Speakers

• Richard T. Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Raymond C. Carr, Independent Scholar, Participant
• Carl Holladay, Emory University, Participant
• Amanda Jo Pittman, Abilene Christian University, Participant

Speakers

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

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

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

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 (Emeritus), Author Respondent

Speakers

• Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Hope Nordstrom, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Jennifer W. Shewmaker, Abilene Christian University, Participant

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, Abilene Christian University, 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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, Emory University, Respondent

Speakers

• Diarron Morrison, Abilene Christian University, “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

• 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
• Thomas Brackett, Episcopal Church Planting and Ministry Redevelopment, Participant
• Nontombi Naomi Tutu, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Participant
• Richard T. Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• David Fleer, Lipscomb University, Participant

Speakers

• Raymond C. Carr, Independent Scholar, Reviewer
• Gary Selby, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University, Reviewer
• David Holmes, Lipscomb University, Reviewer
• DeWayne R. Stallworth, American Baptist College and Author, Respondent

Speakers

• Meredith Clark, University of Virginia, Participant
• Michael Anastasi, The Tennessean, Participant
• Tanya Smith Brice, Council on Social Work Education, Participant
• Doug Mendenhall, Abilene Christian University, Participant
• Ibram X. Kendi, Boston University, (tentative)

Speakers

• Raymond C. Carr, Independent Scholar, “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”

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 Gonzalez, Lipscomb University, “Shared Obliviousness in Congregations”

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

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

Speakers

• Darren Hagood, Long Beach Church of Christ, Participant
• Richard T. Hughes, Lipscomb University, Participant
• Cari Myers, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Noemí Palomares, Pepperdine University, Participant
• Shelly Tilton, University of Virginia, Participant

Speakers

• Andrew Gertner Belfield, Boston College, “Restoring Rectitudo: Anselm of Canterbury, Ecological Sin, and Cosmic Salvation”
• Matthew Hale, The Catholic University of America, “Grace and Institutions: Towards a Theological Historiography of Ecological Recovery”
• Darren Hagood, Long Beach Church of Christ, 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

• Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, Lecturer
• Kathy Pulley, Missouri State University, Convener
• John Barton, Pepperdine University, Respondent
• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, Respondent
• Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, Reply

Speakers

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

• 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 Brenneman, Faulkner University, "The Balancing Act of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation and Genesis 1-2"
• John Mark Hicks, Lipscomb University, Respondent

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, St. Louis University, Respondent

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

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

Speakers

• Samuel 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”
• Mindi Thompson, Abilene Christian University, “Online Theological Higher Education: Reflections on Past Practices for Future Endeavors”
• Leonard Allen, Lipscomb University, Respondent

Speakers

• Conrad Kakraba, Heritage Christian College, “‘Advancing the Kingdom of Christ and National Development’: The Missional Role of HCC’s Truth TV in a Hurting African Continent”
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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, Baylor 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

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

Speakers

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

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

• Mason Lee, Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, “God is More Interesting than Sin: Barth’s Doctrine of Sin as Homiletical Strategy”
• Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Boston University, “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 Barton, Pepperdine 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

• Arthur Sutherland, Loyola University, Reviewer
• Shawna Songer Gaines, Trevecca Christian 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 Graduate School of Theology, Respondent

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 Sweeney, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan 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

• 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”
• J.S. Wolfgang, Downers Grove 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, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Gilmer Church of Christ, “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, Emeritus, Respondent

Speakers

• John Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame, Panelist
• Kindalee DeLong, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Ron Cox, Pepperdine University, Panelist
• Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University, Panelist

Speakers

• Kathy Pulley, Missouri State University, Participant
• Carl Holladay, Emory University, Participant
• Douglas A. Foster, Abilene Christian University (Emeritus), 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 Thompson, Abilene Christian University, Respondent

Speakers

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