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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 the podcast eX-skeptic for the C.S. Lewis Institute. Jana received her PhD from the University of Birmingham, England.
 
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  Jon Noyes

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Jon Noyes
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Jon Noyes, Podcast Guest, is a Former atheist, who was driven to fully live out his life-long atheism, but his pursuit was challenged when he began to consider which worldview best fit with reality.
 
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  Christopher Mitchell

  Theologian
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Christopher Mitchell
Theologian
Christopher Mitchell, Theologian, (1951 – 2014) was the third director of the Marion E. Wade Center from 1994 to 2013, and the first holder of the Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. Mitchell was also the Consulting Editor for VII: An Anglo-American Literary Review (now VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center). Prior to coming to Wheaton College he served as a missionary and pastor. He has published several articles including “C.S. Lewis and Authentic Discipleship,” Knowing and Doing (C.S. Lewis Institute, Spring 2011 Issue.) Mitchell received his M.A. from Wheaton College, and a Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, where his concentration was Historical Theology with a focus on Jonathan Edwards.
 
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  Aimee Riegert

  CSLI Fellow
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Aimee Riegert
CSLI Fellow
Aimee Riegert, CSLI Fellow, earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and foreign language studies from Southern Methodist University. In addition to supporting various national security efforts in Northern Virginia, she has worked as an itinerant high school math teacher and drama coach, and has served in women’s ministries, praise teams, on the adult support team for Young Life and as a “mentor mom” for MOPS International ministries, as well as English instructor in several ESL programs in Japan. She is a graduate of the C.S. Lewis Institute Year One Fellows Program.
 
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  Randy Newman

  Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism, CSLI
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Randy Newman
Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism, CSLI
Randy Newman (1956-2024) was the Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at the C.S. Lewis Institute. He taught at several evangelical seminaries. After serving for over 30 years with Campus Crusade for Christ, he established Connection Points, a ministry to help Christians engage people’s hearts the way Jesus did. He has written seven books, Questioning Evangelism, Corner Conversations, Bringing the Gospel Home, Engaging with Jewish People, Unlikely Converts: Improbable Stories of Faith and What They Teach Us About Evangelism, Mere Evangelism. and his most recent, Questioning Faith: Indirect Journeys of Belief through Terrains of Doubt. Randy has also written numerous articles about evangelism and other ways our lives intertwine with God’s creation. He earned his MDiv and PhD in Intercultural Studies from Trinity International University. Randy went home to be with the Lord in May 2024.
 
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  Rico Tice

  Speaker
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Rico Tice
SpeakerRico Tice is a passionate evangelist and former Senior Minister of Evangelism at All Souls, Langham Place in London. With the support of John Stott, he co-founded Christianity Explored Ministries, and is a regular speaker at missions and evangelistic events around the world. Rico is the author of two books about understanding the gospel and sharing it with others — Honest Evangelism and Capturing God. His life's work is to inspire others to share their faith in Jesus.  
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  Justo Amato

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Justo Amato
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Justo Amato, Podcast Guest, just Like his father, He was a resolved atheist well into middle age yet he unexpectedly came to believe in God.
 
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  J. Oswald Sanders

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J. Oswald Sanders

Author

J. Oswald Sanders (1902 - 1992) attended the Bible Training Institute in Auckland and joined its staff in 1926. Sanders served as an instructor and administrator at the Bible College of New Zealand. He became general director of the China Inland Mission and led the reorganization of the CIM into the Overseas Missionary Fellowship. He was instrumental in beginning many new missions projects throughout East Asia. Upon his retirement Sanders wrote prolifically, with many of his over 40 books. One of Sander's most notable works was Heresies Ancient and Modern, later published as Cults and Isms (1962).

 

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  Tim Thornborough

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Tim Thornborough
Speaker
Tim Thornborough, Founder, The Good Book Company, studied Philosophy and Theology at Bristol University in the 1970s, and then trained as a journalist, working on a wide variety of magazines, newspapers and journals which took him regularly to the Middle East. Tim founded The Good Book Company in 1991. Today his role includes working on editorial projects, with a team of eight writers, editors and designers to create books and resources that clearly and carefully express the core truths of the Christian faith from the Bible. His chief passion is to explore in writing about the big life issues of God, meaning, and eternity. Tim’s written works include, A Very Noisy Christmas, Deborah and the Very Big Battle and How to Have a Happy Christmas.
 
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  Sue Warnke

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Sue Warnke
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Sue Warnke, Speaker, she is the Senior Director of Content Experience at Salesforce and part of the founding team of Faithforce, the fastest-growing employee resource group in Salesforce's history. After converting to Christianity in 2017, she helped launch faith groups at various companies and have become a speaker and advocate for faith inclusion in the workplace. Her mission is to make faith practical by offering real-world strategies. Leaners are bold, unashamed of their faith, and shrewd in their actions. Rather than leading by their own strength, they lean on God for direction and power. Anyone can be a learner.
 
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  Katy Morgan

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Katy Morgan
Author
Katy Morgan, is an editor for The Good Book Company in the very south-western edge of London. She also has enjoyed writing blogs for Christian Websites such as The Gospel Coalition, The Good Book Company, Unlocking the Bible and Risen Motherhood. She is the author of The Promise and the Light.  Katy studied ancient Greek Literature at Cambridge University earning an MPhil.  Prior to her studies at Cambridge University, she worked as a chaplain’s assistant.
 
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  Gerald McDermott

  Professor
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Gerald McDermott
ProfessorGerald McDermott, Professor, is a retired Anglican Chair of Divinity at Samford’s Beeson Divinity School. Prior to that, he served as Jordan–Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College where he taught for 26 years. His career focuses on Jonathan Edwards, a Christian’s understanding other religions, and the meaning of Israel. Gerald has authored many books, including his award-winning coauthoring of Theology of Jonathan Edwards. He grew up in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Chicago (B.A., New Testament and Early Christian Literature). Gerald started and ran a private school, pastored for five years in Iowa, and earned a Ph.D. in religion at the University of Iowa.
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  Jeff Dockman

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Jeff Dockman
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Jeff Dockman, Podcast Guest, he wanted nothing to do with religion. Over time, his presumptions about the world, and his place in it, ceased to make sense and he began to consider the possibility of God.