Douglas Douma

Here are some of the books I’m using as references in writing my biography. These contain significant biographical/historical information on Gordon Clark: Clark: Personal Recollections – John Robbins R.B., A Prophet in the Land – Edward Heerema The Clark – Van Til Controversy – Herman Hoeksema The Global Diffusion of Evangelism – Brian Stanley The

I’ve created a full inventory of Clark’s works. I believe it is a greater list than anyone else has put together, as I’ve taken a number of lists plus my own research to make it. Here are some totals, impressive ones at that: Published Books- 62 Articles – 234 Book Reviews – 89 Audio Lectures

Some recent items of note. 1. I’ve got a scanned copy of Raymond Acker’s 1965 “A History of Reformed Episcopal Seminary” which has helped verify a few pieces of information and bring to light a new one – Gordon Clark’s donated his father’s books to the Seminary upon the elder Clark’s death in 1939. 2.

I’ve now received all of Gordon Clark’s correspondence kept at the PCA Archives in St. Louis and have read through the majority of it. Combined with material from other archives I now have 314 letters, 102 sermons, and countless articles written by Gordon Clark. Here are some items of interest: 1. There are extant a

With all his ecclesiastical controversy and time spent defending the faith, it could almost be overlooked that Dr. Gordon Clark was firstly a philosophy professor. A summary of the courses he taught in his years at Butler University and Covenant College is shown. Perhaps the funniest part here is that he had to teach “Introduction

With all his ecclesiastical controversy and time spent defending the faith, it could almost be overlooked that Dr. Gordon Clark was firstly a philosophy professor. A summary of the courses he taught in his years at Butler University and Covenant College is shown. Perhaps the funniest part here is that he had to teach “Introduction

From the Indianapolis News, with multiple spelling errors: On the defense of compulsory unionism which alleges that unions confer benefits on all laborers, Dr. Clark says: “The unions make a spacious [sic] defense by claiming that all workmen should help pay for the privileges that the unions have won. “This piece of propaganda is exploded

This letter is notable for a couple reasons. Firstly, it notes that the Calvinist booklets Hamilton sent to the College were “accidentally” trashed. Secondly, Hamilton expresses his concern for Wheaton College’s actions which led to the resignation of Gordon Clark.

Although this copy comes from the file of Wheaton President, V. Raymond Edman, it is unsigned. Its context may be related to discussions with Edman and and Butler University who was making an inquiry into Dr. Clark’s job history prior to hiring him.