R. C. Sproul Jr.
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R. C. Sproul Jr.
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| Born | July 1, 1965 |
| Residence | United States |
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| Tradition or movement | Calvinism, Postmillenialism |
| Main interests | Calvinism, the character of God, classical apologetics |
Robert Craig Sproul, better known as R.C. Sproul Jr., (born July 1, 1965) is an American Calvinist Christian minister and theologian and is the son of noted Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, Robert Charles Sproul.
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. 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. Sproul formerly served 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.
Sproul, married Lisa Carol Sproul (Porter), October 14, 2016 and ecclesiastically officiated November 19, 2016. Combined they have thirteen children, six grandchildren and currently reside in Indiana. Sproul's first wife, Denise Elizabeth Sproul (née Rocklein), died December 18, 2011, age of 46 of cancer.
In August 2015, Sproul wrote in his personal blog that his name was associated with the release of information in the Ashley Madison data breach earlier that month. The board at Ligonier Ministries suspended him until July 2016.
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