R. C. Sproul

Dr. Robert Charles Sproul (born 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American, Calvinist theologian, and pastor. He is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries (named after the Ligonier Valley just outside of Pittsburgh, where the ministry started as a study center for college and seminary students) and can be heard daily on the Renewing Your Mind radio broadcast in the United States and throughout 60 countries. Ligonier hosts several theological conferences each year, including the main conference held each year in Orlando, Florida, at which Sproul is one of the primary speakers.

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1939 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - American - Calvinist - Theologian - Pastor - College - Seminary - Radio - Orlando, Florida

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Sproul holds degrees from Westminster College, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary, and he has taught at numerous colleges and seminaries, including Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and Knox Theological Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale. Currently, he is Senior Minister of Preaching and Teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Florida.

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Degrees - Westminster College, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Theological Seminary - Free University of Amsterdam - Whitefield Theological Seminary - Reformed Theological Seminary - Orlando - Knox Theological Seminary - Ft. Lauderdale - Sanford, Florida

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Sproul has been an ardent advocate of Calvinism in his many books and audio and video publications, and he is also known for his advocacy of the Thomistic approach to Christian apologetics and his rejection of both evidentialism and presuppositionalism.

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Calvinism - Audio - Video - Thomistic - Christian apologetics - Evidentialism - Presuppositionalism

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Sproul's son, Dr. R. C. Sproul, Jr., is a theologian and a strong supporter of homeschooling, traditional family roles, and limited government. He founded the Highlands Study Center in Meadowview, Virginia.

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R. C. Sproul, Jr. - Homeschooling - Limited government - Highlands Study Center - Virginia

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