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  Jana Harmon

  Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLI
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Jana Harmon

Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLI

Jana Harmon, Ph.D, is the Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics for the C.S. Lewis Institute and a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. She serves on the Atlanta Advisory Board and as an Adjunct Professor of Cultural Apologetics at Biola University. Her doctoral research studied the religious conversion of atheists to Christianity looking at the perspectives and stories of 50 former Atheists. She views apologetics through a practical, evangelistic lens. She is the host of Side B Stories podcast for the C.S. Lewis Institute. Jana received her PhD from the University of Birmingham, England.
 

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  Renee Leonard Kennedy

  Author and Speaker
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Renee Leonard Kennedy

Author and Speaker

Renee Leonard Kennedy is an author, speaker and orchard keeper. She shares her journey of finding unexpected joy and meaning.
 

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  Anna Gray Smith

  Photographer
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Anna Gray Smith
Photographer
Anna Gray Smith is a photographer, podcaster and former skeptic who took the long road of deconstructing her adolescent faith but ultimately reconstructing a more solid rock in God upon which to stand.
 
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  Jon Wilke

  Media Relations Director
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Jon Wilke
Media Relations Director
Jon Wilke is a nonprofit media relations director. He's a Marine Corp and Army veteran and has worked as a journalist, radio news announcer, and producer.
 
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  Lee Strobel

  Author
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Lee Strobel

Author

Lee Strobel, Author, was educated at the University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism degree) and Yale Law School (Master of Studies in Law degree). He was a journalist for 14 years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois' highest honor for public service journalism from United Press International. Lee joined the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in 1987 and later became a teaching pastor, eventually moving on to write books and host the national network TV program Faith Under Fire. He is a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He has won Gold Medallions for The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, and The Case for a Creator, which have been made into documentaries distributed by Lionsgate.
 

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  Dave Glander

  Pastor
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Dave Glander

Pastor

Dave Glander was formerly a devout Atheist prior to experiencing a radical encounter with Jesus Christ. He is now a pastor and has hosted the "What is Truth Radio Show," participated as a columnist for the largest homeschool magazine, and has been a featured guest on television talk shows and nationally syndicated radio shows, speaking on the subjects of Apologetics and Theology.
 

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  Patrick Flynn

  Author
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Patrick Flynn

Author

Patrick Flynn is a philosopher, entrepreneur, and award-winning writer. He is the author of The Best Argument for God.


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  Susan Leonard

  Podcast Guest
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Susan Leonard

Podcast Guest

Susan Leonard was a secular humanist and worked as a successful professional on Capitol Hill. She saw no need for faith until she encountered Jesus Christ in a way she couldn’t ignore.


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  Alister McGrath

  Professor
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Alister McGrath

Professor

Alister McGrath serves as Senior Research Fellow at the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford. He has also served as the Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College in Oxford, the President of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and associate priest in Cotswolds for a group of village parishes (Church of England.) McGrath’s best known books include The Twilight of Atheism, The Dawkins Delusion?, Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life, A Scientific Theology and his most recent, Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity, co-authored with Denis Alexander. He received his MA and DPhil from Oxford University.
 

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  Loren Weisman

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Loren Weisman

Loren Weisman is an author, musician, and media messaging and optics strategist. He's worked in television and music production and has served as a media consultant in the art and entertainment industries.


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  Vince Vitale

  Speaker and Author
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Vince Vitale

Speaker and Author

Vince Vitale holds a PhD in Philosophy from Oxford. He served as a teacher at Wycliffe Hall of Oxford University and as a Senior Tutor at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics.