The Narrow Gate

1 Peter 3:15 (ESV)
In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy,
always being prepared to make a defense
to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you;
yet do it with gentleness and respect,

Greg Boyd earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota, he attended Yale Divinity School, graduating "cum laude" with a Master of Divinity degree in 1982. He then attended Princeton Theological Seminary, earning a Ph.D. in 1987, graduating magna cum laude. While at Princeton he was a classmate of Bart Ehrman and a student of Bruce Metzger. Boyd was then Professor of Theology at Bethel University for sixteen years, where he continues to teach on an adjunct basis. He has written 18 books. In 1992 Boyd co-founded Woodland Hills Church and is lead Pastor to this day.These are his sermons and teachings.

N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world’s leading Bible scholars. He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. For twenty years, Wright taught New Testament studies at Cambridge, McGill, and Oxford Universities, Wright is the award-winning author of After You Believe, Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, The Challenge of Jesus, and The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as the much-heralded series Christian Origins and the Question of God, and many others. Credentials, MA (Oxon.), BA (Oxon.), DPhil (Oxon.), DD (Oxon.)

Lead Pastor at Antioch Church in Bend Oregon, and president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice, with a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Master of Arts in Biblical Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, husband to Tamara and father to four daughters. Ken's first book, Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things, was recently released by Thomas Nelson Publishers.

"The greatest miracle that God can do today is to take an unholy man out of an unholy world and make him holy, then put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it."

- Leonard Ravenhill

Defenders is Dr. Craig's Sunday school class on Christian doctrine and apologetics. Although there may be biases based on Craig's personal perspective, he usually does justice to convey alternative views on each subject. So this class is an informative method on understanding many theological doctrines and apologetic positions, while including some of the diverse opinions within the different sects of Christianity. For past podcasts that go back for some time along with study notes, please visit http://www.reasonablefaith.org/defenders-1-podcast

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