Center Sponsors Table at Luncheon with Governor Mike Huckabee
On July 31, 2015, the Center for Law and Culture was part of an inspiring event featuring 2016 presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. The RISE Initiative conference in Tinley Park, Illinois, was hosted by Freedom’s Journal Institute (FJI). Founded by Dr. Eric Wallace, FJI is dedicated to equipping Christians and churches to engage in the political process and to shape...
Read MoreCenter Hosts Leading Economist
On April 24, 2015, Olivet Nazarene University and The Center for Law and Culture welcomed nationally known economist, Stephen Moore, for a special luncheon. Co-sponsored by the Center and Olivet’s Weber Leadership Center, the event was attended by nearly 100 people, including leaders from the surrounding Kankakee County community, in addition to Olivet students, staff, and faculty. Mr. Moore,...
Read MoreCenter Students Lobby at Illinois Statehouse
On April 22, 2015, The Center for Law and Culture brought six of its most talented Legal Studies students from Olivet Nazarene University to the Illinois state capitol in Springfield for Student Lobby Day. Sponsored by the Federation of Independent Colleges and Universities, each year Student Lobby Day provides Illinois’ brightest college students with the opportunity to meet Illinois...
Read MoreCenter Unveils New Office Space
On November 1, the Center hosted an open house during Olivet’s homecoming weekend. Over 60 people visited the Center’s new offices, located directly across the street from the main gate of Olivet’s campus. In conjunction with the open house, the Center contacted nearly 200 Olivet alumni who are engaged in law, government, politics, or other types of public service. Alumni and friends met...
Read MoreCenter’s Creation Care Legacy Flourishes
A generous grant from the Hoghton Family Charitable Trust enabled Dr. Susan Emmerich to conduct a Creation Care practicum on May 17 in conjunction with the 2014 Institute. Attended by 14 students, including 13 recipients of the Richard Aker Scholarship, the practicum featured instruction about the biblical principles of creation care, documented in the Center’s film When Heaven Meets Earth. One...
Read MoreInspiring Virtuous Leadership
Eighteen talented students, representing seven institutions, gathered at Olivet for two weeks in May for the Center’s eleventh Law, Justice and Culture Institute. The institutions represented included two new schools—Corban University and the International Theological Seminary (ITS) in South Korea, as well as John Brown University, Ohio Christian University, Olivet Nazarene University,...
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