David Crabtree
David Crabtree is one of the founders of Gutenberg College, where he is the president and a tutor. He has also been a teacher at McKenzie Study Center, an institute of Gutenberg College, since 1982. The focus of David's teaching at MSC has been deriving doctrine from exegesis, biblical languages, Genesis, church history, and philosophy of education. He is a co-author of The Language of God: A Commonsense Approach to Understanding and Applying the Bible. He has an M.A. in classical Greek and a Ph.D. in history.
Below you will find the following materials by Dr. David Crabtree:
Articles
- Fifteen Years of Gutenberg. Describes the education students receive at Gutenberg College and how it differs from most other colleges. (8/09)
- Gutenberg Update 2005. Describes the beginnings of Gutenberg College and addresses the future of the college (from October 2005). (12/05)
- State of the College 2007. Describes the state of Gutenberg College in October 2007 and reaffirms the faculty’s reliance on God. (12/07)
- Recognizing God. Discusses the nature of the “clues” the people at the time of Jesus had for recognizing Him as the Messiah and draws a lesson for believers today. (1/07)
- Gutenberg Update 2004. Reports on the accomplishment of a significant milestone in the history of Gutenberg College and offers thanks to supporters. (10/04)
- A Different Drummer. Reports Gutenberg College's progress and describes what makes it unique. (10/03)
- Academic Freedom. Gives a historical perspective on the concept of academic freedom and shows how it manifests itself at Gutenberg College. (12/02)
- Coping with Culture. Discusses how a Christian can relate to culture without compromising himself. (9/02)
- Answers to Chapter Two. (2/02)
- Answers to Chapter Three. (2/02)
- Answers to Chapter Six. (2/02)
- Answers to Chapter Seven. (2/02)
- Engaging the Culture. Discusses how parents can protect their children against cultural seduction. (10/01)
- The Lesson of the Exodus. (Exodus) Draws the analogy between how God dealt with Israel in the exodus and how He deals with us today. (9/97)
- Rethinking Education. Discusses the goal of education and its implications for teaching strategies. (2/92)
- Why a Great Books Education is the Most Practical!. Challenges the perception that a great books education is impractical in today's world. (3/96)
- The Tempter's Craft. Uses the story of the fall to warn college-bound students about the nature of temptation. (10/96)
- How to Prepare for College. Argues for the priority of character development in preparing for college. (9/99)
- The Obstacle of Affluence. Shows the difficulties of growing up to learn responsibility in an age of affluence. (4/00)
- Modern Madness. Explores how moral relativism has contributed to our inability to understand the world. (6/93)
- At the Feet of the State. Describes the shift of our government from protector to social engineer. (3/91)
- The Importance of History. Discusses the nature of history and the proneness to revisionism in the writing of history. (11/93)
- Preparing for Y2K. Assessed the real dangers of the Y2K problem. (3/99)
- The Camera Lies. Examines the problem of knowing the truth about our leaders in a media culture. (9/98)
Audio Series
Audio series with talks given by David.
- If you use iTunes to manage your audio/video files, you can download many of these files at our iTunes U site.
- If you just want to obtain a particlur file from the links on this site, clicking on the link will play the file in your browser. To download the file to your computer, right-click (Macintosh: ctr-click) and choose "Save this link."
- Many of the MSC audio files below were first recorded at Reformation Fellowship, where some of the MSC staff teach.
- See the audio section of our bookstore for MP3 files available to purchase.
- 2 Samuel. Talks by David Crabtree on 2 Samuel, given at Reformation Fellowship. (Also on iTunes)
- Coming to Truth. A Wednesday Night Class where Gutenberg tutors and others within the Gutenberg College community describe the intellectual journey that led them to conclude that Christianity is true.
- I Samuel. Talks by David Crabtree on I Samuel, given at Reformation Fellowship. (Also on iTunes)
Audio
To purchase MP3 CDs of David Crabtree's teaching, visit the audio section of our bookstore.
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