Ryan C. MacPherson, Ph.D.

Author

• The Culture of Life: Ten Essential Principles for Christian Bioethics (2012), with a Bonus Section including:
  • “How a Christian Child’s Love Won Jane Roe’s Heart” (2009)
  • “Will You Forgive Her, As God Has Forgiven Her?” (2011)
• Studying Luther’s Large Catechism: A Workbook for Christian Discipleship (2012)

• Telling the Next Generation: The Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Vision for Christian Education, 1918–2011 and Beyond (editor and contributor, 2011)

Speaker

• “The History of No-Fault Divorce: An Odd-Couple Marriage between the Political Left and Right” (2012)
• “From Pedagogy to Publication: Involving Students in a Documentary History of Their College’s Educational Philosophy” (2011)
• “History and the Art of Storytelling: Two Tales from the Early American Republic, Each Told in Two Different Ways” (2010)
• “The Coercive Reality behind Pro-Choice Rhetoric” (2009)
• “The Electoral College: Its History, Some Controversies, and Your Questions” (2008)
• Speakers Bureau, Lutherans for Life

Historian

• Ph.D., University of Notre Dame (2003)
• Faculty (since 2003) and Chair (since 2011), Dept. of History, Bethany Lutheran College
• Teaching Experience includes American Revolution, U.S. Constitution, Religion in America, Civil Rights Movement, U.S. Supreme Court

Philosopher

• Hybrid Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science
• Teaching Experience includes Logic, Moral Philosophy, Bioethics, plus History and Philosophy of Science

Policy Analyst

• Tax Law Research, for the MacPherson Group, P.C., Attorneys at Law
• Published in The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy:
  • “Marital Parenthood and American Prosperity: As Goes the Middle-Class Family, So Goes the Nation” (2012)
  • “From No-Fault Divorce to Same-Sex Marriage: The American Law Institute’s Role in Deconstructing the Family” (2011)

Nonprofit Manager

• Founding President, The Hausvater Project (promoting a biblical vision for family, church, and society in the spirit of the Lutheran confessions)
• Board member, Evangelical Lutheran Synod Historical Society(since 2004)
• Previous service includes church council, preschool superintendent, and Sunday school superintendent

Education Consultant

• “Training Children As They Should Go?: Evaluating Government Education Standards That May Impact Lutheran Elementary Schools” (2007)
• Genesis Academy
• Lutheran Schools of America
• Wittenberg Academy

Grass-Roots Civic Leader

• “Advice for Keeping Your Republic: Constitution Day Address” (2011)
• Vice Chair, GOP, Mankato Precinct 7; Delegate to Blue Earth County GOP Convention, First Congressional District GOP Convention, and Minnesota State GOP Convention (2012)

Defender of the Natural Family

• Principal Author of a “Friend of the Court” Brief for Perry v. Schwarzenegger (renamed Perry v. Brown), in support of the Proposition 8/California Marriage Amendment (2011)
• “The Natural Law of the Family” in Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (2011)
• “Bringing Good News to Life in Defense of Marriage,” Lutherans for Life national conference (2010)

Devoted Husband, Homeschool Father

• “‘Balancing Work and Family’ vs. ‘Redeeming the Time’” (2011)
• “Rhythm, Footwork, and Leadership—Three Essentials for the Marriage Dance” (2011)
• “Honoring Fatherhood and Motherhood: Insights from Luther’s Large Catechism” (2010)
• Member, Homeschool Legal Defense Association