Ep. 4 | Ankerberg Classic: Was America Founded on Christian Principles?
Who coined the phrase “separation of church and state”? Why did the Supreme Court in 1962 reverse the meaning of the First Amendment which it had defended for almost 200 years? How can we maintain good government? Why is a public servant’s private life more important than his public life? What were the Founding Fathers’ intentions toward God, prayer, biblical principles in American schools, political life, and government? Excerpts are given from Christopher Columbus’ log, statements from early colonists, the Mayflower Compact, the first public school laws, and the original entrance requirements to Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. (Formerly known as The Founding Fathers: Did they intend for America to be founded as a Christian Nation?)
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Fifty years ago, belief in the resurrection was widely dismissed in academic circles. Today, a significant majority of scholars—across theological and skeptical perspectives—agree on key historical facts surrounding Jesus’ death and the disciples’ belief that He appeared to them alive.
This collection helps viewers and readers understand:
The resurrection was proclaimed immediately, not centuries later.
It was preached in Jerusalem, where the events could be investigated.
Eyewitnesses were still alive when early creeds were circulated.
Skeptics were converted.
The Christian movement began with explosive force because something extraordinary happened.
The only explanation that fully accounts for the facts is the one the earliest disciples proclaimed: Jesus truly rose from the dead.
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Featured Offer
Fifty years ago, belief in the resurrection was widely dismissed in academic circles. Today, a significant majority of scholars—across theological and skeptical perspectives—agree on key historical facts surrounding Jesus’ death and the disciples’ belief that He appeared to them alive.
This collection helps viewers and readers understand:
The resurrection was proclaimed immediately, not centuries later.
It was preached in Jerusalem, where the events could be investigated.
Eyewitnesses were still alive when early creeds were circulated.
Skeptics were converted.
The Christian movement began with explosive force because something extraordinary happened.
The only explanation that fully accounts for the facts is the one the earliest disciples proclaimed: Jesus truly rose from the dead.
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Dr. John F. Ankerberg in his writings and on his television program presents contemporary spiritual issues and defends biblical Christian answers. He believes that Christianity can not only stand its ground in the arena of the world's ideas but that Christianity alone is fully true. He has spoken to audiences on more than 78 American college and university campuses as well as in crusades in major cities of Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands of the Caribbean. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters.
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