Norman Geisler, Distinguished Evangelical Theologian and Apologist

 

 Norman Geisler has been a leader in the evangelical community for over 30 years. He is the author or co-author of over 70 books and hundreds of articles.  He has taught theology, philosophy, and apologetics on the college or graduate level for 50 years.  He has spoken or debated in 26 countries on six continents. He has a B.A., M.A., Th.B., and Ph.D. He has taught at some of the top seminaries in the United States, including Trinity Evangelical and Dallas Seminary, and has been guest professor at numerous other schools. He is also the co-founder and former President of Southern Evangelical Seminary.

 

 Dr. Geisler and his wife Barbara live in the Charlotte, N.C., area.  He maintains an active writing, speaking, and lecturing ministry across the country.

 

Barry Hankins, Professor of History, Baylor University

 

Barry Hankins is a professor of history and the graduate program director in the History department at Baylor University.  He holds a B.A. in Religion, a M.A. in Church-State Studies from Baylor, and a Ph.D. in History from Kansas State University.   Among Hankins’s books are his biography of Francis Schaeffer entitled Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America as well as American Evangelicals: A Contemporary History of a Mainstream Religious Movement; Uneasy in Babylon: Southern Baptist Conservatives and American Culture; God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism; and The Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalists.  He has edited or co-edited four other books, including Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism: A Documentary Reader. Hankins’s articles have appeared in the journals Church History, Religion and American Culture, Journal of Church and State, Fides et Historia, The Criswell Theological Review and others.  

  Hankins lives with his wife Becky in Waco, Texas.  In addition to his professional interests, he is an avid fly fisherman, tennis player, and also performs in a classic rock band. 

 

D. G. Hart, Director of Academic Programs, The Intercollegiate Studies Institute

 

  D. G. Hart taught church history and served as Academic Dean at Westminster Seminary California from 2000-2003. He has also taught church history at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and directed the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College. At present, he is Director of Academic Programs at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in Wilmington, Delaware.

  He has authored many books and articles, including John Williamson Nevin: High Church Calvinist; A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State; Deconstructing Evangelicalism; Recovering Mother Kirk; The Lost Soul of American Protestantism; That Old-Time Religion in Modern America; and Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America. He has also co-authored Seeking a Better Country: Three Hundred Years of American Presbyterianism (co-author); With Reverence and Awe: Returning to the Basics of Reformed Worship; and The University Gets Religion; Fighting the Good Fight.

  Dr. Hart is an elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and serves on the OPC’s Committee on Christian Education. He lives in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Ann.

 

Robin Klay, Professor of Economics, Hope College

 Robin Klay is a professor of economics at Hope College. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Whitman College and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.  Dr. Klay has lectured at such prestigious places as the Vatican and has authored and co-authored many books, articles, textbooks chapters and reviews, including Economics in Christian Perspective: Theory, Policy and Life Choices; Counting the Cost: The Economics of Christian Stewardship; "American Evangelicalism and the National Economy, 1870-1997”; "The Relationship of God's Providence to Market Economies and Economic Theory”; "Godly Delight, Christian Vocation, and Moral Obligation: A Much Needed Perspective on Capitalism"; "Protestants and the American Economy in the Postcolonial Period: An Overview”; "Six Economic Myths Heard from the Pulpit"; "Liberating Thoughts About the Ethics of Exchange and Trade"; "Assessing Welfare Policy─Christian Concerns and Economic Analysis."

 

  Dr. Klay has spent much of her time volunteering with her local church, Latino outreach centers, homeless shelters, public school boards, international missions trips, an academic research team, and other outreach programs.

 

Reginald McLelland, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Covenant College

  Reginald McLelland is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Covenant College. He holds a B.A. in English from Western Carolina University, a M.A. in English from The University of Georgia, a M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from The University of Georgia. He has served many years as a professor at various institutions, has published several papers, and has presented many papers at academic conferences.

 

 

 

Darwin Smith, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Georgia

 

  Darwin Smith is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. He has a B.S. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from California Tech. He was also involved in a post-doctoral fellowship at Oxford University. His research area was Quantum Chemistry.

 

 

 

 

Clifton Taulbert, President & Founder, The Building Community        Institute

 Clifton Taulbert authored the best-selling memoir, Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, which was also made into a feature film of the same name. Its success launched him into a career as an international speaker and world-renowned author.  Taulbert’s list of literary works include Pulitzer-nominated The Last Train North, Watching Our Crops Come In as well as award-winning picture books for children.  Taulbert has addressed such audiences as the United States Supreme Court, the National Education Association, National Association of Black School Educators, the FBI, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Social Security Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Harvard University's Principal Center, and the United States Air Force Academy. Taulbert has received a number of awards including the 1996 NAACP Image Award. In addition to earning degrees from Oral Roberts University and Southern Methodist University, he also spent time in the United States Air Force, where he rose to the rank of sergeant. Mr. Taulbert is a past trustee for the University of Tulsa. He was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the nation’s outstanding entrepreneurs and is a former professor at Oral Roberts University.

  Clifton Taulbert and his wife Barbara live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have one son, Marshall Danzy Taulbert, who has graduated from college and is working on his career in Hollywood.