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The 2021 National Annual Conference and Meetings

Support the EPS to expand its reach, support its members, and be a credible presence of Christ-shaped philosophical interests in the academy and into the wider culture! 
 
The 2021 national meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center and the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, from November 16–18. Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (Calvin University) will be our keynote speaker (“What Are You Guarding? Anger and Its Antidotes from the Christian Tradition”; Wednesday, the 17th, 2:00-2:50 PM, Room: Omni - Texas Ballroom). The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Evangelical Theological Society.
  • Register TODAY for the conference (online registration ends October 15th).
Preview the program draft of the EPS-ETS conference is available. In addition to dozens of individual sessions discussing various issues at the interesection of philosophy, theology, and ethics, enjoy these themed, panel discussions:
  • Tuesday November 16th: 2:00 PM - 5:10 PM (Room: Omni - Sundance 3):
    • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Discussing Biblical Philosophy: A Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments (Cambridge, 2021) by Dru Johnson 
    • 3:40 PM – 5:10 PM: Minimal Facts Arguments for the Resurrection of Jesus: For and Against. 
  • Wednesday, November 17th: 3:00 PM - 6:10 PM (Room: Omni - Stockyard 1): Philosophy for Everyone: Exploring Christian Public Philosophy Beyond the Academy.
Guidelines for Presentations
  • Paper should take no more than 25 minutes to read, leaving 10-15 minutes for discussion.
  • Cancellation: Please communicate all cancellations to the moderator of your session. If you need to cancel your presentation and it has already been announced via the conference program, please plan to have a friend or colleague read your paper on your behalf.

Come participate in the EPS Apologetics Conference, November 18-20, at Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas. Plenary speakers include: William Lane Craig, Craig Hazen, Gary Habermas, J. P. Moreland, Greg Koukl, J. Warner Wallace, John Bloom, along with many more breakout sessions and speakers addressing timely topics related to apologetics, worldview, and ethics.

EPS Members are also encouraged to participate at the in-person EPS sessions at the AAR/SBL meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Registration includes access to all sessions, not just EPS, at the AAR/SBL conference until November 23rd.

  • Friday, November 19th:
    • 6:00 PM-7:00 PM (In Person); Theme: The Philosophical Qoheleth: Two visions of Ecclesiastes and its centrality in Philosophy of Religion.
    • 7:00 PM-8:30 PM (In Person); Theme: Job: A Philosophical Commentary, by Owen Anderson
  • Saturday, November 20th:
    • 6:30 PM-8:00 PM (In Person); Theme: Analytic Christology and the Theological Interpretation of the New Testament, by Thomas McCall.
    • 8:00 PM-9:30 PM (In Person); Theme: Love Divine: A Systematic Account of Gods Love for Humanity, by Jordan Wessling.
  • Sunday, November 21st:
    • 6:30 PM-8:00 PM (In Person); Theme: Panel discussion of God, Morality, and Beauty: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Problem of Evil, by Randall Bush.
    • 8:00 PM-9:30 PM (In Person); Theme: The Films of Paul Schrader.
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