Biography
Van Dam graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University,with a BA in 1968. After a memorable year at Westminster Theological Seminary,he transferred to the newly founded Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary from which he graduated with a BD degree in 1971.
He served in the pastoral ministry of the Canadian Reformed Churches from 1971 to 1981 in Neerlandia,Alberta,Brampton,Ontario,and Surrey,British Columbia. In the meantime he continued his studies and graduated from Knox College at the University of Toronto with a MTh degree in 1980. In 1986 he earned his doctoral degree,ThD,from the Theological University of Kampen/Utrecht.
His time in the parsonage sparked his interest in the Old Testament roots of the offices of elder and deacon eventually resulting in the publication of The Elder and The Deacon. His interests in what the Bible says about government and politics got him involved in,among other endeavors,as a national board member of The Association for Reformed Political Action and as a speaker on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on a biblical perspective on “God and Government”(2009),as well as,on multi-culturalism (2012). This interest resulted in the book God and Government.
As an academic,he also pursued his interests in topics related to the priesthood and Genesis 1 and 2,the sacrifices and feasts of ancient Israel and their ongoing relevance for Christians,and with other research still ongoing.
In 2011,a Festschrift was published in his honor. Living Waters from Ancient Springs:Essays in Honor of Cornelis Van Dam. Eugene,OR:Pickwick Publications,2011. It includes contributions from Hans Boersma,Willem VanGemeren and Al Wolters.
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