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

February

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.
March

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.
April

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.