2020 Symposiums

February

2nd: "Reading the Bible with a Spanish Accent"

7th: “Why Did God Reject Cain’s Worship?”

  • Dr. Jon Choi - Director, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry Program, DBU

14th: “‘Good Works Prepared for Us to Walk In’: The Tragic Conflict between Career and Family”

  • Dr. Elizabeth Corey – Director, Honors Program, Baylor University

21st: “Theological Ethics for the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

  • John Dyer - Dean of Enrollment Services and Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary

28th: “Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis.”

  • Dr. Thomas Kidd - Associate Director, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University

[Keynote- Paideia Research Forum]

March

6th: “How to Help People Follow Christ: Wisdom from the Letters of C.S. Lewis”

  • Dr. Mark Cook - Assistant Professor of Leadership, DBU

13th: Spring Break

20th: “Paul Simon and the Poetic Power of Nonsense”

  • Dr. Christine Jones - Assistant Professor of English, DBU

27th: “Human Trafficking: An Update”

  • Dr. Gail Wallace - Professor of Sociology, DBU

April

3rd: “Creativity and Corporate America: Alternative Paths for the Creative Life. (Or, You Don't Have to ‘Sell Out.’)”

  • Sarah Marie Wells  - Director of Content Marketing, Spire Advertising

[Keynote- DOXA Literacy Festival]

10th: Good Friday

17th: “Redeeming Business: A Panel Discussion on Business as Mission.”

24th: “Deep Work: Finding the Focus in our Studies and Careers.”

  • A Panel Discussion with Dr. Ed Walker, Dr. Jack Goodyear, Dr. Mark Hale, Dr. Mary Nelson, Dr. Rodney Garrett

May

1st: “Can the Ugly Be Beautiful? The Thick Reality of Georges Rouault’s Art”

  • Dr. Philip Mitchell-Director, University Honors Program, DBU