The American Reformer Podcast

The Ends Justify the Memes (ft. Ben Crenshaw)

Ben Crenshaw, visiting professor at University of Mississippi, talks about his recent debate with Carl Trueman over Christian ethics in the negative world. 
 
#BenCrenshaw #CarlTrueman #Debate #Christianity #Ethics #Government #Church #CivicDuty #Politics #NegativeWorld
 
Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi's Declaration of Independence Center. He was born in Dallas, but grew up in Georgia and Maine. He graduated summa cum laude from Taylor University, and then completed theological studies at Denver Seminary. He is an avid New England sports fan, but also enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, and other outdoor activities. He spends his free time building his library, making craft coffee, writing, and fellowshipping with family and friends. When not studying politics, he enjoys translating the New Testament and learning about Greek linguistics, philosophy, and Christian ethics. He is happily married.
 
Learn more about Ben Crenshaw's work:
https://x.com/benrcrenshaw
https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/
 
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SBC 2024 (ft. William Wolfe)

William Wolfe, executive director of the Center for Baptist Leadership joins Josh and Timon to talk about the mission and work of CBL in the lead up to this year’s Southern Baptist Convention. 
 
Listen in for a fresh perspective on the movement to combat wokeism within the SBC, restore accountability, and take a bold stand for Biblical Truth. William highlights CBL's efforts unto these ends and the ground game for passing amendments on financial transparency and the "law amendment" at SBC 2024.
 
#WilliamWolfe #CenterForBaptistLeadership #Baptist #SouthernBaptist #SBC #Convention #Indianapolis #Messengers #Transparency #Reform #Pastors #Men #Women
 
William Wolfe is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Baptist Leadership. He has been a part of the Southern Baptist Convention for 13 years. After spending a decade living and working in Washington D.C., including for three Members of Congress, Heritage Action for America, as a Director at the State Department, and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the DoD, William moved to Louisville, KY, to complete his seminary education in person. During that time, he became increasingly involved in much-needed work to revitalize the SBC as an institution, and the launch of CBL is an outgrowth of that work. He has a B.A. in History from Covenant College and an M.Div. from SBTS.
 
Learn more about William Wolfe's work:
https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/
https://twitter.com/BaptistLeaders
 
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Toward an American Christian Classical Education (ft. Nathan Gill & Nick Duncan)

Nathan Gill and Nick Duncan, both teachers in classical Christian schools, join Timon to discuss, among other things, issues in the classical Christian space and what a distinctly American curriculum should look like. 
 
Read Nathan's latest piece in American Reformer:
https://americanreformer.org/2024/02/towards-a-more-american-classical-education/
 
#NathanGill #NickDuncan #Classical #Christian #Education #Schools #Learning #Curriculum #HighlandRimAcademy
 
Nick Duncan holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Tennessee Tech University and a Master’s degree in Classical Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College. He has been at Highland Rim Academy for over a decade, first as a teacher and now as head of school. Mr. Duncan has taught Great Books, Logic, American Studies, and more. He is thankful to be a part of a school where the Lordship of Christ is proclaimed, and the liberal arts cultivate wisdom and virtue in students. He and his wife Stacey have three sons, and they are members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Cookeville.
 
Learn more about Nick Duncan's work at the Highland Rim Academy:
https://www.highlandrimacademy.org/learn-more
info@highlandrimacademy.org
 
Nathan gill is an educator, writer, and graduate of Hillsdale College. He currently serves as the Academic Dean of Chapel Field Christian Schools in New York's Hudson Valley, where he lives with his wife and three children.
 
Learn more about Nathan Gill's work:
https://www.chapelfield.org
https://americanreformer.org/author/nathan-gill/
 
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Darby & Dispensationalism (ft. Crawford Gribben)

Crawford Gribben, professor of history at Queen's University, Belfast, joins the pod to talk about his new book, "J.N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism."
 
#CrawfordGribben #QueensUniversity #Theology #Christianity #Darby #Dispensationalism #History #Church #Faith #Doctrine
 
Crawford Gribben is a professor of history at Queen's University Belfast. He writes about the history of religion, and in particular about the Calvinist literary cultures centred around John Owen and John Nelson Darby. His most recent publication is "The rise and fall of Christian Ireland" (Oxford University Press, 2021) - described by Taoiseach Enda Kenny as "an outstanding contribution to understanding ... Ireland and all its people, from the earliest history to the present day."
 
Learn more about Crawford Gribben's work:
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/crawford-gribben
 
Purchase Crawford's new book "J.N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism"
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/jn-darby-and-the-roots-of-dispensationalism-9780190932343
 
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Pagan America (ft. John Daniel Davidson)

John Daniel Davidson is senior editor at the Federalist and the author of Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. He joins the pod to talk about what America's post-Christian future will actually look like, the right way to understand wokeness, and the relationship between ancient and modern paganism. 
 
#JohnDanielDavidson #PaganAmerica #Federalist #Book #Christianity #Christian #America #UnitedStates #Faith #Culture #Future
 
John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pagan America: the Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. Follow him on Twitter, @johnddavidson.
 
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https://thefederalist.com/author/jddavidson/
https://twitter.com/johnddavidson
 
Purchase John's new book "Pagan America"
https://www.amazon.com/Pagan-America-Decline-Christianity-Dark/dp/1684514444
 
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The Dodson Hypothesis (ft. Ron Dodson)

Ron Dodson, CEO and portfolio manager at Dallas North Capital Partners, joins Josh and Timon for a wide ranging discussion on American evangelicals and political theology.  
 
#RonDodson #DallasNorthCapitalPartners #Theology #Finance #History #Investment #Culture #Faith #Government #Puritans #Christians
 
From the Puritans' struggle with nominalism to the modern church's challenges in discipling its members, Dodson articulates the complexities of Christian citizenship, both in the kingdom of God and the nation-state. He presents the "Dodson Hypothesis," a compelling narrative that weaves together intertestamental history, the true high priesthood of Christ, and implications for both church and state.
 
Show Notes: 
Ronald Dodson, Author at American Reformer
 
Ron Dodson is CEO and Portfolio Manager of Dallas North Capital Partners, a private fund management firm. He also frequently writes on geopolitical developments and global risk. He has worked with the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. His interests include the Noahic Covenant gentile believers in the ancient world, continental theology and coaching soccer. He is a deacon in the PCA
 
Learn more about Ron Dodson's work:
https://www.dallasnorthcapital.com/
 
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Training Men for Ministry (ft. Jonathan Master)

Timon (Editor-in-Chief) and Jesse (Executive Director, CAFF) talk with Jonathan Master, President of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS), about Greenville's distinctive educational model and curriculum, challenges and opportunities for seminaries today, and Jonathan's vision for GPTS. 
 
#AmericanReformer #Seminary #Theology #Christ #Christian #GPTS #JonathanMaster
 
Dr. Jonathan. L. Master (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as President of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Master served in pastoral ministry in several congregations in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and subsequently as Dean and Professor of Theology at Cairn University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has taught for numerous other institutions including Westminster Seminary (UK) and Edinburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. Master is the author and editor of books including A Question of Consensus: The Doctrine of Assurance After the Westminster Confession (Fortress Press, 2015), The God We Worship (P&R, 2016), On Reforming Worship (Covenant Publications, 2018), Growing in Grace (Banner of Truth, 2020), and Reformed Theology (P&R, 2023). He contributes regularly to a variety of periodicals, including Tabletalk Magazine. Dr. Master serves on the Executive Council of the Gospel Reformation Network, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, where he hosts the “Theology on the Go” podcast for the Alliance with James Dolezal.
 
Learn more about Jonathan Master's work:
https://www.gpts.edu/faculty
 
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Christian Classical Education in Negative World (ft. Nick Duncan)

Nick Duncan, Headmaster at Highland Rim Academy, joins Timon (Editor-in-Chief) to talk about challenges and strategies for Christian classical education in America today. 
 
#HighlandRimAcademy #Education #PrivateSchool #GreatBooks #Classical #Education
 
Nick Duncan holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Tennessee Tech University and a Master’s degree in Classical Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College. He has been at HRA for over a decade, first as a teacher and now as head of school. Mr. Duncan has taught Great Books, Logic, American Studies, and more. He is thankful to be a part of a school where the Lordship of Christ is proclaimed, and the liberal arts cultivate wisdom and virtue in students. He and his wife Stacey have three sons, and they are members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Cookeville.
 
Learn more about Nick Duncan's work at the Highland Rim Academy:
https://www.highlandrimacademy.org/learn-more
info@highlandrimacademy.org
 
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Defenders of the West (ft. Raymond Ibrahim)

Terry and Timon talk with Raymond Ibrahim, fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Middle East Forum, about his new book, Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam. 
 
#RaymondIbrahim #DefendersoftheWest #Book #Islam #Christianity #Religion #History #Culture
 
Raymond Ibrahim is the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Friedman Rosen Fellow at the Middle East Forum. His books include "Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood against Islam" (Bombardier, 2022); "Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West" (Da Capo, 2018); "Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians" (Regnery, 2013); "The Al Qaeda Reader" (Doubleday, 2007); and "The Battle of Yarmuk: An Assessment of the Immediate Factors behind the Islamic Conquests" (MA thesis, 2002). Raymond is a frequent guest on TV and podcasts. His writings, translations, and observations have appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times Syndicate, CNN, LA Times, Fox News, Financial Times, Jerusalem Post, United Press International, USA Today, Washington Post, and Washington Times.
 
Ibrahim’s dual-background—born and raised in the U.S. by Egyptian parents born and raised in the Middle East—has provided him with unique advantages, from equal fluency in English and Arabic, to an equal understanding of the Western and Middle Eastern mindsets, positioning him to explain the latter to the former.
 
Learn more about Raymond Ibrahim's work:
https://www.raymondibrahim.com/about/
 
Purchase his new book, "Defenders of the West":
https://a.co/d/7YZhi11
 
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Accreditation at the Crossroads (ft. Rob Manzer)

Rob Manzer, President of the American Academy for Liberal Education, joins Josh Abbotoy and Jesse Rine, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Faithfulness & Flourishing, to discuss the current accreditation landscape and what it means for Christian colleges.
 
Read the White Paper:
https://americanreformer.org/2024/04/accreditation-at-the-crossroads/
 
#HigherEducation #ChristianColleges #Accreditation #InstitutionalMission #Institutional Autonomy #ReligiousFreedom
 
Learn more about Rob Manzer's work:
https://www.aale.org/
 
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