In "The Mournful Sounds of Implosion," my colleague at Hope College, Don Luidens, delivers an advance eulogy for what he sees as the "pending demise" of the Reformed Church in America. "Catch her quickly; she'll settle below the horizon soon," he warns. Is it time to book the hearse, order the f lowers, and arrange a decent burial for the oldest Protestant denomination in North America? Or, to follow Luidens' image, should we plan on manning the lifeboats and fleeing…
Bradley G. LewisNovember 1, 2009