I often hear CSC alum reflect on their favorite plenary speakers over the last 17 years. We have scores of outstanding candidates to draw from. For example, Francis Collins is often mentioned for his brilliant insights, research in science and his strong Christian faith. It helps lasting impressions that Collins involved himself in multiple sessions,…

The Christian Scholars’ Conference is excited to announce the infusion of the arts in this year’s Fred Gray Plenary Session. In her closing plenary, Catherine Meeks will reflect upon quilting as a major image to help illuminate the processes necessary to create a sustainable world. Her address, “Rags of Love in the Quilting Circle: A…

Registration is now open. We have a stellar line up of plenary and endowed lectures ~ all of which makes the Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference unique in quality and kind. In addition to these featured speakers, the 85-100 peer-reviewed, generative, roundtable or workshop sessions that fill the 52-hour conference provide ample evidence that…

We are sad to hear of the passing of Gary Yamasaki, participant in the 2019 CSC. Jesse Long, from LCU, writes, Gary Yamasaki was an accomplished, creative biblical scholar whose presentation of Perspective Criticism reflected an understanding of the sophistication of biblical narrative not often appreciated. A 2019 presenter in the Christian Scholars’ Conference, Gary…

We are pleased to announce that Kirsteen Kim will give the inaugural Gailyn Van Rheenen lecture in Mission and World Christianity, titled “The Spirit of Mission and the Mission of the Spirit.” Kim is the Paul E. Pierson Chair in World Christianity and Associate Dean for the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary.…

We are deeply gratified to host as this year’s J. J. M. Roberts lecturer, Distinguished Professor Ellen F. Davis of Duke Divinity School. Professor Davis is at the forefront of efforts to help the church recover the voice of its own Scriptures in finding a life-giving and sustainable place for humankind in an interconnected world. Her work…

The annual Landon Saunders’ Lecture at the 2022 Christian Scholars’ Conference will feature Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne. Du Mez is a writer and scholar who explores the intersection of religion, gender, and politics. With a style described as “equal parts winsome and hardhitting,” her unflinching examination of the American…

We are delighted to announce that James W. Thompson will deliver the eighth annual Abraham J. Malherbe plenary address at the Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference, June 8 – 10, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. James is Scholar in Residence in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University and editor of Restoration Quarterly.…

We are pleased to announce that Laura Nasrallah, Yale University, will deliver the Everett Ferguson Endowed Lecture at the 2022 CSC. The Annual Ferguson Lecture has a rich tradition of featuring world class Patristics Scholars, true to the standard set by the one for whom the lecture is named. Fitting this grand tradition, Laura Nasrallah’s…

I am delighted to announce that Catherine Meeks will deliver the sixth annual Fred D. Gray Plenary Lecture in Human and Civil Rights at the June 8 – 10, 2022 CSC. Catherine, the retired Clara Carter Acree Distinguished Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies at Wesleyan College, currently directs the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta…