Author

Louis Berkhof (1873–1957)

Louis Berkhof (1873-1957) was born in Emmen in the Netherlands, and emigrated with his family in 1882 to Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1900, he graduated from Calvin Theological seminary and took up the pastorate of First Christian Reformed Church in Allendale, Michigan. Two years later, he went to Princeton Theological Seminary, and within two years had earned his BD degree.