Jude 3 Project

On this episode, Dr. George Yancey joins the podcast todiscuss his new book HostileEnvironment: Understanding and Responding to Anti-Christian Bias and the term Christianophia. 

Dr. GeorgeYancey is a Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas. He is theauthor of Christian works such as One Body, One Spirit: Principles ofSuccessful Multiracial Churches (InterVarsity Press), Beyond Racial Gridlock:Embracing Mutual Responsibility (InterVarsity Press), co-author of United byFaith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race (OxfordUniversity Press) and co-author of Transcending Racial Barriers (OxfordUniversity Press). He has also authored several research articles on the topicsof interracial marriage and multiracial churches. Along those lines he is alsothe author of Multiracial Families (Routledge) which explores the currentliterature on different aspects of interracial families and Neither Jew NorGentile (Oxford University Press) which explores racial issues on Protestantcollege campuses.

Onthis episode, Dr. Leo Percer joins the podcast to discuss the intersection ofhermeneutics and apologetics. 

Dr. Percergrew up near the Mississippi River in Millington, Tennessee, where he receiveda call to the ministry of teaching while attending First Baptist Church. Pursuing that call sent him on an educational journey that includes two Mastersdegrees and a PhD.  This journey provided opportunities to minister in avariety of capacities, including youth ministry, children’s ministry, smallgroups, and homeless ministry.  Upon completion of his PhD, Dr. Percertaught as an adjunct at both Baylor University and McLennan Community Collegein Waco, Texas.  He began teaching at the Liberty University School ofDivinity in 2004 and teaches a variety of New Testament classesincluding:  Hermeneutics, Greek, New Testament Orientation 1 & 2, theGospel of John, Hebrews, 1 & 2 Peter, Life of Christ, and New TestamentWorld.  He also directs the Ph.D. Program for divinity and teaches avariety of biblical studies classes.  Dr. Percer lives in Lynchburg, VAwith his wife Lisa Percer and their two children.