Landon Saunders Lecturer: Miroslav Volf Miroslav Volf will return to the CSC in 2021 to deliver the Landon Saunders Lecture on the Human Being: the Nexus of World and Faith. The title of his lecture is “Meaning and Dimensions of Flourishing.” Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Center for Faith…

Steve McKenzie: The 2021 J.J.M. Roberts Lecturer in Old Testament Studies We are pleased to announce that Steven L. McKenzie will present the J.J.M. Roberts lecture in Old Testament Studies at the 2021 CSC. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Religious Studies and the Spence L. Wilson Research Fellow at Rhodes College. He has…

Ibram X. Kendi We are pleased to announce that Ibram X. Kendi will deliver the 2021 Fred D. Gray Plenary lecture in human and civil rights. A New York Times best-selling author, Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research and…

Tom Olbricht, the extraordinarily gifted founder of the Christian Scholars’ Conference, who shaped generations of scholars, ministers, and church leaders for more than 90 years, peacefully passed away on August 21 with his beloved Dorothy by his side. To Dorothy, their children, grandchildren, family and friends we send our deepest condolences. Director’s Comments Tom Olbricht…

CSC conferee Erik Tryggestad reflects on the press and “Christian” journalism after his experience on the CSC panel, “News Organizations and the Integrity of Information: How Do We Change the Perception of Trustworthiness?” For the full article in the Christian Chronicle, click here.

The work by scholars at the CSC is immensely relevant. Doug Mendenhall writes, “show some love to Christian scholars. God knows we need them to do their jobs. Well.” For the full article in the Abilene Reporter-News, click here.

The editorial board of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal praised the CSC and encouraged the local Texas community to attend and to commend its host, Lubbock Christian University. For the full article in the Avalanche-Journal, click here.

The CSC is lauded as formative both spiritually and professionally. For the full article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, click here.

The Christian Scholars’ Conference joined the Episcopal Dioces of Tennessee Task Force on Anti-Racism and the Equal Justice Initiative in hosting, “Reclaiming Hope Through Remembering” worship service at the Fisk University Memorial Chapel in honor of three men, Ephraim Grizzard, Henry Grizzard, and Samuel Smith, who were lynched in the area. For the full article…

Author Beth Waltenmath captures the “friendly seriousness to the people, panels, and surroundings” of the CSC. She explains what makes the CSC so unique. “It’s a stereotype: Southerners are good at hospitality in part because we are so good at glossing over the truth,” she writes. She concludes, “This year’s Christian Scholars’ Conference made great…