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Jimmy Akin
Catholic Answers Director of Apologetics and Evangelization
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Jimmy was born in Texas and raised in Arkansas.
He grew up nominally Protestant but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ.
Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible,
but the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith.
Eventually, he was compelled in conscience to enter the Catholic Church, which he did in 1992.
His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth.
Jimmy is Director of Apologetics and Evangelization at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to This Rock magazine,
a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live," and the author of several titles including Mass Confusion: The Do's and Don'ts of Catholic Worship and The Salvation Controversy.
His talks include the following:
A Triumph and a Tragedy
Jimmy recounts his spiritual journey from lukewarmness to committed Evangelical to devout Catholic, describing what he found in Scripture that guided him down that path: many specifics that collectively convinced him that all of Catholic doctrine is true.
Defending the Faith
Catechesis, evangelism, ecumenism, and apologetics share interchangeable parts. Drawing heavily from Scripture, Jimmy explains how apologetics is the bedrock on which all the others rest and which cannot be undertaken without first understanding apologetics.
Why be Catholic?
Prepared for and well received by Protestant seminarians, this presentation focuses on the irrefutable truth that the Catholic Church is a creation of Christ and how the institution and perpetuation of the papacy is essential to it.
Exploring the Bible
A tour de force into Scripture that gives the history of the Bible, how its contents were chosen, the various parts that comprise it, how to appreciate God's word, and common mistakes in interpreting it.
The Key to Understanding Mary
A straightforward explanation of Marian doctrines that brings all Catholic teaching about Mary into harmony.
The Keeper of the Keys
A unified understanding of the purpose of the papacy's existence as seen through the Old Testament and the key Gospel text regarding Peter and how that understanding answers common objections to the papacy.
Mormonism Exposed
A thorough explanation of Mormon belief, why it is incompatible with Christianity, and guidance on how to respond to common Mormon claims.
Q & A Open Forum
A face-to-face version of Jimmy's exhilarating and charitable exchanges in his popular weekly appearances on "Catholic Answers Live."
Talks on other topics are offered by arrangement.
Fees:
Costs include an honorarium for the first talk of $1200 plus travel expenses. The honorarium for each additional talk given that day is $800.
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