admin
This user hasn't shared any biographical information
Posts by admin
Summer 2012 Courses
May 1st
To enroll in any of these courses, please follow the steps detailed on this page or if you have already completed them, go right to the academy to sign up for individual courses.
SUMMER 2012 COURSES BEGIN AT THE END OF MAY
SEE THE “ACCESS THE ACADEMY” LINK IN THE LEFT COLUMN
FOR EXACT COURSE START DATES AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
In addition to the regular academy courses, ACM also hosts an online Christian writing workshop. In conjunction with this workshop, a course on ‘literary apologetics’ is offered. See below.
Principles of Literary Apologetics – Anthony Horvath and Debbie Thompson and Dr Holly Ordway (201)
The Writing Process – Dr Holly Ordway (201)
Chestertonian Essays: Observing and Conveying Wonder in the style of G.K. Chesterton – Debbie Thompson (201)
Reading Fiction: An Apologetic Approach – Debbie Thompson (201)
Online Writing Workshop – May 2012 – Anthony Horvath and Debbie Thompson
Worldview Wars: Principles of the Culture of Death – Anthony Horvath (201)
The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Evidence & Arguments – Anthony Horvath / Mariano Grinbank (201)
- Includes 2 lectures by Dr. Gary Habermas exclusively available to the academy.
Defending the Faith: Accessible Apologetics Training – Mikel Del Rosario (301)
- This 300 level course includes everything in the 200 level course, but adds additional reading and training to equip students to begin teaching Apologetics where ever God has placed them. This is also the required course level for those who are seeking to complete our certificate program.
Defending the Faith: Accessible Apologetics Training – Mikel Del Rosario (201)
Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking I – Brian Auten (201)
Survey of the Old Testament I – Anthony Horvath (201) [CORE]
Biblical Greek – Glenn Jones (201) [CORE]
Mere Christianity – Glenn Jones (101) [CORE]
Guest Lecture: Gary Habermas on the Historical Jesus and the Resurrection
Oct 26th
Welcome!
Join the students of our academy in attending an online ‘virtual’ lecture by noted historian, Dr. Gary Habermas!
Habermas will present two lectures on back to back evenings: Nov 1st and Nov 2nd at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Topic: the evidence for the Jesus of history and the proposition that the Jesus of history is one and the same with the Jesus of Christianity and the evidence for the Resurrection as a historical fact.
Our online lectures allow for a high level of interaction, allowing participants to ask Dr. Habermas their questions and get answers in real time. The sessions will be recorded for future viewing.
The cost to attend these two lectures as a guest is just $10!
In order to sign up, please fill out the form below and then submit your payment. Then, watch your email for login information beginning around Oct. 28th, 2011.
Course Description: The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Evidence & Arguments – (201)
Oct 5th
The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Evidence & Arguments
Fall 2011 Facilitators: Anthony Horvath and Mariano Grinbank
- With guest lecturer Dr. Gary Habermas (all academy participants in the session can attend! Not participating? Purchase/request guest access for just $10) (He presents on Nov 1 and 2)
Go here if you need help enrolling.
Wherever one turns, one finds people who believe that Jesus exists as a person of faith, rather than a real person of history. Even Christians can be found with that view. The ‘Christ as known by the Church’ is safe from scrutiny, criticism, and abuse. Atheists and secular humanists are more than content to allow people to believe whatever they want about Jesus, so long as they admit that those beliefs are their private fantasies- which of course, they must be, because it is ‘known’ that the Jesus of Christianity is a person of mythology.
But if Jesus was a real person, and the miracles he performed real events in history, and made real claims of divinity which were authenticated by his real death and real resurrection… then the atheist is rocked back on his heels and the Christian is left wondering why he is not boldly proclaiming the news that God came once to save man, as promised, and has likewise promised to return…
It is important to understand that the early Christians themselves saw Jesus as a real man of history. The New Testament is set in a real place in real time among real people. They did not take comfort in the ‘myth’ of the resurrection, but the fact of it.
This course will set forth the ‘positive’ evidence for the existence of Jesus as Christians have understood him to be throughout the centuries. As most objections to the ‘historical Jesus’ boil down to the same issues, it is useful to have a good grasp of just what the evidences are. Counterfeits are infinite, but there is always just one genuine article. This course will not give an in depth examination of every criticism that has ever been leveled, but will focus on the straight forward presentation of the available evidence.
This course is 4 weeks long and begins on Oct. 10th, 2011. Registrations Accepted through Oct. 15th. The cost is $49.95. Dr. Habermas presents at 6:30 p.m. for 90 minutes on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.
Press Release: Prominent Historian to Present Online Lectures for Apologetics Academy’s Upcoming Fall Session
Sep 23rd
Originally Posted at the ChristianNewswire. Feel Free to redistribute.
Prominent Historian to Present Online Lectures for Apologetics Academy’s Upcoming Fall Session
Contact: Anthony Horvath, Athanatos Christian Ministry, 202-280-7971, director@athanatosministries.org
LA CROSSE, Wis., Sept. 20, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ – Dr. Gary Habermas will be the guest lecturer for Athanatos Christian Ministry’s online apologetics academy fall 2011 session that begins this October. Using virtual conferencing software, Habermas will present on the historical evidence for the Jesus of the Scriptures and Jesus’ resurrection.
The lectures are part of an innovative approach to Christian apologetics that ACM has been pursuing for several years.
ACM’s Executive Director, Anthony Horvath, explains, “It is a common misconception that only scholars and trained professionals can defend the Christian faith. When the Scriptures tell us to ‘always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you’ it is speaking to every Christian. That said, ‘being prepared’ can be a daunting task if one doesn’t know where to start. Our academy makes apologetics accessible to the average Christian and gives them the tools for further, independent, study.”
Horvath says, “These and other apologists have had a lasting impact and it wasn’t only because of their arguments. It was also because of their story telling. We may wish to bear their examples in mind when considering the evangelism challenges of our own day.” More >
Request Information
Sep 2nd
Complete this form to receive more information. For information pertaining specifically to ACM’s Literary Apologetics Certificate, please use the form on this page.
Send an Atheist to School Program
Sep 2nd
Dear fellow Christian,
Ok, this could also be called ‘send an atheist, agnostic, seeker, or international student, to school.’ 
Every session Athanatos Christian Ministries gets requests for free or discounted courses, especially from those residing overseas who do not have access to Christian instruction in their areas. ACM is also aware of that fact that there is an interest within the nonChristian community, but for a variety of reasons are reluctant to pay the tuition fees. We would like to accommodate these diverse scenarios but we need your help.
Here at ACM, we obey the Scriptures that say “the worker is worth his wages” so asking our facilitators to simply donate their time and expertise just isn’t an option. (For what they are paid, they practically are donating them anyway).
With all these things in mind, I’d like to encourage my fellow Christians to consider donating to to this academy so that we can have funds to use for offering free or discounted courses. If you wish to do so, please use the form below. After you fill it out and submit it, you will be automatically redirected to the donate link at Athanatos Christian Ministries.
Thanks so much for your interest and consideration!
Yours in Christ,
Anthony Horvath
Executive Director
Guest Lecturer Payment Page
Aug 31st
You must contribute at least $10 using the paypal form below. Note: you can still submit your payment with a credit card through this form, even if you don’t have a paypal account.
Purchase Guest Lecturer Access
Aug 31st
Each student in one of our current courses gets to attend the presentation(s) by our guest lecturer(s), even if they are not enrolled in the course that the lecturer is presenting on. Non-academy guests are welcome, as well, but we ask that they contribute a small sum of at least $10. Our lecturers receive honorariums, so it is reasonable to ask those who benefit from the lecture(s) to contribute.
You may use the form below to begin the process of requesting access. After you fill it out, you will be forwarded to the paypal payment page (which can process your credit card, without a paypal account). You must submit your payment in order to receive access.
Fall Session 2011 Courses
Aug 15th
To enroll in any of these courses, please follow the steps detailed on this page or if you have already completed them, go right to the academy to sign up for individual courses.
In addition to the regular academy courses, ACM also hosts an online Christian writing workshop. In conjunction with this workshop, a course on ‘literary apologetics’ is offered. See below.
The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Evidence & Arguments – Anthony Horvath (201)
- With guest lecturer Dr. Gary Habermas (all academy participants in the session can attend! Not participating? Purchase/request guest access for just $10)
Defending the Faith: The Accessible Apologetics Workshop – Mikel Del Rosario (301)
- This 300 level course includes everything in the 200 level course, but adds additional reading and training to equip students to begin teaching Apologetics where ever God has placed them. This is also the preferred course level for those who are seeking to complete our certificate program.
Defending the Faith: The Accessible Apologetics Workshop – Mikel Del Rosario (201)
Principles of Literary Apologetics – Anthony Horvath and Debbie Thompson (201)
Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking 1 – Brian Auten (201)
The Truth of the Bible and Its Inerrancy – Jim Tofflemire (201)
Survey of the Old Testament – Anthony Horvath (201) [CORE]
Studies in Atheism – Mariano Grinbank (101)
Jesus According to… – Mariano Grinbank (101)
- With guest lecturer Dr. Gary Habermas (all academy participants in the session can attend! Not participating? Purchase/request guest access for just $10)
Mere Christianity – Glenn Jones (101) [CORE]
Biblical Greek 1 – Glenn Jones (101) [CORE]
Staff and Advisors
Aug 15th
Director of Literary Apologetics Certificate Program
| Staff | ||
|
Executive Director |
||
|
||
| Managing Director of the Athanatos Online Apologetics Academy | ||
 |
||
| Glenn Jones is a Structural Engineer in Chattanooga, TN. He completed his B.S. in Engineering w/ a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Since then He has obtained his M.A. in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary. He has a wonderful family – a wife and three children – and writes on Apologetics and Theology at indefenseofthefaith.org. | ||
| Director of Literary Apologetics Certificate Program | ||
 |
||
| Dr Holly Ordway is a poet, academic, and Christian apologist. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an MA in English Literature from UNC Chapel Hill, and an MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. She writes on the role of imagination and literature in apologetics, with special attention to the work of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and Charles Williams. She is the author of Not God’s Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith, and her website is hieropraxis.com. | ||
| Volunteers and ACM Facilitators | ||
| Debbie Thompson leads ACM’s writing workshops and is heavily involved in managing ACM’s writing related ministries. See: http://www.christianwritingcontest.com/ | ||
|
Rev. Josh Davis graduated from college with a degree in English Literature and is a pastor in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. He sometimes teaches Greek for the academy. |
||
|
Jeremy Biddle taught physics at the high school level and is currently the IT and network administrator at a Lutheran high school. He is at this time the technical advisor for Athanatos Online University. |
||
| Advisors (Past and Present) | ||
|
||
 Dr. David L. Powers is President Emeritus, Luther Bible College. |
