John Rodgers Lecture Series – Article XVII as a Guide to the Christian Worldview

The great twentieth-century Christian apologist C. S. Lewis argues in his famous essay, “On reading old books,” that Christians who are seeking wisdom for the present should be assiduous in giving attention to Christian writings from previous centuries. In his lecture, Church of England author and theologian, Dr. Martin Davie will follow Lewis’ advice by offering a careful reading of Article XVII “Of Predestination and Election” of the Thirty-Nine Articles.

Dr. Davie will explain that a careful reading of the Article provides us with answers to questions that concern all Christians such as: How can we know what God is like and his will for our lives?  What is the purpose of human existence? How can this purpose be achieved in the face of human sinfulness?