Willem Kremer
Dutch theologian
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- PhD Theology University of Amsterdam
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Willem Kremer was a Dutch pastor of the Christian Reformed Churches and a professor of practical theology at the Theological University of Apeldoorn. Life and work Willem Kremer was born in Zwolle. His father, Gerrit Kremer, worked as a gardener and inspired him to pursue gardening. After the completion of his studies, he worked in greenhouses in Wassenaar, where he contracted the Spanish flu. During his illness, he discovered a passion for religion. In 1926, he completed his studies of theology in Apeldoorn and became a Christian Reformed minister in Kornhorn. In Kornhorn he was confirmed by his mentor professor Jacob Jan van der Schuit. Prior to his confirmation, he married Aaltje Scholing, with whom he had seven daughters. From 1932 to 1946 he worked in Leeuwarden, and from 1946 to 1953 he was a pastor in Apeldoorn. During his time as a pastor in Apeldoorn, he was overworked. In 1953 he was appointed professor at the Theological School of Apeldoorn. The synod entrusted him with the following subjects: New Testament exegesis, ethics and all official subjects . He served as chairman at a number of important General Synods of the Christian Reformed Churches in 1941, 1947 and 1953. He was also editor-in-chief of the official publication of the Christian Reformed Churches, called "De Wekker". Kremer was the best person to attempt to keep together the Christian Reformed Churches, which in the period after the Second World War threatened to divide into two flanks. He did this by making all kinds of things discussable and by weighing up the different visions in the brochure: "Tensions and dangers in the lives of our Christian Reformed Churches" . He also gave an impetus to what preaching should be in the Christian Reformed Churches.
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