Modern Church History

Modern church history examines the development, preservation, and expression of the Reformed faith from 1650 to the present within the context of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political phenomena. It explores the latter period of Reformed Orthodoxy, the challenges of Enlightenment rationalism, deism, modernism, and liberalism, and the impacts of imperialism, industrialization, and postmodernism. The course also considers how the Reformed faith has spread, the growth of Christianity worldwide, and the challenges and opportunities for keeping the Reformed faith alive within the modern world. 
Meet the Professor

Dr. Marteen Kuivenhoven

Dr. Maarten Kuivenhoven earned his BA in Honors History from the University of Western Ontario (2004), his MDiv from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (2010), and his ThM from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (2011). He completed a PhD at Calvin Theological Seminary (2019), writing his dissertation entitled “Songs of the Son: Exegetical Method, Christology, and Piety in Reformation and Post-Reformation Interpretations of Select Messianic Psalms.” He is an ordained pastor in the Heritage Reformed Congregations (HRC) and previously pastored the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, MI, from 2010 to 2022. He is married to Jennifer, and they have five children. 
Patrick Jones - Course author