- November 17-19, 2016
- Trinity Baptist Church319 E. Mulberry Ave.
San Antonio, Texas 78212 - Hosted By: Christian Apologetics, Evangelical Philosophical Society, Trinity Baptist Church
Cost and Admission
This is a paid event.
Registration for this event has closed. You can register at the door.
Every year since 2001, the EPS has brought some of the brightest Christian thinkers and spokespersons to a local city of the U.S. in order to help people think Christianly about challenges to their faith. This year EPS presents its 15th conference in partnership with Biola University and Trinity Baptist Church. Joining us for this year's conference will be Alister McGrath, William Lane Craig, Paul Copan, Tim McGrew, Michael Bird and many more!
Speakers
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Alister McGrath
Oxford University -
William Lane Craig
Biola University -
Michael Bird
Ridley College, Australia -
Lisa Fields
Jude 3 Project -
Craig Hazen
Biola University -
Paul Copan
Palm Beach Atlantic University -
Julie Miller
Rutgers University (Ratio Christi) -
Gary Habermas
Liberty University -
Scott Rae
Biola University -
Tim McGrew
Western Michigan University
...and over twenty others!
Thursday
5:30 p.m. | Doors Open |
7–8:10 p.m. | Plenary 1: Alister McGrath, "C.S. Lewis on Apologetics" |
8:10–8:30 p.m. | Break |
8:30–9:30 p.m. | Four Parallel Sessions A Michael Bird: "How Jesus Got Adopted: Responding to Bart Ehrman on Early Christology" David Wood: "Understanding Jihad" Robert Stewart: "Why is God so Hidden and Distant?" Scott Rae: "Bioethics and the Christian: The State of the Field" |
9:30-10 p.m. | Resource and Info Tables Open |
Friday
6 p.m. | Doors Open |
7–8:10 p.m. | Plenary 2: Gary Habermas, "Resurrection Evidence that Changed a Generation of Scholarship" |
8:10–8:30 p.m. | Break |
8:30–9:30 p.m. | Four Parallel Sessions B Julie Miller: "The Lost Art of Questioning: How We Lost Our Minds" R. Scott Smith: "Evolution’s Achilles’ Heel: How Naturalistic Science Digs Its Own Grave" Larry Barnett: "The Best Apologetic for Apologetics: A Case Every Pastor Will Get" Lisa Fields: "Contextualized Apologetics: Engaging and Equipping the Black Community" |
9:30–10 p.m. | Resource and Info Tables Open / Doors Close |
Saturday
8 a.m. | Doors Open |
8:30–9:30 a.m. | Plenary 3: John Bloom, "Archaeological Apologetics" |
9:30–9:40 a.m. | Break |
9:40–10:30 a.m. | Four Parallel Sessions C Paul Copan: "Making Sense of the Old Testament God" Angus Menuge: "The Justification of Human Rights: What Does God Have to Do with It?" Scott Harrower: "A Good God: Meaning and Hope in a Context of Horrors" Lenny Esposito: "Christianity and Super Hero Movies" |
10:30–11 a.m. | Extended Break and Special Sessions |
11–11:50 a.m. | Four Parallel Sessions D William Lane Craig: "Philosophical Objections to the Atonement" Tim McGrew: "The Ring of Truth: How the Gospels Authenticate One Another" Clay Jones: "Hell: An Apology" Rodney Lake: "The Power of a Question: Creating Conversations that Matter" |
11:50–12 p.m. | Break |
12–12:50 p.m. | Plenary 4: Greg Koukl: "The Columbo Tactic: Diplomacy Rather Than D-Day" |
1 p.m. | Final Word |
Registration for this event has closed. You can register at the door.