Anthony Andrew Hoekema was a Calvinist minister and theologian who served as professor of Systematic theology

Systematic theology

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 at Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Seminary

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, Grand Rapids, for twenty-one years.

Biography

Hoekema was born in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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 but immigrated to the United States

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 in 1923. He attended Calvin College

Calvin College

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 (A.B.), the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 (M.A.), Calvin Theological Seminary (Th.B.) and Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton Theological Seminary

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 (Th.D., 1953). After pastoring several Christian Reformed churches

Christian Reformed Church in North America

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 (1944-56) he became Associate Professor of Bible at Calvin College (1956-58). From 1958 to 1979, when he retired, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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. Professor Hoekema spent two sabbatical years in Cambridge, England (1965-66, 1973-74).

Publications

Among his best known works are:

• The Four Major Cults: Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Seventh-Day Adventism (1963, ISBN 0-8028-0445-4)
• What about Tongue-Speaking? (1966)
• Holy Spirit Baptism (1972)
• Amillennialism (1977)
• The Bible and the Future (1979)
• Created in God's Image (1986)
• Saved by Grace (1989)