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Planning a workshop or seminar? Seeking a keynote speaker for your conference? From rural midwestern churches to the U.S. Capitol Building, Dr. MacPherson has 20 years of experience talking to a broad range of audiences concerning issues of great importance:

  • Marriage & Family
  • Christian Education
  • Pro-Life Compassion
  • Evangelism
  • American Values
  • Constitution Day Speeches
  • ... and more!

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  • Christian Life Resources
  • ELS Historical Society
  • The Hausvater Project
  • Into Your Hands LLC
  • Lutherans for Life
  • University Faculty for Life

Conference Papers

Conference Papers

Academic conferences provide scholars with an opportunity to get peer feedback on their works in progress and to learn what others in their discipline are doing.

Articles
Title
Facebooking for Life in a Wiki World of Tweeting YouTubes
From Pedagogy to Publication: Involving Students in a Documentary History of Their College’s Educational Philosophy
On the Antiquity of the Earth
The Coercive Reality behind Pro-Choice Rhetoric: Identifying What ‘Popular Sovereignty,’ ‘Reproductive Freedom,’ and ‘Death with Dignity’ Demand from Persons Who Disagree
The Vestiges of Creation Meets the Scientific Sovereignty of God: Natural and Theological Science at Princeton, 1845–1859
Transformations of the Vestiges of Creation in American Periodicals, 1845–1860

Recent Projects

Other Recent Projects ...

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  • Radio Interview, Jan. 13, 2023: Minnesota Requires Teachers to Advocate for Transgender Ideology and Critical Race Theory [Learn More]
  • Education Conference: State Teacher Licensing Requirements vs. the Bible, the Hymnal, and the Catechism, Oct. 27, 2022 [Learn More]
  • Education Conference: Getting the Facts Straight: How Grammar, History, & Logic Can Rescue Education from Postfactualism, July 8, 2022 [Learn More]
  • Radio interview: The Magdeburg Confession of 1550 and the Lutheran Principles of Political Resistance, July 3, 2020 [Learn More]

Popular Topics

  • Theology
  • Marriage & Family
  • Apologetics
  • American History
  • Public Policy
  • Pro-Life
  • Evangelism

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Dr. MacPherson provides a variety of consulting services for organizations that need assistance pursuing their mission to the next level. Click for more information.

Books by Dr. MacPherson

  • Rediscovering the American Republic, vol. 1: 1492-1877 (author)
  • Rediscovering the American Republic, vol. 2: 1877-Present (author)
  • Debating Evolution before Darwinism (author)
  • The Culture of Life (author)
  • Teaching Children Chastity for Life (co-author)
  • Studying Luther's Large Catechism (author)
  • Telling the Next Generation (managing editor)
  • Here We Stand (contributing writer)
  • Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (contributing writer)

Academic Posts

  • Academic Dean and Professor of History and Philosophy (2023–), Luther Classical College
  • Director (2020–2023), Center for Apologetics and Worldviews
  • Adjunct Professor (2020–2023), M.A. in Theological Studies Program, Martin Luther College
  • Professor (2003–2023) and Department Chair (2011–2023), B.A. in History Program, Bethany Lutheran College

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