John Ankerberg
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John F. Ankerberg (b. December 1945) is the host of an American nationally syndicated Evangelical Christian television talk show. The show is broadcast from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and highlights contemporary Christian viewpoints and debates among well known Christian scholars.
Ankerberg holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary and is an ordained Baptist minister. He is the author or co-author of numerous books including Darwin’s Leap of Faith: Exposing the False Religion of Evolution (Harvest House, 1998), and The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge: A Christian Perspective (Moody, 1990).
He is married and has one daughter.
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[edit] Awards
- “The Television Program Producer of the Year Award”, National Religious Broadcasters, 1992.
- “Genesis Award”, Southeastern Chapter of the National Religious Broadcasters, 1984.
[edit] Education
- Attended Prospect High School, Mount Prospect, IL 1960 to 1964.
- Graduate of the University of Illinois, B.A., 1968.
- Graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with Master of Arts in Church History and Philosophy of Christian Thought, 1972.
- Graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with Master of Divinity degree, 1973
- Attended Bethel Theological Seminary, Saint Paul, MN, completing course work for
- Doctor of Ministry program 1977 and 1978.
- Transferred to Luther Rice Seminary, Jacksonville, FL, graduating with Doctor of Ministry degree, 1990
SOURCE : http://www.ankerberg.com/bio.htm
[edit] Criticisms
In his talk show, he is criticized as giving the appearance of an unbiased, moderated debate, but instead argues the fundamentalist position as strong as any of his guests. The fundamentalist debater and Ankerberg rehearse together beforehand to coordinate the debate and assure that the fundamentalist position wins. He is also criticized for bringing strong debaters to argue his positions and weak ones to argue positions he opposes. He also will try to blindside his opposition by bringing up obscure and irrelevant points of attack outside the bounds of the debate, after assuring them of the scope of the debate.
[edit] Member of
- The International Society of Christian Apologists (Matthews, NC)
- The Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters (Manassas, VA)
- The Board of Reference of The Christian Film and Television Commission (Atlanta, GA)
- The Board of Reference for the Institute for Religious Research (Grand Rapids, MI)
- The Board of Reference for the Christian Service Brigade (Wheaton, IL)
