Evangelical Philosophical Society Conference 2010 - November 18-20

Sessions and Tracks

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.

Plenary Sessions

• "Religion & Science: Where the Conflict Really Lies"
  Dr. Alvin Plantinga
• "The Evidence for Christianity"
  Dr. William Lane Craig
• "Shroud of Turin: Evidence for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus?"
  Dr. Gary R. Habermas
• "Conversational Evangelism "
  Mr. Randy Newman

Breakout Sessions: Thursday Evening

• "Human Dignity and the Imago Dei: A Moral Argument for God"
  Dr. Mark Linville
• "Before the Gospels were written, How Reliable Were the Oral Traditions About Jesus?"
  Dr. Craig Keener
• "Challenging the Zeitgeist Movie: Alleged Parallels between Jesus and Ancient Pagan Religions"
  Dr. Mark Foreman
• "Worldviews: What They Are and Why They Matter "
  Dr. Robert Stewart
• "Assessing Brian McLaren's Emerging Theology"
  Dr. Scott Smith

Breakout Sessions: Friday Evening

• "Reason Cannot be Located in a Materialist World"
  Dr. Angus Menuge
• "Why I have doubts about the Gospel of Thomas"
  Dr. Craig Evans
• "The Redefining of 'Faith' and How Christians Can Respond"
  Ms. Mary Jo Sharp
• "Natural Rights and the New Atheists"
  Dr. Francis J. Beckwith
• "Panel Discussion on Apologetics and Youth"
  Multiple Speakers

Breakout Sessions: Saturday Morning 1

• "The Naturalists Are Declaring the Glory of God: How Atheists Help Defend God's Existence."
  Dr. Paul Copan
• "Were The Earliest Reports of Jesus' Resurrection Based on Visions?"
  Dr. Michael Licona
• "Evil, Suffering, and the World's Religions"
  Dr. Chad Meister
• "Theistic Evolution: A Stable Middle Ground?"
  Dr. Garry DeWeese
• "Diplomacy v. D-Day: Getting from the Content to the Conversation without Casualties"
  Mr. Greg Koukl

Breakout Sessions: Saturday Morning 2

• "How to Handle Different Arguments from Evil for God's Non-Existence"
  Mr. Chris Weaver
• "Jesus Under Fire: 12 Reasons We Can Trust the Canonical Gospels"
  Dr. Craig Blomberg
• "The Making of An Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief"
  Dr. James S. Spiegel
• "God and the Genocide of the Canaanites"
  Dr. Matthew Flannagan
• "Panel Discussion on Apologetics and Church"
  Multiple Speakers