We have updated SAFE to provide some further resources to provide further clarity and information. To begin, please read our editorial comment. For answers to some frequently asked questions, cf. “Who and What is SAFE?”; “SAFE, the petition letter, and Synod”; and “SAFE’s goals and positions.”

For further explanation of the ARP position on the Christian liberal arts that is supposed to be normative at Erskine, cf. the ARP Philosophy of Christian Higher Education. Also worth reading is our re-posting of former Erskine Professor of Philosophy Dr. John Wingard’s 2007 convocation address on the Christian liberal arts.

For some clarifications of issues that have been the focus of much recent discussion online, cf. the following series on the Christian liberal arts, SAFE, and the petition by William Hunter, Class of 2008: Part I (Integration of faith and learning, with a test case in science), Part II (Facing the challenges of the world), Part III (the Christian liberal arts and evangelism), and Part IV (What about Christian unity and Matthew 18?). Brandon Oberle, Class of 2012, addresses several misconceptions about SAFE in an article here. Finally, Ashley Waldmeyer, Class of 2009, clarifies her comments on Admissions and her rejection of a closed admissions policy here. Click to continue »

Since our last site update in June, we are thankful to report that the ARP Synod did approve a memorial from 1st Presbytery calling for a commission to investigate Erskine’s faithfulness to its mission as an institution of Christian higher education. We appreciate the prayers of many for the work of the Synod last month, and we urge everyone to pray for the ARP Moderator, Dr. John R. de Witt, as he prepares to appoint men to serve on the commission. We are also thankful for the increased visibility to the situation at Erskine brought by Joel Belz’s article on the Synod and Erskine in the recent issue of World magazine.* Click to continue »