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Dr. Robert Peterson

       Dr. Robert Peterson is a Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary.  He received his B.S. from Philadelphia College of Bible, his M.Div. from Biblical Theological Seminary, and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Drew University.
       Dr. Peterson joined the Covenant faculty in 1990, having served as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament at Biblical Theological Seminary for ten years. He has served as pastor of several churches, including church planting efforts, and has been to Uganda and Peru on teaching and preaching missions.  His experience as a minister of the Gospel is reflected in the practical emphases in his systematic theology classes.  Dr. Peterson is also known for his daily lunches with students.
       Among his many books are Calvin and the Atonement, Adopted by God: From Wayward Sinners to Cherished Children, Hell Under Fire (with co-editor Chris Morgan), Election and Free Will, Suffering and the Goodness of God (co-edited with Christopher W. Morgan), and Our Secure Salvation: Preservation and Apostasy.  He was also a contributor to The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology and edits Covenant Seminary's journal Presbyterion.

Registration (includes Saturday lunch)
       For individuals, $15 in advance or $20 at the door
       For couples and families, $20 in advance or $25 at the door

* no registration necessary for those that attend only on Sunday

To register in advance online, use PayPal or your credit card by April 21 by clicking individual registration or couple/family registration.

To register in advance by check, make your check payable to Richmond Center for Christian Study, write "Suffering & Resurrection" in the memo line, and mail your check by April 19 to the following address:
       Richmond Center for Christian Study
       3000 Grove Avenue
       Richmond, VA 23221

Schedule

     Friday
          7:00-9:00pm (with break)
               [Dr. Peterson will address “Suffering and the Scriptures,” showing that the Bible does not pretend that suffering does not exist,
               but rather is filled with it.  Thus, suffering is a part of a (post-fall) biblical worldview.]

     Saturday
          9:30-11:30am (with break)
               [Dr. Peterson will address “Suffering and the Cross and the Empty Tomb,” showing that God himself embraced suffering
               to rescue fallen human beings and the whole creation.]
          11:30-12:30pm (lunch provided)
          12:30-2:30pm (with break)
               [Dr. Peterson will address “Suffering and the Resurrection of the Dead,” showing that suffering makes no sense
               without our contemplating the end, when God and his people win.]

     Sunday
          9:30-10:30am
               [Dr. Peterson will lead a joint Sunday School class, in which he will address “Christ’s Saving Deeds,” showing nine of them,
               with his death and resurrection at the core.]
          11:00-12:00pm
               [During the worship service, Dr. Peterson will preach on “Jesus’ Resurrection Saves: A Neglected and Vital Truth”]
          7:00-8:00pm
               [Dr. Peterson will address “Biblical Pictures of Christ’s Saving Work,” showing how Scripture interprets Christ’s saving deeds
               with pictures drawn from the battlefield, law court, slave market, creation, personal relations, and worship.]

* refreshments and childcare provided