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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 is the Senior Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at the C.S. Lewis Institute. He has 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 six 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 and his most recent, Mere Evangelism. 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.
 

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  Kristi Mair

  Research Fellow, Lecturer
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Kristi Mair

Research Fellow, Lecturer

Kristi Mair holds degrees in Philosophy and Theology, and Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. Kristi lectures in philosophy and epistemology at Oak Hill College, London, where she is Research and Pastoral Fellow. Kristi is passionate about evangelism and building up the church and continues to speak widely about responses to popular objections to the Christian faith. Kristi co-hosts a podcast with Andy Bannister (PEP Talk). She is the author of MORE>Truth (IVP, 2019) and most recently, edited and contributed to Healthy Faith and The Coronavirus Crisis (IVP, 2020).


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  Michael Kruger

  Professor
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Michael Kruger
Professor
Michael Kruger, is the President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. His primary interest is on the Canon of the New Testament and how the Christian church understood which books belong in the Bible. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Christianity at the Crossroads:  How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church. He earned his MDiv from Westminster Seminary California and his PhD from University of Edinburgh.
 
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  Harry L. Poe

  Professor
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Harry L. Poe
Professor
Harry Lee Poe serves as Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Prior to accepting the Colson Chair, he served as vice president at Union and held earlier teaching and administrative posts at Bethel Theological Seminary and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Poe teaches, lectures, and writes about how the gospel answers the deep questions of every culture. He has published over 300 articles and reviews, twenty books, and twenty-five chapters in edited volumes. Some of his books include The Inklings of Oxford, Christianity in the Academy: Teaching at the Intersection of Faith and Learning, and a three-volume biography, Becoming C.S. Lewis, The Making of C.S. Lewis, and The Completion of C.S. Lewis.

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  Josh Chatraw

  Theologian
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Josh Chatraw
Theologian
Josh Chatraw, Theologian, is the Director for New City Fellows and is the Resident Theologian at Holy Trinity Church in Raleigh North Carolina. He is also a fellow with the Center for Pastor Theologians. His writing and speaking focuses on public theology, apologetics and culture. He has written and edited several books including, Apologetics at the Cross, Cultural Engagement, The History of Apologetics, Telling a Better Story, Truth Matters, and Truth in a Culture of Doubt. He earned his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelors in Business from Georgia Southern University.
 
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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.