On February 5, 1969 Drs. Montgomery and Steen were invited to the campus of DePaul University to debate the question, "Is there a supreme being - someone above me - who knows me, who watches out for me, who can help me, who is my guarantee of eternal life; or is man on his own in this universe?" Julian J. Steen was Dean of the Chicago School for Adults, and… Read more…
How does the Christian faith relate to other faiths? In what sense is Christianity unique? How might a Christian approach the study of comparative religions? These and other questions are addressed in Dr. Montgomery’s lecture at the University of Illinois–Urbana in the spring of 1966, and is followed by a “spirited dialogue” between … Read more…
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, UK and USA are com… Read more…
In 1967 John Warwick Montgomery and Madalyn Murray O'Hare appeared as co-guests on a Chicago radio show. This is a live recording of their riotous and tempestuous clash. Madalyn Murray O'Hare founded American Atheists Inc., and was an active lobbyist for removing prayers and Bible readings from public schools. … Read more…
This course aims to help the student examine fundamental questions on the nature of the universe, and human participation in it. Particular stress is placed on the answers offered by great thinkers through the ages. These answers are evaluated rationally, and in the light of Biblical revelation, in order to understand the principles of a Biblical worldview … Read more…
REVEILLE SCHOLAR LECTURES In 1970 Dr. Montgomery was the visiting Reveille Scholar at the University of California - San Diego. This tape 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… Read more…
The Inns of Court School of Law in London, England was the scene of a lively debate on the truthfulness of the claims of two of the world's most prominent religions on October 17, 2003. The debaters were Shabir Ally, a graduate of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario with a B.A. in religious studies, and president and founder of the Islamic Informat… Read more…
John Warwick Montgomery, Dr. Angus Menuge & Dr. Alistair Noble vs. Dr. Sean Carroll, Fred Edwords, & Dr. Lewis Wolpert This debate took place on 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 … Read more…
Dr. Montgomery served as director of studies at the prestigious International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. France for three years. For thirteen 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.… Read more…
Dr. Montgomery's historic decimation of death-of-god theology in debate with Thomas J.J. Altizer at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, February 24, 1967.… Read more…
John Warwick Montgomery & Mr. Livingston, President of Atheists United In the fall of 1993, Whittier College – located in Whittier, California – hosted a lively debate. The topic: "Does God Exist?" And if so, does it matter? Each debater made a formal presentation, and then gave a brief critique of his opponent’s presentation. Then members … Read more…
This recording bridges an intellectual chasm often regarded as impassable, that between modern jurisprudence (philosophy of law) and contemporary theology. Dr. Montgomery's thesis is that remarkably similar developmental patterns exist in these two areas of the history of ideas, and that lessons learned in the one are of the greatest potential value to t… Read more…