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The Officials of the Roman Empire in time of persecution sought to force the Christians to sacrifice, not to any of the heathen gods, but to the Genius of the Emperor and the Fortune of the city of Rome; and at all times the Christians' refusal was looked upon not as a religious but as a political offence.

— Frances Legge,
Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity,
Vol, I, p. lvi.
The history of Eastern Christianity under the rule of Islam has already been written. The story is a depressing one. The history of Western Christianity under the rule of Islam has yet to be written. Whether it will ever be written may well depend on how seriously the Church in the West takes the Great Commission in the next few decades and on whether the zeal and self-sacrifice of Muslims for their jihad can be matched by the zeal and self-sacrifice of Christians for the Great Commission - indeed, whether Muslims, with their zeal and self-sacrifice, can be converted from jihad to the Great Commission.

— Stephen Perks,
"From Jihad to Great Commission"
in Christianity & Society, Vol. VIX, No. 3

Director

Stephen C. Perks is the Director of the Kuyper Foundation. He was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1956 and now lives near Taunton, Somerset, England.

He is the Editor of Christianity & Society, the Foundation's journal, and has contributed articles on a variety of topics to journals in Britain, Europe and the USA. He has lectured on a variety of issues, including theology and Christian world-view, economics, politics, education, legal history and music, at conferences in Britain, Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Africa and has been regularly invited to contribute to local radio programmes dealing with various contemporary ethical issues.

His ministry has a particular focus on promoting the Christian world-view, on applying the Christian faith to the social and political issues that face Church and society in the contemporary world, and in challenging the intellectual, political and cultural idols that dominate so much of modern life in the West. He has been described as a “world-view missionary.” He was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel and an Evangelist in 1990 (Presbyterian) and is now a member of the Church of England. His interests include playing and composing music. He is married with three adult children.

He is the author of nine books:

The Director is available in the United Kingdom to speak on a variety of subjects including the following:

  • Politics and Religion
  • Christianity as a Political Faith
  • A Christian View of Social Order & the State
  • Total Depravity and Social Order
  • Christianity as a Cult
  • Socialism
  • Communism in the New Testament
  • Christianity and Medicine
  • The Antithesis
  • Education and the Great Commission
  • Music (workshop)
  • The Use of Music in Church
  • The New World Disorder
  • Western Hypocrisy and the Rise of Islam
  • From Jihad to Great Commission

All talks and lectures can be followed by questions and discussion. Ordinarily, the Director does not charge any fees for speaking engagements but asks the host to pay his expenses and to take up a voluntary retiring collection from those attending.

The Director is also available to speak to people and to give information and advice via Skype and telephone. If you wish to contact him please see the Contact Us page.

Please note that the Director is not paid by the Kuyper Foundation and relies for the funding of his ministry on those who support him directly. For information on how to support the Director financially please contact him personally using the information provided on the Contact Us page.