WIM RIETKERK
Biography
For thirty years Wim Rietkerk has worked for L’Abri fellowship, an intellectual community and study-center started by Francis Schaeffer in the 1950′s. While L’Abri originated in Switzerland, Wim has spent much of his time working at the branch of the community that is located in the Netherlands.
For the past several years, Wim has also served the international work of L’Abri as a member of the board of trustees. He has written several books such as, If Only I Could Believe and The Future of the Great Planet Earth. Wim’s work enables him to travel around the world and speak on a variety of topics and questions related to philosophy and religion. Some of these topics for example, include: the pitfalls of Christian apologetics, veiws of the future in light of peoples’ conceptions of heaven, a critique of modern notions of success, emotional barriers to belief, and many more.
Besides his involvment in L’Abri, Wim’s active dedication to the community around him and to Europe as a whole is seen in his service as a member of the city counsel of Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands from 2004 to 2010. Finally, being a father of three children and a grandfather of nine has helped Wim to enjoy life thoroughly and not take himself too seriously.
For thirty years Wim Rietkerk has worked for L’Abri fellowship, an intellectual community and study-center started by Francis Schaeffer in the 1950′s. While L’Abri originated in Switzerland, Wim has spent much of his time working at the branch of the community that is located in the Netherlands.
For the past several years, Wim has also served the international work of L’Abri as a member of the board of trustees. He has written several books such as, If Only I Could Believe and The Future of the Great Planet Earth. Wim’s work enables him to travel around the world and speak on a variety of topics and questions related to philosophy and religion. Some of these topics for example, include: the pitfalls of Christian apologetics, veiws of the future in light of peoples’ conceptions of heaven, a critique of modern notions of success, emotional barriers to belief, and many more.
Besides his involvment in L’Abri, Wim’s active dedication to the community around him and to Europe as a whole is seen in his service as a member of the city counsel of Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands from 2004 to 2010. Finally, being a father of three children and a grandfather of nine has helped Wim to enjoy life thoroughly and not take himself too seriously.