Lincoln Christian University is hosting the 2013 Midwest Regional Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Friday and Saturday, March 8-9 on the campus of Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, IL.
The theme for this conference, chaired by Dr. James Riley Estep, is “Connecting Church and the Academy: The Relationship between Christian Higher Education and the Church.”
2013 Midwest ETS Schedule
Friday, March 8
8 a.m. Registration Restoration Hall
8:30 a.m. Plenary 1
Chapel-Linda Cannell, “Theological Education and the Church-Persisting Challenges”
9:30 a.m. Business Meeting Chapel
10 a.m. Parallel A
R19 Michael Stell, “John Henry Hewman’s The Idea of a University: An Evangelical Assessment and Application”
R22 Paul Hartog, “A Re-Evaluation of Johannine Ethics”
R30 Brent Belford, “Who Understands Gods’ Mind? Paul’s Use of Isaiah 40 in Romans 11:34 and 1 Corinthians 2:16”
R31 Richard Ostella, “Deep-Rooted Homosexuality and God’s Grace”
E1B Jonathan S. Fuqua, “The Skeptical Theodicist
E3 Michael Stark, “Virtue of the Self: A Kierkegaardian Virtue Epistemology”
E4 Bryan O’Neal, “The Reconquest of Canaan: A Biblical Theology of Nehemiah”
E5 Darin Fawley, “Theology as a Way of Life: Pierre Hadot, Williams James, and the Pragmatic Critique of Theology”
10:50 a.m. Parallel B
R19 André A.Gazal, “Re-edifying God’s Temple in England: The Role of Universities in John Jewel’s Vision of Reformation in Elizabethan England”
R22 Peter Spychalla, “Decision Making and the Will of God is Paul: The Centrality of a Character-Based Discernment Ethic”
R30 John Lee, “The Case for Mark 2:7 as an Allusion to Deuteronomy 6:4 and its Significance for Reading the Shema Quotation in Mark 12:29-30 (cf. v. 32)”
R31 Paul Maxwell, “Biblical Foundations for Performing Psychological Integration”
E1B Dennis Plaisted, “The Problem of God’s Appropriation of Evil”
E3 Drew Mazanec, “Presuppositionalism under the Microscope”
E4 Sorin Sabou, “The Gospel of God’s Kingdom: A New Thematic Approach in Doing New Testament Biblical Theology”
E5 Ryan Hemmer, “Gift, Gratitude, and Gratuity: David L. Schindler and Bernard Lonergan on the Graciousness of Being, Economy, and the World Order”
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Plenary 2
Chapel-James Stump, “Philosophy and the Constraints of Christian Higher Education”
2:10 p.m. Parallel C
R19 (Student Paper) Aaron W. White, Endorsed by Robert W. Yarbrough, “Apostolic Literary Technique: Luke’s Creative Use of Amos 5 and 9 in Inclusio”
R22 (Student Paper) Daniel Thorpe, Endorsed by Raju D. Kunjummen, “The Use of Christological Titles in Revelation 3:7 and the Typological Use of Isaiah 22:22”
R30 (Student Paper) Jesse Scheumann, Endorsed by Jason DeRouchie, “Mothers of Offspring in 1-2 Kings: A Messianic Hope in David’s Line?”
R31 (Student Paper) Jared Kusz, Endorsed by Phillip Long, “Salvation History in The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)”
E4 Joseph Gordon, “Cruciform Deification by Ascent: Paul’s Strange Heavenly Ascent (2 Cor. 12:1-10) in its Historical and Theological Context”
E5 Panel Discussion, Bryan O’Neal, James Stump, & Rich Knopp, “Teaching Them to Love Wisdom: The Christian Philosopher in the Classroom: Effective Tools and Strategies for Teaching Well
2:50 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Parallel D
R19 Branson Parler, “The Spiritual Discipline of Sabbath as a Component of a History of Philosophy Course”
R22 Phillip Long, “Jesus, the Bridegroom (Mark 2:18-22)”
R30 Bryan Blazosky, “Getting the Cart before the Horse? A Critique of Tom Wright’s Intepretation of Galatians 3:15-29”
E1B James McGlothlin, “A Proper Understanding of Mystery
E3 Mark Chapman, “Difficulties in Defining Evangelicalism: Of Mythical Entities, Historical Realities, and Theological Constructions”
E4 Robert Milliman, “Spiritual Formation from an Anabaptist Perspective”
E5 Jonathan Marko, “Reason and Religion in Robert Boyle”
4:20 p.m. Parallel E
R19 Paul Sweet, “The Perceived Effectiveness of Strategies for Assessing Spiritual Formation at Christian Colleges and Universities”
R22 William Baker, “Theologically Centering the Epistle of James”
R30 Todd Engstrom, “Navigating through the Jungles of πίστις Χριστοῦ and The New Perspective Debates to Determine Their Influence on the Interpretation of πίστις in Romans 1-3.”
R31 Laura Robinson, “Because She had Covered Her Face? Tamar’s Veil and the Prostitute in Its ANE Setting”
E1B John Tyler, “The Contemporary God”
E3 Eugene Schlesinger, “A ‘Convenient” Truth: Funding Ecological Commitment with Baptismal Aptness”
E4 Eric Costanzo, “John Chrysostom on Kenodoxia and Christian Education in the Home”
E5 Hoon Lee, “Socrates, Enlightenment, and Metacriticism: Johann Georg Hamann’s Christian Response to Kantian Reason”
6 p.m. ETS Banquet Henderson Hall
7 p.m. Plenary 3 Henderson Hall-J. Michael Thigpen, “ETS and the Church”
Saturday, March 9
8 a.m.: Registration Restoration Hall
8:30 a.m.: Parallel F
R19 Timothy Gabrielson, “Paul, Barth, and ‘Apocalyptic’: Implications for Church and Academy”
R22 Terry Chrisope, “The Logic of Liberalism: The Atonement and Christian Higher Education”
R30 Dominic Zappia, “The Gospel of John, Eternal Life, Evangelism Endism – What the Gospel of John has to say to Popular Interpreters of End Time Bible Prophecy”
R31 Adam Day, “Bearing the Reproach of Christ: The Background of Psalm 68 (LXX) in Hebrews 13:9-16.”
E1B Thomas Graves, “A Speculation on Repetition and Atonement”
E3 Glen Butner, “The Final Consummation as God’s Self-Glorification: A Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann on the Eschatological Significance of Trinitarian Theology”
E4 Emily McCowin, “Doing Theology at ‘The Scene of a Wound’ An introduction to Ethnographic Research Methods for Evangelical Theology Today”
E5 Aaron Goldstein, “Pharoah and Abimelech: Illustrations of Cursing and Blessing”
9:20 a.m. Parallel G
R19 Rich Knopp, “What I’ve Learned from Worldview Assessments: A Critical Appraisal for the Academy and the Church”
R22 Steve Cone, “Conversion as a Basis for Christian Higher Education”
R30 Obbie Tyler Todd, “Between Two Ages: John the Anarchronistic Prophet”
R31 David Pederson, “Chiliasm vs. Creationism: Why Hebrews 3-4 gives a few billion years to the debate”
E1B Brandon Rickabaugh, “Cognitive Science and the Soul: The Failure of Dual-Process Accounts Contra Substance Dualism”
E3 Nathan Archer, “Terretin and Calvin on Inerrancy and Apparent Contradictions in Scripture”
E4 Matthew Loverin, “Storied Humanity: Karl Barth’s Christological Anthropology”
E5 David Sloan, “The Development of the Psalter: A Reconsideration”
10 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Plenary 4
Chapel-Linda Cannell, “Theological Education and the Church—Feasible Opportunities”
11:30 a.m. Business Meeting & Paper Awards
12 p.m. Dismiss