Past Speakers
Lectures 2010
    John M. Hodges
          o How the Western World Came to Be: The Story of Acts 16
          o The Place of Imagination in the Christian Life: Friend or Foe?
          o Beauty and Theology: Why We Should Learn to Read a Stained-Glass Window
           o What to Listen for in Music: Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
           o Music as a Liberal Art: Why was It So Important?

    Joel McDurmon
         o God’s 5-D Glasses (Oh Yes, It’s Way Better Than 3-D)
          o King of the Hill: The Sacred and the Propane
          o God’s Avatar: New Skins for Saving Society
           o God’s Two-Edged Sword: The Purpose-Driven Knife
            o Grounded Indefinitely: God’s Judges and the Devil’s Dilemma
           
    James Nickel
          o World Leadership
          o Let’s Start Right: The Basics of the Biblical Christian Worldview
          o Augustine: Faith Before Understanding
          o Kepler: A Tale of Ravishing Delight
          o Kuyper: Not One Square Inch!
          o Mathematics: A Tool of Wonder
         
    Mark R. Rushdoony
          o Honest Money
          o Banking and Morality
          o Inflation as Theft
          o Government and Money
           o What’s the Big Deal About the Federal Reserve?

    Dr. Roger Schultz
          o A Christian Philosophy of History
          o Christianity and Postmodern Historiography 
          o America’s Christian Roots
           o Christianity and American Independence 
           o American Revivals and Restoration
           o American Religious History and Contemporary Challenges
         
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John M. Hodges is a conductor, composer, professor, and author. He has been conducting orchestras and choruses since completing graduate studies in music at Indiana University in 1983. He lectures in the U.S. and in Europe about aesthetics, education, and music, and he contributes articles to various arts publications. He founded and directs the Center for Western Studies, a college tutorial program that teaches a Christian worldview through the great books; and he helped found and lectures at Westminster Academy, a classical Christian school in Memphis. John is married to Day, his wife of 25 years.

Joel McDurmon, M, Div., is the director of research for American Vision, Inc., a Christian-worldview publishing company. He is the author of God Versus Socialism: A Biblical Critique of the New Social Gospel, and four works about apologetics: Manifested in the Flesh; The Return of the Village Atheist; Zeitgeist: The Movie Exposed, and Biblical Logic: In Theory and Practice. He serves as a speaker for American Vision and is a regular contributor to their Web site (www.americanvision.org). Joel and his wife and two sons live in Dallas, Georgia.

James D. Nickel, B.A. (Mathematics), B.Th., B.Miss., M.A. (Education), taught high-school mathematics in Hawaii and Australia and has nearly 30 years of experience in Information Technology. In the 1970s he designed test software for the F14-A Tomcat and the Tomahawk cruise missile. He teaches mathematics for The Potter’s School (www.pottersschool.org). He is the author of Mathematics: Is God Silent? (Ross House Books, 2001), and is writing three mathematics textbooks. (For further details, see www.biblicalchristianworldview.net.) James and his wife have three grown children.

Dr. Roger Schultz is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Liberty University. He is a graduate of Oak Hills Christian College, Bemidji State University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the University of Arkansas, where he received a Ph. D. in American Religious History. Dr. Schultz’s specialties are America’s Christian heritage, the American independence era, and American Presbyterianism. He is interested in Christian Worldview integration and his articles have appeared in many publications, including Faith for All of Life. Dr. Schultz is a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Hanover Presbytery. Roger and Ann Schultz have nine children, all home-schooled, and three grandchildren.

Mark R. Rushdoony is president of Chalcedon Foundation and of Ross House Books. He is also editor-in-chief of Faith for All of Life (formerly Chalcedon Report) and Chalcedon’s other publications. He is also a well-known speaker and pastor. You can listen to his sermons at SermonAudio.com.