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TANC Conference 2019 Primer - Guest Writer John Immel's Conference Introduction

TANC Conference 2019 Primer – Guest Writer John Immel’s Conference Introduction

The following article was written by John Immel originally in December of 2013.  This article lays the groundwork for the topic of John’s sessions in this year’s TANC conference. 

“…man can only be moral when man abandons ALL self-value. You are not even John Calvin’s worm: a maggot under the feet of a Holy God. You are nothing…”

Al Mohler and the Irony of a Neo-Calvinist

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The Philosophy of the Reformation and Its Historical Impact, by John Immel – Part 1

Taken from John Immel’s first session at the 2012 Conference on Gospel Discernment and Spiritual Tyranny Published with permission ~ Edited by Andy Young

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I was listening to the radio and a song by one of our modern philosophers came on.

Steven Tyler, lead singer, Aerosmith

“There’s something wrong with the world today. I…

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As John Immel so successfully detailed for us in past TANC conferences, Augustinian orthodoxy (and ultimately authentic reformation Protestantism)  is a fusion of Christianity and ancient pagan philosophy. The theological pedigree can be traced from men like Thales and Pythagoras to Plato to Plotinus. So then it should come as no surprise that medeival cathedral builders paid homage to these…

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Rapture Fever - Guest Writer, John Immel

Rapture Fever – Guest Writer, John Immel

I was 17, (I think) at Fishnet, a Christian Woodstock, when I had my first serious conversation about end time theology. I had that conversation with Hal Lindsey, a preacher who has made his living packaging and repackaging all things Second Coming. If memory serves I disagreed with his reading of a passage in Daniel. He was less than amused; he was the authority and I . . . wasn’t. My peon…

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The Disaster of Sacrifice as the Ultimate Moral Standard – Part 2

The Disaster of Sacrifice as the Ultimate Moral Standard – Part 2

The following is part two of a four-part series. Taken from John Immel’s first session at the 2016 Conference on Gospel Discernment and Spiritual Tyranny ~ Edited by Andy Young

Click here for part one (Links to the archived files are found below)

I left us with a cliffhanger – Augustine’s flaw in his doctrine.

I’m not going to tell you what that is in this session!

I know, I’m a mean speaker. But…

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From the Reformation to the Third Reich: Protestantism’s Impact on Western Culture – Conclusion

From the Reformation to the Third Reich: Protestantism’s Impact on Western Culture – Conclusion

The following is the conclusion of a nine-part series. Taken from John Immel’s sixth session at the 2014 Conference on Gospel Discernment and Spiritual Tyranny ~ Edited by Andy Young

Click here for the introduction Click here for part two Click here for part three Click here for part four Click here for part five Click here for part six Click here for part seven Click here for part eight

 Will…

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The History of Western Philosophy and Its Societal Impact on the Church – Part 7

The History of Western Philosophy and Its Societal Impact on the Church – Part 7

The following is part six of a multi-part series. Taken from John Immel’s second session at the 2013 Conference on Gospel Discernment and Spiritual Tyranny ~ Edited by Andy Young

Click here for part one Click here for part two Click here for part three Click here for part four Click here for part five Click here for part six

We have hammered pretty hard the notion of people being personally…

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The History of Western Philosophy and Its Societal Impact on the Church – Part 5

The History of Western Philosophy and Its Societal Impact on the Church – Part 5

The following is part five of a multi-part series. Taken from John Immel’s second session at the 2013 Conference on Gospel Discernment and Spiritual Tyranny ~ Edited by Andy Young

Click here for part one Click here for part two Click here for part three Click here for part four

Plato I think it is important for me to make this point at the outset. Plato was a genius virtually unparalleled by anyone…

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