48
edits
Changes
no edit summary
'''Dr. Johnson C. Philip''' is a Christian apologist. He was born 1954-04-03 in Kerala, India, and raised in Kerala, Chennai, Kota (Rajasthan) and Gwalior.
Philip developed an interest in books, science and evolution in particular. However, as he studied [[evolution]], he thought it difficult to resolve many of the [[evolutionary theories]] and explanation with empirical observations. He However, during college years he developed an interest in [[creation science]], was restored back to his faith and since devoted his efforts to [[Christian apologetics]] and [[creationism]].
'''His degrees include:'''<br />
PhD, Physics, 1991 <br />
DSc, Alternative medicine, 2003 <br />
DNYS, 2004. Since 1971 he has been a prolific writer, and has published more than 100 books and 10,000 articles in 6 languages in the fields of theology, apologetics, counseling, and communication. He has also published several research papers in apologetics and information technology as applied to information technology in India.
He was raised up in a small but active evangelical and separatist denomination best identified as the Plymouth Brethren.
==Intellectual development==
During Philip's student days he was curious to know about every subject in as much detail as possible, but this led to trouble with many teachers who did not wish to take pains answer him, or who did not know these subjects in depth.
==Development of integrated apologetics==
While there are many schools of thought about the theory and practice of [[Christian Apologetics]], Johnson C. Philip does not fall into any of those camps. On the contrary, with a background in all those schools of thought, he has developed a new approach of his own. It builds upon theology, apologetics, logic, and informed reasoning. Thus the corpus of apologetic works produced by him contain several topics that are not seen in any other writer in this field.
==Reformation activities==
In 1994, Philip noticed the many doctrinal deviations current among the Kerala Brethren. These were the result of rejecting the key doctrine of Sola Scriptura, so he launched his campaign with stress on the doctrine that the Bible alone is the Holy Spirit inspired scripture. A large number of his students, Brethren family members, and fellow faculty members joined him in this campaign. At times the battle took many bitter turns, specially when his opponents came to name-calling. But his reiteration of Sola Scriptura finally brought good result and by 1998, the widespread compromise on this doctrine came to an end.
==Organizational Activities==
Philip started speaking on Apologetic themes when he was in the ninth standard. In 1970 he started an apologetic ministry with the help of several young people in his church. This work kept growing and eventually became what was known as the Creation Research and Apologetics Society of India.
==His Influence==
Philip lived, studied, worked, and settled in more than once place. Moreover he traveled to many countries, and used almost all forms of media available to him. Thus he influenced people over a large sphere. The education-related community, the Plymouth Brethren, and the Evangelical Christian community are the three groups whom he touched most.
==Publications==
He became a published writer when he was in the fifth standard in school. By the time he was in the eighth standard he was getting published in national level science magazines such as Science Reporter. His teachers encouraged him to choose writing as his hobby. Dr. Kamal Vashishta, one of his teachers, and Vishal Mangalwadi, one of his mentors, played a key role in motivating him to become a writer.
* Analysis of Debating Techniques, Philip Communications, 1988
* Formulation of Leading Questions, 1988
* Does God Exist [Malayalam language], Satyam Sathyam Publications, 1993
* Bible And Science, Araba Publications, 1994
* The God of Peace [Editor, Malayalam language], SLS Publications, 1994
* Cloning [English], Philip Communications, 1997
* Importance Of Biblical Archeology, CRG, 2005
* Biblical Archeology Arcaheology And Historical Apologetics, CRG, 2005
* Dating Techniques In Archeology I, CRG, 2005
* Dating Techniques In Archeology II, CRG, 2005
* If You Remain Silent On Moral Issues, Calvin Research Group, 2006
== Related References == * [http://www.brethrenassembly.com/ BrethrenAssemby.com]
* [http://dmoz.org/profiles/drjcp.html Philip's Dmoz.org Profile]
* [http://www.apologeticscourses.com Philip's Free Apologetics Courses]
* [http://www.FreeCourses.org Free Courses on Bible/Theology]
* [http://www.TrinityTheology.org Free Graduate Theology Programs]
(Essay Taken from http://creationwiki.org/Johnson_C._Philip, under Creative Commons Copyright)