d6.jpg ec4e39ece596a96ff68513fb64698fd8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo06 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context AndersonDaniel_Photo07 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Andersen, Daniel Description An account of the resource Daniel Andersen, Physics Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. 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