http://www.summit.org/ en webmaster@summit.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-30T21:30:42+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/worldview-overview/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/worldview-overview/ According to pollster George Barna, a biblical worldview is the missing element in 9 out of 10 followers of Jesus Christ. Using examples from popular movies, Chuck Edwards explores three major aspects of a worldview and the difference thinking “worldviewishly” makes in understanding today’s culture. Learn how everyone has a worldview that begins with the question of God, and has implications for every other area of life, including philosophy and theology, psychology and science, economics, law, and politics. 2009-11-30T21:30:42+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/tolerance/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/tolerance/ "That's true for you, but not for me" "You can't legislate morality" "People should be able to decide for themselves" "You shouldn't force your views on other people" Statements like these are very prevalent in Western culture today, and it seems that there are no legitimate responses to such assertions. But Greg Koukl believes otherwise, and in this lecture he gives a logical refutation of such circular reasoning. In addition, he provides listeners with accurate and fair analyses of what he calls the “Myth of Neutrality” and the “Myth of Tolerance.” He then turns his attention to practical ways of dealing with these myths and then concludes by looking at and contrasting the current usage of the term “tolerance” with its actual meaning. Ethics, Moral Relativism, Logic (Critical Thinking), Worldviews, Postmodernism 2009-11-28T23:02:13+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-trinity/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-trinity/ In a matter of 45 minutes, Dr. Michael Bauman of Hillsdale College tackles the doctrine of the Trinity and the process by which it was accepted into modern Christian faith. Beginning with the Council of Nicea in 325 AD and working his way to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, Dr. Bauman delineates the problems the early church faced when attempting to understand how the God of the Old Testament is the same as the God of the New Testament. He specifically addresses the arguments brought forth by Arius, Usebius, Apollinarius, Nestorius, and Eutychus, but he quickly emphasizes that the methods the Bishops used to analyze such arguments were faulty and finite, therefore limiting their understanding of the nature of the God of the Bible. In so doing, he points students toward a more accurate and historically correct way of viewing God and His character, thereby allowing the idea of a triune God to be considered fairly and logically. Scripture 2009-11-27T21:11:25+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-problem-of-pain/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-problem-of-pain/ If God is good and all-powerful, why is there pain and suffering in the world? Does God want His people to be filled with joy? Bauman speaks on author C.S. Lewis' beliefs of pain and suffering. He further describes how the goodness, power and love of God is often displayed in the suffering of His people. Apologetics 2009-11-26T21:18:01+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-pluralist-game/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-pluralist-game/ Francis Beckwith examines self-refuting claims regarding the nature of truth. Using several illustrations, Beckwith equips the Christian to practice critical thinking skills in order to expose the fallacies of pluralistic claims. Logic (Critical Thinking), Worldviews, Postmodernism 2009-11-25T21:20:52+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-meaning-of-meaning/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-meaning-of-meaning/ What is the meaning of meaning? Michael Bauman discusses two main concepts: ideas have consequences; bad ideas have bad consequences, and sloppy language makes sloppy thought possible. Bauman teaches students to think critically about beliefs that meaning is either author intent or reader interpretation. Worldviews, Postmodernism 2009-11-24T21:10:13+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-foundations-of-modern-science/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-foundations-of-modern-science/ Wishing to address the notion that religion and science are like oil and water, Dr. Michael Buratovich of Spring Arbor University takes a look at the history of modern science and how it developed. Calling into question the motives of scientists who have propagated the “oil-and-water” idea, he asserts that science as we know it would not exist without the Christian worldview. He then jumps into a journey through the years of all the minds behind the concepts we follow today, including men like Roger Bacon, William of Occam, Francis Bacon, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and Galileo Galilei, noting the frameworks within which they studied the world. He then describes how many aspects of Christianity and science are in “lock-step” with each other, with scientific practice being grounded in the ideological framework of Christianity. He proposes that this explains why science flourished in the Christian west and floundered in the pantheistic East and concludes by reminding students to consider a career in science in order to bring it back to its roots. Origins and Science, Science (General) 2009-11-23T21:27:33+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-existence-and-nature-of-god/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-existence-and-nature-of-god/ As belief in the existence of God is consistently challenged by professors, classmates and others, Francis Beckwith offers a discourse on the self-existence of God. He discusses God's nature as all-powerful and all-knowing and the fact that He is a rational agent. Theology, Theology (General), Worldviews, Christianity 2009-11-22T21:19:23+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-challenge-of-biotechnology-1/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-challenge-of-biotechnology-1/ Cloning, stem cells, artificial intelligence, abortion, euthanasia. Biotechnology is the social issue of our times, and is moving at pace that leaves any ethical consideration way behind. Christians simply must address this issue, but many have no idea what is even going on. These sessions provide an introduction to the emerging technologies, and clear concise teaching on the key foundational issue of personhood and what makes humans valuable. Ethics, Bio-ethics 2009-11-22T21:02:19+00:00 http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-challenge-of-biotechnology-2/ http://www.summit.org/resources/summit-lecture-series/the-challenge-of-biotechnology-2/ Cloning, stem cells, artificial intelligence, abortion, euthanasia. Biotechnology is the social issue of our times, and is moving at pace that leaves any ethical consideration way behind. Christians simply must address this issue, but many have no idea what is even going on. These sessions provide an introduction to the emerging technologies, and clear concise teaching on the key foundational issue of personhood and what makes humans valuable. Ethics, Bio-ethics 2009-11-22T21:01:34+00:00