About the Conference
In the Alexandrian Institute we treasure thoughtful engagement with theological issues in pursuit of the wisdom of Christ’s Word, in conversation with the Great Tradition. Postgraduate students from the MA Theology program, taught in partnership with Union Theological College, will present their research showcasing their formation in Christian dogmatics.
Featured Speakers
Join us for this one-day event that will showcase the outstanding research of our final-year MA Theology students. We welcome students and faculty of Union Theological College, as well as pastors, friends, and prospective students in our community, to join us in celebrating the careful work of these students.
Topics
The colloquium will begin with an address on Gratitude: A Protestant Virtue from Dr. Gregory Parker, Jr.
Other topics to be explored include:
- Herman Bavinck on sanctification and desire
- The significance of trinitarian theology for local church ministry
- John Owen on apostasy and the work of the Holy Spirit
- The nature of justification in the Reformed and Lutheran traditions
Event Schedule
Welcome and Mingle – 8:45-9:00am
Session 1 – 9:00-9:30am: Dr. Greg Parker, ‘Gratitude—A Protestant Virtue’
Session 2 – 9:30-10:00am: Challum Finbow, ‘The Underlying Problem of Person: An Examination of J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig’s Definition of Divine Person and Its Consequences for Christology’
Session 3 – 10:00-10:30am: Ben Thompson, Moses Amyraut (1596-1664) on the Communication of Divine Goodness to Humanity
Break – 10:30-11:00am
Session 4 – 11:00-11:30am: Cal Ritchie, ‘In the End, We Must Love the Good": Classical Freedom and Universal Salvation in David Bentley Hart’
Session 5 – 11:30-12:00pm: Juma Amadu Mdoka, 'Imago Dei, the Body, and Human Sexuality: A Reformed Perspective from Malawi'
Lunch - 12:00-1:30pm:
Session 6 – 1:30-2:00pm: Ivan Hanna, ‘Apostasy and John Owen’s Pneumatology: A Critical Assessment of Owen’s Consistency on the Presence of the Spirit in those Who Fall Away’
Session 7 – 2:00-2:30pm: Alwis Philip, ‘The Righteous Shall Live by Faith”: The Reception of Romans 1:17 in the Lutheran (Finnish School) and Reformed Traditions’
Session 8 – 2:30-3:00pm: Sean Brennan, ‘Grace Restores Nature: An Analysis of Herman Bavinck’s Theological Anthropology Regarding Sanctification and Asceticism’
