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  Jana Harmon

  Teaching Fellow
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Jana Harmon
Teaching Fellow
Jana Harmon, Ph.D, is a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta and serves on the Atlanta Advisory Board and serves 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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  Peter Byrom

  Podcast Guest
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Peter Byrom
Podcast Guest
Peter Byrom, Podcast Guest, is a former atheist who was a guest on the Side B Stories podcast, where he shared about how he had motivations both for the belief and disbelief of God, and how he was able to sort through that.
 
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  Carolyn Weber

  Author, Professor
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Carolyn Weber
Author, Professor
Carolyn Weber, Author, Professor, is a former atheist who was a guest on the Side B Stories podcast, where she shared about how she was able to move from a place of busyness and survival mentality to a place of contemplation where she was able to look at Christianity on its own merits.
 
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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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  Brandon McConnell

  Podcast Guest
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Brandon McConnell
Podcast Guest
Brandon McConnell, Podcast Guest, is a former atheist who was a guest on the Side B Stories podcast, where he shared about both what pushed him away from God in his earlier years, and what drew him towards God as he matured.
 
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  Jordan Monge

  Podcast Guest
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Jordan Monge
Podcast Guest
Jordan Monge, Podcast Guest is a former atheist who was a guest on the Side B Stories podcast, where she shared about how her upbringing that prioritized critical thinking led her to question her atheistic beliefs at University.
 
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  Mike Arnold

  Podcast Guest
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Mike Arnold
Podcast Guest
Mike Arnold, Podcast Guest, is a former atheist who was a guest on the Side B Stories podcast, where he shared about how his life was shaped by a horrific childhood tragedy that led him to be an atheist, but after 20 years he was able to reconsider God's goodness.