P. Andrew Sandlin is a Christian minister, theologian and author. He is the founder and president of the Center for Cultural Leadership; one of several pastors of Church of the King in California

California

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; theological consultant for ACT 3 Ministries; and De Yong Distinguished Visiting Professor of Culture and Theology, Edinburg Theological Seminary. He was formerly president of the National Reform Association and executive vice president of the Chalcedon Foundation

Chalcedon Foundation

The Chalcedon Foundation is a Christian Reconstructionist organization founded by Rousas John Rushdoony. Named for the Council of Chalcedon, it has also included well-known theologians such as Gary North, who later founded his own organization, the Institute for Christian Economics.The Chalcedon...

. He is a minister in the Fellowship of Mere Christianity.

An Evangelical

Evangelicalism

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 and a Calvinist

Calvinism

Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...

, Sandlin advocates a unity of Law and Gospel

Law and Gospel

In Christianity the relationship between God's Law and the Gospel is a major topic in Lutheran and Reformed theology. In these traditions, the distinction between the doctrines of Law, which demands obedience to God's ethical will, and Gospel, which promises the forgiveness of sins in light of the...

, traditionally distinguished among Protestant

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 Christians, and has been a vocal critic of many recent schools of theology and spirituality—both conservative

Conservative Christianity

Conservative Christianity is a term applied to a number of groups or movements seen as giving priority to traditional Christian beliefs and practices...

 and progressive

Progressive Christianity

Progressive Christianity is the name given to a movement within contemporary Christianity characterized by willingness to question tradition, acceptance of human diversity with a strong emphasis on social justice or care for the poor and the oppressed and environmental stewardship of the Earth...

—in Evangelical Christianity and Calvinism.

Sandlin has written and edited several books, including New Flesh, New Earth: The Life-Changing Power of the Resurrection (Oakdown, 2003), Backbone of the Bible: The Covenant in Contemporary Perspective (ed., Covenant Media, 2004), Un-Inventing the Church: Toward a Modest Ecclesiology (Center for Cultural Leadership, 2007), and A Faith That Is Never Alone: A Response to Westminster Seminary California (Kerygma, 2007). In addition, he has published numerous essays and articles, both scholarly and popular, in publications such as Free Inquiry

Free Inquiry

Free Inquiry is a bi-monthly journal of secular humanist opinion and commentary published by the Council for Secular Humanism, which is part of the Center for Inquiry. Philosopher Paul Kurtz is the editor-in-chief and Thomas W. Flynn the editor. Feature articles cover a wide range of topics from a...

, Christian Statesman, The New Rambler, The Modern Age, and the Reformation and Revival Journal.

Sandlin holds a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in liberal studies concentrating on English

English studies

English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

, history

History

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, and political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 from the University of the State of New York

University of the State of New York

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 (1991), an M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 in English literature

English literature

English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

 from the University of South Africa (1993), and an S.T.D.

Doctor of Sacred Theology

The Doctor of Sacred Theology is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church....

 in Theology

Theology

Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...

 and Ecclesiastical History

Ecclesiastical History

Ecclesiastical History or ecclesiastical history may refer to:*Ecclesiastical history *Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum by Bede*Church History , pioneer work on the Christian Church by Eusebius of Caesarea...

 from Edinburg Theological Seminary (2007). He also did Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 studies in English at Kent State University

Kent State University

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 in 1994. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society

Evangelical Theological Society

The Evangelical Theological Society is a professional society of Biblical scholars, educators, pastors, and students with the stated purpose of serving Jesus and his church by advancing evangelical scholarship. It was established in 1949 in Cincinnati. The number of members in 2005 was over 4,200...

and the Karl Barth Society of North America.

External links

• Sandlin's blog
• The Center for Cultural Leadership
• "Toward a Catholic Calvinism," by P. Andrew Sandlin