Richard D. Land

Richard D. Land

Christian Post Executive Editor

Dr. Richard Land, BA (magna cum laude), Princeton; D.Phil. Oxford; and Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, was president of the Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1988-2013) and has served since 2013 as president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Land has been teaching, writing, and speaking on moral and ethical issues for the last half century in addition to pastoring several churches.

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  • Does 'E.T.' exist?

    Does 'E.T.' exist?

    Undoubtedly the most startling testimony was provided by David Grusch, a former intelligence officer who was part of the Pentagon’s special task force looking into “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP), which is U.S. government language for UFOs.

  • Did a momentous event occur in the predestination vs. free will debate?

    Did a momentous event occur in the predestination vs. free will debate?

    "God in Eternity and Time" has been well received by all segments of the Evangelical community, and its irenic spirit has been much appreciated, drawing accolades from across the Evangelical theological spectrum.

  • Freedom without choice is no true freedom at all

    Freedom without choice is no true freedom at all

    It's not often I am surprised by comments that are generated by my columns in The Christian Post. So imagine my surprise at being taken aback by some comments generated by my July 4th column.

  • Free speech in peril: The judiciary to the rescue?

    Free speech in peril: The judiciary to the rescue?

    Many people thought that after the U.S. Supreme Court’s binge of rulings at the end of June, the July Fourth holiday would be free of judicial turmoil. Boy, were they wrong!

  • The extraordinary meaning of July 4th for America and the world

    The extraordinary meaning of July 4th for America and the world

    The great American film director Billy Wilder (an Austrian immigrant who fled the Nazis), once said, “You’re only as good as the best thing you’ve ever done.” Our founders’ vision, proclaimed in 1776 and again in 1787, is the best thing any nation has ever done.

  • A national emergency: A generation of undereducated children

    A national emergency: A generation of undereducated children

    It appears that while our nation’s vast educational establishment was failing America’s youth before the pandemic, the COVID-19 lockdowns provoked a virtual “failure spiral” for a whole generation of America’s young people. It is both a personal and national tragedy.

  • Southern Baptist Convention makes official statement on dangers of AI

    Southern Baptist Convention makes official statement on dangers of AI

    It appears this resolution makes Southern Baptists the first religious denomination to make an official statement on the challenges of AI and present a theological and ethical grid for dealing with this complex issue.

  • Exploring the frontiers of AI amid depraved humans (part 2)

    Exploring the frontiers of AI amid depraved humans (part 2)

    First, people will continue to pursue the frontiers of artificial intelligence no matter what regulations may be passed to restrict it. In a very real sense, the toothpaste has left the tube and it cannot be put back in its container.

  • Artificial intelligence: Blessing or curse?

    Artificial intelligence: Blessing or curse?

    What are Americans to think when they read such disparate interpretations of the possible consequences of the rapidly expanding technological expertise in A.I.? Should our government seek to appoint experts to regulate how the technology is to be applied?

  • Israel’s future?

    Israel’s future?

    Like tens of millions of other Evangelicals in North America and beyond, I believe that Israel’s future is certain and fixed.