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PBU Today Features Crippen

June 30, 2011

excerpt from PBU Today
(the magazine of Philadelphia Biblical University)

by Carrie Givens

"I came of age spiritually and theologically at PBU,” says Reverend Alan R. Crippen II of his time as a student. “In my era evangelicals were just beginning to leave their religious ghetto and reengage American culture, society, and politics. At PBU, I read Francis Schaeffer who challenged me to consider the full implications of Jesus Christ’s Lordship over all of life. The profound idea that hit me as a young student was that Christ is King. I reasoned that if Christ was King of creation, then he must have something to say about every aspect of culture, including art and music; architecture and design; literature and drama; science and technology; commerce and economics; work and leisure; and even politics and law. The kingship of Jesus Christ is after all fundamentally a political idea. Christ is not only my Sovereign, but he is the Sovereign of the world. This idea took deep root in my soul and mind while I was a student at PBU.”

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