RE: Re: [asa] Apologetics Conference

If God is Creator and Sustainer of the universe, then one can argue that the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Wigner.html <http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Wigner.html> ) is a sign of His steadiness, which sustains Nature. Experimental sciences deal with generalizations of unique, historical events, viz., controlled experiments. However, what are we to make of unique events, viz., earthquakes, hurricanes, asteroids with chance of hitting Earth, etc. Can we rule them out as direct interventions of God outside His steady sustaining power?

Moorad

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu on behalf of dickfischer@verizon.net
Sent: Tue 11/14/2006 11:22 AM
To: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: Re: [asa] Apologetics Conference

I live in the area and McLean Bible Church and I have a long history (I got the left foot of fellowship there when I was published in the Washington Post in 1986) so if any of you guys are going let me know and we can form group of interlopers and monitor this parade of ID guys making their pitch for intermittant divine tinkering in the otherwise uninterrupted flow of natural events. Or if you would like me to be an impartial observor and report back then that's fine with me. (What's the symbol for tongue in cheek?)

~Dick

From: Jack Haas <haas.john@comcast.net>
Date: 2006/11/13 Mon PM 07:03:13 CST
To: jack syme <drsyme@cablespeed.com>
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [asa] Apologetics Conference

Jack, if you are going, please provide the list with a full report!
I've pasted the schedule below for those otherwise occupied.
Thank you.
Jack Haas

jack syme wrote:
> Is anyone on this list attending this conference?
> http://www.apologeticsconference.com/
>

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
*Thursday, November 16*
6:30-7:30pm Conference Check-in
7:30-8:20 *Plenary Session *- "Evidence for Christianity" - *William
Lane Craig*, Ph.D., D. Theol.
8:20-8:40 Break
8:40-9:30 *Workshops*
Creation and Intelligent Design:
*Paul Nelson*, Ph.D., "Intelligent Design in Three Easy Steps"

NT Reliability - Focus on Gospels:
*Craig L. Blomberg*, Ph.D., "The Historical Reliability of the Gospels"

World Religions and New Movements:
*Harold A. Netland*, Ph.D.,"The East Comes West: Why Jesus Instead of
the Buddha?"

Contemporary Barriers to Faith:
*Michael J. Murray*, Ph.D., "Belief in God: Just a Trick of our Brain?"

Student Track:
*Sean McDowell *- "Truth or Tragedy"
9:30-10:30 Book tables open
* *
*Friday, November 17 *
6:00-7:00pm Premiere of Lee Strobel's film, "The Case for a Creator"
6:30-7:30 Walk-in Registration / Check-in
7:30-8:20 *Plenary Session - *"Love Your God with All Your Mind" -
*J.P. Moreland*, Ph.D.
8:20-8:40 Break
8:40-9:30 *Workshops*
Creation and Intelligent Design: *
Bruce Gordon*, Ph.D., "String Theory and Cosmological Fine-Tuning"

NT Reliability - Focus on Gospels:
*Daniel B. Wallace*, Ph.D., "Is What We Have Now What They Wrote Then?
The Reliability of the New Testament Manuscripts"

World Religions and New Movements:
*Emir Caner*, Ph.D., "Islam"

Contemporary Barriers to Faith:*
Doug Geivett*, Ph.D., "Pluralism"

Student Track:
*Brett Kunkle, *"Total Truth: Building a Christian Worldview"
9:30-10:30 Book tables open
* *
*Saturday**, November 18*
11:00-11:30am Walk-in Registration / Check-in
11:30-12:30 *Plenary Session *- "Dealing with Emotional Doubt" - *Gary
R. Habermas*, Ph.D.
12:30-12:55 Break
12:55-1:55 *Workshops*
Creation and Intelligent Design:
*Guillermo Gonzalez*, Ph.D., "The Privileged Planet"

NT Reliability - Focus on Gospels: *
Bryant G. Wood*, Ph.D., "New Testament Archaeology"

World Religions and New Movements:
*Garry Dewees*e, Ph.D., "The Unnaturalness of Naturalism"

Contemporary Barriers to Faith:
*N.T. Wright*, D.Phil., D.D., "Evil and the Justice of God"

Student Track:*
*Brett Kunkle, **"The Bankruptcy of Moral Relativism"
1:55-2:40 Break
2:40-3:40 *Workshops*
Creation and Intelligent Design: *
Michael Behe*, Ph.D., "Intelligent Design at the Foundation of Life"*
*
NT Reliability - Focus on Gospels: *
Mike Licona*, Ph.D. (cand.), "The Historian and the Resurrection of Jesus"

World Religions and New Movements:
*Craig J. Hazen*, Ph.D., "The Changing World of Mormonism"

Contemporary Barriers to Faith:
*David A. Horner*, D.Phil, "Moral Objections to the Gospel: How can God
be good and the Gospel true, if Christians are neither? A Case for Moral
Apologetics"

Student Track:*
*Brett Kunkle, **"Why I am Not an Evolutionist"
3:40-3:55 Break
3:55-5:00 *Plenary Session *-"Taking It on the Road: Practical Tactics
to Share Your Faith" *- Greg Koukl*, M.A.
5:00pm Dismiss

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