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The Aréopagus
The Aréopagus is an interdenominational Christian study center and teaching ministry that offers seminars, workshops, and forums on topics relevant to contemporary Christian education and ministry including...
- Biblical Studies
- Christian History
- Christian Apologetics
- Comparative Worldviews & Religions
- Contemplative Spirituality
- Contemporary Cultural Issues
- Literature & the Arts
- Science & the Christian Faith
The mission of The Aréopagus is to help prepare Christians for leadership and ministry by providing a creative and substantive curriculum that expands their knowledge base, stimulates critical thinking, and challenges them to deepen their spiritual lives so as to present a credible and effective witness to the life-changing power and love of Jesus Christ.
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Dr. Jefrey Breshears
 The founder and president of The Aréopagus is Dr. Jefrey Breshears. As a former university professor, Dr. Breshears taught history, philosophy and religion for 18 years at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and Reformed Theological Seminary. In the 1980s he was the editor of Crossroads: An Atlanta Christian Forum, and later served as pastor of the Marietta Community Church. Dr. Breshears founded The Aréopagus in 2003 and maintains an active schedule teaching and writing on Christian history, apologetics, spirituality, contemporary cultural issues, and other topics.
A Brief History
The Aréopagus was founded in 2003 as a Christian education teaching ministry. For several years Dr. Breshears had taught seminars on Christian history, apologetics, and cultural issues in various Atlanta-area churches, and the Aréopagus was established with the intention of creating a Christian study
center that would function as a community of scholars, students, and spiritual seekers as well as an apologetics based networking center for the metro-Atlanta area. Dr. Breshears chose the name “The Aréopagus” for its significance in the ministry of the apostle Paul as he propagated the gospel among learned Greeks in the city of Athens (ref. Acts 17:19) and because of its historical connotation as an intersection of Christian faith and secular culture. In 2004 the Aréopagus was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian ministry, and since that time we have sponsored nearly 140 seminars, forums, workshops, and other events that have served nearly 5,000 attendees.
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The 2009 Aréopagus Award
Congratulation to Chuck Colson, Robert George, and Timothy George,
co-authors of The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience as the recipients of the Areopagus Award for 2009
for their outstanding contribution to the cause of truth, justice and civility in American public life.
Find out more about The Manhattan Declaration at www.manhattandeclaration.org.
Support The Aréopagus
As an independent and self-sustaining organization, The Aréopagus welcomes and
appreciates the financial support of those who value our ministry. If you would like
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and follow the directions to make your donation through PayPal. Thank you!
The Aréopagus is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, and all financial contributions are tax-deductible.
Upcoming Events
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Event |
| Thu Feb 11 |
Faith Filters: The Biases, Hang-ups, and Erroneous Assumptions That Prevent People From Accepting The Gospel
Glenn Pearson discusses his book on how to use Christian apologetics to witness effectively to others.
(7:30pm, Mt. Bethel UMC Community Center) |
| Thu Feb 18 |
What's Wrong With American Evangelical Christianity
Warren Cole Smith discusses his book that critiques conventional evangelical Christianity.
(7:30pm, Perimeter Church)
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| Thu Mar 11 |
Reflections on the Debate Wars
Christian apologist and debater Mike Licona discusses his experiences debating leading skeptics and atheists.
(Mt. Bethel UMC Community Center)
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| Thu Mar 18 |
Reflections on the Debate Wars
Christian apologist and debater Mike Licona discusses his experiences debating leading skeptics and atheists.
(Perimeter Church)
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Satan's Bookshelf:
The Worst Books Ever Written
The most destructive and influential books that have distorted reality, corrupted morality,
and destroyed civility...and why Christians should know them.
Read the PDF article here.
Reflections On The Culture War
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