Fall 2025 Symposiums

12th: God and the Gift Economy: Why We Need Fun When the World’s on Fire

• Jaclyn S. Parrish, Director of Marketing at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

19th: Beyond Partisan Lines: Gerald R. Ford’s Pragmatic Path to National Healing

• Joshua Longmire, Director of the M.A. in Leadership and in International Relations.

26th: Just Keep Singing: The Book of Psalms, Confronting Trauma, and Building Resilience

• Rebecca Poe Hays, Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures, Baylor University.

3rd: Horrific Evil and the Goodness of God: An Epistemic Challenge

• Stewart E. Kelly, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Minot State University. 

17th: “And When I Come to Die": End of Life Care and Christian Bioethics

• Jonathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Biology.

24th: Co-Creators with God: Tracing God's Divine Inspiration for Creativity at the Intersection of Heaven and Humanity

• Jeremy Honea, Creative Director at e3 Partners.

31st: There are Always Three in the Room: A Look at the Work of the Holy Spirit in the Counseling Process

• Dana Wicker, Director of the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling Program.

7th: Imagine All the People Sharing All the World: Navigating a Pluralistic World

• Joseph Matos, Professor of Biblical Studies.

14th: On Reenchantment: Seeing, Delighting, Creating

• Paul M. Gould, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Palm Beach Atlantic University. 

21st: What to Do with a Problem Like Karl? Doing Theology with Those Who Differ

• Sam Still, Assistant Professor of Humanities; Liam McNeely, DBU Junior; John Watson Jr, DBU Sophomore.

5th: Fore-Time: The Experience of Prehistory in the Poetry and Painting of David
Jones

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