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Robert Craig Sproul, better known as R.C. Sproul, Jr. (born July 1, 1965), is a Calvinist Christian minister and theologian and is the son of Robert Charles Sproul, a noted Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries. ==Career and family== Sproul holds degrees from Grove City College (Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Literature, 1986) and Reformed Theological Seminary (Master of Arts in Theological Studies, 1991) and received his D.Min. in theology from Whitefield Theological Seminary (2001). After working with Ligonier Ministries for some years, Sproul founded Highlands Ministries (formerly Highlands Study Center) in Bristol, Virginia, in 1996, which he still heads. In the same year, he planted Saint Peter Presbyterian Church in Bristol and until 2001 served as its senior pastor and then until 2010 as its Associate Pastor of Education. He is also a teaching elder of Heritage Presbyterian Church (Centerville, TN). Sproul serves as executive editor of ''Every Thought Captive'', a monthly magazine published by Highlands Ministries. 2009–10, he worked as a teacher for Veritas Press, which specializes in Christian educational texts.〔.〕〔.〕 In 2010, Sproul was appointed a Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor of theology, philosophy, and apologetics at Ligonier Academy in both the Bible college and D.Min. programs. In 2014 he was named Rector at Reformation Bible College as well as the Chair of the Department of Theology and Philosophy.〔〔(R.C. Sproul, Jr. ) emurse.com.〕 He is a regular conference speaker and is a vocal supporter of homeschooling, traditional family roles, Biblical patriarchy, limited government, and the full legal protection of all persons. Sproul was married to Denise Elizabeth Sproul ( Rocklein), who died December 18, 2011 at the age of 46 after a long battle with cancer. Sproul and his late wife have eight children aged from 18 to 2. Their disabled daughter Shannon died October 3, 2012. In August 2015, Sproul wrote in his personal blog 〔http://rcsprouljr.com/blog/general/judgment-and-grace〕 that his name was associated with the release of information in the Ashley Madison data breach earlier that month. He subsequently informed the board at Ligonier Ministries of his membership. He was suspended, with pay, until July 2016.〔http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/r-c-sproul-suspended-from-ministry-after-admitting-to-visiting-ashley-madison-website.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R. C. Sproul, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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