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{{Short description|Dutch-American theologian (1913–1988)}}
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'''Anthony Andrew Hoekema''' (1913 – 17 October 1988) was a Dutch-American [[Calvinist]] minister and theologian who served as professor of [[Systematic theology]] at [[Calvin Theological Seminary]], [[Grand Rapids]], for twenty-one years.

== Biography ==
Hoekema was born in [[Drachten]] in the [[Netherlands]] but immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1923. He attended [[Calvin College]] (A.B.), the [[University of Michigan]] (M.A.), Calvin Theological Seminary (Th.B.) and [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] (Th.D., 1953). After pastoring several [[Christian Reformed Church in North America|Christian Reformed churches]] (1944–1956) he became Associate Professor of Bible at Calvin College (1956–1958). From 1958 to 1979, when he retired, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. Professor Hoekema spent two sabbatical years in Cambridge, England (1965–1966, 1973–1974).<ref>{{cite book |title=Handbook of Evangelical theologians |last=Elwell |first=Walter A. |pages=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofevange0000unse/page/276 276–289] |year=1993 |publisher=Baker Books |isbn=978-0-8010-3212-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofevange0000unse/page/276 }}</ref>

== Publications ==
Among his best-known works are:

* ''The Four Major Cults: Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Seventh-day Adventism'' (1963, {{ISBN|0-8028-0445-4}})
* ''What about Tongue-Speaking?'' (1966)
* ''Holy Spirit Baptism'' (1972)
* ''[http://www.the-highway.com/amila_Hoekema.html Amillennialism]'' (1977)
* ''The Bible and the Future'' (1979)
* ''Created in God's Image'' (1986)
* ''Saved by Grace'' (1989)

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