8:00

Registration and Check-In

ATRIUM

9:00

Welcome WM

AUDITORIUM

9:15

Plenary Session I
God and the Gods J. J. M. Roberts, Professor of Old Testament Literature, Emeritus, Princeton Theological

AUDITORIUM

10:15-10:50

Break: Refreshments in ATRIUM

10:30-11:40

Student Paper Competition (Undergraduate)

CROUCH Foster Hall

11:00-11:40

PARALLEL A

Jason Bembry (Emmanuel School of Religion) "That's No Bull: Calf Iconography for Yahweh"

AUDITORIUM

John Nugent (Great Lakes Christian College) "Primeval Matriarchy and the Fall of Leadership: Engaging John Howard Yoder's Provocative Reading of Genesis 3"

WM147

Ron Peters (Great Lakes Christian College) "John 19.28, Does Jesus' Thirst Fulfill Scripture?"

WM137

Barry Blackburn (Atlanta Christian College) "The First Sending of the Servant of God (Acts 3:26)"

WM123

Ron Highfield (Pepperdine University) "Neither Calvinist nor Arminian: A Theology of Divine Providence for Confused Restorationists"

WM121

Mark Smith (Laurel Church of Christ, Knoxville, TN) "Restoration for the Post-Modern World: The Honest Seeker Concept"

WM119

1:00

Plenary Session II
Excavations at Tell Jalul, Jordan: The First Decade Mark Ziese, Professor of Old Testament, Cincinnati Christian University

AUDITORIUM

2:00-2:40

PARALLEL B

Dan Dyke (Cincinnati Christian University) "Young Earth Creationists Rewrite Egyptian History"

AUDITORIUM

John Wineland (Kentucky Christian University) "Iron Age Gate Complex at Khirbet Muydabi in Central Jordan"

WM147

Charles Otte III (The University of Chicago) "Laying Ahiram to Rest: A New Reading of the Ahiram Sarcophagus Inscription"

WM137

Chris Keith (Lincoln Christian College) "Did Jesus 'Know Letters'?: John 7:15 and the Historical Jesus"

WM123

David Fiensy (Kentucky Christian University) "The Logia of Jesus in the Letters of Paul"

WM PARLOR

Mark Krause (Westwood Hills Christian Church, Los Angeles, CA) "Hymns of Revelation Four and Five"

WM146

James Sedlacek (Cincinnati Christian University) "Constructing a Hermeneutical Model: Horizons in Dialogue"

WM121

Daniel Rodriguez (Pepperdine University) "Holistic Ministry: Case Studies from Churches Transforming the Barrio"

WM119

2:50-3:30

PARALLEL C

Ralph Hawkins (Kentucky Christian University) "The Conquest of Jericho: Reassessing the Biblical and Archaeological Data"

AUDITORIUM

Walt Zorn (Lincoln Christian College) "'Happy' in the Psalms"

WM147

Mark Matson (Milligan College) "The Our Father and 3rd Person Imperatives"

WM137

C.J. Dull (Central Christian College of the Bible) "The Pagan Military Background of the Gifts in Ephesians 4"

WM123

John Poirier (KingswellTheological Seminary) "'Theological Interpretation' and Its Contradistinctions: Critique of a Movement"

WM PARLOR

McGarvey Ice (Disciples of Christ Historical Society) "C.E.W. Dorris: Evangelist, Author and Publisher Among Churches of Christ"

WM121

Tom Seals (Lipscomb University) "Is Roe vs. Wade Constitutional?"

WM119

3:30-3:50

Break: Refreshments in ATRIUM

3:50-5:30

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Celebrating 200 Years: A Symposium on Thomas Campbell's Declaration and Address (Moderator: Doug Foster (This will feature panelists drawn from the publication of One Church: A Bicentennial Celebration of Thomas Campbell's Declaration and Address (Leafwood: 2008). Sponsored by ACU Press, Disciples Historical Society, and the Center for Restoration Studies, Abilene Christian University
Clint Holloway (Assistant Director, World Convention) "The D& A in Historical Context"
Doug Foster (Director of the Center for Restoration Studies and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Abilene Christian University) "Thirteen Propositions: Old and New"
Daniel Rodriguez (Associate Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies) "The D & A f or Hispanic Believers"
Rick Grover (Owensboro Christian Church, Owensboro, KY) "The D & A for Emerging Churches."

AUDITORIUM

Book Review Panel: The Transforming Word: A One-Volume Bible Commentary (ACU Press, 2009) (Moderator: Mark Hamilton)
Panelists: Chris Rollston (Emmanuel School of Religion); J. J. M . Roberts (Princeton Theological Seminary); David Fiensy (Kentucky Christian University).

WM Parlor

Study Group: Christian Education (Moderator: James Estep, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary)
Tom Lawson (Professor of Ministries, Ozark Christian College) "Worship and Spiritual Formation"
Mariana Hwang (Associate Professor of Christian Education, Lincoln Christian College) "Worship and Children's Spiritual Formation"
Alvin Kuest (Professor of Christian Education, Great Lakes Christian College) "The Ethic of Caring and Service-Learning"
Jonathan Underwood (Senior Editor, Standard Publishing) and Ronald L. Nickelson (Resource Editor, Standard Publishing) "Making the Leap from Campus to Church"

WM147

Study Group: Biblical Teaching on Women (Moderators: Jeff Miller, Milligan College; Holly Carey, Atlanta Christian College)
J. Lee Magness (Milligan College) "The Significance of Paul's Addition of ‘and daughters' in 2 Corinthians 6.18"
Elizabeth A. McCabe (Hebrew Union College) "Answers to Unresolved Questions: A Closer Look at Eve and Adam in Genesis 2-3"
Alisha Paddock (Manhattan Christian College) "Paul's Maternal Imagery: A Place for Women"
Julio Siqueira (Emmanuel School of Religion) "The Text-critical Problem of 1 Corinthians 14.34-35"

WM137

Student Paper Competition (Graduate) Moderator: Rick Cherok (Cincinnati Christian University)

WM123

5:35

Plenary Session III
The Rewards of Embracing Woman Wisdom Tremper Longman III, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College (Sponsored by Standard Publishing)

AUDITORIUM

7:00

Dinner Downtown on the River at world-famous Montgomery Inn Boathouse. Transportation Provided (Cost $12-$25). Sign up in foyer by Friday, 4:00 PM

8:00

Devotions

AUDITORIUM

8:20-9:15

Plenary Session IV
Wisdom Only Goes So Far Tremper Longman III (Sponsored by Standard Publishing)

AUDITORIUM

9:20-10:00

PARALLEL D

W.G. Hulbert (Baylor University) "Graphic Imagery and Language in Jeremiah 7.30-8.3"

AUDITORIUM

Chauncey A. Lattimer, Jr. (Martinton Church of Christ, Martinton, IL) "Old Testament Feminine Leadership: Feat or Fate"

WM147

Hugh Henry (Northern Kentucky University) "A Harsh Creation"

WM137

Tom Thatcher (Cincinnati Christian University) "John and the Jews: Recent Research and Future Questions"

WM121

Clay Ham (Lincoln Christian College) "Majoring in Minors: Matthew's Reading of the Book of the Twelve"

WM146

T. Michael W. Halcomb (Asbury Theological Seminary) "Why Jesus Was Baptized: Immersed in Mark's Story & Culture"

WM Parlor

Stephanie Johnson (Greenland, NH) "What's a (Biblically Faithful) Woman to Do? Revisiting 1 Timothy 2:8-15"

WM119

Mini Student Paper Presentations (IF NEEDED)

WM123

10:00

Break

ATRIUM

10:30-11:00

Parallel Session E

Chris Rollston (Emmanuel School of Religion) "Goddesses of the World of Ancient Israel:  Asherah, Anat, Ba'alat, Ishtar"

AUDITORIUM

Jesse Long (Lubbock Christian University) "The Amalekite's Truthful Tale? A Literary Reading of the Death-of-Saul Narrative"

WM147

Gary Hall (Lincoln Christian Seminary) "Echoes of Deuteronomy in the Gospel of John"

WM137

Carl Bridges (Johnson Bible College) "'Husband of One Wife' and the Language of Reputation in the Pastoral Epistles"

WM123

Isaac Gaff (Lincoln Christian College) "Table Talk and Table Action: Speech Act Theory at the Lord's Supper"

WM121

Jim Mitchell (Oklahoma Christian University) "Wilting Petals: The Tulip of Calvinism in the Light of Restoration Theology"

Student Vocational Forum:  Entering Into Ph.d. Studies (Tom Thatcher, Rafael Rodriguez, Chris Keith, Ron Peters)

WM Parlor

11:20

Presentation of Student Competition Winners

AUDITORIUM

11:30-12:30

Plenary Session V
Isaiah's View of Justice & Security J. J. M. Roberts

AUDITORIUM

12:30

Dismiss (Optional lunch together at Wendy's)

8:30 a.m.

Devotions
(Lee Magness, Milligan College)

9:00 a.m.

Plenary Session IV
Converted Anew to Christ by Barton W. Stone, Part Two
Richard Hughes

10:00-10:40 a.m.

Parallel Session E

10:40-11:15 a.m.

Break
(Pick up display copies of books)

11:15 a.m.

Plenary Session V
Theology and Hermeneutics of the Early Stone-Campbell Movement, Part Two
James Duke

12:30 p.m.

Dismiss
(Optional lunch together at Wendy’s)