Apologetics Events
The Christian Apologetics Program at Biola University:
Winter 2013 - At a Glance:
January
11-12 • La Mirada, CA: An Introduction to Metaphysics with J. P. Moreland
18-19 • Georgetown, TX: Truth Matters Conference with Multiple Speakers
February
1 • West Lafayette, IN, La Mirada, CA, and around the world: Debate: Is Faith in God Reasonable? with Rosenberg vs. Craig
2 • West Lafayette, IN: The Foolishness of Faith with William Lane Craig
1-2 • La Mirada, CA: Demons, the Occult & Christ the Deliverer with Kevin Lewis
1-2 • Portland, OR: Christian Youth Summit with Hazen, Williams, & Garrick
8-9 • Palm Desert, CA: To Everyone An Answer Conference with Multiple Speakers
22-23 • Roseville, CA: Thrive Apologetics Conference with Multiple Speakers
March
1-2 • Abbotsford, BC, Canada: Thinking? Apologetics Canada Conference 2013 with Multiple Speakers
8-9 • Calgary, AL, Canada: Be Ready Conference with Multiple Speakers
April
5-6 • Marietta, GA: The Resurrection and the Historical Jesus with William Lane Craig
9 • Irvine, CA: Why God Allows Evil with Clay Jones
12-13 • Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World with Multiple Speakers
26 - 27 • Albuquerque, NM: SWAT Apologetics Conference with Multiple Speakers
May
10-11 • La Mirada, CA: Stand to Reason 20th Anniversary Conference with Multiple Speakers
16 • Riverside, CA: Debate: The Origin of Life with Michael Ruse vs. Fuz Rana
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Event Descriptions
An Introduction to Metaphysics Weekend Seminar
with J. P. Moreland, Ph.D.
BIOLA Campus - La Mirada, California
A fascinating course by one of the top philosophers in the Christian world. Dr. Moreland will lecture on a whole range of issues in "metaphysics" such as the soul, free will, consciousness, identity, substances, properties, agency, and much more. A rare opportunity for average people to learn at the highest levels from one of the best!
January 11 - 12, 2013
Time: Friday, 1 pm - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Moats Lecture Hall (Busn 109)
Biola University - Crowell School of Business Building
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639
Cost: $95
Online sales for this event are now closed.
Please register at the door. Call (562) 906-4570 for more information.
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Is Faith in God Reasonable?
with Alex Rosenberg & William Lane Craig
West Lafayette, Indiana and online broadcast
What hath Jerusalem to do with Athens? Or what hath faith to do with reason? Drs. William Lane Craig and Alex Rosenberg will debate this all important and pervasive question concerning the reasonableness of faith in God. The nature of the question in this debate is no mere academic matter. The question of God is the most important question. One’s answer to it will impact nearly all other beliefs one holds from common notions of morality to politics and from our interest and investigation of our world to what we take to be our purpose(s) in life. Is “faith” foolish? By this, should it be understood to be blind? Or is it reasonable and, if so, by what measure and to whom is it foolishness?
For many, Mark Twain is right on the mark when he said that “Faith is believing something you know ain’t true.” Yet the great thinkers of Judaism and Christianity like Philo, Moses Maimonides, Thomas Aquinas, and John Calvin considered faith to be an extraordinarily important virtue (moral and/or intellectual)! Indeed, it is not only the condition by which salvation is appropriated in these Abrahamic faith traditions (which are taken by insiders to actually be knowledge traditions), but it is the basis for movements from Mother Teresa’s compassion and our concern for the poor to Isaac Newton’s inspiration in science in light of God’s creation of the world and man being made in God’s image. Is faith in God reasonable? Ought we to have faith in God?
Sponsored by: Symposia Christi at Purdue University, Biola University, and Reasonable Faith.
February 1, 2013
Time: Friday, 7 - 9:30 pm EST
Location: View online from anywhere in the world or attend live
Purdue University
Eliot Hall of Music
West Lafayette, IN
Cost: FREE
More Info!
Screening at Biola University
Time: Friday, 7 - 9:30 pm PST
Location: Sutherland Auditorium
Reserve Now
Screening locations: http://live.biola.edu/locations
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The Foolishness of Faith
with William Lane Craig
West Lafayette, Indiana
Lectures include:
- The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Faith and Vocation: Living a Life without Compartments
- Faith and Medicine: How One Doctor Integrates Belief in God with His Wonder of Science, Human Life, and the Cosmos
- Faith and Science: Sleeping with the Enemy?
- Is There a Role for Faith at the University?
- Capitalism, Socialism, or Communism: What Would Jesus Think?
- Can Man Be Good without God?
- and many more!
Sponsored by: Symposia Christi at Purdue University.
February 2, 2013
Time: Saturday, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm
Location:
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Cost: FREE
More Info!
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Demons, the Occult, and Christ the Deliverer - Weekend Seminar
with Kevin Lewis, Th.M., J.D.
BIOLA Campus - La Mirada, California
What can a clear thinking biblical approach tell us about the occult, demons, possession, spiritual warfare, and the like? Prof. Kevin Lewis will walk you through the valley of some of the darkest shadows in human experience and bring the light of Scripture to make sense of it all. Of course, he will emphasize Christ as the Great Deliverer of those oppressed by the forces of darkness.
February 1 - 2, 2013
Time: Friday, 1 pm - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Moats Lecture Hall (Busn 109)
Biola University - Crowell School of Business Building
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639
Cost: $95
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Christian Youth Summit
with Craig Hazen, Stephen Williams, & John Garrick
Calvary Chapel SE Portland - Milwaukie, Oregon
Sessions include:
Various general and breakout sessions on apologetics & worldviews, reliability of the Bible, science, history, Godly sexuality, evangelism, influencing our culture, and discipleship.
Key Note Speakers:
• Professor Craig Hazen (Biola University, author, speaker, worldview and apologetics pioneer and expert);
• Rev. Stephen Williams (Founder & Director of Prepare the Way Ministries - empowering Christians to uphold a biblical worldview);
• John Garrick (Eternal Impact - equipping an emerging generation to engage the world for Christ)
Worship Music Band:
Excellent contemporary live Christian music with a positive message including youth-led sets.
Ministry Fair including:
Biblical Worldview Equipping, Evangelism, Discipleship, Prayer & Intercession, Biblical Justice.
February 1 - 2, 2013
Time: Friday, 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Calvary Chapel SE Portland
13520 SE Pheasant Ct.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Cost: $20 (Lunch included on Saturday)
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To Everyone An Answer Apologetics Conference
with J.P. Moreland, Ph.D., Craig J. Hazen, Ph.D., Clay Jones, D.Min., and more
SPONSORS
The Desert Apologetics Network
Biola University Apologetics
Desert Springs Church
SPEAKERS
J. P. Moreland, Ph.D.
Craig Hazen, Ph.D.
Clay Jones, D.Min.
and more!
February 8-9, 2013
Friday 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 3:15 pm
Desert Springs Church
43435 Monterey Ave
Palm Desert, CA
Phone: 760.568.3646
Cost: $35 - individuals, $60 - married couple (2 tickets), $25 - students
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Thrive Apologetics Conference:
Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World
with Lee Strobel, J. P. Moreland, Craig Hazen, Greg Koukl, and others
So what is apologetics, anyway? It's the branch of theology focused on defending and sharing the truth of Christianity.
Join us as J. P. Moreland, Lee Strobel, Craig Hazen, and Greg Koukl tackle some of today's most commonly asked questions. Questions, like: How do I know God exists? Who can believe in the resurrection? Hasn't science disproved Christianity? We all have questions; we all crave answers. We hope you'll join us as we explore why we believe what we believe as Christians.
How Much Does It Cost?
$10 Student Tickets (Jr. High - College)
$10 Pastor Tickets
$20 Adult Tickets
$30 Married Couple tickets (2 tickets)
For more information on this event visit: Bayside Church: Thrive Conference Website
February 22-23, 2013
Friday 4:30 - 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Bayside Church
8191 Sierra College Blvd.
Roseville, Ca 95661
Cost: starting at $10
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Thinking? Apologetics Canada Conference 2013
with William Lane Craig, Andy Bannister, M.D. John Patrick, J. Warner Wallace, Andy Steiger, and more!
"Challenging Believers to Think and Thinkers to Believe"
For more information on this event visit: Thinking? Apologetics Canada Conference Website
March 1-2, 2013
Friday conference runs 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Q&A 9:15 - 10:00 pm)
Saturday conference runs 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Northview Community Church
32040 Downes Road,
Abbotsford, BC V4X 1X5
CANADA
Cost: SOLD OUT!
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Be Ready Apologetics Conference 2013
Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World
with William Lane Craig, J.P. Moreland, Craig Hazen, Sean McDowell, Clay Jones, and more!
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Speakers include:
J.P. Moreland
William Lane Craig
Craig Hazen
Sean McDowell
Clay Jones
and more!
March 8 - 9, 2013
Location: Centre Street Church - Central Campus
3900 2nd Street NE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2E 9C1
More Info!
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The Resurrection and the Historical Jesus - Weekend Seminar
with William Lane Craig, Ph.D., D.Theol.
Marietta, Georgia - Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Dr. Craig, one of the foremost experts on the Resurrection, will explore the arguments for one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith, the Resurrection of Christ. Dr. Craig will also respond to various critics' arguments and give context for Jesus as a historical figure.
April 5 - 6, 2013
Time: Friday, 1 pm - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Pinnacle #326/346
955 Johnson Ferry Rd.
Marietta, GA 30068
Cost: $95
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Why God Allows Evil - Ratio Christi UCI
with Clay Jones, D.Min.
Irvine, California - UCI Campus
Dr. Clay Jones will be speaking on the topic of "Why God Allows Evil."
April 9, 2013
Time: Tuesday, 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Pacific Ballroom C
UCI Student Center
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2050
Cost: FREE
If you would like to know more about this event email the on campus organizers at uci@ratiochristi.org
Download the flyer here.
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AXIOM: Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World
with Lee Strobel, Craig Hazen, Mark Mittelberg, and more!
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Mark your calendars and visit the Conference Website for more details!
Speakers include:
Lee Strobel
Mark Mittelberg
Paul Copan
Craig Hazen
Tom Woodward
Clay Jones
Mary Jo Sharp
and more!
April 12 - 13, 2013
Location: Christ Fellowship
5343 Northlake Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
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S.W.A.T. Spiritual Warfare & Apologetics Training
Apologetics Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Today the church is under attack. This attack is not just from those who do not believe as we do, but it is also a spiritual war. The Bible admonishes us to fight both the spiritual battles and the intellectual ones. Have you ever felt guilty for wondering if what the Bible says is really true? Have you ever thought that maybe secular science has made the Bible obsolete? The S.W.A.T Seminar is all about helping equip Christians with the information and facts that they need to make a reasoned defense for the faith that we have. The Seminar is also good to bring your skeptical friends to and help them to see that Christianity really does have answers. The S.W.A.T. Seminar is a ministry of X Factor Christian Fellowship. Apologetics are a key part of both the outreach and discipleship of our church. If you would like to find out more information about X Factor, please visit our website or call us.
Speakers: Craig Hazen, JP Moreland, Clay Jones, Luke McKinnon
Sponsored by: X Factor Christian Fellowship and Biola University
April 26-27, 2013
Time: Friday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, 9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Location:
Sandia Baptist Church
9429 Constitution Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Cost: $15
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Stand to Reason 20th Anniversary Conference
with Greg Koukl, Sean McDowell, Craig Hazen, Brett Kunkle, Alan Shlemon, J. Warner Wallace, Mary Jo Sharp, and more!
BIOLA Campus - La Mirada, California
Mark your calendars and visit the Conference Website for more details!
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Stand to Reason and clear thinking Christianity. The event kicks off Friday night with stimulating apologetics lectures and a celebration! Join us for the full conference on Saturday featuring lectures from the Stand to Reason speakers and friends. Can't make it to Biola? This event will be available via live stream online.
May 10 - 11, 2013
Friday Night
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Cost: FREE in person or live streaming online
Saturday
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: Get tickets to attend in person - $20 per person
Register for online access to web streaming video on-demand, and/or a DVD recording of the complete event, click here for details!
Location: Biola University
Sutherland Auditorium
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639
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The Origin of Life: The Great God Debate II
Evolution vs. Design
with Michael Ruse vs. Fuz Rana
University of California - Riverside, California
Michael Ruse and Fuz Rana square off to debate the question "Are natural processes sufficient to explain the origin and the complexity of the cell?" The debate will be moderated by Craig Hazen. Sponsored by The Well Christian Club at UCR, Come Reason Ministries, and Biola University.
May 16, 2013
Thursday Night
Time: 7:00 pm, PDT
Cost: $10 ($5 with student ID)
Parking $5
Live Stream: FREE - watch.biola.edu/origin-of-life-debate-live
Location: University of California
Riverside Campus
Gymnasium
900 University Ave,
Riverside, CA 92507
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Apologetics Events "On-Demand"
10th Annual EPS Apologetics Conference 2011
Berkeley, California
The conference will feature notable and gifted thinkers on a variety of topics. Attendees will be treated to all plenary sessions and then have the option to pursue a different topic during breakout sessions each day of the conference. All sorts of people come to these conferences: young, old, people with degrees, people without degrees, men, women, pastors, students, homeschoolers, public and private school teachers, business professionals, home-makers, lawyers, and lots of other people from diverse backgrounds and seasons of life.
Hundreds of people attend because they are more than just eager to know the right answers to the questions that critics of Christianity present. People hunger for knowledge, for Christian knowledge, for the sort of knowledge that will flourish human persons after a love and confidence in God and His truth. Co-sponsored with the Evangelical Philosophical Society, Gracepoint Berkeley Church, and Biola University.
November 17-19, 2011
First Presbyterian Church
2407 Dana Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
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God And Evolution:
Protestants, Catholics, and Jews Explore Darwin's Challenge to Faithwith Marvin Olasky, Ph.D., Jonathan Wells, Ph.D., Ph.D., Jay Richards, Ph.D., Denyse O'Leary, John West, Ph.D., David Klinghoffer, Casey Luskin, J.D., Craig J. Hazen, Ph.D., John Bloom, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Can you believe in God and evolution at the same time? What is "theistic" evolution, and how consistent is it with traditional theism? What challenges does Darwin's theory pose for Protestants, Catholics, and Jews? Is it "anti-science" to question Darwinian theory? Explore these questions and more at this upcoming conference at Biola University.
Sponsored by the Discovery Institute and Biola's Master of Arts in Science and Religion.
Now on DVD: Order Yours Today!
$20 for the Conference Book info
$29 for the Event Recording DVD
$45 for the Combo: Book + DVD
Event Re-Broadcast
Did you miss this October 16, 2010 Event?
Duration: Approx 5 hours
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BROADCAST of Do the Right Thing Event
with Chuck Colson, Scott Rae, John Stonestreet, Frank Pastore, & Sean McDowell
Join Chuck Colson and a panel of leading ethicists, CEOs, economists, legal minds and scholars as they examine the recent financial and economic crises, cultural shifts in attitudes towards marriage and family, human and civil rights, life and death and what it means to be human, and basic principles of right and wrong. How do we learn to retrain our minds and restrain our will and start doing the right thing?
Doing the Right Thing is an exploration of ethics, and the Colson Center has a DVD curriculum suitable for small group or classroom study. Panelists and guests at this event will examine and discuss questions such as:
- How did we get into this mess?
- Is there truth or a moral law that we can all know?
- If we know what is right, can we do it?
- What does it mean to be human, and why does it matter?
- How do we rebuild and apply ethics and morality in the marketplace and public life?
Wrestle with these questions in live, interactive sessions with Chuck Colson and Doing the Right Thing panelists, guest speakers and other scholars and ethicists as part of the Doing the Right Thing Tour, beginning at Biola University on Saturday, February 5, 2011.
On-Demand Web Broadcast
$34 for the Online Event Broadcast Viewing: Event Re-Broadcast
$49 for the Broadcast & Do the Right Thing Event recording on DVD: Package Deal
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Thoughtful Evangelism in our Skeptical Age
Apologetics on the Front Lines of Gospel Proclamationwith Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg, and Craig Hazen
Supercharge your evangelism!
Over the last thirty years there has been a measurable decline in the effectiveness of the basic evangelistic message. Unbelievers today are better prepared with what they think are real objections to the Gospel. Hence the simple saving message is more easily deflected by those who desperately need it.
Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg, Erik Thoennes, and Craig Hazen will be teaching about a powerful synthesis between evangelism and apologetics that can make our Gospel preaching, in St. Paul's words, "powerful through God" (2 Cor 10:4).
Kick-Off with Lee Strobel
Presenting the Gospel and Answering Objections: The Unexpected Adventure
Thursday, October 22, 2010 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, Main Auditorium
2801 N. Brea Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92835 View Map!
October 23-24, 2010
Join us for three cutting-edge sessions on Evangelism and Gospel proclamation.
Choosing a Thoughtful Faith: Evangelism in a World of Spiritual Options
with Mark MittelbergFriday, October 23
6 - 10 pm Cost: $30Making Disciples through Proclamation and Persuasion
with Erik ThoennesSaturday, October 24
9 am - 12 pm Cost: $30Capturing Hearts and Minds for Christ in a Radically Skeptical Age
with Craig HazenSaturday, October 24
1 - 4 pm Cost: $30
October 23-24 - All Three Sessions!
Friday Evening 6pm-10pm
Saturday 9am-4pm
Business Building, Moats Lecture Hall
Biola University
Discounted Cost: $75
Outside of Southern California?
Want to attend, but can't make it to the entire conference?
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Faculty Books
Reasonable Faith Third Edition
by William Lane Craig
Be sure to visit the exclusive online store of William Lane Craig only at Biola!
Reasonable Faith is a perfect book for the classroom, yet it is also a resourceful guide for thoughtful Christian leaders, whether in the local church, the academy, or other para-church organizations. This updated third edition builds a positive case for Christianity that reflects twenty-five years of debating, lecturing, and writing on important issues in Christian apologetics. A complimentary study guide workbook has been created and serves as the perfect tool for anyone interested in discussing and digesting the material presented by Dr. Craig in a more thorough fashion.
Cost:
Reasonable Faith Third Edition $17 + shipping
Study Guide $10 + shipping
or
Get both for $25 + shipping
Proceeds benefit the ministry of the Christian Apologetics Program.
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More Apologetics Events
Upcoming Events Sponsored by our Friends:
2012 At a Glance:
January
Event Descriptions
Tactical Faith Conference 2012
Daphne, AL
Meeting Location:
Easter Shore Baptist Church, Daphne Al
6847 Park Drive
Daphne, AL 36526
Cost: FREE!
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Past Event Descriptions
Does God Exist?
A Debate
with Christopher Hitchens vs. William Lane Craig
Order Your Debate DVD Now!
Witness one of the great debates of the new millennium. Devoted atheist, Christopher Hitchens, author of the best-selling God is Not Great, squares off with one of the most formidable debaters in the Christian world, Dr. William Lane Craig, on the topic: Does God Exist?
Moderated by Hugh Hewitt and hosted by Craig Hazen
Cosponsored with Biola Associated Students
Saturday, April 4, 7:30 pm
Chase Gymnasium, Biola University
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"Signature In The Cell" Event:
Stephen Meyer Faces His Critics
Free copy of the new DVD Darwin’s Dilemma for each family in attendance!
Dr. Stephen Meyer has written a book that is shaking the evolutionary establishment like “Darwin’s Black Box” and “Evolution: A Theory in Crisis” did in previous decades. Meyer has assembled a set of ideas based on the latest research on living cells that must be answered if traditional Darwinism is to survive. So we have assembled a powerful group of credentialed critics of Meyer’s “Intelligent Design” position to let him have it with both barrels. No hiding in dark libraries or murky laboratories—if Meyer has the goods, he needs to debate his toughest critics face to face! In addition, we will be screening some clips of the latest Illustra Media DVD titled “Darwin’s Dilemma” and providing free copies to each family who attends.
Want to see all the action,
but missed the main event?
Contact our office to find out more about viewing this event whether you are local or outside of southern california.
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Ethics at the Edge of Life:
Clear Christian Thinking on the Most Troubling Bio-Ethical Issues
Weekend Seminar with Scott Rae, Ph.D. and Scott Klusendorf, M.A.
View the Class Recordings on iTunesU: Click Here
Advances in medical procedures, technologies, and drugs have made issues of life and death more and more complicated. As Christians, because we care deeply about life and death issues, we are often tagged as people who are standing against progress and the relief of suffering. Hence, we need help from experts to understand what is really going on in modern medicine and how to make a persuasive case in the public square for the Biblical views. We are bringing in two world-class Christian experts on bioethics, Dr. Scott Rae and Scott Klusendorf, to help us understand and defend the biblical position on the most difficult subjects: abortion, euthanasia, reproductive technology, and more.
September 16, 17, 18
Thursday & Friday, 6 - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Updated Location:
Business Building, Room 220
Biola University
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