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Today on Point of View, Kerby welcomes Mark Lanier, trial lawyer and founder of the Lanier Law Firm. He joins Kerby to talk about his newest book, Religions on Trial. In the second hour, Kerby’s guest is Dr. William Edgar. Professor of Apologetics and Coordinator of the Apologetics Department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, he brings us his new book, A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel.
Don’t miss it, it’s going to be a great show.
Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More
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Mark Lanier, JD
Author | Trial Lawyer | Founder of Lanier Law Firm - Founder of the Lanier Theological Library
Attorney, author, teacher, pastor and story teller, Mark Lanier, graduated Texas Tech University School of Law in 1984. Mark is the Founder of The Lanier Law Firm with offices in Houston, New York, and Los Angeles, Mark has earned international recognition setting record verdicts in courtrooms throughout the United States.
Armed with an undergraduate degree in Biblical Languages from Lipscomb University, Mark has taught a life group class at Champion Forest Baptist Church (attendance of over 600 and viewed live streamed by thousands), for over 18 years. His style is very similar to the way he conducts his trials. His unique ability for informed and logical insight, honed by seeking truth in today’s justice system, makes for remarkable theological exposition.
Mark’s courtroom experience is significant with nearly $20 billion in verdicts. Mark was twice named National Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year and was further inducted into their Hall of Fame. He was also honored as The National Law Journal’s Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year. The American Association of Justice honored Mark with their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Holding three honorary doctorates, he was bestowed the Ambassador of Peace award by the Guatemalan government. Mark received the Distinguished Alumnus award from the Texas Tech University School of Law and from Texas Tech University. He founded the Lanier Theological Library; one of the nation’s largest theological collections. Mark is published in legal and theological arenas and has four books, numerous articles and two movies among his works.
Armed with an undergraduate degree in Biblical Languages from Lipscomb University, Mark has taught a life group class at Champion Forest Baptist Church (attendance of over 600 and viewed live streamed by thousands), for over 18 years. His style is very similar to the way he conducts his trials. His unique ability for informed and logical insight, honed by seeking truth in today’s justice system, makes for remarkable theological exposition.
Mark’s courtroom experience is significant with nearly $20 billion in verdicts. Mark was twice named National Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year and was further inducted into their Hall of Fame. He was also honored as The National Law Journal’s Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year. The American Association of Justice honored Mark with their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Holding three honorary doctorates, he was bestowed the Ambassador of Peace award by the Guatemalan government. Mark received the Distinguished Alumnus award from the Texas Tech University School of Law and from Texas Tech University. He founded the Lanier Theological Library; one of the nation’s largest theological collections. Mark is published in legal and theological arenas and has four books, numerous articles and two movies among his works.
Religions on Trial: A Lawyer Examines Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and More
Trial lawyer Mark Lanier presents the claims made by the world's great religions, discusses their histories, and cross-examines their witnesses (their scriptures and traditions) to determine whether their claims are worthy of belief. With his keen legal mind and methodical style, he provides a careful comparative study, highlighting key truths he finds in each religion even as he offers critiques. Treating each perspective on its own terms and weighing the worldviews for consistency and livability, Lanier assesses evidence for and against belief systems with criteria for what constitutes sufficient proof.
William Edgar, DTh
Author | Professor of Apologetics | Coordinator - Apologetics Department - Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia
William Edgar is a Professor of Apologetics and the coordinator of the Apologetics Department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia as well as Professeur Associé at the Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is the author of several books, including Created and Creating: A Biblical Theology of Culture; Reasons of the Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion; Does Christianity Really Work?; The Christian Mind: Escaping Futility; A Transforming Vision: The Lord's Prayer as a Lens for Life; Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life; and Christian Apologetics Past & Present.
A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel
The Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction―Arts and Culture
ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner
For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is an enigma. Might jazz be better appreciated and understood in relation to the Christian faith?
In this volume, theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar argues that the music of jazz cannot be properly understood apart from the Christian gospel, which like jazz moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy. By tracing the development of jazz, placing it within the context of the African American experience, and exploring the work of jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, Edgar argues that jazz deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ.
Grab a table. The show is about to begin.
ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner
For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is an enigma. Might jazz be better appreciated and understood in relation to the Christian faith?
In this volume, theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar argues that the music of jazz cannot be properly understood apart from the Christian gospel, which like jazz moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy. By tracing the development of jazz, placing it within the context of the African American experience, and exploring the work of jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, Edgar argues that jazz deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ.
Grab a table. The show is about to begin.
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