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…

Mark your calendar for the 2025 Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars Conference June 4-6, 2025 Hosted by Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas Greetings from West Texas and the campus of Abilene Christian University – host of the 2025 Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference. CSC will be June 4-6 on our Abilene campus. The theme this year…

The 42nd annual CSC is now in the books. The gorgeous Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center was matched by the warm and kind hospitality of the staff and some 40 volunteers from Champion Forest Baptist Church. There they all were, smiling and helping more than 400 CSC attendees locate various locales, just a few…

We have now reached capacity and must close registration for the 2023 CSC. Given that we are one month from “opening day,” I’m pained to close registration so early. However, given our exceptionally attractive location, the stunning lineup of internationally known speakers, exceptional scholarship, provocative theme, and serious academics who enjoy one another and consider…

One of the great problems in planning an event like the CSC is finding space to accommodate the event’s appeal with the venue’s capacity. Compounding matters this year are exceptionally attractive location teaming with a stunning lineup of internationally known speakers, exceptional scholarship, a provocative theme, and serious academics who enjoy one another and consider…

Did you see the lead article in Saturday’s NYTimes? The headline both tantalizes and promises to address all the practical matters we need to know about Artificial Intelligence (A.I.): “35 Ways Real People are Using A.I. Right Now.” The article assumes we readers know that A.I. models have found their way into work, life, play…

We are pleased to announce that William H. Bellinger, Jr. will deliver this year’s J.J.M. Roberts Lecture in OT studies. And, one of our worship services in the Stone Chapel will feature some of his work. Bellinger is known for his research on worship texts in the Old Testament and much of his work explores…

It is with great joy, and a sense of “full circle,” that we announce that Patout Burns, Professor at Vanderbilt Divinity School, will deliver the 2023 Everett Ferguson Endowed Lecture on Early Christian Studies. Professor Burns’ research and publication have focused on the development of Christian thought and practice in the Western part of the…