Winter & Spring 2012 - At a Glance:

February

6 • La Mirada, CA: Evolution and C.S. Lewis with Peterson vs. West

16 - 18 • Atlanta, GA: Philosophical Issues in the Arguments for God with W. L. Craig

24 - 25 • Albuquerque, NM: SWAT Apologetics Conference with Multiple Speakers

March

2 - 3 • Milwaukee, WI: Immersion Conference 2012 with Multiple Speakers

9 - 10 • Surrey, BC, Canada: Apologetics Canada Conference with Multiple Speakers

10 • Denver, CO & Online Simulcast: Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask

23 - 24 • Rocklin, CA: Apologetics Conference at Bridgeway with Multiple Speakers

April

12 - 14 • La Mirada, CA: C.S. Lewis Seminar with Jerry Root

19 - 21 • La Mirada, CA: Apologetics to Islam Seminar with Nabeel Qureshi

20 - 21 • Mission Viejo, CA: Weekend in the Word 2012 with Multiple Speakers

27 - 28 • Bend, OR: Point of Faith: Christian Youth Summit 2012 with Multiple Speakers

May

3 • La Mirada, CA: Living into the Life of Jesus Book Event with Klaus Issler and others

5 • Marysville, WA: Holding Your Own: Faith Under Fire with Hazen & Moreland

19 • Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Apologetics Weekend with Multiple Speakers

19 - 24 • Hungary European Leadership Forum with Multiple Speakers

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Event Descriptions

Evolution and C.S. Lewis:
What Did He Really Believe?

A head to head discussion with Mike Peterson & John West

Where did the great Christian scholar, C.S. Lewis, stand on the controversial issue of Evolution? Was Lewis a Darwinian, a proponent of intelligent design, a theistic evolutionist, or something else all together? Two excellent thinkers with different views, Dr. John West of the Discovery Institute and Dr. Michael Peterson of Asbury Seminary, will go head to head to try and discover the answer.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Time: 7-9:30 pm
Location: Sutherland Aud, Biola University
Cost: $10
Event is FREE to Biola students with ID (no tickets required).

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Philosophical Issues Surrounding Arguments for God

Apologetics Seminar in Marietta, Georgia

Dr. William Lane Craig will give a set of intensive and intimate lectures on the philosophical issues that surround the Kalam Cosmological Argument for God's existence. Topics will include the KCA, infinity and the past, God and time, divine foreknowledge, God and abstract objects, and more. MA credit is available for this course.

February 16-18, 2012

Time: Thursday & Friday, 6 - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
955 Johnson Ferry Road
Marietta, Georgia 30068
Cost: $95

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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.

February 24-25, 2012

Time: Friday, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
9201 Balloon Museum Drive
Northeast Albuquerque, NM 87113
Cost: $25

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Learn • Grow • Defend
The Immersion Apologetics Conference

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

KEYNOTES:
"Christianity in a World of Religions" by Craig Hazen, Ph.D.
"Loving God with ALL your Mind" by J. P. Moreland, Ph.D.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Significance of a Worldview, Prophecies fulfilled in Jesus, Pagan Myth Similarities, The Shroud of Turin, Textual Criticism, Why God Allows Evil, The Case for Life, Does Consciousness point to God's existence?, Intelligent Design, Biblical Archaeology, and much more...

Reason for a Christian Worldview, The Existence of God, Pluralism/Universalism, Pagan Myth Similarities, Intelligent Design, Objective Morals, PostModernism, Supernatural Living, World Religions, and much more!

Friday & Saturday, March 2-3, 2012

Time: Friday 7-9pm, Saturday 9am-5pm
Location: Poplar Creek Church in New Berlin, WI.
Cost: $30 (Ticket price includes entry into conference, a Lee Strobel DVD, and lunch. Student Rates Available.)

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Think & Live 2012

Apologetics Canada Conference in Surrey, B.C., Canada

Apologetics Canada is proud to announce the upcoming Apologetics Canada Conference 2012."Think & Live" is about, "becoming a fully engaged disciple of Jesus Christ who loves God with heart, soul, and MIND." To facilitate this, the conference will feature an excellent array of speakers presenting at key note sessions and breakouts. There is even a special youth track!

Schedule:
Friday March 9th:
Doors open at 6:00 pm. Conference 7:00pm-9:15pm (Q&A 9:30pm-10:00pm).

Saturday March 10th:
Doors open at 8:00am. Conference 9:00am-4:00pm.

Full schedule:
http://www.apologeticscanada.com/conference-2012/conference-2012-schedule/
Free book! The first 500 tickets will include a free copy of Lee Strobel's, The Case for the Real Jesus.

Main Sessions:
Dr. J.P. Moreland – Loving God with All Your Mind
Mary Jo Sharp – An Open Dialog With an Atheist
Dr. Paul Copan – Is God a Moral Monster?
J. Warner Wallace (Homicide detective from L.A.) – God's Crime Scene

March 9-10, 2012

Location: Peace Portal Alliance Church
15128 27B Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
Cost: tickets start at $25 before Dec 31 (see website for more details)

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The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask
Simulcast Event: Live from Denver, CO

with Lee Strobel, Craig Hazen, Mark Mittelberg, and Doug Groothuis

Today, more than ever, people are raising challenging objections to faith, God, and the Bible—and we need to be prepared to respond. Our goal is to equip everyone in your church with solid, Biblical answers – both for Christians the spiritual curious friends, neighbors, and family members they invite to attend. Don't miss this important opportunity with Christian thinkers, Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg, Craig Hazen, Ph.D. and Doug Groothuis, Ph.D. Sign up your church and then go all out to invite your congregation and community to participate. Together we'll learn the answers to the thorniest of questions in order to strengthen the faith of Christians and prepare them to persuasively point people to Jesus as being the ultimate answer. Mention Biola when signing up and get 10% off!

March 10, 2012

Where: Simulcast at your church or small group!
More Info: http://incastevents.com/questions/
To Sign Up: Call (888) 235-7948

For BEST PRICING sign up by February 20!
FOR SPECIAL BIOLA PRICING CLICK HERE!

Simulcast Info!

Event Details!

To attend this event in person, visit the church's website for more details.

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Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World

2012 Apologetics Conference at Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin, CA

Isn't Christianity really about blind faith and mystery? That's certainly what we hear the world saying through every vehicle of the media. But it turns out to be the furthest thing from the truth. In this fast-paced conference, some of the leaders in Christian thinking & philosophy show that Christianity is really all about knowledge! Join defenders of the faith, J. P. Moreland, Craig Hazen, John Mark Reynolds, Sean McDowell and Mikel Del Rosario for accessible apologetics training and discover practical ways to defend your faith with confidence. Jesus said, you can "know the truth and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). Come see how the very best scholarship and thinking in history, philosophy, science, and cultural studies point to the truth of the Christian worldview.

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Conference Location:
Bridgeway Christian Church
3735 Placer Corporate Dr
Rocklin, CA 95765

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C. S. Lewis Weekend Seminar
with Jerry Root, Ph.D.

On Campus, Biola University

C. S. Lewis was, arguably, one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the last century. This course is designed to acquaint the student with his thought and work in order to encourage the student's own growing understanding of Christian thought and its wide ranging applications. The course will outline Lewis's pilgrimage to faith providing the student with material to understand and process his or her own faith development. The course will also provide the student with many answers Lewis found for the challenging questions that perennially emerge in each generation. Lewis's answers will buttress the students' apologetic approach to these questions. MA credit is available for this course.

April 12-14, 2012

Time: Thursday & Friday, 6 - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: Moats Lecture Hall (Busn 109)
Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639
Cost: $65

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Apologetics to Islam
with Biola M.A. Christian Apologetics graduate Nabeel Qureshi, M.D.

On Campus, Biola University

A detailed, personal look into the theology and culture of Islam. This class will offer insights on how Christians can confidently build relationships with Muslims and most effectively share the Gospel with them. MA credit is available for this course.

April 19-21, 2012

Time: Thursday & Friday, 6 - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: TBA
Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639
Cost: $65

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Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World
Weekend in the Word 2012

with Craig Hazen, Clay Jones, and Tim Muehlhoff - Mission Viejo, CA

Topics include:
The Case for the Soul
Why God Allows Evil
Knowing the Truth
How to Have the God Conversation
and more!

April 20-22, 2012

Time: Friday 6:30 - 9:00 pm (includes dinner)
Saturday 8:30 - 11:00 am (includes breakfast)
Sunday choose one session: 9:45 am or 11:00 am

Location: Mount of Olives Lutheran Church
24772 Chrisanta Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Cost: $10 (includes meals)

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5th Annual Christian Youth Summit: Point of Faith 2012
"Nourished on the Truths of the Faith" (1 Timothy 4:6)

Westside Church - Bend, Oregon

Come join hundreds of teens for an empowering summit designed to help Christians stand firm in their faith, answer challenging questions, and impact our culture for Christ. Keynote Sessions with Craig Hazen and Brett Kunkle. Attend all general and breakout sessions, snacks & lunch on Saturday, worship concert, extensive resource binder, & ministry fair.

April 27-28, 2012

Time: Friday, 6:30 - 10 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 5:30 pm
Location: West Side Church
2051 NW Shevlin Park Rd.
Bend, OR 97702
Cost: $30 (goes up to $40 on 4/17) includes lunch

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Living into the Life of Jesus

Book Release Event

This is a free special event focusing on the latest book by Dr. Klaus Issler. Dr. Issler will address the main themes and then we will hear from a panel of experts including JP Moreland, Craig Hazen, Betsy Barber, Fred Sanders, Kevin Lawson, David Mitchell, and more.

This book is a serious biblical study of Jesus' life and teachings directly from the four gospels. As Issler himself says, "I think we've misunderstood Jesus as being mainly about rule keeping. Although we've found it doesn't work, we still keep trying. I think the book offers a refreshing, intriguing, and stimulating look at Jesus' human example and his teachings, as a way toward a more hopeful approach to deep life change." Books will be available for purchase.

May 3, 2012

Time: Thursday, 7 - 9 pm
Andrews Room, Talbot East
Biola University
Cost: FREE with RSVP

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Holding Your Own: Faith Under Fire
with Craig Hazen and J. P. Moreland

Allen Creek Community Church - Marysville, WA

An Apologetics Seminar made to equip Christians to give a defense for the hope we have in Christ. Your Seminar Speakers from BIOLA University: Craig Hazen & J. P. Moreland

This exciting seminar offers the following informational topics:

• The Resurrection
• The Existence of God
• Christianity Among World Religions
• Christianity and the Nature of Science

May 5, 2012

Time: Saturday, 9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Allen Creek Community Church
7314 44th Ave. NE
Marysville, WA 98270
360-659-SEEK

Cost: $40 Early Bird (pre-registered)
$55 (at the door)

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Also... Grill a Christian

Sunday's community event, 'Grill a Christian' is totally free for you, your friends and your family members who want an opportunity to ask their toughest questions about Christianity.
This event includes lots of food and a Q&A time to grill our apologetic experts Craig Hazen and J. P. Moreland.

May 6, 2012
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost: Free!

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Palm Springs Apologetics Weekend

With Craig Hazen & Mikel Del Rosario

Palm Springs Apologetics Weekend 2012
Saturday, May 19:

Conference Schedule
Morning Workshops
9:30 am Registration opens
10:00 am "Why Defend the Faith? An Introduction to Christian Apologetics" - Mikel Del Rosario
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm "Everyday Apologetics: Using Stories, Objects and Illustrations to Defend the Faith" - Mikel Del Rosario

Free Evening Lecture 7:00pm
7:00 pm "Christianity among other Religions" - Craig Hazen

Cost: Workshop $20 per person, ($30 per couple) Lunch Included
Evening Lecture: Free

May 19, 2012

Time: Saturday, Workshops @ 10am;
Evening Lecture @ 7pm
Our Savior's Community Church
1020 E Ramon Rd.
Palm Springs, CA 92264
To Register, visit: www.desertapologetics.net

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European Leadership Forum
Eger, Hungary

with William Lane Craig, Os Guinness, Scott Smith, Greg Koukl, and many more

21st century Europe is in a state very similar to Paul's time. Just as Paul confronted the marketplace of ideas in his generation, Europe today needs gifted apologists who can demonstrate that Christianity is true and relevant. Therefore, the vision of the European Apologetics Network is to train a new generation of apologists who can stand in today's marketplace of ideas in the way that Paul did in his generation. Our desire is to develop apologists who will testify to the truth of the gospel with wisdom, versatility, and courage in their efforts to persuade their contemporaries.

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May 19-24, 2012

Hotel Eger Park
Szalloda Utca 1-3, Erlau 3300
Eger, Hungary
Cost starts at €390
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Apologetics Events "On-Demand"

10th Annual EPS Apologetics Conference

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 Faith

with 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

Purchase Online

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: Online 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 Proclamation

with Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg, and Craig Hazen

Click Here for more details & to register now!

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).

Free Kick-Off with Lee Strobel

Presenting the Gospel and Answering Objections: The Unexpected Adventure
Thursday, October 22, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, Main Auditorium
2801 N. Brea Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92835   View Map!
Cost: FREE

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October 23-24

Join us for three cutting-edge sessions on Evangelism and Gospel proclamation.

October 23-24 - All Three Sessions!

Friday Evening 6pm-10pm
Saturday 9am-4pm
Business Building, Moats Lecture Hall
Biola University
Discounted Cost: $75

Entire Seminar

Outside of Southern California?

Want to attend, but can't make it to the entire conference?

Distance Viewing

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Darwin's Dilemma: The Mystery of the Cambrian Fossil Record

The Los Angeles Premiere

Filmed on four continents, this fascinating documentary examines some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made and with them, a mystery deeper than Charles Darwin ever imagined. For the fossil record of the Cambrian Explosion does not reveal the gradual development of life forms as Darwin posited in his work, but a period in which compound eyes, articulated limbs, sophisticated sensory organs and skeletal frames burst into existence seemingly out of nowhere. A panel discussion with follow the screening featuring Lad Allen, Jonathan Wells, and David Berlinski.

People can get tickets by calling the American Freedom Alliance at (310) 444-3085 or filling out a pdf registration form available online and sending it in.

Sunday, October 25, 7 pm
NEW LOCATION:
Dvidson Executive Conference Center at USC, Embassy Auditorium
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90089-0871
Screening: $25.00 (Special student rate: $10.00)
Public Reception: (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm): FREE!

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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.

Order Yours Now!

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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