death_date predecessor successor birth_place children title birth_date term spouse image article_title name occupation
1966 johannes broene ralph stob garrelsweer , groningen marietta junia kuiper rolena heerema ; dr. klaudius kuiper ; kathryn president 1886 1930-1933 marie janssen r. b. kuiper.jpg rienk kuiper
 rienk b. kuiper calvin college
rienk kuiper

rienk bouke kuiper -lrb- january 31 , 1886 - april 22 , 1966 -rrb- was born in garrelsweer , in the municipality of loppersum , in the netherlands .
his family moved to grand haven , michigan in 1891 when his father accepted a call to be minister of the christian reformed congregation there .
kuiper graduated from the university of chicago -lrb- a.b. , 1907 -rrb- ; indiana university -lrb- a.m. , 1908 -rrb- ; calvin theological seminary -lrb- diploma , 1911 -rrb- ; and princeton seminary -lrb- b.d. , 1912 -rrb- .
he served as the pastor of several congregations in west michigan , including one in the reformed church in america .
in 1928 he accepted a one-year appointment to westminster theological seminary in philadelphia , as professor of systematic theology .
the synod of the christian reformed church persuaded kuiper to accept the presidency of calvin college in 1930 .
during his tenure the economic impacts of the great depression began to be keenly felt .
although enrollment did not decline , partly because a lack of jobs meant young people pursued education , the downturn forced the college to cut costs and expenses .
faculty voluntarily took pay cuts , as high as 40 percent .
kuiper also found it difficult to mediate the growing differences of opinion among faculty and between faculty and the board of trustees over the school 's direction .
in 1933 he took up the position of professor of practical theology at westminster seminary .
retiring in 1952 , he returned to grand rapids and then accepted the presidency of calvin theological seminary for four years .
kuiper married marie janssen in 1911 .
they had three children : marietta rolena heerema , dr. klaudius kuiper and kathryn junia kuiper , who died at age two .
kuiper 's books include : `` as to being reformed '' , `` not of the world '' , `` for whom did christ die ? ''
, `` god centered evangelism '' and `` the glorious body of christ '' .
