UPDATED: Upcoming Course: Christian Theology, Racism, and Social Justice
Update: We are excited to announce that Dr. Alveda King, Kay James (President of the Heritage Foundation), and Ralph Reed (Founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition) will be joining us as special guests for this important class. Their unique and informed perspectives will provide tremendous insights into our current cultural tensions. If possible, we […]
Indiana Jones and the Honorary Doctorate
“Here at SES we see him as our Indiana Jones.” Dr. Richard Land, President of Southern Evangelical Seminary, is speaking about John Freyler. “Freyler’s father, John Sr., and mother, Bobbie Freyler, came to SES to volunteer for ‘a few weeks’ in 2002, and that stretched into over 18 years of commitment to the mission of […]
Is it Unbiblical to Argue for God?
In my earliest days of attempting to do apologetics, I was confronted in the church with the objection that relying on philosophy, particularly arguments for the existence of God, was not only unwise, it was unbiblical. Upon inquiring why, they attempted to persuade by pointing me to the Apostle Paul, who seems to discourage the […]
Are There Modern Forms of “Eugenics”?
Question: Are there modern forms of “eugenics” about which we should be concerned? Yes, there are modern, cutting-edge technologies concerning human reproduction that taken together, constitute a high-tech almost surreal eugenics that like the old eugenics, seeks to create “bigger and better” human offspring. In a previous column I introduced the subject of eugenics and […]
Former New Age Astrologer Finds New Purpose, Warns Against the Occult (Part 1)
As the public’s attention turns increasingly toward the world of the paranormal and “spirits,” one SES graduate (class of 2011), a former astrologer, uses what she learned at SES to help Christians defend against New Age beliefs and to educate those flirting with the paranormal. “I had no interest in being a Christian at all, […]
Thomism and the Problem of Animal Suffering
The problem of animal suffering has been championed by atheists at least as far back as the time of Charles Darwin, and it is increasingly touted today. For example, Richard Dawkins claims, The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute it takes me to […]