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Law is fundamental to human society and is one of the grand themes of Holy Scripture. Dr. John Warwick Montgomery taught a full-year course in jurisprudence - the philosophy of law - at the University of Bedfordshire in England. Here is the full cycle of those lectures covering the history of legal thought from ancient times to the present and the central topics in the field (legal reasoning, legal ethics, the foundation of law, etc.).

In May, 1986, at the Court of Appeals in Athens, Dr. Montgomery successfully defended three evangelical missionaries who had been given three-and-a half year prison terms for "proselytizing". The President of the United States and many congressional leaders had written to the Greek government in support of the defendants.

This is an examination of the nature of the Bible and the claim for its reliability as a revelation from God.

A survey and critique of the eschatological aspects of non-Evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic thinkers - Altizer and the "Death of God", de Chardin and "Process Theology", and Moltmann and "Theology of Hope".

Two lectures analyzing and critiquing the efforts by Marxists and legal positivists to establish credible bases for human rights.

An analysis and critique of the ideas of Gabriel Vahanian, Harvey Cox, Thomas Altizer, William Hamilton, and Paul Van Buren.

Whose Life Is It Anyway? An examination of legal and ethical issues surrounding the questions of suicide and assisted suicide. November 1997. Issues in Health Care: Rights of the Unborn This lecture is based on the prize-winning essay "The Rights of Unborn Children", in which the legal protection offered to the unborn in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States are compared. The ethical implications of the law are examined.

American evangelicals, especially dispensationalists, have a tendency to whitewash whatever the modern Israeli government does, owing to a supposed identification of contemporary Israel with the Israel of the Old Testament and biblical prophecy. So concerned about this was the late President Sadat of Egypt that he invited Dr. Montgomery and five other evangelical leaders to meet with him to provide a more balanced picture.

This debate took place oi October 2008, sponsored by the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin. The proposition being debated was "that this house finds it irrational to believe in God". Dr. Montgomery and colleagues argued in support of the opposition. The audience of approximately 400 voted to defeat the proposition.

This series is designed to help the lay Christian confidently proclaim and defend the faith. Too many Christians know "what" they believe, but not necessarily "why" they believe it. The information in this series will help the listener to "...always be ready to make a defense to every one who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you." (I Peter 3:15)

Two lectures analyzing and critiquing Kantian and neo-Kantian and natural law efforts to establish and justify human rights.

Dr. Montgomery served as director of studies at the prestigious International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, for three years. For 13 years he has integrated biblical theology and human rights through a summer program in Strasbourg. Learn why only a serious biblical theology can supply the foundations for human rights in our world.

Reveille Scholar Lectures: In 1970 Dr. Montgomery was the visiting Reveille Scholar at the University of California - San Diego. This set is comprised of the series of lectures in which he developed a Christian approach to the study of the philosophy of history. Where is History Going?: A critique of secular philosophers of history such as Marx, Spengler, and Toynbee, and presentation of a Christian philosophy of history.

A survey and critique of various current schools of theological thought that have contributed to the decline of the Biblical perspective in today's world, together with a vigorous call to return to the theology of the New Testament and the Reformation.

An appreciation of the "greatest common law jurist of the 20th century". Includes a comparison and contrast of the parliamentary system of Commonwealth countries within which Lord Denning operated and American constitutionalism. Two lectures.

This book presents an overview of the church's position and task at the end of the 20th Century, and a call for faithfulness to the Biblical mandate.

An expository sermon on Paul's defense before King Agrippa in Acts 26, and its application today. Sets forth principles by which Christians can effectively witness to Christ in a secular world.

An examination of the basis and justification for war crimes trials, including international law and the rule of law, while protecting the rights of the individual and the desire to achieve a common good. Two lectures.

On February 14, 1986, in Sydney, Australia, Dr. Montgomery debated Mark Plummer, president of the Atheists and Skeptics Society of Australia. An overflow audience attended, and the debate received full-page coverage in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia's equivalent of The New York Times). Hear Dr. Montgomery defend historic Christianity in this live unedited recording.

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson embark on an inquiry searching for ultimates. A keynote lecture delivered by Dr. Montgomery, a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, at the 24th Annual Philosophy Symposium of the California State University, Fullerton, in March, 1993.