President and founder of
The Ankerberg Theological Research Institute.
Producer and host of the
nationally televised John Ankerberg Show, a half-hour program seen in all
50 states via independent stations, the DAYSTAR Network, the DISH Network,
DirecTV and on the SKY ANGEL Satellite, numerous cable outlets, as well as
on the internet. The program can be seen each week by a potential viewing
audience in excess of 99 million people. John presents contemporary
spiritual issues and defends biblical/Christian answers.
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
(Graduating with high academic honors in both degrees.)
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
Ordained Baptist minister
and former pastor.
Married to Darlene, father
of one daughter, Michelle.
Member of the
International Society of Christian Apologetics.
Member of the Board of
Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters.
Member of the Board of
Reference of The Christian Film and Television Commission.
Instrumental in the
development of EFICOM (The Ethics and Financial Integrity Commission) of
NRB whose objective was to create a set of principles which will help
insure the integrity and fiscal soundness of broadcast ministries.
Was one of 10 TV ministers
in America chosen to testify before the Congressional Sub-Committee on
financial accountability.
Awarded "The Television
Program Producer of the Year Award" in 1992 by the National Religious
Broadcasters. The award is presented to the most deserving religious TV
program producer in the United States.
Awarded the "Genesis Award"
in 1984 by the Southeastern Chapter of the National Religious Broadcasters.
This award is given "for excellence in concept and production of a Christian
TV program and ministry in its beginning years."
Author, co-author and/or editor of 91
books including:
God in 60 Seconds
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2010)
Israel Under Fire
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2009)
Islam and Jesus
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2009)
Taking a Stand for the Bible
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2009)
Islam and Jihad
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2009)
Islam and Women
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2009)
Why Does God Allow Suffering
and Evil?
(Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2008)
How Do We Know the Bible is
True?
(Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2008)
How Is Christianity
Different From Other Religions?
(Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2008)
How Do We Know God Exists?
(Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2008)
What’s the Big Deal About
Other Religions?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2008)
What Can be Found in Lost
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2008)
Defending Your Faith
(Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2007)
What’s the Big Deal About
Jesus
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2007)
Middle East Meltdown
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 2007)
The Da Vinci Code
Controversy: 10 Facts You Should Know
(Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2006)
Ready with An Answer for the
Tough Questions About God
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House,
1997)
Encyclopedia of New Age
Beliefs
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
Encyclopedia of Cults & New
Religions
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1999)
What Do Mormons Really
Believe?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2002)
The Secret Teachings of the
Masonic Lodge: A Christian Perspective
(Chicago, IL: Moody Press,
1990)
Protestants & Catholics: Do
They Now Agree?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1995)
Protestants & Catholics: Do
They Now Agree?
(Chattanooga, TN: Ankerberg Theological Research Institute,
1994)
The Passion and the Empty
Tomb: The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2004)
Resurrected?: an atheist and
theist dialogue
(Gary Habermas and Antony Flew; edited by John Ankerberg) (Lanham, MD:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005)
The Case for Jesus the
Messiah: Incredible Prophecies that Prove God Exists
(Chattanooga, TN: Ankerberg
Theological Research Institute, 1989)
Cult Watch
(Eugene, OR: Harvest
House, 1991)
Darwin's Leap of Faith
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1998)
Behind the Mask of Mormonism
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1996)
Christianity and the Secret
Teachings of the Masonic Lodge
(Chattanooga, TN: The John Ankerberg Evangelistic Association, 1989)
Astrology: Do the Heavens
Rule Our Destiny?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
Is the Theory of Evolution
Supported or Disproved by Today's Scientific Facts?
(Chattanooga, TN: The John Ankerberg Evangelistic Association, 1987)
The Myth That Homosexuality
Is Due to Biological or Genetic Causes
(Chattanooga, TN: Ankerberg
Theological Research Institute, 1993)
The Myth of Safe Sex
(Chicago, IL:
Moody Press, 1993)
Thieves of Innocence:
Protecting Our Children from New Age Teachings and Occult Practices
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1993)
A Parent's Handbook for
Identifying New Age Beliefs, Psychotherapeutic Techniques, and Occult
Practices in Public School
Curriculums
(Chattanooga, TN: Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, 1993)
The Coming Darkness
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 1993)
Everything You Ever Wanted
to know About Mormonism
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992)
Can You Trust Your Doctor?
The Complete Guide to New Age Medicine and Its Threat to Your Family
(Brentwood, TN:
Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991)
Rock Music's Powerful
Messages
(Chattanooga, TN: Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, 1991)
One World: Bible Prophecy
and the New World Order
(Chicago: Moody Press, 1991)
Do the Resurrection Accounts
Conflict? And What Proof Is There That Jesus Rose from the Dead?
(Chattanooga, TN:
Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, 1990)
When Does Life Begin? And 39
Other Tough Questions About Abortion
(Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth &
Hyatt Publishers, 1990)
Fast Facts on the Masonic
Lodge
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2004)
Fast Facts on Islam
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 2001)
Fast Facts on Defending Your
Faith
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2002)
Fast Facts on Jehovah=s
Witness
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2003)
Fast Facts on Mormonism
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2003)
Fast Facts on World
Religions
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2004)
The Facts on Why You Can
Believe the Bible
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2004)
The Facts on the False Views
of Jesus
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997)
The Facts on Psychic
Readings
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997)
The Facts on Halloween
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1996)
The Facts on Near Death
Experiences
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
The Facts on The King James
Only Debate
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
The Facts on Abortion
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 1995)
The Facts on Angels
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 1995)
The Facts on Homosexuality
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1995)
The Facts on Self-Esteem,
Psychology, and the Recovery Movement
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House,
1995)
The Facts on Mind Sciences
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on Creation vs.
Evolution
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on Roman
Catholicism
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on The Faith
Movement
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on Jesus the
Messiah
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on Sex Education
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1993)
The Facts on Life After
Death
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992)
The Facts on UFOs and Other
Supernatural Phenomena
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1992)
The Facts on Rock Music
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1992)
The Facts on Holistic Health
and the New Medicine
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1991)
The Facts on the Occult
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1991)
The Facts on Hinduism
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 1991)
The Facts on Islam
(Eugene, OR:
Harvest House, 1991)
The Facts on the Mormon
Church
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1991)
The Facts on Astrology
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on the Jehovah's
Witnesses
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on the New Age
Movement
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on False Teaching
in the Church
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on Spirit Guides
(Eugene,
OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on "The Last
Temptation of Christ"
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
The Facts on The Masonic
Lodge
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1989)
Knowing the Truth About
Salvation
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997)
Knowing the Truth About
Eternal Security
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997)
Knowing the Truth About the
Reliability of the Bible
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1997)
Knowing the Truth About the
Resurrection
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
Knowing the Truth About
Jesus the Messiah
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
Knowing the Truth About the
Trinity
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1996)
Creation vs Evolution
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1999)
Encounter With UFO’s
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1976)
Is There Life After Death?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1980)
UFO’s What on Earth is
Happening?
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1975)
Study Guides
Islam and Jihad (with Dr.
Emir Caner, 2009)
Step by Step through the
Book of Revelation (with Dr. Jimmy DeYoung, 2009)
Revelation Unfolding (with
Dr. Jimmy DeYoung, 2009)
The False Gospel According
to Oprah’s Friends (with Dr. Erwin Lutzer, 2009)
What Scientific Evidence
Proves God Created and Designed the Universe? (with Dr. Hugh Ross, 2009)
Advisor on the International
Committee of Reference for New Life 2000 (Campus Crusade for
Christ International).
Member of the Board of
Reference for the Institute for Religious Research (Grand Rapids, Ml).
Member of the Board of
Reference for the Christian Service Brigade (Wheaton, IL)
Advisory Board of Directors
of ProMacc (Pro-Life Majority Coalition of Chattanooga, TN).
Speaker to mass audiences on
more than 78 American college and university campuses.
Has been interviewed on
radio and television on all five continents as an outstanding spokesman for
the Christian faith. Believes that Christianity cannot only stand its
ground in the arena of the world's ideas but that Christianity alone is
fully true.
Speaker for crusades in
major cities of Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands of the
Caribbean.
7/19/09
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