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Law is fundamental to human society and is one of the grand themes of Holy Scripture. Dr. John Warwick Montgomery taught a full-year course in jurisprudence - the philosophy of law - at the University of Bedfordshire in England. Here is the full cycle of those lectures covering the history of legal thought from ancient times to the present and the central topics in the field (legal reasoning, legal ethics, the foundation of law, etc.).

The history of apologetics, from Paul on Mars Hill to CS Lewis at Oxford. Learn how Christians have defended the faith as each age has leveled attacks upon it and how relevant the master apologists of the past are to our contemporary witness for Christ and the Bible.

No book in the entire Bible has had such an impact for theological conversion as Paul's Epistle to the Romans. St. Augustine came to Christ on hearing Romans 13:11-14; Martin Luther's study of the book brought him to an understanding of salvation by grace alone through faith; John Wesley's heart was "strangely warmed" as he listened to the reading of Luther's Preface to the Book of Romans at a little Moravian chapel in Aldersgate; and Karl Barth sounded the death knell of pre-World War I liberal theology with his Commentary on Romans.

The one book of the Bible which best unites the Old Testament with the New is the Epistle to the Hebrews. Produced in Apostolic circles, doubtless by a companion of St. Paul, it remains the best account in all of divine revelation as to how the history of Israel and its sacrificial system were God's vehicle for the coming of Jesus the Messiah.

Dr. Montgomery's inaugural lecture on the occasion of his appointment as professor of law and humanities at the University of Luton, England. Do law and morals have an essential interrelationship? If so, from where can moral values justifiably be derived?

A condensed version of Defending the Biblical Gospel and Sensible Christianity, with additional material on cults and other religions (Christian Science, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormon, Islam, and eastern religions).

Dr. Montgomery presents a careful exposition of the fourth Gospel. These popular lectures were delivered as a series to an enthusiastic audience in the late Walter R. Martin's Southern California Bible Class. Now these dynamic talks can be heard in their entirety - for the building up of the saints and as a challenge to the unbeliever.

On February 14, 1986, in Sydney, Australia, Dr. Montgomery debated Mark Plummer, president of the Atheists and Skeptics Society of Australia. An overflow audience attended, and the debate received full-page coverage in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia's equivalent of The New York Times). Hear Dr. Montgomery defend historic Christianity in this live unedited recording.

An introduction to the law of evidence - the canons of evidence developed in the courts as a means to establish religious truth claims. Also examines myth and folktale as the sources of universal archetypes that point toward Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the myths and legends of the world.

What can one know about God from a study of the world around us, and how can this study prepare us for a special revelation from God?

Two lectures analyzing and critiquing Kantian and neo-Kantian and natural law efforts to establish and justify human rights.

In 1970, Dr. Montgomery was the visiting Reveille Scholar at the University of California, San Diego. This audio set is comprised of the series of lectures in which he surveyed the theological scene in the 20th century.

Centuries ago St. Paul stated the issue succinctly: "If Christ was not raised from the dead, then neither our preaching nor your faith has any meaning at all" (1 Cor. 15:14, Phillips). Dr. Montgomery presents the case for the historicity of the resurrection and the reliability of the New Testament accounts of the resurrection. Dr. Grabbe, dean of the Theology Department at the University of Hull, argues that very little is known or knowable about what may have happened.

A careful examination of the epistemological/methodological issues dividing these two schools of thought and the possibility of a rapprochement.

Two lectures analyzing and critiquing the efforts by Marxists and legal positivists to establish credible bases for human rights.

This course aims to help the student examine fundamental questions on the nature of the universe and human participation in it. Particular stress is placed on the answers offered by great thinkers through the ages. These answers are evaluated rationally, and in the light of Biblical revelation, in order to understand the principles of a Biblical worldview in comparison and contrast with other world views. This course will help you learn to articulate a reasoned defense of the philosophical foundations of a Biblical worldview.

Dr. Montgomery, in easy to understand terms, shows that Christianity is sensible and does have answers to the critical questions of life. Whether you listen to these audio files alone or in a group study course, you will find that your knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith will be enhanced and your ability to communicate this knowledge improved.

An introduction to principles used in interpreting documents in the field of law and their application in the field of theology. An address to the Evangelical Theological Society, November 1994.

Reveille Scholar Lectures: In 1970 Dr. Montgomery was the visiting Reveille Scholar at the University of California - San Diego. This set is comprised of the series of lectures in which he developed a Christian approach to the study of the philosophy of history. Where is History Going?: A critique of secular philosophers of history such as Marx, Spengler, and Toynbee, and presentation of a Christian philosophy of history.

An evaluation of the current state of Evangelicalism.