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Upcoming Events

Sun May 20, 2012
T3 Seminar : Canonization 2
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Project Timothy Online 2012 : Session 16
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Project Timothy Fall 2012 : Orientation
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Project Timothy Online 2012 : Session 16
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Project Timothy Fall 2012 : Session 16
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Welcome to the Academy for Christian Thought

Fostering a climate of inquiry within a sanctuary of doubt to think things through

We are a research and educational non-profit organization in New York City. We hold the Bible to be our primary source of authority for a responsible witness in the marketplace of ideas. In our quest to build an apologetic for the missional church, we begin with a discipleship of the mind. We encourage interdisciplinary engagement with every field of human inquiry to better understand the impact of history, philosophy, culture and the natural sciences on the Christian faith. We address the challenges posed by the sciences and religious pluralism. We promote interdisciplinary research for a transformative renewal of the mind, to make the message of the Bible relevant to the urgent questions of the day. 

 

 

 

ACT T3 (Thinking Things Through) Seminars

The Canonization Seminar Series   

 

These lectures represent a critical-evangelical (trust in faith but think things through) response to the claims that the Bible is not true because it is historically suspect. If the Christian faith is based on the trustworthiness of the Bible, then the veracity and integrity of the Biblical message must withstand the challenges of fair and thoughtful skepticism. These lectures examine 5 questions we ought to feel comfortable asking without being either shouted down by the anxious faithful or despised by the misinformed skeptic.

 

 

5 Questions About the Bible You Always Wanted To Ask

 

Apr 22:  Where Did the Bible Come From?: Oral & Documentary Origins. Have you ever wondered where the 66 books of the Protestant Bible or the 73 books of the Catholic Bible come from? Who wrote them and why did they do so? How did they know what to write? This is a survey of the various sources from which the Christian scriptures arose.

May 20: Who Chose the Books of the Bible?: Composition, Collection & Criteria. How did the books of the bible get to be ‘canonized?’ Who chose them and by what authority do we accept their choice? What were the tests conducted to assess the suitability of God’s Word in human words? This is the story of how our Bible came to be.

Aug 19: What About the ‘Lost Gospels?’: Other Christianities? If there were multiple Christianities and more than four gospels, how do we know we inherited the correct ones? What happened to these traditions of Christianity? This is a survey of the other Christian faiths ignored by history.  

Sep 16:  Is the Bible Accurate?: Transmission, Corruption, & Restoration. In the history of biblical copying and transmission, scribal errors were made. Was Jesus misquoted as some say? Why should we trust those who are charged with restoring the corrupted texts to its correct state? Did the writers of the Bible write of matters that are no longer relevant in our time?   

Oct 21: Is the Bible Trustworthy?: Witness & Authority. After all that is said and done about and to the Bible, why do, or why should today's Christians trust what is written in the Bible? We shall explore some of the challenges directed at the trustworthiness of the Bible.

 

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