Speakers

• Kevin Fickenscher, President of CREO Strategic Solutions, Participant
• Lisa Piercey, 14th Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health, Participant

Speakers

• Richard Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, Participant
• Carl Holladay, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Participant
• Amanda Pittman, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

• Randall Balmer, Dartmouth College, Panelist
• John Fea, Messiah College, Panelist
• Molly Worthen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Panelist

Speakers

Speakers

• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Panelist
• Catherine Meeks, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Panelist
• David Fleer, Lipscomb University, Panelist

Speakers

• Katharine Hayhoe, Nature Conservancy, Speaker

Speakers

• James W. Thompson, Abilene Christian University, "The Groaning and Redemption of Creation: Does Paul Speak to the Environmental Crisis?"

Speakers

• Michael Anastasi, Editor, The Tennessean, and Regional Editor, USA Today Network, “Freedom of the Press: Interpretational Contestation Engaged from the Trenches”

Speakers

• Catherine Meeks, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, “Rags of Love in the Quilting Circle: A Metaphor for Transforming Oppressive Systems”

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers

• N.T. Wright, Oxford University, Guest

Speakers

Speakers

• Annette McRay, Nashville, Tennessee, Panelist
• Jan Hughes, Nashville, Tennessee, Panelist
• Candace Nicolds, Brookline Church of Christ, Panelist
• Kindy De Long, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Katie Link, Lipscomb University, Panelist
• Kathy Pulley, Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University, Respondent

Speakers

• Lamar Reinsch, Georgetown University, Panelist
• Clyde D. Neff, Lubbock Christian University, Panelist
• Tiffany Summers, Lipscomb University, Panelist

Speakers

• Mark Jobe, Tim Creel, and Andy Borchers, Lipscomb University, “Christian Business Leaders and Climate Change”
• Clifford Anderson, Vanderbilt University, “Plant Patents: Boom or Bust for Sustainable Farming?”
• Brian Starr, Lubbock Christian University, “Texas vs. California – A Comparison of Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
• David A. Bosch, Boyce College, “Before and During the Pandemic: A Comparison of Attitudes on Work and the Gig Economy”

Speakers

• Bill Carroll, Abilene Christian University, “Wendell Berry’s Mad Farmer Sequence: Refashioning the Pastoral as an Antidote to the Dis-ease of Consumer Culture”
• Rachel B. Griffis, Sterling College, “Wendell Berry’s The Unsettling of America Disavows Settler Colonialism”
• Cliff A. Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, “The Tie that Binds: Death in the Membership”

Speakers

• Timothy Bench, Abilene, Texas, “Carl Spain and the 1960 Abilene Christian College Lectureships”
• Jason Fikes, Abilene Christian University Press, “President Sewell, White Supremacy and the Formative Years of Abilene Christian College”
• Patrice Preston Grimes, University of Virginia, Emerita, “Remembrance and the Power of Place: Reframing the Narrative on Race at the University of Virginia”
• Gary Jones, Oklahoma Christian University, “Power to the People (Well Not “Those” People): Race & Religion at Oklahoma Christian University”
• William Lofton Turner, Lipscomb University, “Evolving and Contrasting Racial Narratives in Four Nashville Universities: Lipscomb University, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, and Trevecca Nazarene University”

Speakers

• Jon Carman, Baylor University, “Asleep on the Job? Mark 4:35–41 as a Case of Christological Humor”
• Amy Smith Carman, Texas Christian University, “The First Samaritan Convert as Woman and Slave: A Feminist Analysis of John 4:1-42”
• Carl Holladay, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Respondent
• Jeffrey Peterson, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Lindsey N. Miller, Lipscomb University, “Mental Health Statistics in the University Population and Healthcare Providers”
• Susan L. Mercer, Lipscomb University, “Creation of a Wellbeing Committee: Recommendations, Implementations and Challenges”
• Susan L. Mercer and Lindsey N. Miller, Lipscomb University, “Overview of Wellbeing and Burnout Assessment Tools”
• Terrice Hooks, Lipscomb University (student), Respondent
• Samantha Randlett, Lipscomb University (student), Respondent

Speakers

• Michael Egnor, Stony Brook University, “How Neuroscience Challenges Materialism”
• Jay Richards, The Catholic University of America, “How Physics and Astronomy Challenges Materialism”
• Jonathan Witt, Senior Fellow, Center for Science and Culture, “Methodological Materialism and the Rhetorical Landscape of Origins Science”

Speakers

• Steven McKenzie, Rhodes College, Lecturer
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Convener

Speakers

• Evans Lartey, Heritage Christian College, “African Ecological Beliefs and Theological Creation Care”
• Alan Howell, Harding University, “Swapping Drinking Songs for Spiritual Songs: Skolia and Possession in Ephesians 5 and Mozambique”
• Paul Chimhungwe, African Christian College, Respondent

Speakers

• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, MD, Senior Scholar, Reviewer
• Shawna Songer Gaines, Trevecca Community Church, Reviewer
• Greg McKinzie, Lipscomb University, Reviewer
• David Artman, First Christian Church, Respondent

Speakers

• Rosanna Anderson, Austin Presbyterian, “Preaching for Generosity: A Textual Analysis of Stewardship Sermons.”
• Adam Daniels, Abilene Christian University, “Developing a Guiding Document for Youth Ministry at the Cookeville First United Methodist Church.”
• Mason Lee, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• John Kern, Pepperdine University, “Divine Impassibility Begets Created Impassibility: A Thomistic Approach to the Question of God's Suffering”
• Zachary Casey, Abilene Christian University, “Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?: A Historical Attempt”

Speakers

• John Young, Turner School of Theology/Amridge University, “Disciples of Christ and the University of Alabama School of Religion that Wasn’t, 1920-1935”
• David W. Hester, Faulkner University, “Addressing the Legacy of Mission Journal: A Call for Careful Accuracy”
• Paul A. Anthony, Florida State University, “The Long, Hot Summer: King, Keeble, and the Collapse of Consensus among Churches of Christ”
• Douglas A. Foster, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Wes Mckinzie, Oklahoma Christian University, “Career Supports and Barriers for African American Leaders in Sports”
• Brad Lemler, Howard Payne University, “A Biblical Perspective on Creating and Accumulating Wealth”
• Lauren Pinkston, Lipscomb University, “The God of Mission and Business: How the World’s Unreached People Groups are Engaging the Gospel Through Organic Relationships with Strategically Located Christian Businesspeople”
• Dutch Kendall, Indiana Wesleyan University, “Navigating Employment Law for ‘Christian Owned and Operated’ Businesses”

Speakers

• Rafael Rodriguez, Johnson University, “The Rebel Embrace: Resisting the Fragmentation of Church and Academy”
• Mark Wiebe, Lubbock Christian University, “Metaphysics and the Pursuit of the Truth: The Bond of Reason, Revelation, and res from Aquinas, to Newman, to Gilson”
• Samjung Kang-Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, “Gender and Race at the Crossroads”
• Carl Holladay, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Respondent

Speakers

• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, “The Powers that Be: Franklin Florence and the Political Dimensions of Biblical Faith”
• Wes Crawford, Abilene Christian University, “James Fowler’s Silent Voice in the Civil Rights Movement”
• Dyron Daughrity, Pepperdine University, “Carl Spain’s Waves: How a Sermon Ended Segregation in Churches of Christ Colleges”
• Loretta Hunnicutt, Pepperdine University, “‘The Task of Women’: Race and Gender in the Churches of Christ through the eyes of Thelma M. Holt”

Speakers

• Noemí Palomares, Pepperdine University, “זכר + ל and The Treatment of Deeds as Meritorious in the Hebrew Bible.”
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Respondent
• Charles Rix, Oklahoma Christian University, Respondent
• Kipp Swinney, Baylor University, Respondent

Speakers

• Jason Mahn, Augustana College, “Purpose and Meaning in a Time of Crisis”
• Deanna A. Thompson, St. Olaf College, “Beyond Deep Gladness: Coming to Terms with Vocations We Don’t Choose”
• Deron Smith, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Jason Brashier, Freed-Hardeman University, Participant
• Kevin Eidson, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Jeff McCormack, Oklahoma Christian University, Predisan, Participant
• Brian Starr, Lubbock Christian University, Participant
• Marcia Straughn, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

• Andrew Skotnicki, Manhattan College, "The Anthropology of Abolition"
• Carola Binder, Haverford College, "Criminal Justice and Hope from an Economics Perspective"
• Andrew Krinks, American Friends Service Committee, "Christianity and the Abolition of Captivity"
• Micah Watson and Samuel Poortenga, Calvin University; University of Michigan Law School, "Rehabilitative Retribution: Human Dignity & Respect in Criminal Justice"

Speakers

• Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, Lecturer
• Kathy Pulley, Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University, Convener
• John D. Barton, Pepperdine University, Respondent
• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, MD, Senior Scholar, Respondent
• Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, Reply

Speakers

• Ron Clark, Kairos Church Planting, “Living Missionally Among the ‘Humiliated’ in a Post-#MeToo World: A Missional Reading of Paul’s Challenge To the Roman Christians in Romans 12:1–16”
• Gailyn Van Rheenen, Mission Alive, “How is God Working during the Pandemic to Create Ideal Settings for Church Planting?”
• Matthew Nance, Christian HolyLand Foundation, “The Paradox of Missional Calling”
• Martin Rodriguez, Azusa Pacific University, Respondent

Speakers

• David Mahfood, Johnson University, Florida, Panelist
• Garrett Pendergraft, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Derek Estes, Pepperdine University, Panelist

Speakers

• Nicole Hunt, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University, “Determined Hope: Building Racial Unity between Two Local Churches.”
• Scott Laird, Harding School of Theology, “An Adaptive Change Project in Developing Leaders.”
• Jordan Tatum, Bethel Seminary, “Best Practices for a Multi-Ethnic Merger in Churches of Christ.”
• Michael L. Sweeney, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University, Respondent

Speakers

• Hannah Stolze, Lipscomb University, “Wisdom-Based Business: Applying Biblical Principles and Evidence-Based Research for a Purposeful and Profitable Business”
• Williams Abayaawien Atuilik, Heritage Christian College, “Christian Entrepreneurial Training in Developing Countries: Heritage Christian College’s Strategy to Fill a Gap”

Speakers

• DiArron M., University of Memphis, “Transitioning: The Spiritual Life and Work of Molefi Asante”
• Edward J. Robinson, Texas College, “Dismantling Segregation: The Religion and Politics of Fred D. Gray”
• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Respondent

Speakers

• Dave Morgan, Lipscomb University, “Church of Origin”
• Jackie Halstead, Abilene Christian University & Selah Center for Spiritual Formation, “Externalizing the Congregational Problem-Saturated Narrative”
• Marsha Vaughn, Adler University, “The Stories We Don’t Tell: Or, What Exactly is ‘Our History’?”
• Chris J. Gonzalez, Lipscomb University, “Shared Obliviousness in Congregations”

Speakers

• Christopher Snook, University of King's College, Participant
• Heather Hoover, Milligan College, Participant
• Allison Boyd Justus, Iowa State University, Participant
• Nancy Posey, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Darren Hagood, HYL (Heal) Church and Fuller Theological Seminary, Participant
• Richard Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Cari Myers, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Noemí Palomares, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Shelly Tilton, University of Virginia, Participant

Speakers

• Michael Egnor, Stony Brook University, “What Can Neuroscience Help us Understand about the Soul?”
• Robert F. Shedinger, Luther College, “Broken Brain or Fractured Soul? The Medicalization of Mental Illness and the Rise of Mental Health Stigma”
• Lindsey N. Miller, Lipscomb University, Respondent
• Hunter Stanfield, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Earl Lavender, Lipscomb University, “From Missions to Missional: Preparing a Royal Priesthood”
• Dan Rodriguez, Pepperdine University, “Let My People Go! Exodus-Shaped Diaspora Mission in the North American Context”
• J. Omar Palafox, Abilene Christian University, “Understanding by Movement: Seeking Sensible Interdependence for Missionaries in Latin America”
• Kate Kissling Blakely, Great Lakes Christian College, Respondent

Speakers

• Michelle Weedman, Maryville College, “Mary’s Fertility and the Renewal of all Creation in Ephrem the Syrian”
• Ethan Laster, St. Louis University, “The Divine Body and Ascetic Bodies: Theopaschism and Suffering Saints in John of Ephesus”
• Andrew Sutherland, Pepperdine University, “The Humbly Obedient Elements: An Integrative Reading of 1 Clement 2”
• Joas Adiprasetya, Jakarta Theological Seminary, “Protreptic Imagination: Oikopoetic Readings of Acts 7 and the Epistle to Diognetus”

Speakers

• L. Randolph Lowry III, Lipscomb University, Emeritus, President
• Bill Haslam, Governor, State of Tennessee, 2011 - 2019, Participant

Speakers

• Mason Lee, Abilene Christian University, “God is More Interesting than Sin: Barth’s Doctrine of Sin as Homiletical Strategy”
• Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Abilene Christian University, Assistant Professor, Bible, Missions, and Ministry, “A Word for the End of the World: Preaching Wisdom in an Age of Apocalypse”
• Melanie Bockmann, Vanderbilt University, “Preaching Doubt: Toward a Metamodern Homiletic in the Wake of Deconstruction”
• Sara Gaston Barton, Pepperdine University, Respondent

Speakers

• John Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame, Panelist
• Kindy De Long, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Ron Cox, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Panelist

Speakers

• Cliff A. Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Mary Lowe, Liberty University, Participant
• Stephen D. Lowe, Liberty University, Participant
• Jennifer Shewmaker, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Marty Spears, Harding University, Participant
• Tim Westbrook, Harding University, Participant
• Melissa Atkinson, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

• Heath Carpenter, Harding University, “T Bone Burnett and ‘Country’ Music's Contested Theology”
• Vinson (Lee) Edwards, Harding University, “Jesus, Popular Culture, and the Politics of the Margins: A Theomusicological Analysis of the Drive-By Truckers”
• Vic Hunter, Independent Scholar, Denver, CO, “Will Campbell: Theopoetic Preacher, and Profane Priest”

Speakers

Speakers

• Amy Artman, Missouri State University, Panelist
• Stephen Mansfield, Speaker and Author, Panelist
• Edward J. Robinson, Texas College, Panelist
• John Schmalzbauer, Missouri State University, Panelist

Speakers

• Robert C. Tatum, University of North Carolina, Asheville, “To What End for Theology-Oriented Economic Policymaking?”
• Sarah Easter, Abilene Christian University, “Negotiating Meaning Systems in Cross Sector Partnerships to Tackle Grand Challenges: The Case of Homelessness”
• Lamar Reinsch, Vanda Pauwels, and Clyde D. Neff, Lubbock Christian University, “The Ethical Lifestyle Model: A Progress Report”

Speakers

• Michael Williams and Dave Smith, Pepperdine University, “Measuring Fidelity to Mission: How Christian Colleges and Universities Market their Residential Undergraduate and Online MBA Programs”
• Donita Brown and Nina Morel, Lipscomb University, “Self-Care for Healthcare Graduate Students: Preliminary Findings from a Text-based Virtual Coaching Pilot Project”
• Kevin Cabe, Indiana Wesleyan University, “How Old is This Textbook?”

Speakers

• Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Hope Nordstrom, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Jennifer Shewmaker, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Scott Lamascus, Oklahoma Christian University, Panelist
• Saralee Woods, BookManBookWoman, Nashville, TN, Panelist
• Nancy Posey, Lipscomb University, Panelist

Speakers

• Ryan Replogle, Hebrew Union, "The Perception of Divine Retribution in the Hebrew Bible"
• Daniel Oden, Harding University, Respondent
• Melinda (Mindi) Thompson, Abilene Christian University, Respondent
• Clay Smith, Baylor University, Respondent

Speakers

• Caleb Kersey* and C. Korsi Dumenyo, Freed-Hardeman University; Tennessee State University, “Unwrapping the Complexity of Genetic Regulation in a Hypervirulent Mutant of the Soft Rot Bacterium Pectobacterium Carotovorum”
• William E. Luttrell, Oklahoma Christian University, “Effects of a Series of Ketone Compounds on Liver Microsomal Glucuronyltransferase Activity in Mice—Implications for Ketone-Drug Interactions”
• Joseph E. Deweese*, Judy N. Trac, J. Myles Keck, Ashley C. Daugherty, and Miriam G. Hawaz, Lipscomb University, “Mapping the Functional Domains of the C-terminal Domain of Topoisomerase IIα”

Speakers

• Kent Smith, Abilene Christian University, “Love, Joy and Grace: Formation Together in the Life of God”
• Tod Vogt and Charles Kiser, Mission Alive, “Contemplative Mission: The Interplay Between Spirituality and Missional Practice in Mission Alive Church Planters”
• Jared Looney, Global City Mission Initiative, “The Impact of Diaspora Mission and the Shift to a Mission Paradigm in the North American Church”
• Aaron Wheeler, Ozark Christian College, Respondent

Speakers

• Kevin Youngblood, Harding University, on the Pentateuch, Reviewer
• Naomi Walters, Rochester University, on the Books of History, Reviewer
• Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, on Books of Wisdom, Reviewer
• Tim Willis, Pepperdine University, on Prophetic Books, Reviewer
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Author, Reply

Speakers

• Fr. Columba Stewart, Saint John's School of Theology, Lecturer
• Trevor Thompson, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Co-Convener
• James E. Walters, Rochester University, Co-Convener
• Jeff Childers, Abilene Christian University, Co-Convener

Speakers

• Chris Shrock, University of Sioux Falls, “Giving up the Sects, Saving the Bacon”
• Chance Juliano, Southern Methodist University, “Marginalized Persons as Epistemic Authorities on Perceiving Systemic Injustices”
• Austin McCoy, Baylor University, “Hopeful Universalism: A Reply to Michael Rea”

Speakers

• Trace Hebert, Lipscomb University, Opening Comments
• Royce Money, Abilene Christian University, President Emeritus
• Scott McDowell, President, Lubbock Christian University, President
• John deSteiguer, Chancellor, Oklahoma Christian University, President
• Brian Stogner, Rochester University, President
• Joel Anderson Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• Michael Ross, Ohio Valley University, President

Speakers

• Kathy Pulley, Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University, Participant
• Carl Holladay, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Participant
• Douglas A. Foster, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

• James L. Gorman, Johnson University, Reviewer
• Edward J. Robinson, Texas College, Reviewer
• D. Newell Williams, Brite Divinity School, Reviewer
• Douglas A. Foster, Abilene Christian University, Author Respondent

Speakers

• Frank Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University, “Research on Integration of Critical Skills Development into Database, Statistics, and Computer Programming Courses for the Success of Future Data Analysts Problem-Based Learning: Improving Learning Outcomes through Student Directed Learning”
• Sandra Metzger and Jeff Boyce, Indiana Wesleyan University, “Problem-Based Learning: Improving Learning Outcomes through Student Directed Learning”
• Christopher Davis and Debbie Philpott, Indiana Wesleyan University, “Faith-Integrated Problem-Based Learning (FI-PBL) In the Doctoral Classroom”
• Orneita Burton, Abilene Christian University, “Virtuous Virtual Learning Spaces”

Speakers

• Stephanie Hamm, Abilene Christian University, Introduction and discussion of current campus climate
• Laura Carroll, Abilene Christian University, Overview of Adams Center: Centrality of anti-racist work to the center's mission
• Amy Boone, Highland Church of Christ, Abilene, TX, White allyship group, including the date behind it, other examples, process, and challenges
• Cliff A. Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, Cultivating anti-racist practices in the classroom

Speakers

• Naomi Walters, Rochester University, Panelist
• Kenneth Gilmore, Southwestern Christian College, Panelist
• Jeremy Hegi, Lubbock Christian University, Panelist
• Allen Black, Harding School of Theology, Respondent

Speakers

• Catherine Meeks, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Participant
• Nibs Stroupe, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Participant
• Cookye Rutledge, Young Scholars Academy, Participant
• Jan Schroeder, Episcopal Diocese of PA, Participant
• Nontombi Naomi Tutu, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Participant
• David Fleer, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, Reviewer
• Gary Selby, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan University, Reviewer
• David Holmes, Lipscomb University, Reviewer
• DeWayne R. Stallworth, American Baptist College and Author, Respondent

Speakers

• Wayne Rossiter, University of Rio Grande, “Industrial and Technological Progress: Is the Invisible Hand Friend or Foe?”
• Joe R. Miller, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, “Ethics & Climate Change: Setting the Stage for Dialogue Between Science and Faith”
• Jeff McCormack, Oklahoma Christian University, Predisan, “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Implications on Wellness and the Economy”
• G. Dodd Galbreath, Lipscomb University, Respondent
• Sarah Collier, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Chris Jones, Faulkner University, "John's Use of Creational Themes in Interpreting the Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus"
• Joseph K. Gordon, Johnson University, "Irenaeus on Genesis: The Unity of First and Last Things in the Economic Work of God"
• Todd M. Brenneman, Faulkner University, "The Balancing Act of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation and Genesis 1-2"
• John Mark Hicks, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Paul Chimhungwe, African Christian College, “The Conversion Process in the Stone-Campbell Movement Churches in Southern Africa (1914– 1927): An Historical Analysis”
• Anthony Parker, Pioneer Bible Translators, “Van Rheenen’s Incarnational Model for Tribal Africa and Watson’s Church Planting Movement Model: How Different Are They?”
• Linda Whitmer, Johnson University, “They Call Him Father: The Metaphoric Image of God as Father among Modern Shona in Zimbabwe”
• Shawn Tyler, Lubbock Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Chess Cavitt, Arlington (VA) Church of Christ, “Discerning Issues”
• Jennifer Ayres, Emory University, “Loving Creation”
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, “Forming a Culture for Climate Justice”
• Lauren Calvin Cooke, Emory University, “Educating Christian Community/Contexts for a Livable Planet”

Speakers

• Lindsey Krinks, Open Table Nashville, author of "Praying with Our Feet: Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets", Participant
• Rob McRay, Interim Ministry Partners, Participant
• John Grant, Compassionate Hands, Wilson County, TN, Participant

Speakers

• Wilhemina Odarkor Ofori, Heritage Christian College, “An Unstable Terrain: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Academic Libraries in Africa”
• Nathan Bills, Heritage Christian College, “Genesis 1 as Pedagogy”
• Stephen D. Lowe, Liberty University, “Preparing Students for Ministry in the Digital Age”
• Jan Cohu, Lipscomb University, Respondent
• Tim Westbrook, Harding University, Respondent
• Melinda (Mindi) Thompson, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Cliff A. Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Hope Nordstrom, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Holly Rowsey, Freed-Hardeman University, Participant
• Cathy Box, Lubbock Christian University, Participant
• Emily Medlock, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Katrina J. Olson, Vanderbilt University, “Coming Together: How Language Shapes Worship’s Collective Imagination”
• Olga Pahom, Lubbock Christian University, “Establishing Connections through Storytelling: A Conversation Analysis Approach to Bilingual Couples’ Interaction”
• Abraham Mata, Lubbock Christian University, “Rethinking Language Teaching Practices in the Hybrid L2 Classroom: Lessons from Beginning and Intermediate Spanish Courses in the Texas Learning Consortium”
• Carole Carroll, Lubbock Christian University, “The Best of Both Worlds: Online Curriculum in an Onsite Course”

Speakers

• Joel Anderson, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Participant
• Prentice Ashford, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Doug Mendenhall, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Michelle Steele, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Andrew Gertner Belfield, Boston College, “Restoring Rectitudo: Anselm of Canterbury, Ecological Sin, and Cosmic Salvation”
• Matthew B. Hale, Abilene Christian University, “Grace and Institutions: Towards a Theological Historiography of Ecological Recovery”
• Darren Hagood, HYL (Heal) Church and Fuller Theological Seminary, Respondent

Speakers

• Shannon Clarkson Rains, Jennifer Dabbs, and Kaley Ihfe, Lubbock Christian University and Independent Scholar, “The Meanings Women Assign to Inclusion in Public Worship Roles at Broadway Church of Christ”
• Andrea Thornton, Saint Louis University, “Gender Performance Technology and the Containment of Biological Sex: An Essay in Post-phenomenology and Feminist Theory”

Speakers

• Abbie Burka and Melanie Morris, Lipscomb University, “Interprofessional Grand Rounds: Exploring the Interface of Healthcare Professionals”
• Allison D. Provine, Lipscomb University, “Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning: Uniting Students for Positive Outcomes”

Speakers

• Beth Conway*, Reed Haga, Purva Patel, Caleb Obregon, and Jazmine Stubblefield, Lipscomb University, “Neprilysin: a potential regulator of PI3K signaling in Triple Negative Breast Cancers”
• G. Caroline Schwab*, Hannah Shaver, Lindsey J. Long, Laura Reed, and the Genomics Education Partnership, Oklahoma Christian University; University of Alabama, “Understanding Gene Evolution of the Insulin Pathway through Synteny”
• Joseph E. Deweese*, Thomas T. Townsley, Timothy L. Wallace, Salvador Cordova, and Kirk Durston, Lipscomb University; FMS Foundation; Digital Strategies, “PSICalc: Development of a Software Tool for Exploring Protein Sequence Interdependencies”

Speakers

• Kevin Youngblood, Harding University, "The Seven Faces of Eve: A Reception History of the Creation and Vocation of the Archetypal Woman"
• Justin Rogers, Freed-Hardeman University, "Biblical Mythology, Minimalism, and the Serpent of Genesis 3: Inner-Jewish Apologetics in Philo of Alexandria"
• Alden Bass, Oklahoma Christian University, "Refractive Disorder: A Re-visionist Reading of Augustine's Teaching on the Edenic Curse"
• Laura Locke Estes, Pepperdine University, Respondent

Speakers

• Sam Twumasi-Ankrah, Heritage Christian College, “Why (Much of) Africa Does Not Need Any More Preaching Training Schools but rather Institutions of Higher Education”
• Daniel Salinas, Theological Education Initiative, United World Mission, “Recruiting, Deploying, Mentoring, and Developing Missional Scholars: The Theological Education Initiative”
• Melinda (Mindi) Thompson, Abilene Christian University, “Online Theological Higher Education: Reflections on Past Practices for Future Endeavors”
• C. Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Charles Rix, Oklahoma Christian University, Remarks and Performance
• Kellie Brown, Milligan University, Music History, Respondent
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Old Testament, Respondent

Speakers

• McGarvey Ice, Abilene Christian University, “‘The Gospel Is For All’: the Story of One of E. L. Jorgenson’s Great Songs of the Church”
• John Wakefield, Milligan College, Emeritus, “The Influence of Great Songs of the Church Among Christian Churches”
• Steve Wolfgang, Downers Grove, IL Church of Christ, "The Influence of Great Songs of the Church on Subsequent Hymnals: The Case of ‘Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs’" (2012)
• D.J. Bulls, Glenwood Church of Christ, Tyler, TX, “A Brief Bibliographic History of Great Songs and its Influence on American Hymnody”
• John Wiegand, Editor of Praise for the Lord, Respondent
• Jerry Rushford, Pepperdine University, Respondent

Speakers

Speakers

• John Young, Turner School of Theology/Amridge University, “Longing for a Better Country: The Stone-Campbell Movement and the Search for Atlantis”
• Wesley Constandse, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, “The Crucible of Tragedy: The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies”
• Wes Crawford, Abilene Christian University, “Taking a Page from History: What the Race Relations Workshops Can Teach Present-Day Racial Justice Activists”
• Nathaniel Wiewora, Harding University, Respondent

Speakers

• Shoun Hill, College of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Participant
• Waymon Hinson, Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, and Justice for Black Farmers Group, Participant

Speakers

• Jennifer Shewmaker, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Regina Offidile, Meharry/Vanderbilt Alliance, Participant
• Terry Baggs, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Rachel Slaymaker, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Chad Gentry, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Kirsteen Kim, Fuller Theological Seminary, “The Spirit of Mission and the Mission of the Spirit”
• C. Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, “Genesis: The Book of Beginnings”
• Justin Rogers, Freed-Hardeman University, “Leviticus: A Priestly Theology of Ancient Israel”
• Tim Willis, Pepperdine University, “Deuteronomy: The Book of Covenant”
• R. Mark Shipp, Independent Scholar, Austin, TX, "Isaiah: Judgment, Cleansing, Restoration"
• Charles Rix, Oklahoma Christian University, "Becoming a Kingdom of Priests"

Speakers

• Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi, Emeritus, “David Edwin Harrell, Jr’s Work in Relation to Southern and American History”
• Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University, “David Edwin Harrell, Jr Brought the Margins of Evangelicalism into Mainstream Scholarship”
• Steve Wolfgang, Downers Grove, IL Church of Christ, “David Edwin Harrell, Jr: Preacher and Public Historian”
• Wayne Flynt, Auburn University, Emeritus, Respondent

Speakers

• Derrick Jackson, First Baptist Church, Gallatin, TN, “The Power of Poetry for Congregational Ministry”
• Mallory Wyckoff, Preemptive Love, Clearwater, FL, “I Feel, Therefore I Can Be Free: The Preacher as Poet”
• Zac Luben, Pepperdine University, “The Pastor as Poet of the Soul”
• Falon Barton, Pepperdine University Church of Christ, Respondent

Speakers

• David Johnson, Harding University, “What Do I Owe My Competitors?”
• Daniel Crouch, Baylor University, “The Enchantments of Mammon and a Romantic View of Nature”
• Christopher Langford, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, “God and Golden Arches: Christian Thought About Enterprise in the 21st Century”
• Marcy Binkley and Emma Best, Lipscomb University; Wake Forest University, “ESG Tax Tension”

Speakers

• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Participant
• Tiffany Dahlman, Abilene Christian University in Dallas and Courtyard Church of Christ, Fayetteville, NC, Participant
• Aaron Howard, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Robert Rhodes, Provost, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• John York, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• David Elrod, Lipscomb University, Moderator
• Jennifer Gray, Chimala Mission Hospital, Participant
• Jeff Bennie, Health Talents International, Participant
• Sarah Catherine Teixeira, Jovenes en Camino, Participant
• Jeff McCormack, Oklahoma Christian University, Predisan, Participant
• Phil Ellenburg, Faith Family Medical Center, Participant

Speakers

• Melvin Otey, Faulkner University, "Genesis 4 in 1 John 3: Cain and Abel as Models for Christian Division and Unity"
• Kipp Swinney, Baylor University, "Inundation and Prophetic Inspiration: Communal Identity and the Use of Traditions from Genesis 4–11 in the Prophetic Corpus"
• Wes Crawford, Abilene Christian University, “United We Fall: The Unifying Power of the Curse of Ham”
• John Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame, Respondent

Speakers

• Candice McQueen, President, Lipscomb University, Moderator
• Joe Creech, Valparaiso University, Lilly Fellows Program Director
• Joel Anderson Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• Mike Adams, University of Georgia, President Emeritus
• Keith Hinkle, Lipscomb University, Senior Vice President of Advancement
• Brian Stogner, Rochester University, President

Speakers

• Jeffrey B. Hammond, Faulkner University Jones School of Law, Participant
• Nathan Chapman, University of Georgia School of Law, Participant
• Christopher Tollefsen, University of South Carolina, Participant

Speakers

• Kendra Jernigan, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Chris Doran, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Emily Stutzman, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Scott Lamascus, Oklahoma Christian University, Participant
• Katharine Hayhoe, Nature Conservancy, Respondent

Speakers

• Lauren Smelser White, Lipscomb University, Reviewer
• Alden Bass, Oklahoma Christian University, Reviewer
• Joseph K. Gordon, Johnson University, Reviewer
• C. Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, Reviewer
• Brad East, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• James Lee McDonough, Auburn University, Emeritus, “William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life”
• Andrew Polk, Middle Tennessee State University, “Faith in Freedom: Propaganda, Presidential Politics, and the Making of an American Religion”
• Anthony Hendricks The Public, Franklin, Tennessee
• Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi, Emeritus, “Baptized in Blood”

Speakers

• Michael Streissguth, Le Moyne College, “What I've Finally Concluded About Johnny Cash”
• Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University, “Two Days in the Ozarks: George D. Hay and the Origins of the Grand Ole Opry”
• Vic Hunter, Independent Scholar, Denver, CO, “Human Brokenness and the Perilous Journey toward Wholeness: What Pat Conroy Has Taught Me about Preaching”

Speakers

• James Woodrow, Vanguard University, “Forces for Good: The Changing Landscape of Corporate Social Responsibility”
• Brian Starr, Lubbock Christian University, “Altruistic Behavior and Future Income”
• T. Kyle Tippens, Abilene Christian University, “What Then Should We Do?: Practical Christian Approaches to Responsible Retirement Investing”
• Larry Bumgardner and Maretno Agus Harjoto, Pepperdine University, “It’s Not Easy Being Green: Legal and Financial Perspectives for Inclusion of ESG Funds in Retirement Plans”

Speakers

• Julie Ooms, Missouri Baptist University, “The Ethics of Intellectual Appetite in Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi”
• Matthew Bardowell, Missouri Baptist University, “The Scent of Faerie in Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi”
• David Mahfood, Johnson University, Florida, “Rectitude and the Truth of Things: Anselm, Piranesi, and the Moral Value of Science”
• Shawn Grant, Johnson University, “The Romantic Impulse in Piranesi: Wordsworth and the Beauty of the House”

Speakers

Speakers

• Ellen Davis, Duke Divinity School, Speaker

Speakers

• Mark Love, Rochester University, Panelist
• Lauren Smelser White, Lipscomb University, Panelist
• Chris Flanders, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Kirsteen Kim, Fuller Theological Seminary, Respondent

Speakers

• Lucas Lynn Christensen, University of Notre Dame, “Phantastic Preaching: Methodological Considerations on Ekphrastic Homiletic and the Exegesis of Liturgical Space through the Lens of Rhetorical Vision”
• David Latimore, Princeton Theological Seminary, “The Neoliberal Homiletic”
• Tim Sensing, Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, “Being There Even When You Are Not: Presence in Distance Preaching”
• Tiffany Dahlman, Abilene Christian University in Dallas and Courtyard Church of Christ, Fayetteville, NC, Respondent

Speakers

• Candice Ortbals-Wiser, Abilene Christian University, Political Science
• Lee Mayo, Lipscomb University, Philosophy
• Pedro Garcia, Ask and Wonder, Independent Scholar
• Amanda Nichols, Oklahoma Christian University, Chemistry and Physical Science
• Katharine Hayhoe, Nature Conservancy, Atmospheric Scientist

Speakers

• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, MD, Senior Scholar, Reviewer
• Heather Gorman, Johnson University, Reviewer
• Laura Locke Estes, Pepperdine University, Reviewer
• C. Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Calvin University and Author, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Lecturer
• Sara Gaston Barton, Pepperdine University, Interviewee and Moderator

Speakers

• Wilhemina Odarkor Ofori, Heritage Christian College, “Telecommuting: A Mirage for Academic Librarians”
• Jim Joseph, Le Moyne College, “Bankruptcy and Human Resources: A Case Study”
• David A. Bosch, Boyce College, “Work Values and the GIG Economy: A Comparison of Pre and Post Pandemic across Generations”

Speakers

• Jennifer Golden, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Phil Vardiman, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Mindy Welch, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Panelist

Speakers

• Cliff A. Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Ben Ries, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• David Cunningham, Hope College, NetVUE, Panelist
• Falon Barton Pepperdine University Church of Christ

Speakers

• Omaran D. Lee, Nashville General Hospital, Participant
• David Suddeth, Nazarene Trevecca, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Participant

Speakers

• Jeff Childers, Abilene Christian University, "'In the Guise of Wrath Did He Give the Riches of His Beneficence': The Drama of Divine Pedagogy in Early Syrian Interpretations of Genesis 11:1–9"
• John Mark Hicks, Lipscomb University, "Resisting Babel: A Polemic Against Imperial Power"
• Daniel Oden, Harding University, Response

Speakers

• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, Reviewer
• Joe Creech, Valparaiso University, Reviewer
• Kathy Pulley, Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University, Reviewer
• Richard Hughes, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Anthony Cook, Georgetown Law, Participant
• Brant Lee, University of Akron School of Law, Participant
• Ruth L. Okediji, Harvard Law School, Participant
• Robert Chao Romero, UCLA, Participant

Speakers

• Steve Austin, Texas International Bible Institute, “Challenges and Opportunities in Online Theological Education in Latin America”
• Joshua Marcum, Escuela Quiteña de Estudios Bíblicos, “Bi-vocational Missions: ‘Operation Ecuador’ as a Viable Model of Sustainability”
• Timothy Archer, Herald of Truth, “What Can’t Be Embargoed: U.S.-Cuban Church Relations”
• J. Omar Palafox, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Nathan D. Howard, University of Tennessee at Martin, “Philostratus, Eunapius, and the Martializing of Correspondence in Gregory of Nazianzus”
• J. Caleb Little, Baylor University, “The Word Our Healer: Transformation, Creaturely Integrity, and the Image of Healing in Athanasius’ Soteriology”
• Marcin Wysocki, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Poland, “Visit Me with Your letters” (Paulinus, ep. 3,5). Traveling and Hospitality Exemplified in the Collections of Christian Latin Letters of the 4th and 5th Century (Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Paulinus of Nola)

Speakers

• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Participant
• Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Author and Independent Scholar, Participant
• Monte Cox, Harding University, Participant
• Jack R. Reese, Northside Church of Christ, San Antonio, TX, Response

Speakers

• Avery Davis Lamb, Creation Justice Ministries, “Weathering the Storm: Churches as Hubs of Climate Resilience”
• Josh Richardson and Daniel Joranko, Brugmansia Ministries; Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light, “Ecclesiology and Climatology: The Incorporation of Climate Resilience and Adaptation into the Life of the Local Church”

Speakers

• Christina Littlefield, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Thomas Whittaker, LeTourneau University, Participant
• Jack Scott, California Community College System, Chancellor, Emeritus, Participant

Speakers

• Conrad Kakraba, Heritage Christian College, “Missional Entrepreneurship: The Role of Truth TV in a Hurting African Continent”
• David Perkins and Phil Vardiman, Abilene Christian University, “Study Abroad - Beyond the Classroom: Partnering with Students to Develop Intentional Leadership, Connected Relationships, and Motivated Spiritual Discovery”
• Susan Galbreath, Lipscomb University, “Post Covid Pandemic Teaching Take-aways”
• Nina Morel, Donita Brown, and Allison Duke, Lipscomb University, “Mindfulness and Meditation Practices to Support Learning in Christian Colleges”

Speakers

Speakers

• Catherine Meeks, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Participant
• Randall Balmer, Dartmouth College, Participant

Speakers

• Mark Thiesen, Hazel Dell Church of Christ, WA, “Unity or Truth? How Different Missionary Understandings of Restoration Led to Divergent Churches of Christ in Malawi”
• Evans Lartey, Heritage Christian College, “Ecological Degradation: Examining the Theological Impact of Community Activities on Atiwa Forest, Ghana”
• Brad Cawyer, Texas Tech University, “A Medi-Cultural Call for the Multi-Cultural Congregation”
• Aaron Wheeler, Ozark Christian College, Respondent

Speakers

• Clay Smith, Baylor University, “Enforcing Loyalty: Neo-Assyrian Officers and Deuteronomy’s Levites as Administrators of the adê”
• Tim Willis, Pepperdine University, First Respondent
• Lance Hawley, Harding Graduate School of Religion, Second Respondent
• Jared Saltz, Florida College, Third Respondent
• Open Discussion, Closing

Speakers

• Carson Reed, Abilene Christian University, “The Vantage: Consulting Conversations and Work with Church Leaders”
• Suzie Macaluso, Abilene Christian University, “Vantage: Quantitative Research Learnings about Leadership from Church Health Assessment of Thirty Plus Congregations”
• J. Omar Palafox, Abilene Christian University, “Reflections on Leadership in the ‘Brown Church’”
• Orpheus Heyward, Renaissance Church of Christ, Atlanta, “Leadership in the Pastor Led ‘Black Church’”
• Rob McRay Interim Ministry Partners

Speakers

• Rebecca Selove and Jaclyn Spivey, Tennessee State University; Lipscomb University, “‘Hope’ as an Integrative Theme in ‘Psychology of Sustainability’”
• G. Dodd Galbreath, Lipscomb University, “Educating Graduate Sustainability Professionals: 15 Years of Programming, Pedagogy, and Practice”
• Chris Doran and Dawnielle Wright, Pepperdine University, “Undergraduate Programming in Sustainability: Lessons in Program Planning and Design”
• Katharine Hayhoe, Nature Conservancy, Respondent

Speakers

• Jacquelyn Harootunian-Cutts, Saint Louis University, “Heavenly Perfection, Heart’s Desires, and Those Who Lack the Use of Reason”
• Derek Estes, Pepperdine University, “Reflections on the Wounds of Christ: A Thomistic Account of Disability in the Resurrection”
• Matthew B. Hale, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Joshua Ward Jeffery, Navajo Technical University, “Restorationist Non-Resistance as a Threat to America”
• Greg Massey, Freed-Hardeman University, “Tested by War: Pacifism at Freed-Hardeman College, 1907–1945”
• Blake Perkins, Williams Baptist University, “‘War is Wrong, Period’: Church of Christ Preacher W. Kay Moser’s Conscientious Objection During the Korean War”
• Carisse Berryhill, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Michael Streissguth, Le Moyne College, Filmmaker
• DiArron M., University of Memphis, Respondent

Speakers

Speakers

• Brad Lemler, Howard Payne University, “If My College Closes, would it Be Missed? The Importance of Mission in Challenging Times: An Integration of Insights from Business and Theology”
• Joe Faith, Harding University, “The Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education”
• Clifford Anderson, Vanderbilt University, “A Theology of Intellectual Property”
• Maretno Agus Harjoto, Pepperdine University, “Embracing Technology for Teaching during the Pandemic: Evidence from Pepperdine University” Pecha Khuca
• Tim Creel, Mark Jobe, Joseph Bamber, and Andy Borchers, Lipscomb University, “Business Lessons from Nehemiah”

Speakers

• Julia Osteen, Lipscomb University, “Flourishing in Higher Education through a Coaching Initiative”
• Olga Pahom, Cathy Box, and Amanda Ellis, Lubbock Christian University, “Women, Writing, and the Pandemic: An Autoethnographic Study on Factors that Constrain and Support Women’s Research Writing”
• Noel S. Adams, Marquette University, “Challenges and Opportunities for Christian Universities in the 21st Century: Christian Identity Amidst Secular and Market Forces”

Speakers

• Leslie Patrice Culver, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Participant
• George Walters-Sleyon, Emory University Center for Study of Law and Religion, Participant
• Damon Horton, California Baptist University, Participant
• Brandon Paradise, Rutgers Law School, Participant
• Jerome Dees, Faulkner University, Jones School of Law, Participant
• Jennifer Lee Koh, Pepperdine University, Nootbar Institute of Law, Religion & Ethics, Participant

Speakers

• Steve Sherman, Lipscomb University, Panelist
• Benny Baker, Misión Para Cristo, Panelist
• Jody Jones, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Doris Clark, Predisan, Panelist

Speakers

• Betsey A. Robinson, Vanderbilt University, Reviewer
• Richard A. Wright, Abilene Christian University, Reviewer
• Laura Nasrallah, Yale Divinity School, Respondent

Speakers

• Fuller Ming, Lancaster Bible College, “Recycling from Exodus: Why the Syriac Peshitta May Be a Better Foundation for Some Parts of the OT than the Masoretic Text for Text Critical Analysis”
• Laura Locke Estes, Pepperdine University, Respondent
• Joshua Turpin, Brite Divinity School, “Pledging Loyalty: A Womanist-Accomplice Approach to Ruth 1:16-17”
• Grant Testut, Oklahoma Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

• Richard Norton, Order of Julian of Norwich, “Julian of Norwich, The Church and Covid19: Towards a Scholarly and Pastoral Approach to the Present Crisis”
• Lana Lockhart, Spelman College, “Her Own Anointing: Gender Equality and African American Churches of Christ”
• Gary Selby, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan University, “Looking Back Together: The Church as Community of Memory”
• Miriam Perkins, Milligan University, Respondent

Speakers

• Nick De Vries, Silicon Ranch Corporation, “Solar Energy: Recent Growth and Future Opportunity for a Zero Emissions Technology”
• Rusty Towell, Abilene Christian University, “Advanced Nuclear Research and Development: ACU NEXT Lab’s Molten Salt Research Reactor and the Natura Development Plan”
• Jim Rossi, Vanderbilt University Law School, “Public Utilities at the Climate Crossroads”
• Katharine Hayhoe, Nature Conservancy, Respondent

Speakers

• Scott Billingsley, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Reviewer
• John Schmalzbauer, Missouri State University, Reviewer
• Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi, Emeritus, Reviewer
• Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University, Respondent

Speakers

• Olga Pahom, Lubbock Christian University, “Building Common Ground in a Multilingual World: Spanish-English Bilingual Couples and Language Choices”
• Abraham Mata, Lubbock Christian University, “Transatlantic Religious Discourse in Imperial Spain: A Literary Analysis of Spanish and Portuguese Sermons by Early Abolitionists”
• Karen Beth Strovas, Wayland Baptist University, “Immigrating into Marriage: Women’s Language and Marital Experience in Postcolonial Indian Fiction”
• Katie Weiss, Texas Tech University, “Sitcoms as Language-Learning Tools for Emerging Bilinguals: A Corpus Linguistic Study of Full House (1987) and Fuller House (2016)”

Speakers

• Christopher Dowdy, Paul Quinn College, Participant
• Kaitlin Hardy Shetler, Vera Institute of Justice, Participant
• Michael Van Huis, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Angela D. Sims, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, President

Speakers

• Emily Stutzman, Lipscomb University, “Black Farmers United Against Institutional Discrimination by the USDA: An Analysis of an Ongoing Conflict”
• Edward Carson, The Governor's Academy, “Maintaining Whiteness: The Churches of Christ and its Anti-Black Narrative”
• Corey Markum, Freed-Hardeman University, “Restorationist Monuments: A Civil War Framework for Considering Memory, Legacy, and Race at Churches of Christ Colleges & Universities”

Speakers

• Autumn Marshall, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Ruth Henry, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Kathy Williams, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Kimberly McCall, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Andrew Krinks, American Friends Service Committee, Participant
• Malcolm Scott, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Ashlee Sellars, Raphah Institute, Participant

Speakers

• Sam Twumasi-Ankrah and Nathan Bills, Heritage Christian College (Accra, Ghana), “We Do Not Come Empty-Handed: Gifts the Majority World Church Offer to Western Partners”
• David Baer, Theological Education Initiative, “Response to Twumasi-Ankrah and Bills: Why Is This Not Easier?”
• Komi Hiagbe, Global Theological Seminary, Accra, Ghana, “Thy Kingdom Come: The Church and Cultural Reconstruction for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa”
• Gary Wheaton, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, “A Prophetic Challenge to Cultural Norms: Lessons from an Early Christian Community for Cultural Reconstruction”

Speakers

• Kevin Youngblood, Harding University, “Jeremiah: Prophet of Contested Calling, Ancient Curse, and New Covenant”
• Grant Testut, Oklahoma Christian University, “Amos: A Prophet Redefined”
• Lance Hawley, Harding Graduate School of Religion, “The Book of Job: Suffering with Integrity”
• Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, "Ecclesiastes: Learning to Align Your Life to Divine Sovereignty"
• Jordan Guy, Harding University, "Self-Driving Classes: How the Use of Learning Centers in the Classroom Re-trained My Students to Take Charge of Their Own Educational Experience"

Speakers

• Daniel K. Williams, University of West Georgia, Participant
• Stacy Patty, Lubbock Christian University, Participant
• John D. Barton, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Shaun Casey, Havard Divinity School, Response

Speakers

• Helen Holmlund, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Dwayne Simmons, Baylor University, Participant
• Jon Lowrance, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Kendra Jernigan, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

• Don Chaffer, Lipscomb University, Music Production and Engineering, Participant
• Phil Joel, Performance Musician Christian (Newboys), Participant
• Matt Logan, Lipscomb University, Poetry, Participant
• Nancy Posey, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Erin Rickelton, Lipscomb Academy, Participant

Speakers

• Chance Juliano, Southern Methodist University, “Negative Aggression as an Ethical Warrant for Tax-Funded Welfare: Drawing Insights from Fratelli Tutti and Rerum Novarum”
• Liam de los Reyes, Mount Angel Seminary, “‘Sacred Rights’ and Integral Ecology: Land, Labor, and Lodging and the Economy of Exclusion”
• Andrew Sutherland, Pepperdine University, “Pope Francis, Integral Development, and the Financialization of Daily Life”

Speakers

• Drew Jackson, Director of Mission Integration for the Center for Action and Contemplation, Participant
• Kindy De Long, Pepperdine University, Respondent
• David Holmes, Lipscomb University, Respondent
• Zac Luben, Pepperdine University, Respondent

Speakers

• Jennifer Golden, David Perkins, and Phil Vardiman, Abilene Christian University, “Impact of COVID on Teaching, Engagement and Learning: We Can’t Go Back to Where We Were, So How Do We Best Move Forward?”
• Brad Lemler, Howard Payne University, “What Has Happened to My Students? Teaching Business Majors in a Post-virus Policy World”

Speakers

• Carrie Birmingham, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Mark Lanier, Civil Trial Attorney and Founder, Lanier Theological Library, Houston, Texas, Participant
• Gary Selby, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan University, Participant
• Ryan Pemberton, Seattle Pacific University, Participant

Speakers

• Stephen V. Crowder, Sandia National Laboratories, “Early Student Voices for Integration at Abilene Christian College”
• Travis Frampton and Kelvin J. Kelley, Schreiner University; Hardin-Simmons University, “A Story Buried for Far too Long: The Abolitionist Roots of Hardin-Simmons University”

Speakers

• Travis Myers, Saint Louis University, “Bishop Ding’s Cosmic Christology as Interreligious Dialogue”
• Aaron Ducksworth, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, “Reconceptualizing Racism: A Kelseyian Retrieval”
• Nick Fagnant, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, “‘For the Fire had had No Power over the Bodies of These Men’ - Transgressive Spirituality in The Book of Daniel”
• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, MD, Senior Scholar, Respondent

Speakers

Speakers

• Candice McQueen, President, Lipscomb University, Moderator
• Phil Schubert, President, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Scott McDowell, President, Lubbock Christian University, Participant
• Michael Williams, President, Harding University, Participant
• John deSteiguer, Chancellor, Oklahoma Christian University, Participant
• Sherilyn Emberton, President, Huntington University, Participant

Speakers

• Kevin Youngblood, Harding University, “Introduction to the Prophets”
• Brandon Fredenburg, Lubbock Christian University, "Ezekiel"
• Kipp Swinney, Baylor University, “Jonah: An Unwilling Prophet of Grace”

Speakers

• Samjung Kang-Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Jennifer Reinsch Schroeder, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Holly Catterton Allen, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Steve Gardner, Attorney, Authentic Theology, Aukenjam LLC, “Churches of Christ Ending Prohibitions Against Females Speaking and Leading: Case Studies & Observations on Steps for Success”
• Amy Boone, Highland Church of Christ, Abilene, TX, Ecclesial Response
• Tiffany Dahlman, Abilene Christian University in Dallas and Courtyard Church of Christ, Fayetteville, NC, Academic Response
• Cheryl Russell, New Heritage Fellowship, Fairview, Texas, “The Spiritual Impact of Female Pastoral Leadership on the Members of New Heritage Fellowship”
• Candace Nicolds, Brookline Church of Christ, Ecclesial Response
• Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Abilene Christian University, Assistant Professor, Bible, Missions, and Ministry, Academic Response

Speakers

• Greg Cootsona, California State University, Chico, Comparative Religion and Humanities, Reviewer
• Dwayne Simmons, Baylor University, Biology, Reviewer
• Amanda Nichols, Oklahoma Christian University, Natural Health and Sciences, Reviewer
• Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University, Respondent

Speakers

• Richard Hughes, Lipscomb University, "Dwain's Historical Impact"
• Greg McKinzie, Lipscomb University, "The Lasting Impact of 'Mission Journal'"
• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, "The Impact on Race Relations"
• Jack Scott, California Community College System, Chancellor, Emeritus, "The Integrity of Dwain Evans"
• Alec Schrader, Bering Drive Church of Christ, Houston, Texas, "Dwain as Mentor and Model"
• Mary Ethel Gale, West Islip Church of Christ, "The Impact of Exodus Bayshore"
• Dwain Evans, Bering Drive Church of Christ, Houston, TX, Response

Speakers

• Kyle Tippens, Monty Lynn, and Ryan Jessup, Abilene Christian University, “Financial Security: Insights, Critique, and Research Potential”
• Janice Hauge, University of North Texas, “Thoughts on BEAD: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the $42.5 Billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program”
• Chris Barker, Harding University, “Property Rights and Institutions: A Reappraisal of Teaching Economics”
• Ernest Liang and Ellen Clardy, Houston Christian University, “Economic Perspectives on Entrepreneurship: Biblical Interpretations and Application”

Speakers

• Christopher S. Collins, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Angela D. Sims, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Panelist
• Derrick Jackson, First Baptist Church, Gallatin, TN, Panelist
• Cookye Rutledge, Young Scholars Academy, Panelist
• Catherine Meeks, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Respondent

Speakers

• Greg Cootsona, California State University, Chico, “Faith and Science: Congregations As Safe Places for Emerging Adults”
• Holly Catterton Allen, Lipscomb University, “Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations for Intergenerational Ministry”
• Daniel Crouch, Baylor University, “Congregations in Crisis”
• Greg Brooks, Abilene Christian University, “Deconstructing Whiteness in Congregations”

Speakers

• Matthew B. Hale, Abilene Christian University, “Lonergan on Grace as the Principle of Social Recovery”
• Darren Hagood, HYL (Heal) Church and Fuller Theological Seminary, “Breathwork and Christian Spirituality (A Proposal)”
• John Kern, Pepperdine University, “Grace as Intersubjective in the Church: Balthasar on the Holy Spirit and Charisms”

Speakers

• Patout Burns, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Emeritus, Lecturer

Speakers

• Kindy De Long, Pepperdine University, Reviewer
• Carl Flynn, Baylor University, Reviewer
• Jared Saltz, Florida College, Reviewer
• Lauren Smelser White, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Kilnam Cha, Abilene Christian University, “The Psalms: How Can We Sing the Songs of YHWH in a Foreign Land?”
• Phillip Camp, Lipscomb University, “Ezra-Nehemiah as a Word of God to the Church Today”
• Jordan Guy, Harding University, “Feasting on the Leftovers: Why We Must Include 1-2 Chronicles in Our Survey Classes!”

Speakers

• Virgil Fry, The Institute for Spirituality and Health, Participant
• Justin Thompson, Executive Director, Lifeline Chaplaincy, Houston, Participant
• Paul Riddle, Director of Spiritual Care, Lifeline Chaplaincy, Houston, Participant
• Stuart Nelson, Acting President, The Institute for Spirituality and Health, Participant

Speakers

• Jack Holland, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Panelist
• Ron Bruner, Editor, Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry, Panelist
• Tim Sensing, Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, Respondent

Speakers

• James K. A. Smith, Calvin University, “Inviting the World to Wonder: Art and the Church’s Witness"

Speakers

• James L. Gorman, Johnson University, “What Have Churches of Christ to do with Christian Nationalism?”
• Christina Littlefield, Pepperdine University, “How the Christian Left Paradoxically Spurred the Right’s Christian Nationalism”
• Jeremie Beller, Oklahoma Christian University, “When Religion Pulls Double-Duty: A Terror Management Approach to Christian Nationalism”
• Chris Soper, Pepperdine University, “Reaping the Whirlwind: Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective"

Speakers

• Orneita Burton, Abilene Christian University, “People Make the Space: Education as Informed by Advanced Learning Technologies”
• David A. Bosch, Boyce College, “What Will Be Our Future? Business Education and AI in Christian Colleges and Universities”
• Brad Lemler, Howard Payne University, “When Virus Policy Gives You Lemons: Using Recent Increases in Inflation and Interest Rates in Introductory Macroeconomics”
• Shannon M. Leinen, York University, “Business as Mission: A Case-Study of Building an Experiential Learning Course”

Speakers

• Zac Luben, Pepperdine University, “CrossWays: An Experiment in Theology and Vocation”
• Garrett Best, York University, “They are like Trees Planted by Streams of Water: Theological and Spiritual Formation in the Local Church”
• Kristi Miller Anderson, Fourth Purpose Foundation, “Theological Education in the Prison Setting”

Speakers

• Joel Anderson, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Participant
• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Participant
• Joi Carr, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, Participant
• Wes Crawford, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Richard Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Jennifer Shewmaker, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Sara Salkil, Abilene Christian University, “The Process of Repair in a Distressed Eldership: An Emotionally Focused Approach”
• Sumer Bingham Musick, University of Pikeville, “Embodies Theology and Sexual Abuse: Implications for Ritual, Language, and Community”
• Ben Postlewaite, Regan Schaffer, and Christopher S. Collins, Pepperdine University, “Human Resource Practices in American Churches”
• Marsha Vaughn, Adler University, “Toward A Trauma-informed Congregation”

Speakers

• Bill Bellinger, Baylor University, Lecturer

Speakers

• Nadia Andrilenas, Baylor University, “Elite Vietnamese Women and European Jesuits: Indispensable Allies for the Survival of Christianity in 17th century Vietnam"
• David Chrisna, Baylor University, “Journey to the East: A Search for a Historiography of Asian Christianity in the World Christianity Discourse”
• Monty L. Lynn and Derran Reese, Abilene Christian University, “‘Oh, Will You Not Tell It Today?’ What Twentieth-Century Churches of Christ Sang about Missions”
• Sam Twumasi-Ankrah and Nathan Bills, Heritage Christian College (Accra, Ghana), “Leadership Effectiveness in Christian Academic Institutions in Africa: A Reflection on Heritage Christian College in Accra, Ghana”

Speakers

• Christian Eberhart, University of Houston, Participant
• James W. Thompson, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Christopher Hutson, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• David Moffitt, University of St. Andrews, Respondent

Speakers

• Connie Horton, Pepperdine University, Vice President for Student Affairs, Participant
• Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Abilene Christian University, Assistant Professor, Bible, Missions, and Ministry, Participant
• David Pocta, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology, Participant
• Michael Woods, Inpatient Mental Health Ward, James H. Quillen, VAMC, Chaplain, Participant

Speakers

• Kraig Martin, Harding University, Panelist
• Jim Baird, Oklahoma Christian University, Panelist
• David Baggett, Houston Baptist University, Panelist
• Mac Sandlin, Harding University, Panelist

Speakers

• Janice Hauge, University of North Texas, “Breaking into the Core Curriculum”
• Ebenezer Obuobi Danso, Heritage Christian College, Ghana, “Internal Stakeholder Collaboration: Exploring Resilience in Higher Education during Emergencies”
• Christopher S. Collins and Joshua R. Canada, Pepperdine University; Whittier College, “Organizational Identity in Christian Higher Education: A Case Study of Board Influence”
• James Woodrow, Vanguard University, “Mission and Culture: The Heart and Soul of Christian Higher Education”

Speakers

• Jon Singleton, Harding University, “‘The Old Order Changeth’: Reading Tennyson's Idylls of the King in 2023”
• Rachel Gould, Pepperdine University, “Friend and Stranger: Welcoming the Refugee in Voltaire’s Candide, or All for the Best”
• Martin Premoli, California State University, San Bernadino, “Imagining a Just Transition in Saci Lloyd’s The Carbon Diaries”

Speakers

• Joi Carr, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Raymond Carr, Harvard Divinity School, Panelist
• Angela D. Sims, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Panelist
• William Lofton Turner, Lipscomb University, Panelist
• Willie Jennings, Yale Divinity School, Respondent

Speakers

• Christine Galib, The Ion, Houston, TX, Panelist
• Shelly Sanders, Abilene Christian University, Panelist
• Nancy Posey, Lipscomb University, Panelist

Speakers

• Laura Locke Estes, Pepperdine University, “Hagar and Her Children: Narrative, Allegory, and the Other in Christian Identity Construction”
• Kilnam Cha, Abilene Christian University, “Genesis 16 and 21: Hagar and Ishmael”
• Zane McGee, Abilene Christian University, “How to Misread Scripture Properly: The Hermeneutical Principles Behind Paul’s Recasting of Abrahamic Lineage”

Speakers

• James Hallmark, Vice Chancellor, The Texas A&M University System, Participant
• Allison Garrett, Chancellor, Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, Participant
• L. Randolph Lowry III, Lipscomb University, Emeritus, Participant
• Robert Rhodes, Provost, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Kathy Pulley, Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University, Participant
• Joel Anderson, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Participant

Speakers

• Charles Kiser, Storyline Christian Community, "Trauma-Informed Evangelism"
• Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Abilene Christian University, Assistant Professor, Bible, Missions, and Ministry, Respondent

Speakers

• Tiffany Dahlman, Abilene Christian University in Dallas and Courtyard Church of Christ, Fayetteville, NC, “Open On Purpose: The Influence of an Open Pulpit Culture on Congregational Formation”
• Matthew Love, Baylor University, “Preaching in Place: Reflections on the Sermons of Oscar Romero, Dislocated Pulpits, and the Dangers of an Incarnate Word”
• Candace Nicolds, Brookline Church of Christ, Respondent

Speakers

• Falon Barton, Pepperdine University Church of Christ, “Participating in the Testimony of Creation as an Act of Missional Hospitality: A Theology of Care and Practical Steps Forward”
• Paul Prill, Lipscomb University, Ecclesial Response
• Helen Holmlund, Pepperdine University, Academic Response
• Christopher Cobbler, Reformation Memphis, Memphis, TN, “Recovering the Art of Testimony, as Embodied Within the Historical Black Church, as a Missionally Formative Practice”
• Daryl Horton, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Austin, TX, Ecclesial Response
• Kris Miller, Lipscomb University, Academic Response

Speakers

• Juan Rojas, Lipscomb University, “Artificial Intelligence and the Road Ahead: Opportunities, Challenges, and Considerations”
• John DeMassa, Independent Scholar, “Messages in the Genetic Code?”
• Kendra Jernigan and Ian Shelburne, Abilene Christian University; Eden Center for Regenerative Culture, “Findings from Research on Student Attitudes and Understanding of Faith and Creation-care at Faith-based Universities”
• Laura Callarman, Abilene Christian University, “Pedagogical Implications of Evolving Student Perspectives and a Demonstration Program”

Speakers

• Sam Victor, McGill University, Participant
• Lamar Reinsch, Georgetown University, Respondent
• Kraig Martin, Harding University, Respondent
• Derek Estes, Pepperdine University, Respondent

Speakers

• Mac Sandlin, Harding University, “Riddling Towards the Spirit of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness”
• C. Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, “Where the Beauty Came From”
• Matthew Love, Baylor University, “Preaching with Beautiful Words: George Herbert and the Beautiful Sermon”