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Humanities Track Sessions

Here's a sketch of the day-by-day program in the Humanities track. To see where these sessions fit into our days, you can download the detailed conference schedule in Acrobat format (55K). 

Saturday, Dec. 28

Agenda-setting: How and why to think about being a Christian in the humanities

Welcome, introductions, and overview

Sunday, Dec. 29

Thinking in distinctively Christian ways in the humanities

Panel discussion on Alvin Plantinga's "On Christian Scholarship": Michael Murray (moderator)

Timothy O'Connor, Caitlin Corning, Jamie Smith, and Kathy Bassard

Q&A discussion

Monday, Dec. 30

Teaching as a Christian vocation

Panel discussion: Kathy Bassard (moderator)

Lendol Calder, Timothy O'Connor, and Marie Paretti

Q&A discussion

Tuesday, Dec. 31

Is Christian scholarship an outrageous idea?

Separate sessions by discipline:

History — Panel on alternatives for "Christian history"
Literature — TBA
Philosophy — Interdisciplinary panels held in conjunction with the Natural Sciences & Math track

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Integrity: The academic vocation and the Christian life

Panel discussion: Marc Baer (moderator)

Marc Baer on academic life and family life
Kathy Bassard on academic life and the church
William Lane Craig on academic life and ministry to the campus
Michael Murray on academic life and the public intellectual

Q&A discussion

Also available are track overview, leaders, and resources pages.