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Current Visiting Scholars

Each year the Calvin community is enriched by the presence of several visiting scholars. This year we are pleased to welcome:

Crow, Garrett

Garrett Crow

Dr. Crow taught botany and taxonomy for 33 years at the University of New Hampshire and served as Director of the UNH Herbarium and chair of the UNH Department of Plant Biology. He has taught at Au Sable Institute and more recently has been serving as curator of the 茄子视频 Herbarium. Additionally, he does botanical research at the Michigan State University Herbarium-recently having completed the taxonomic treatment of Utricularia (bladderworts) and Pinguicula (butterworts) for Flora of North America North of Mexico.聽

While having a broad interest in floristics (including botanical expeditions to Tierra del Fuego, Siberia, Crimea and Caucasus, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Amazonia, and Mexico), much of his research has focused on aquatic plants of temperate and neotropical regions. He is co-author of Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America (G.E. Crow and C. B. Hellquist, Univ. Wisconsin Press), the second edition of which will be published in 2023. In 1999-2000 he spent a year-long sabbatical in Costa Rica under a Fulbright Fellowship where he wrote a bilingual field guide, Plantas acu谩ticus de Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Costa Rica (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica). Garrett and David Warners (Calvin Biology Department) direct the Emma Cole Project, an effort to visit and evaluate all the sites Emma Cole describes in her 1901 book, Fora of Grand Rapids.

Hosted by the聽, September 2013 to June 2026,聽Crow CV听触听garrett.crow@calvin.edu

Bah Formijang

Bah Formijang

The Rev. Formijang聽has been a pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) since 2009 and is a scholar in African Christian Theology. Since 2010, he has served as an Ordinary Level Religious Studies Examiner with the Cameroon General Certificate of Education (GCE) Board.

An African theologian, Rev. Formijang upholds Scripture as the foundation of Christian theology while deeply engaging with African philosophy, history, beliefs, and practices. His research explores how Christian evangelists interact with primal spirituality to communicate the Gospel effectively. He has a keen interest in critical reading, indigenous ingenuity, and the use of mother tongues in interpreting scholarly discourse.

Rev. Formijang is a PhD candidate at his alma mater, Akrofi-Christaller Institute (ACI) in Ghana. Having submitted his thesis, he is currently awaiting his oral examination. He is a dedicated indigenous researcher and a mentor in African indigenous studies. As a trainer of trainers in ministry and evangelism, he is also a strong advocate for justice.

In Spring 2023, he was a visiting scholar at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, USA, and is currently engaged in short-term research at 茄子视频 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He serves as the Chaplain, Director of Research, and lecturer at Life Trust Professional Institute of Competence (Tiko University) and is a freelance mentor and editor for numerous Master鈥檚 and Bachelor鈥檚 students, specializing in research methodology and academic writing.

Rev. Formijang is married to Mfonku Miranda Ntusah, a laboratory scientist with an MSc in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (2012). She is currently completing her BSc in Nursing. The Formijangs are blessed with four sons.

Hosted by the , March 2025 to July 2025, Formijang CV | macsel.bah@calvin.edu

Mathusela Limboo

Mathusela Limboo

Rev. Dr. Mathusela Limboo is a theologian, educator, and church minister born on December 25, 1978, in Kalimpong, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic/Reformed/Contextual Theology from Theologische Universiteit Kampen/Utrecht, Netherlands. Rev. Limboo is actively involved in church ministry with the Presbyterian Free Church Council and also serves as a pioneer and director for the "Hariyo Kharka" program, which offers training, literature, counseling, and social enterprises to various communities in Darjeeling, Sikkim, Duars, Nepal, and Bhutan. He is the founder of the Green Pasture Theological Centre, Kalimpong, and also teaches and guides master鈥檚 and doctoral students from various Bible schools in India. In addition to his pastoral and teaching work, he serves in leadership roles in multiple Christian organizations. He is the managing editor of the devotional book Food For The Soul. His written works include Following His Footprints, Carved in His Image, Unworthy Am I, and Impossible! Life Without Suffering. With a deep commitment to evangelism, education, and theological research, he continues to contribute significantly to the spiritual growth and development of communities in the Himalayan region and beyond.聽

Hosted by the , April 21 to May 31, 2025, mathusela.limbo@calvin.edu

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Lambert Zuidervaart

Lambert Zuidervaart is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, the University of Toronto, and the Toronto School of Theology, and a former faculty member at 茄子视频 (1985-2002) and The King鈥檚 University in Edmonton (1981-1985). He is an internationally recognized expert in critical theory, especially the work of Theodor Adorno, and a leading systematic philosopher in the reformational tradition.聽

His most recent work articulates a new conception of truth for an allegedly post-truth society, in two volumes: Social Domains of Truth: Science, Politics, Art, and Religion (Routledge, 2023) and Truth in Husserl, Heidegger, and the Frankfurt School: Critical Retrieval (MIT Press, 2017). His other writings include three volumes of essays in reformational philosophy published by McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press: Shattering Silos: Reimagining Knowledge, Politics, and Social Critique (2022), Art, Education, and Cultural Renewal (2017), and Religion, Truth, and Social Transformation (2016); and two books on aesthetics published by Cambridge University Press: Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture (2011) and Artistic Truth: Aesthetics, Discourse, and Imaginative Disclosure (2004).

聽He has also written two literary memoirs to honor canine companions: To Sing Once More: Sorrow, Joy, and the Dog I Loved (2021) and Dog-Kissed Tears (2010). Dr. Zuidervaart is currently doing research on what the world鈥檚 religions can contribute to the development of an Earth-sustaining and life-giving global ethic.

Hosted by the聽, July 2013 to August 2028,聽Zuidervaart CV听触听zuid@calvin.edu

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