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Class to be taught in San Diego: Jesus in the Old Testament
Dr. John Oakes taught a class, Jesus in the Old Testament: From Shadow to Reality in San Diego on six consecutive Saturdays beginning Feb 22, 2014. Outline and suggested reading for the class are below. Jesus in OT Notes Jesus in OT PPT The recordings of this class are available at the web […]
Pro-life Apologetics 101 June 7, 2014
Kedron Jones, a board member of ARS (Apologetics Research Society) will be teaching a six hour class titled Defending Life: Pro-Life Apologetics 101. This will be a ground-breaking class for us as we explore the moral question of abortion. The class will be taught in such a way that the arguments are not necessarily […]
Apocalyptic Literature/The Book of Revelation
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on apocalyptic literature, including the Book of Revelation on six consecutive Saturdays beginning September 28 at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego. Revelation notes Revelation Power Point The audio of this lesson is now available in the web site store. Go to the front page and click on […]
New Class For the ARS Apologetics Certificate Program Available: The Bible: Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy
ARS is proud to announce that the ninth of ten classes in our Apologetics Certificate Program is now available. The class is on the reliability, inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. The instructor of the class is Dr. John Oakes. The class includes a study of biblical manuscripts and the canon of the Old and […]
New class now available for ARS Apologetics Certificate Program: Apologetics and Archaeology
ARS is excited to announce the eighth of our ten courses in our Christian Apologetics Certificate is now available. This is a ten hour class on the historical and archaeological support to the reliability of the Bible. The instructors are Dr. John Wilson, professor emeritus of archaeology from Pepperdine University, as well as Dr. John […]
Reliability of the Bible: Power Points
Brian Colon and Dr. John Oakes taught a six hour class on the reliability of the Bible on Saturday Sept. 14, 2013 at the Orange County Church of Christ, Irvine, CA. The class covered the manuscript and other evidence for the reliability of both the Old and the New Testaments. The power point on the Reliability […]
Two New Products Available: 2013 ICEC Conference Christianity and Culture and World Religions Class.
IPI published two new products from ARS this week. The first is the recording of the entire 2013 ICEC in San Diego on Christianity and Culture. The second is a 12 hour class on World Religions taught by Dr. John Oakes. To order go to www.ipibooks.com or to this link: https://www.ipibooks.com/AllProducts/tabid/59/rvdsfcatid/john-oakes-10/Default.aspx#.UdLaDPlQFqV
Recordings of the 2013 ICEC Christianity and Culture now availabe.
All the lessons from the recent ICEC on Christianity and Culture at San Diego State University are now available through Illumination Publishers. They are available at http://www.ipibooks.com/IPIStore/Details/tabid/89/rvdsfpid/christianity-and-culture-923/rvdsfcatid/featured-items-35/Default.aspx#.Uc3_uJVv-Rc Much thanks to Toney Mulhollen for making these available. Note to those who visit the site: John Oakes is traveling and teaching in the Middle East for […]
2013 ICEC Christianity and Culture
We are excited to announce our seventh annual International Christian Evidence Conference: Christianity and Culture. The conference will be in San Diego June 14-16. Teachers will include Guy Hammond, Dr. John Oakes, Dr. Dyron Daughrity, Joey Harris, Kedron Jones, Robert Carrillo, Todd Spath, Jennifer Konzen and Dan Conder. We will be examining the relationship between […]
ARS Class: Understanding Islam PPT and notes
ARS sponsored a class intended to help us to understand Islam. The teachers were Dan Conder and Dr. John Oakes. The class was 5/4/2013 in Gardena, CA. See below for class outline and more information. Apologetics and Islam notes Apologetics and Islam PPT POST-CLASS SURVEY: http://ow.ly/kF88L
Dr. John Oakes' books now available as e-books from IPI
Illuminations Publishers International have begun to make John Oakes’ books available on e-books. Many of you have shared that you would like to Dr. Oakes work on e-books. Now is your chance. Six of Dr. Oakes’ eight books are now available as e-books. To purchase one go to www.ipibooks.com.
New class in the ARS Christian Apologetics Certificate Program now available
We are excited to announc that the seventh of an eventual ten classes in our Apologetics Certificate Program is now available. The class is Archaeology and Christianity. The principal teacher is Dr. John Wilson of Pepperdine University. Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. John Oakes also are teachers in this calss. The classes now available are: […]
Class on World Religions in San Diego
Dr. John Oakes taught a six-week class on World Religions on six consecutive Saturdays beginning on 2/23 9:00-11:00. See below for suggested reading and schedule. World Religion Notes World Religion PPT World Rel Audio 1a World Rel Audio 1b World Rel Audio 2a World Rel Audio 2b World Rel Audio 3a World Rel Audio 3b […]
New Course in the ARS Apologetics Certificate now available
We are pleased to announce that the sixth of an eventual ten courses in our Christian Apologetics Certificate Program series is now available for students to take the course. The topic is The Existence of God. The class is taught by Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. John Oakes. The class is $150 ($125 in the […]
Class on the Book of John
Robert Carrillo and Dr. John Oakes taught a six week class on the writings of John. The class was on Saturdays 10/6,13,27, 11/4,11 and 1/26/2013 at the Mission Center of Hope 6162 Mission Gorge Rd., San Diego, CA 92120. For more information, contact Jan Oakes at joakes01@san.rr.com or 858-505-8841. Schedule and recommended reading below. Recordings are now in the […]
A brief comment on the new book on Mormonism at www.ipibooks.com
I just wanted to let you know – I started reading up on Mormonism last year and spent about 4 hours on it with our staff as part of a World Religions class in May 2011. I picked up your book and am about 80% through it… you did a fantastic job on it. I […]
New Book by Dr. John Oakes on Mormonism
John Oakes just published a brand new book on Mormonism as of Nov. 2. To order a copy, go to www.ipibooks.com
2012 Christian Evidences Conference: UCLA October 20 Rock Hard Evidence for a Questioning Generation
ARS, together with the Los Angeles International Church of Christ, are putting on a one day conference designed primarily for university students and singles. The event includes a “Dialogue With a Skeptic” between Douglas Jacoby and Michael Shermer. To pre-register (cost $5) go to http://laicc.org/resources/answers See below for more information. We will be having a follow-up event […]
Follow John Oakes' travels on Twitter
John Oakes is teaching in Berlin, Conakry, Guinea, Accra, Ghana, and Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. You can follow on Twitter @evidence4christ or on facebook.
New Book by Dr. John Oakes Published
Illuminations Publishers has just published a new book by John Oakes. The title is “The Christian Story: Finding the Church in Church History.” It covers the history of Christianity from AD 30 to the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451. The book is intended to help Christians understand best how to “do” church today. Copies […]
Class #5 in the ARS Apologetics Certificate Program now available.
Class #5 in our apologetics certificate program: Biblical Criticism and Inspiration is now available. The ten-hour class is taught by Glenn Giles, an elder in Denver, Colorado. To order the class or any of our other Apologetics Certificate classes, click on the ARS Apologetics Certificate Program icon or contact Jan Oakes at joakes01@san.rr.com or 858-505-8841.
Class: Old Testament Survey
Dr. John Oakes, Robert Carrillo Pedro Figueroa and Mark Wilkinson taught an 8-week 16-hour introduction to the Old Testament on consecutive Saturdays Feb 25-April 14 at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego, CA. To view the notes, the power point: Old Testament Survey Notes Introduction OT PPT Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Recordings are available in the EFC […]
EFC is now on Twitter!
We at evidenceforchristianity have finally made it to the 21st century. We are now on twitter. You can follow us on @evidence4christ
The Book of Hebrews: A 20-hour class now available
A 20 hour class on the book of Hebrews in 14 parts is now availabel in the store. Just click on the EFC store icon ore go to https://evidenceforchristianity.org/pigworks/store/. This class was given by Dr. John Oakes for the Asia Pacific Leadership Academy January, 2012.
New book by Dr. Douglas Jacoby
Doug Jacoby just published his new book. The title is "A Quick Overview of the Bible." It is available at bookstores or at http://harvesthousepublishers.com/book/a-quick-overview-of-the-bible-2012/
Understanding Islam: A Class to be offered by ARS
ARS will be sponsoring a six-hour class on Islam 9:00-4:00 Saturday May 4th. The location is 15610 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, CA 90249. Teachers will include Dan Conder and John Oakes. The cost for the class is $20. Suggested reading, schedule, registration and more information will be posted soon. For more information, contact Jan at joakes01@san.rr.com
Class: Old Testament Survey
Dr. John Oakes, Robert Carrillo and Mark Wilkinson will be teaching an 8-week 16-hour introduction to the Old Testament on consecutive Saturdays Feb 25-April 14 at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego, CA. For an outline, more information or to register see below. Outline: Week 1. John Oakes and Robert Carrillo. Intro to […]
"Earth-like Planet Confirmed"
It is not surprising, and it was just a matter of time, but it appears that scientists have now found a fairly reasonable candidate for a place which could support life outside our solar system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655?mid=5475 See article below. With fantastic advances in the ability of astronomers to see distant objects it became clear a […]
A new book: Basis for Belief, by Brian Colon
Why do you believe what you believe? Why should others believe it too? Wouldn’t it be great if you could answer both questions with the same answer? With his new book, Basis for Belief, ARS boardmember Brian Colon will teach you how to think critically about your faith, provide reasons for why you believe in […]
Class on Hermeneutics: How to Interpret the Bible
Dr. John Oakes and Mark Wilkinson taught a class on how to understand and interpret the Bible. This was a 7 hour class. The suggester book for this class is "How to Study the Bible For All It’s Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stewart. Notes Hermeneutics Hermeneutics PPoint 1.04 Mb AUDIO is no longer available […]
Apologetics Class: Biblical Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy
Apologetics Class: Biblical Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy The class has now been taught by Dr. John Oakes, Dan Conder and Brian Colon. Notes and Power Point are attached. Notes: Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy PPoint Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy 6.69 Mb Apologetics Class: Biblical Reliability, Inspiration and Inerrancy Instructors: John Oakes, PhD and Dan Conder Required reading: […]
Report: Missionary Teaching Trip to Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Ukraine
See below for a full report on the missionary teaching trip by John Oakes. some videos from the trip: (pain and suffering, Jesus in the Old Testament) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKEv0QeSoE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNlnkztGJmI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86nx5a_UL8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBIfPjugKBQ Missionary Teaching Trip Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine June 30-July 19, 2011 Riga, Latvia June 30-July 3 Riga is a very charming city of 1.1 […]
Announcement: CD on Christianity and the Paranormal now available
We are excited to announce the release of the CD from the 2011 ICEC Christianity and the Paranormal. Speakers include Dr. Douglas Jacoby, Foster and Coco Stanback, John Clayton and Dr. John Oakes, as well as several testimonials. To get a copy go to http://www.ipibooks.com/Default.aspx?tabid=47&pid=2061 Or go to www.ipibooks.com
Final Announcement and schedule for 2011 ICEC
As of Wed May 25 we are now accepting registration for Saturday Only for the 2011 ICEC conference Christianity and the Paranormal. See below for more information on the conference. The cost for the Saturday-only event is $80 ($60 for students). You cannot register for Saturday-only by calling the Queen Mary. This must be done […]
Announcement: New Book Published by John Oakes
We are excited to announce a new book published by John Oakes. Copies are now available at www.ipibooks.com.
Class: Christian Theology
Dr, John Oakes is teaching a 5 part class on Christian Theology at Sundance Elementary School Wed 5/4, 5/18, 6/1, 6/15/2011 7:30-9:00. For more info contact John Oakes at 858-505-8841 Christ Theol Notes PPT Christ Theol 5.22 Mb Christian Theology Part I 12.81 Mb Christian Theology Part II 11.01 Mb Christian Theology Part III 12.95 Mb […]
Video From John Oakes' Presentation at U Conn 4/2/11
http://www.facebook.com/l/5e9a8sDnpfM_UJH2gQut6uOWwUg/hartfordchurch.org/cms/ or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr0tO8U_Cow An article in the UConn School newspaper: http://www.dailycampus.com/news/speaker-melds-god-and-science-1.2139516
On Line Apologetics Class from Brian Colon
Free Online Apologetics Class! Lectures will be recorded on March 2nd, March 16th, March 30th, and April 13th. Topics will include: The Reliability of the New Testament, Arguments for the Existence of God, Responding to Atheistic Attacks on Christianity, The Resurrection of Jesus. To register, click here: http://knowitstrue.com/school/login/index.php
Class: The Kingdom of God and the Day of the Lord
Robert Carrillo and John Oakes will be teaching a class on the Kingdom of God on five consecutive Saturdays at 9:00-10:30 at the Mission Center of Hope beginning Sat, April 9th. You can just show up the first day, but we request you register. Contact Jan Oakes at joakes01@san.rr.com 858-505-8841. Cost for the entire series: $10. […]
Christian Apologetics: Answering the Hard Questions: Notes and Power Point
Class taught by Dr. John Oakes at the Mission Center of Hope, San Diego Feb 26, March 5, 2011. Notes: Answering the Hard Questions Power Point: Answering the Hard Questions 13.69 Mb Topics include the Trinity, Foreknowledge vs Predestination, The Question of Evil, The Problem of Pain, Violence, Slavery and other difficult questions from the OT and The […]
October ARS Newsletter
Click on the link for our most recent newsletter which includes a report of the teaching visit by Dr. Oakes to Bergen, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden. October, 2010 ARS Newsletter
Report: 2011 International Christian Evidence Conference
See below for a brief report on the 2011 ICEC. Report on the 2011 ICEC: Christianity and the Paranormal The 2011 ICEC Christianity and the Paranormal was a great success. Eighty gathered to hear about and discuss a topic normally avoided in church settings. Meeting on the Queen Mary provided a great background for considering […]
Class Announcement: History, Archaeology and The Bible
This will be the eight in our series of ten-hour classes on Christian Apologetics. The class on History, Archaeology and the Bible will be taught by Dr. John Wilson, Pepperdine University, Dr. Douglas Jacoby, AIM, Dr. John Oakes, ARS and Foster Stanback. Date: October 29,30 in Irvine, California. See below for schedule, outline and other […]
Introduction to Christian Apologetics: The Existence of God
See below for information regarding a class August 27-28 sponsored by ARS, taught by Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. John Oakes in San Diego, CA Intro to Christian Apologetics: The Existence of God. Friday Aug 27th and Saturday August 28th at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego. This is the seventh in our series […]
Public Lecture: Why I Left Atheism John Clayton
As part of the 2010 ICEC John Clayton will be giving a public lecture titled Why I Left Atheism. Clayton was once a devoted atheist who set out to write a book "The Bible: A Book by Ignorant People in and Ignorant Age" The result: he became a Christian! 7:30 PM Location: 10 Goodyear, Irvine, […]
ICEC Public Forum on Evolution June 12
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Class on Daniel in San Diego
John Oakes is teaching a class on the book of Daniel in San Diego Saturdays, beginning March 20. See details below. Outline, power point and recording attached. Daniel Notes Daniel Power Point 2.87 Mb Recordings of all the classes are now available in the ARS store. There will be a five week class titled "Daniel, […]
2010 International Christian Evidences Conference
The 2010 ICEC will be at Concordia University, Irvine, CA June 11-13. Science and Christian Evidences. 2010 ICEC Flyer ICEC Registration Form Conference Schedule Evolution Forum and buy a ticket Flyer: Why I Left Atheism Friday Event Concordia U. Map 1.62 Mb Frequently Asked Questions We at Apologetics Research Society are excited to announce […]
2010 International Christian Evidences Conference
The International Christian Evidences Conference will be at Concordia University in Irvine, CA June 11-13. The theme will be Science and Christianity. The conference will include a four-way forum on Christian views of Evolution. Confirmed speakers include John Clayton, Douglas Jacoby, John Oakes, Robert Kurka and many more. Information on registration, cost and housing will […]