Rick Hurst teaches Biology, Omnibus V (Middle Ages) and Christian Apologetics in the Rhetoric School. Rick’s undergraduate degree is in Chemistry. He practiced as a local Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon for over 41 years. Since becoming a Christ-follower in college, Christian theology, Western literature of all sorts, history, and the basic sciences have been the focus of his personal study. Dr. Hurst’s primary motivation for teaching is to help teenagers develop a rich worldview, with the Lord Jesus Christ as its defining focus.

Rick and his wife, Christy, have four children (two of whom teach at Regents) and ten grandchildren, of whom eight attend Regents.