Spring 2025 Symposiums

All symposiums meet on Fridays at noon in Rogers Theater, Pilgrim Chapel LL-14.

Schedule by Month

Febuary

7th: The Intelligence of Cholesterol Feedback Regulation

  • Dr. Donjae Jun, Associate Professor of Biology, DBU.

14th: Therapeutic Horsemanship - Ministry, Labor, and Service

  • Amy Causey, Director of Program Quality and Development, Equest

21st: Latin American Women Writers Processing Trauma

  • Dr. Karen Alexander, Professor of English and Spanish, DBU; Amber Hernandez, Professor of Spanish, DBU.

28th: Does the Soul Exist? 

  • Eric Hernandez, Apologetics Lead & Millennial Specialist, Baptist General Convention of Texas. 
March

7th: Examining the Dark Triad and Its Relevance to Accounting

  • Jaime Grandstaff, Professor of Accounting, DBU; Grace Paterson, Assistant Professor of Accounting, DBU. 

21st: An Archaeological Analysis of Joshua

  • Titus Kennedy, Field Archaeologist, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands. 

28th: Poetry, Music, & the Sacramental Life: Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter

  • Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, Writer and Professor, Fordham University. 
April

4th: Delete your Bible App: How a Text's Form Shapes our Encounter with the Word

  • Jeffrey Bilbro, Associate Professor of English, Grove City College. 

11th: Shakespeare and Luke 15: Politics, Parenting, and Prodigals in Henry 4, Part 1 

  • Dr. Jodi Grimes, Associate Professor of English, DBU; Felicity Newby, undergraduate, DBU. 

25th: The Will to ... Lose? What does Integrating Christian Faith into Competitive Athletics and Everyday Life Look Like? 

  • Dr. Blake Flickner, Head Basketball Coach, DBU. 
May

2nd: The Event, the Advent, and the Adventure: G. K. Chesterton and Contemporary Philosophy

  • Dr. Philip Irving Mitchell, Director of the University Honors Program.