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School of Christian Thought

Celebrating 70 Years of Mere Christianity

HBU Apologetics Conference at The Woodlands Methodist Church

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Prices:
$20- Adults Early Bird
$30- Adults after March 1
$40- Adults Day-of Conference

$10- Students
$20- Students Day-of-Conference

Schedule
8:30am                 Doors open
9:00                        Welcome and Intro: Dr. Stew Grant
9:15-10:00           Plenary 1: Dr. Michael Ward | Mere Christianity on its Platinum Jubilee
10:00-10:15         Break
10:15-11:00         Parallel Sessions Block 1

        • Youth Track: Ryan Grube, MA | Mirror Christianity
        • Parent Track: Annie Crawford, MA | Parenting in the Apocalypse: Making Faith Meaningful Again
        • Cultural Track: Dr. Marybeth Baggett | Forgiveness beyond Platitudes: Apologetic Implications
        • Philosophical Track: Dr. Melissa Cain Travis | Kepler’s Liturgy, Einstein’s Miracle: The Wonder of Cosmic Comprehensibility
        • Biblical/General Track: Dr. Rob Gagnon | C. S. Lewis’s View of Homosexuality
        • Spanish Track: Richard Houston, ThM | Apologética: Sencilla, Atractiva y Amigable / Apologetics: Simple, Attractive, User-Friendly

11:00-11:15         Break
11:15-12:00         Plenary 2: Dr. Jerry Walls | The Lion Lives: C. S. Lewis’s Case for Christianity
12:00-1:15           Lunch
1:15-2:00              Parallel Sessions Block 2

        • Youth Track: Rebekah Valerius, MA | Mere Science: C.S. Lewis on Where Science Fits with Faith
        • Parent Track: Taylor Neill | Good Soil, Deep Roots
        • Cultural Track: Nancy Pearcey, MA | Lewis and Schaeffer: How the Two Greatest Apologists of the 20th Century Equip Us for the 21st Century
        • Philosophical Track: Dr. Julie Miller | Superlongevity: A Critique from Middle-earth
        • Biblical/General Track: Brent Lyons, PhD Candidate | A Lewis-Inspired Moral Argument for God
        • Spanish Track: Richard Houston, ThM | ¿Cómo Responder a las Objeciones Comunes a la fe Cristiana?  / How to Respond to the Common Objections to the Christian Faith

2:00-2:15              Break
2:15-3:00              Plenary 3: Dr. Louis Markos | C. S. Lewis on Theology: Trinity, Incarnation & New Life in Christ
3:00-3:05              Closing Remarks: Dr. Stew Grant
3:05-3:30              Book sales and signing

*Breakout session speakers subject to change*

Location
The Woodlands Methodist Church
2200 Lake Woodlands Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380

Register

For questions, please contact apologetics@hbu.edu or 281-649-3383.