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  Stuart McAlpine

  Pastor, Teaching Fellow, CSLI
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Stuart McAlpine
Pastor, Teaching Fellow, CSLI
Stuart McAlpine is a teaching fellow at the C.S. Lewis Institute and the founding pastor of Christ our Shepherd Church located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. He speaks at churches and conferences around the world and lectures for the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program. His most recent book is: Here’s Hoping: Recovering Hope for Heaven and Earth. Stuart has a great knowledge of and love for the works of C.S. Lewis. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Theology from Cambridge University in Great Britain.

 
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  Philip Yancey

  Author
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Philip Yancey
Author
Philip Yancey, is the author of numerous books including What's So Amazing About Grace?, and The Jesus I Never Knew. His books have sold more than fifteen million copies in English and have been translated into forty languages, making him one of the best-selling contemporary Christian authors. He attended college in South Carolina and went on to earn graduate degrees in Communications and English from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago. In 1971 Yancey joined the staff of Campus Life magazine where he served as editor for eight years. For three decades Yancey contributed as an editor-at-large, for Christianity Today, and also wrote articles for several publications including Reader's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post and The Atlantic.
 
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  Richard B. Gaffin

  Theologian
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Richard B. Gaffin
Theologian
Richard B. Gaffin Jr., Theologian, Ordained Presbyterian minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and was the Charles Krahe Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2008. His forty-five years of teaching at Westminster have impacted some 3,000 students. Gaffin, Jr. received a B.A. from Calvin College (1958), a B.D. (1961), Th.M. (1962), and Th.D. (1969) from Westminster Theological Seminary, and undertook graduate studies at University of Göttingen (1962-1963). Gaffin Jr. has authored numerous works which include Resurrection and Redemption: A study in Paul's Soteriology and God's Word in Servant-Form: Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck and the Doctrine of Scripture and has contributed to or edited several volumes.
 
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  Gary M. Burge

  Professor
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Gary M. Burge
Professor
Gary M. Burge, is an American author and professor. He is a New Testament scholar at Calvin Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D., from Aberdeen University, Scotland, was a professor of New Testament in the Department of Theology at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Gary is ordained in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and is a frequent speaker at conferences, retreats and churches. He also leads faculty development workshops at colleges and seminaries based on his 2015 book, Mapping Your Academic Career. He is also deeply invested in the Middle East and its churches from Iraq to Egypt and travels there annually.
 
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  Clinton E. Arnold

  Theologian
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Clinton E. Arnold
Theologian
Clinton E. Arnold is a New Testament theologian and author with a special interest in the historical and cultural setting of the letters of Paul and the Book of Acts. He is the former Dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, and he presently serves on the translation oversight committee for the English Standard Version (ESV). Arnold received his M.Div. from Talbot Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in New Testament Exegesis from the University of Aberdeen. He is the editor of the four-volume Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary for which he wrote commentaries on “Acts," "Ephesians” and “Colossians,” and most recently he completed the commentary on Colossians for the World Biblical Commentary series.
 
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  Bob Passantino

  Author
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Bob Passantino
Author
Bob Passantino (1951 – 2003), was a Christian author and journalist who wrote on subjects related to Christian apologetics, philosophy, and the Christian countercult movement. He and his wife Gretchen (1953 – 2014) ministered together for close to thirty years. Through their Answers in Action ministry, they equipped Christians to share and defend their faith and helped countless seekers find faith. Bob and Gretchen were frequent guests on radio discussions on secular and Christian stations around the country. They have authored several books, including Answers to the Cultist at Your Door which earned a Gold Medallion Award for Excellence in Christian Education.
 
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  Timothy George

  Professor
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Timothy George
Professor
Timothy George, is the founding dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and serves as Research Professor of Divinity. He teaches church history, historical theology, and theology of the Reformers. He earned his Th.D. and M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School. On May 5, 2020 he was named distinguished professor by the Samford University Board of Trustees. He has served as senior theological advisor for Christianity Today. A prolific author, he has written more than 20 books and regularly contributes to scholarly journals. His textbook, Theology of the Reformers, is the standard textbook in many schools and seminaries on reformation theology. An ordained minister, Dr. George has pastored churches in Tennessee, Alabama, and Massachusetts.
 
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  Kevin Miller

  Rector
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Kevin Miller
Rector
Kevin Miller, is the Rector at Church of the Savior in Wheaton, IL. He was the editor and vice-president at Christianity Today for 26 years and is the co-founder of PreachingToday.com and CTPastors.com. He and his wife are the co-authors of More Than You and Me: Touching Others through the Strengths of Your Marriage. He received his BA from Wheaton College and went on to pursue graduate work at the University of Chicago Graham School.