Dr. N.T. Wright, fellow at the University of Oxford and one of the most important New Testament scholars of our day, will join us again for the 2024 conference. Dr. Wright is a first-rate academic who writes with clarity for both professional guilds and popular audiences. His work in theology, New Testament studies, and Pauline…

Dr. Esau McCaulley, author and associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, will deliver the eighth annual Fred D. Gray Plenary in Human and Civil Rights.  Dr. McCaulley’s research and writing focus on New Testament theology. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of St. Andrews where he studied under the direction of…

Dr. David French, New York Times columnist and distinguished visiting professor of public policy at Lipscomb University, will deliver the Frank and Della Pack Plenary Lecture at the 2024 Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference.  Prior to beginning his work as an opinion columnist with the New York Times in January, Dr. French was a senior editor at The…