To Think Christianly with Charles Cotherman

2022-01-29

How do we best think Christianly and how was Francis Schaeffer's L'Abri central to this movement? In Episode 29 Brent and Ian talk to Charles Cotherman, pastor and planter of Oil City Vineyard Church in Oil City, Pennsylvania about his book ‘To Think Christianly – a history of L’Abri, Regent College and the Christian Study Center movement’ published by IVP America. We also learn about L’Abri, Regent College and the Christian Study Center movement. (1:10) How we best think Christianly; (1:59) What thinking Christianly involves;...

How do we best think Christianly and how was Francis Schaeffer's L'Abri central to this movement?

In Episode 29 Brent and Ian talk to Charles Cotherman, pastor and planter of Oil City Vineyard Church in Oil City, Pennsylvania about his book ‘To Think Christianly – a history of L’Abri, Regent College and the Christian Study Center movement’ published by IVP America. We also learn about L’Abri, Regent College and the Christian Study Center movement.

(1:10) How we best think Christianly;
(1:59) What thinking Christianly involves;
(2:29) Schaeffer’s view of Christian community;
(4:00) Schaeffer marginalized;
(5:54) How L’Abri worked;
(7:27) Theology of beauty at L’Abri;
(8:40) Reformed theology central to the Study movement;
(9:40) Study movement about taking theology to the people – RC Sproul;
(10:50) What a study center is;
(12:20) Connections between the study center movement and the universities;
(15:37) The formation of Regent College and engaging the University;
(16:54) Why it’s important for Christians to engage with universities – the NZ perspective;
(20:00) The importance of lay theological study;
(22:00) Why Regent gave academic ‘heft’ to the Christian study movement;
(24:25) Where the Christian study center movement is heading now;
(26:47) Resources for creating a Christian study center