Schedule of Academy Classes and Author's Forums

Academy on Summer Break

Administrator — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:25:20 +0000

The Academy is on summer break until the September. We hope you all have a wonderful summer.

April 16, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:20:35 +0000

Join us on Friday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will begin a new Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be Dead Men Don’t Stay Dead: The Resurrection of Jesus.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

The Academy meets at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m., are free of charge, and are followed by a time for questions and answers, as well as a time for fellowship and refreshments.

Kenneth Samples is a senior research scholar at Reasons To Believe (RTB) and teaches at the Academy and Adult bible study classes at Christ Reformed Church. Kenneth encourages believers to develop a logically defensible faith and challenges skeptics to engage Christianity at a philosophical level. He is the author of Without a Doubt and A World of Difference. He has also written articles for Christianity Today and The Christian Research Journal.

An avid speaker and debater, Kenneth has appeared on numerous radio programs such as Voice America Radio, Newsmakers, The Frank Pastore Show, Stand to Reason, White Horse Inn, Talk New York, and Issues Etc, as well as participated in debates and dialogues on topics relating to Christian doctrine and apologetics. He currently lectures for the Master of Arts program in Christian Apologetics at Biola University.

April 23, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 2

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:20:12 +0000

Join us on Friday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the new Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be God Walked the Earth: The Incarnation of Jesus.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

April 30, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 3

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:19:34 +0000

Join us on Friday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the new Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be The Cosmos Had a Beginning: The Creation Ex Nihilo.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

May 7, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 4

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:19:06 +0000

Join us on Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be Faith Makes Sense: The Compatibility of Faith & Reason.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

May 14, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 5

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:18:48 +0000

Join us on Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be Not by Human Works: The Gift of Salvation.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

May 21, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 6

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:18:32 +0000

Join us on Friday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be Humankind’s Value & Dignity: The Image of God.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

May 28, 2010 - Historic Christianity’s 7 Dangerous Ideas - Part 7

Administrator — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:15:50 +0000

Join us on Friday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. when Professor Kenneth Samples will continue the Academy series entitled "Historic Christianity’s Seven Dangerous Ideas”. The lecture for this evening will be Suffering Isn’t all Bad: The Greater Good of Suffering.

“Dangerous Ideas” in such disciplines as philosophy and science are ideas that challenge the standard paradigm (accepted model) of the day. These ideas go against what most people naturally think to be true and real. Such revolutionary ideas tend to threaten accepted beliefs and often contain explosive world-and-life view implications for all humanity. Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile in the best sense of the term. The Christian faith contains powerful truth-claims that have succeeded in transforming the church and turning the world upside down. This series of lectures will explore seven such provocative beliefs proclaimed by historic Christianity.

Textbook: This is the topic and content of a new book that Kenneth Samples is presently working on to be published by Baker Books (2012).

March 26 - Author's Forum with Dr. David VanDrunen

Administrator — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:15:31 +0000

Dr. David VanDrunen will be our guest author at the Academy on Friday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. VanDrunen, a minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, began teaching at Westminster Seminary California in 2001. He formerly served as a pastor of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Hanover Park, IL, and currently serves on the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s Committee on Christian Education and Subcommittee on Ministerial Training. His present research interests include natural law, the two kingdoms doctrine, and bioethics.

Join us for an evening with Dr. David VanDrunen as he lectures on his book Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms: A Study in the Development of Reformed Social Thought. Dr. VanDrunen will explain why he wrote the book and the two main themes of this survey of the history of Reformed social thought.

March 5 -- Amillennialism 101

Administrator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:39:04 +0000

Lecture Title: "The Blessed Hope -- Part One"

Lecture Contents: The most important eschatological event in the New Testament is the second advent of Jesus Christ, our blessed hope. In this lecture we will discuss those events associated with Christ's return: The resurrection, the judgment, and cosmic renewal.

Instructor: Dr. Kim Riddlebarger

Textbooks: A Case for Amillennialism (Baker 2003), The Man of Sin (Baker, 2006)

About the Academy: The Academy meets at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m., are free of charge, and are followed by a time for questions and answers, as well as a time for fellowship and refreshments.

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