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	'''Cornelis Paul Venema''' (born 1954), sometimes known as '''Cornel Venema''', is an American [[Calvinism\|Reformed]] theologian. He serves as President and Professor of Doctrinal Studies at [[Mid-America Reformed Seminary]]<ref></https://www.midamerica.edu/faculty/cornelis-venema>.		'''Cornelis Paul Venema''' (born 1954), sometimes known as '''Cornel Venema''', is an American [[Calvinism\|Reformed]] theologian. He serves as President and Professor of Doctrinal Studies at [[Mid-America Reformed Seminary]]<ref>https://www.midamerica.edu/faculty/cornelis-venema</ref>.

	Venema studied at [[Dordt College]] and [[Calvin Theological Seminary]], before receiving his [[wikipedia:Ph.D.\|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in 1985.<ref>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/cornelis-p-venema/</ref> He served as pastor of [[wikipedia:Ontario, California\|Ontario]] [[Christian Reformed Church in North America\|Christian Reformed Church]] in California from 1982 to 1988, when he joined the Mid-America faculty.<ref>outlook.reformedfellowship.net/sermons/dr-cornelis-p-venema-appointed-president-of-mid-america-reformed-seminary/</ref>		Venema studied at [[Dordt College]] and [[Calvin Theological Seminary]], before receiving his [[wikipedia:Ph.D.\|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in 1985.<ref>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/cornelis-p-venema/</ref> He served as pastor of [[wikipedia:Ontario, California\|Ontario]] [[Christian Reformed Church in North America\|Christian Reformed Church]] in California from 1982 to 1988, when he joined the Mid-America faculty.<ref>outlook.reformedfellowship.net/sermons/dr-cornelis-p-venema-appointed-president-of-mid-america-reformed-seminary/</ref>

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'''Cornelis Paul Venema''' (born 1954), sometimes known as '''Cornel Venema''', is an American [[Calvinism|Reformed]] theologian. He serves as President and Professor of Doctrinal Studies at [[Mid-America Reformed Seminary]]<ref></https://www.midamerica.edu/faculty/cornelis-venema>.

Venema studied at [[Dordt College]] and [[Calvin Theological Seminary]], before receiving his [[wikipedia:Ph.D.|Ph.D.]] from [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in 1985.<ref>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/cornelis-p-venema/</ref> He served as pastor of [[wikipedia:Ontario, California|Ontario]] [[Christian Reformed Church in North America|Christian Reformed Church]] in California from 1982 to 1988, when he joined the Mid-America faculty.<ref>outlook.reformedfellowship.net/sermons/dr-cornelis-p-venema-appointed-president-of-mid-america-reformed-seminary/</ref>

Venema specializes in the theology of the [[Protestant Reformation]], and has written books on [[Heinrich Bullinger]] (''Heinrich Bullinger and the Doctrine of Predestination: Author of "The Other Reformed Tradition"'', 2002) and [[John Calvin]] (''Accepted and Renewed in Christ: The “Twofold Grace of God” and the Interpretation of Calvin’s Theology'', 2007). He has also written on [[Christian eschatology]] (''The Promise of the Future'' and ''Christ and the Future'') and the [[New Perspective on Paul]] (''The Gospel of Free Acceptance in Christ'' and ''Getting the Gospel Right: Assessing the Reformation and New Perspectives on Paul'').

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[[Category:Dordt University alumni]]
[[Category:Calvin Theological Seminary alumni]]
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