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Richard Land, PhD

Richard Land, PhD

President — Southern Evangelical Seminary

Dr. Richard Land is president of Southern Evangelical Seminary, a leader in Christian apologetics education. He also serves as executive editor of The Christian Post. Land has taught as a visiting or adjunct professor for several seminaries and has authored or edited more than 15 books. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Oxford University in England and his bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) from Princeton University. Land also earned a Master of Theology degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received the Broadman Seminarian Award as the Outstanding Graduating Student. Land was the 2013 Watchman Award recipient from the Family Research Council for his leadership on moral and cultural issues. He also received the Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth from Biola University in 2010. Land served previously (1988-2013) as president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern Baptist Convention’s official entity assigned to address social, moral and ethical concerns, with particular attention to their impact on American families. In 2014, he was appointed as a Senior Research Fellow of the ERLC’s Research Institute. He was also chosen as one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals in America by “Time Magazine” and named No. 42 of Newsmax’s 2017 “100 Most Christian Leaders in America.” Land is featured in his nationally syndicated daily radio commentary, “Bringing Every Thought Captive,” which airs on nearly 800 stations nationwide, including nearly 200 on the American Family Radio Network, 100 on the Bott Radio Network and almost 400 on the CSN radio network. “Bringing Every Thought Captive” is also podcast daily on the free SES mobile app and airs locally in the Charlotte, N.C., area every weekday.

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Some Churchgoers Still Have No Plans to Go Back Just Yet

More than 25% of people who attended religious services at least once a month before the novel coronavirus pandemic have no plans to return to their c...

Featured on: Wednesday, July 21, 2021

The Divided States of America?

An insightful analysis of the issues surrounding the worldview wars offers a balanced look at what both Conservatives and Liberals are missing and pro...

Featured on: Thursday, November 19, 2020

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Kerby Anderson

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Today is Labor Day. Although this day was set aside to honor trade and labor organizations, I believe it is a day when Christians can also consider how they view work and labor.

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