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The Aréopagus

The Areopagus 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.

Dr. Jefrey Breshears

The founder and president of The Areopagus 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 Areopagus 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 Areopagus 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 Areopagus 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 Areopagus” 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 Areopagus 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.

Event Spotlights

Alternative Universes:
Postmodernism and The New Age

A 14-week course
Begins Wed 8/27
7:00pm
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The Historicity of Jesus Christ and The Gospels

A 14-week course
Begins Sun 9/7
9:30am and 11am
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Christians and 'Post-Christian' America: The Challenges and Opportunities of Living for Christ in a Politically Correct Culture

A 7-week discussion over coffee
Begins Tue 9/9
7:30 pm
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