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Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Professor Jane Zwart interviews Zadie Smith. Photo by Lisa Beth Anderson.

Festival speakers warn of the dangers of certainty

Josh Parks
April 21, 2016

“It’s impossible to fail at reading.” This claim, set out by Lisa Cockrel, the new director of the Festival of Faith and Writing, at its opening plenary, was tried and tested, pondered and played...

Photo credit James Li

The Mountain Goats bring self-aware commentary to performance

Michael Lentz
April 21, 2016

This past Thursday night, as part of the Festival of Faith and Writing, a prominent indie-punk-humanist group, The Mountain Goats, performed a concert to a three-quarters-full CFAC. The crowd was made...

Photo courtesy Festival of Faith and Writing

Calvin hosts ‘Literary Lollapalooza’

Anneke Kapteyn
April 7, 2016

From Thursday to Saturday, April 14-16, Calvin will host the 14th Festival of Faith and Writing (FFW), marking the 25th year of the festival’s running. The festival invites a unique and prestigious line...

A participant browsing the books at the Festival of Faith and Writing in 2014, Photo courtesy Festival of Faith and Writing

Calvin creates Center for Faith and Writing after generous donation

Josh Parks
April 3, 2016

Following a large donation from Zondervan editor Bob Hudson and his wife, Shelley, Calvin announced the creation of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing (CCFW) on Wednesday, March 23. In addition to...

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Festival of Faith and Writing gathers two thousand readers, writers and authors

Connor Sterchi
April 24, 2014

Last week from April 10-12, the population of Calvin College increased by nearly half when the campus was inundated with about 2,000 readers, writers, panelists, authors and speakers from around the world...

Festival of Faith and Writing brings Hollywood to Calvin

Nick Keeley
April 24, 2014

While Calvin College’s biennial writer’s conference is typically comprised of speakers from all over the literary world, this year’s Festival of Faith and Writing took a detour to Hollywood. Randy...

Festival of Faith and Writing returns to Calvin

Claire Lambert
April 10, 2014

What’s so great about three days straight of people sitting around and talking about books? So many things, dear reader, so many things. The Festival of Faith and Writing is Calvin’s biennial conference...

Festival of Faith and Writing attracts readers and writers to Calvin

Audrey Enters
March 20, 2014

On April 10, 2014, over 60 writers and speakers will be flocking to Calvin for the Festival of Faith and Writing. The Festival is one of this college’s biggest events and draws over a thousand people...

Photo courtesy Mary Taber.

Funding from tuition may be cut for January Series, other programs

Ben Rietema
December 6, 2013

If recent recommendations to the planning and priorities committee are passed, non-curricular programs such as the January Series, the Festival of Faith and Writing, the ecosystem preserve and Oratorio...

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