Spring 2024 Symposiums
In an abundance of caution, the Friday Symposium events will be held in-person and online. For the teams link or to RSVP in-person attendance, please email Madalyn Ramirez (madalynr@dbu.edu).
All symposiums meet on Fridays at noon in Rogers Theater, Pilgrim Chapel LL-14, and Online.
Schedule by Month
2nd: “What Does It Mean to be Human? Thinking through Adam, Eve, and Evolution.”
- Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass. Associate Professor of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine,
Washington University in St. Louis.
9th: The Pursuit of Certainty: Why Literal Translations Might Not Serve the Bible Well
- Dr. Joe Rice, CEO of Engaging Worlds.
16th: A Christian Marine on Peleliu Island (1944-45)
- Dr. Michael Shepherd, Adjunct Professor of History, DBU.
23rd: Can War Be Just?
- Dr. David Corey, Professor of Political Science in the Honors Program, Baylor
University, and Professor Joanne Cummings, retired Foreign Service Officer, U.S.
Department of State and Lecturer, Baylor University.
1st: “How Do You Want to Do This?”: Towards a Philosophy of Nerd Culture Ministry
- Jaclyn Parish, Director of Marketing at Southwestern Seminary.
8th: Research Informed by Prayers
- Scott Jeffries, Library Director, DBU.
22nd: Women Leaders and the Mentors Behind Them: A Lesson for Christian Higher Education
- Dr. Helen Ogiozee, Curriculum & Accreditation Compliance Coordinator, DBU.
5th: Only Say the Word: My Life in the Republic of Letters
- Gregory Wolfe, Writer & Editor of Slant Books.
12th: Fathering Sons from Boys to Men: License, Liberty, and Tyranny in Northanger Abbey
- Joyce Tarpley, Professor of English, Dallas College.
19th: Leaders, Leadership, & ‘Sanctuary’: A Focus on Six U.S. Presidents & the Problem of Rest
- Dr. Michael Williams, Senior Professor of History, DBU.
26th: Forever Building: Modern British Christians and the Structure of Christian History
- Dr. Philip Irving Mitchell, Director of University Honors Program, DBU.