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Free Seminar on Capitalism and The Bible

Sponsored by the Minnesota Family Council
Hosted by Bethlehem College and Seminary

"Money, Greed, and God"

Is capitalism consistent or in conflict with a biblical worldview?"

Dr. Jay Richards will address such questions as:

• Can capitalism help create a just society?
• Does the government have a role to play in our economy and if so what is it?
• Does capitalism promote greed and unfair competition?
• Does capitalism mean the rich become richer and the poor poorer? Has Christianity ever embraced capitalism?
• Doesn’t capitalism lead to a consumerist culture?
• Can a person who follows Jesus’ call to love others be a supporter of capitalism?
• Are our current economic and financial problems caused by flaws inherent in our free market system?

Dr. Richards will show how capitalism is fully consistent with Jesus’ teachings and the Christian tradition. He will expose a number of myths and misconceptions surrounding capitalism and the free market system.

He will argue in fact that capitalism is the best economic system for responding to the biblical mandate to alleviate poverty and protect the environment.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Downtown Campus

Free Will Donation.

Please RSVP online here or call Mary at 612-789-8811 ext 204

Jay Richards has served in leadership positions at the Discovery Institute and the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty, and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and a Contributing Editor of American.com and Enterprise (the magazine and blog of the American Enterprise Institute). Previous books include The Privileged Planet: How our place in the cosmos is designed for discovery, with Guillermo Gonzalez and Unapologetic Apologetics: Meeting the Challenges of Theological Studies, editor and multiple contributor, with William Dembski. Jay has a Th.M., Calvin Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. (with honors) in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Additional information:

Interview with Jay by Kevin DeYoung

Book Review by Sam Storms

Just a reminder that Bob Blincoe, US Director of Frontiers, will be giving a BCS Special lecture tomorrow (Monday February 1, 2010) at 12:30PM at the downtown campus in room 203.

"It's Christianity for Me, and to Hell With Everything Else."

This lecture will explore the role of Christianity in the rise of reason, science, the rule of law, labor as a virtue, and the notion of liberty and justice for all. Mr. Blincoe will argue that Christians have no reason to be embarrassed by 2000 years of Christian history and doctrine. Indeed, it is Christianity alone that has lifted mankind from the bondage of superstition, slavery, abuse of women and minorities, and war.

We wanted to let you know about an upcoming event that may be of interest to some of you. On February 11, 2010 Wilberforce Academy in Roseville will be hosting a special message from Darrow Miller. Mr. Miller's biographical information is below.

Darrow Miller: “The Transforming Story”
12:30 to 2 pm, Thursday, February 11, 2010
Grace Church Roseville, 1310 W. Cty Rd B-2, Roseville (one half mile east of Rosedale Mall)
Beverage and dessert will be provided at no charge

For more information, contact Dr. Robert Osburn, Executive Director, Wilberforce Academy, at bob@wilberforceacademy.org or call 651-402-2600.

Darrow MIller is a Co-Founder of Disciple Nations Alliance, a Phoenix-based organization that champions the vision for renewing communities and nations on the basis of a Christian worldview. The author of numerous books, such as Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures (1998), Nurturing the Nations: Reclaiming the Dignity of Women in Building Healthy Cultures (2008), and LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day (2009), he is widely sought-after around the world as a speaker who motivates audiences to connect biblical truth with the destiny of their societies. During his February 11 appearance, he will address the central theme of his work (showing how biblical truth transforms societies) in preparation for the Wilberforce Academy inaugural conference, October 8-9, 2010, where he and others will speak. The conference theme is “World View for World Healing: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation through Christ’s Transforming Power”.