"Truth gets at us when we see and hear it through art differently than through other mediums. Art is a way of knowing." Jill McFadden (Class of 2004) Education: BA from Furman University; MCS from Regent College; ThM from Regent College (expected 2012) Experience: Director of Worship Arts; Central Presbyterian Church (Baltimore, MD); Musician/vocalist with Ordinary Time; Developer and instructor for "Engage the Arts" with Restoration Gardens Academy Thesis: Theology & the Arts Mentor: Doug...
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Week 9: The Fellows heard from David and Sharon earlier in the week who lectured on Scripture’s human and divine nature as well as what inspiration is and isn’t. Also addressed was paradox of human authorship vs.infallability of the Scripture and a sequencing of the story of redemption throughout the canon. Later in the week the Academy welcomed Drs. Vern & Diane Poythress. Vern spoke on the authority of Scripture and the reliability of its textual transmission, as well as the nature of...
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Week 8: Pastor Charlie Drew led the Fellows throughout the week, introducing them to a Jesus-centered reading of the Old Testament, and warned them against other approaches. He spoke on the New Testament’s view of the Old Testament in the light of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, and read Genesis 1-3 in the light of that view. The Fellows wrote and shared with one another prayers shaped by this reading. The week's discussion was imbued with how to read the Bible rightly, which...
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Week 7: Philosophy Professor Greg Jesson led the Fellows throughout the week, focusing on the philosophical history of western culture. Greg shared his life story and delivered lectures on the depiction of love and redemption in media, epistimology, and the nature of truth. Academy Chairmain Bob Kramer, and founder of the National Investment Council (NIC is the trade association for financiers in the senior housing and care industry) shared from his presentation delivered at Cornell and Kellog...
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