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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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  Hugh Ross

  Astrophysicist
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Hugh Ross
Astrophysicist
Hugh Ross earned an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Toronto; and he was a postdoctoral research fellow for five years at Caltech, studying quasars and galaxies. He is a Canadian Astrophysicist, Christian apologist, and old Earth creationist. Ross obtained his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Toronto and his B.S. degree in physics from the University of British Columbia. He established his own ministry in 1986, called Reasons to Believe that promotes progressive and day-age forms of old Earth creationism. He has written and collaborated on several articles and books which include Designed to the Core, Weathering Climate Change, Improbable Planet, Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job and Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense.
 
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  Fazale Rana

  Biochemist
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Fazale Rana
Biochemist
Fazale Rana, Biochemist, is president, CEO, and senior scholar at Reasons to Believe, an organization that researches and communicates the compatibility of science and Christianity. Rana holds a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University and is the author of several groundbreaking books, including Humans 2.0, Creating Life in the Lab, and Fit for a Purpose.

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  Sy Garte

  Biochemist
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Sy Garte
Biochemist

Sy Garte, Biochemist, has published over two hundred peer-reviewed scientific papers and five books, as well as articles on science and Christian faith. He has been a tenured professor at New York University, Rutgers University, and the University of Pittsburgh. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry and is the award-winning author of The Works of His Hands: A Scientist’s Journey from Atheism to Faith.


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  Andrew Parker

  Psychiatrist
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Andrew Parker
Psychiatrist

Andrew Parker, Psychiatrist, is a former skeptic whose pursuit of the true and beautiful led him to consider the possibility of God. After a long philosophical journey, he decided the cost of conversion was worth any personal sacrifice and gave him life beyond what he once imagined possible.
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  Craig Keener

  Professor
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Craig Keener
Professor
Craig Keener, professor, is a New Testament scholar and the author of over thirty books. A convinced atheist at a young age, his quest for truth led him beyond the philosophers and ultimately to the God of the Bible.
 
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  Andrew Sawyer

  Engineer
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Andrew Sawyer
Engineer
Andrew Sawyer, Engineer, is a former skeptic who lost faith in religion as a child and lost faith in humanity as an adult. He quickly realized that he still didn’t have answers for the questions of life and death. His search eventually led him back to God.
 
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  Ian Giatti

  Media Producer
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Ian Giatti
Media Producer
Ian Giatti, is an author, actor, producer, and ministry leader. His life changed dramatically when he abandoned his atheist worldview to put his trust in Jesus Christ.
 
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  Rich Suplita

  Apologist
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Rich Suplita
Apologist
Rich Suplita, Apologist, is a former atheist and neuroscience professor who serves at the University of Georgia.
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  Leah Libresco

  Author
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Leah Libresco
Author
Leah Libresco, Author, is a former atheist whose search to find the grounding of objective morality led her to God. She is the author of: Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option.

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  Stacy Gleiss

  Podcast Guest
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Stacy Gleiss
Podcast Guest
Stacy Gleiss, Author, is a former atheist who traveled across the world exploring worldviews and philosophies until she finally found what was true, good, and beautiful in Christianity. She is the author of: The Mind Hike: Finding Meaning Through Truth-Seeking and The Six-Foot Bonsai: A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun.