Contributors

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  C.S. Lewis Institute

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C.S. Lewis Institute
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C.S. Lewis Institute, in the legacy of C.S. Lewis, works to develop wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ who will articulate, defend, share, and live their faith in personal and public life. Founded in 1976 by Dr. James Houston and James R. Hiskey, the Institute provides leading teachers who address important issues of the day from the perspective of Biblical orthodoxy, while also providing discipleship for individuals in small groups.
 
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  Gary Habermas

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Gary Habermas
Professor
Gary Habermas is a Distinguished Research Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy at Liberty University. He earned his PhD from Michigan State University and has dedicated his professional life to the examination of the relevant historical, philosophical, and theological issues surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus. Dr. Habermas has contributed more than 60 chapters or articles to additional books, and over 100 articles and reviews in journals and other publications. His most recent books are On the Resurrection, Volume 1: Evidences and On the Resurrection, Volume 2: Refutations. He has served as a visiting or adjunct professor at about 15 different graduate schools and seminaries in the United States and abroad.
 
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  Benjamin C.F. Shaw

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Benjamin C.F. Shaw
Professor and Author
Benjamin C.F. Shaw received his Ph.D. in Theology and M.A. in Religious Studies from Liberty University in Virginia. He also serves as adjunct professor of theology at Liberty University and as an affiliate faculty member of Colorado Christian University and is president of Core Apologetics, a ministry dedicated to helping churches, organizations, and individuals equip disciples. He has published various book chapters, journal articles, and reviews including an article titled The Resurrection of Jesus Christ as Christianity’s Centerpiece with Dr. Gary Habermas for the C.S. Lewis Institute’s Knowing & Doing quarterly publication. Benjamin’s most recent book is Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament (IVP).
 
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  Aseka Taabu

  CSLI City Director, Nairobi
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Aseka Taabu
CSLI City Director, Nairobi
Aseka Taabu is the City Director for CSLI Nairobi and an itinerant minister and speaker involved in apologetics and discipleship events in high schools, universities and churches across Kenya. His passion for the lost has seen him start discipleship groups aimed at equipping believers for works of service both in the church and corporate sphere.

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  Rev. Canon Dr. Kwasi Amoafo

  Author and Speaker
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Rev. Canon Dr. Kwasi Amoafo
Author and SpeakerRev. Canon Dr. Kwasi Amoafo is an ordained Canon of the Anglican Church of Kenya, an ordained minister of Kenya Assemblies of God, and a church planter. He is a lecturer in the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. Theology programs of Global University, USA, and St. Paul’s University, Nairobi, Kenya. He is the author of Stand Up for the Gospel and the founder of Returning to the Gospel Ministry.  
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  Maryam Rostampour-Keller

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Maryam Rostampour-Keller
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Maryam Rostampour-Keller was born into a Muslim family in Iran. After becoming a Christian in her teens, she studied theology in Turkey. Her story of how Maryam and her friend, Marziyeh Amirizadehis, were imprisoned for their faith and sentenced to death in Iran is told in the book, Captive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph Amid the Horror of Tehran’s Brutal Evin Prison. Maryam has a B.S. and M.S. in International Affairs from Georgia Institute of Technology.
 
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  Matthew Mullins

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Matthew Mullins
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Matthew Mullins is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He joined the Department of Language and Literature at OBU in 2024, having taught at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2012 to 2024. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He teaches courses in American literature, English Composition, and the Western Civilization sequence. His research focuses on contemporary literature, and his academic articles have appeared in journals such as African American Review, Arizona Quarterly, and Christianity and Literature. Mullins’s book, Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures, was published in 2021 by Baker Academic and won an Award of Merit in Christianity Today’s 2022 Book Awards.
 
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  Lynne Marie Kohm

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Lynne Marie Kohm
Professor
Lynne Marie Kohm serves as the John Brown McCarty Professor of Family Law at Regent University School of Law. She is the author of the books Estate Planning Success for Women and The Christian Guide to Wills, Living Trusts and Estate Planning. Her professional affiliations include and have included the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section Board of Governors, Virginia Bar Association Domestic Relations Council, Christian Legal Society, American Bar Association, Eagle Forum, Alliance Defense Fund, Concerned Women for America, and Bethany Christian Services. She and her husband have two children.
 
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  Jennifer Rothschild

  Speaker and Writer
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Jennifer Rothschild
Speaker and Writer
Jennifer Rothschild is a speaker and writer whose life drastically changed at age fifteen when she lost her sight. Now, more than 35 years later, she boldly and compassionately teaches others to walk by faith, not sight. She has shared her inspiring messages at conferences like Extraordinary Women, Women of Joy and Women of Faith, and on media outlets like Dr. Phil, The TODAY Show, and Good Morning America. She hosts the 4:13 Podcast and has authored 19 books and Bible studies. Amos: An Invitation to the Good Life is Jennifer’s eighth video-based Bible study with Lifeway. It follows her popular Bible studies, Take Courage: A Study of Haggai, Psalm 23: The Shepherd With Me, and Hosea: Unfailing Love Changes Everything.
 
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  Jerry Root

  Professor, Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis Studies
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Jerry Root
Professor, Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis Studies
Jerry Root is the Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis Studies at the C.S. Lewis Institute; Emeritus Professor of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and a visiting Professor at Biola University. He received his Ph.D. from the Open University through the Oxford Centre for Missions Studies. Jerry has nine published books, as well as numerous articles and publications about C. S. Lewis and evangelism in other books, journals, and periodicals, as well as read numerous academic papers at various academic venues. Recently, he published, Splendour in the Dark, a book about C. S. Lewis’s narrative poem Dymer (the book also includes Lewis’s 100-page poem). Jerry has lectured on Lewis topics at 79 Universities in 19 different countries.