These and similar questions lead us to consider issues like equal rights, our therapeutic culture, and most of all: the effects of narcissism or love of self in every area of life. How do the various generations compare in this regard? Our parents' generation . . . our own generation . . . our children's generation?
Once we've described and diagnosed the disease, what's the cure? Does the biblical, Reformed faith contain the antidote, the antibiotic we need to combat this virus? Are there particular doctrines that help us here? Certainly the doctrines of spiritual adoption into God's family, and the exercise of the communion of saints help us battle against individualism in the church. We will examine how this is so.
The three seminars that make up the program at this year’s conference will prove to be both contemporary and traditional--addressing already-known truth to modern developments around us. The church's witness to our individualistic culture must be fueled by clearheaded analysis, formed by careful biblical teaching, and fruitful for church, home, school, and society at large.
Attend this exciting conference and discuss these important questions.
Dr. Nelson Kloosterman
Dr. Kloosterman is currently Professor of Ethics and New Testament Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary
(MARS) in Dyer, IN. He obtained his Doctoral degree from the Theological University of the Reformed Churches
(Liberated) in the Netherlands. Dr. Kloosterman served in the pastorate for a number of years before joining
MARS in 1984, when it opened its doors. He is active in the translation of Reformed literature from Dutch
and Afrikaans into English, and also spends many weekends offering seminars on topics such as Christian marriage,
officer training, medical ethics, and Reformed worldview issues.