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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!

To reserve a seasoned professional for your next event, contact Dr. MacPherson today.

P.S. Have you read Dr. MacPherson's books on these topics?

External Links

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

Presentations

Presentations

Teaching is a curious vocation. Basically, I get paid to stand up in front of people and talk. That's fun. But I enjoy it more when I get to listen, too. My students have good questions. I am privileged to observe their intellectual development, as they learn to answer these questions more carefully and more fully.

When I give presentations beyond the classroom, sometimes I'm trying out a new idea before bringing it into the classroom. Other times, the idea already has been tried and tested on my campus, and I want to share it with a new audience to foster a broader dialogue. Either way, I find that my own thinking becomes clarified by the interaction I have with my audience. Ideally, a presentation matures into a publication—giving a more permanent form to our discernment between truth and error, good and evil, as we cultivate the liberal arts.

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Invited Speaking Engagements

I am regularly invited to speak at an academic conference or to a church group. These opportunities allow me to share my teaching and research with a broader audience and also to stay attuned with what is happening beyond my campus. I am listed on the speakers bureau for Lutherans for Life and also have given public addresses or run workshops for several other organizations. If you are interested in having me present for a meeting you are organizing, I welcome you to contact me.

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.

Workshops

Workshops allow for greater audience participation than typical presentations. Whereas a presentation is instructive, a workshop is interactive. People leave with more than just new ideas. They leave with a new project—a work in progress begun under the presenter's guidance but now ready to be continued by the participants on their own.

Campus Presentations (Bethany Lutheran College)

The Bethany Series in Scholarship (BSiS) provides faculty at Bethany Lutheran College an opportunity to share the results of recent research or to solicit feedback concerning a work in progress. Bethany's annual celebration of Constitution Day (September 17) features student, faculty, or guest presenters who explore our nation's political foundations. I have enjoyed participating in both events.

Media Interviews

Journalists, talk-show hosts, and documentary film makers interview researchers for their expert opinion concerning matters of public interest.

Videos

Watch video recordings of assorted presentations by Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson.

Recent Projects

Other Recent Projects ...

(For the most recent, click here.)

  • 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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