1. Albert Mohler attended college at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton in Palm Beach County as a Faculty Scholar.
30 Facts About Albert Mohler
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Albert Mohler then received a Bachelor of Arts from Samford University, a private, coeducational Baptist-affiliated college in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Albert Mohler is former vice chairman of the board of Focus on the Family and a member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
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Albert Mohler has presented lectures or addresses at a variety of conservative evangelical universities.
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Albert Mohler served as editor of The Christian Index, the biweekly newsletter of the Georgia Baptist Convention.
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Albert Mohler served on the Advisory Council for the 2001 English Standard Version of the Bible.
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Albert Mohler wrote that the SBC's "issues are far deeper and wider" than the controversy surrounding Paige Patterson, who'd been moved that day from president to president emeritus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Albert Mohler joined the staff of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983 as Coordinator of Foundation Support.
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In February 1993, Albert Mohler was appointed the ninth President of the seminary by the institution's board of trustees to succeed Honeycutt.
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Albert Mohler is an Evangelical and an exclusivist, a position that holds Christ is the only means of salvation.
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Albert Mohler has publicly advanced this position with respect to Judaism, Islam, and Catholicism.
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On May 5,2003, Albert Mohler appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross to discuss the issue of evangelization of the Iraqis.
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Albert Mohler argued that biblical, evangelical Christianity is not uniquely American, but exists as a movement throughout the world, so that Christian witnessing is not, in his view, to be interpreted as a move on the part of any single nation against the religion of another.
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When pressed, Albert Mohler expressed support for the idea of religious freedom as a theoretical matter of law.
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On December 18,2004, Albert Mohler debated retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong on Faith Under Fire, a program hosted by Lee Strobel and appearing on PAX, a Christian television network.
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On December 19,2013, Albert Mohler appeared on CNN to discuss the controversy surrounding comments made by Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty.
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On May 21,2005, Albert Mohler gave the commencement address at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.
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Albert Mohler told graduates they could display the glory of God by telling and defending the truth, sharing the gospel, engaging the culture, changing the world, loving the church and showing the glory of God in their own lives.
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On February 25,2014, Albert Mohler delivered a Forum Lecture in the Marriott Center Arena at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
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Albert Mohler was on the board of directors of Focus on the Family.
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Albert Mohler shared the stage with Charles Colson and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson.
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Albert Mohler believes the Catholic Church is a "false church" that teaches a "false gospel" and regards the Papacy as an illegitimate office.
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Albert Mohler stated that he was one of the original signatories to the Manhattan Declaration because it is a limited ecumenical statement of Christian conviction on the topics of abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage, and not a wide-ranging theological document that subverts confessional integrity.
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Albert Mohler emphasized that he signed the document in spite of his deep theological disagreements with the Catholic Church.
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Albert Mohler spoke in June 2004, about married adults who choose not to have children:.
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Albert Mohler described the service as a "transgender celebration" that "scandalized" the Church.
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Albert Mohler said of trans people "We cannot affirm someone in a delusion" when asked whether Christians should use a person's preferred name.
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Albert Mohler opposed the repeal of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on the grounds of religious liberty.
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Albert Mohler has argued that libertarianism is idolatrous, and as a comprehensive world view or fundamental guiding principle for human life, is inconsistent with Christian ideals.
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Albert Mohler is a proponent of personal liberty, but believes such liberties can run into problems when applied in the political sphere.