Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World
This conference is designed to equip you and give you the confidence to speak and defend the Truth of the Gospel and the God of the Bible. Our guest speakers are renowned professors and scholars from Biola University and their Talbot School of Theology who love the Lord and are devoted to defending what we believe because it is the Truth. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Join us for this special time to strengthen and defend your faith in the uncertain world we live in!
Friday Schedule
- 7:00 Welcome
- 7:10 Craig Hazen: What in the World are We Afraid Of?
- 7:30 Jonathan Noyes: Responding to Relativism
- 8:00 break
- 8:15 Clay Jones: Why Does God Allow Evil?
Saturday Schedule
- 9:00 Announcements and Introductions
- 9:05 Craig Hazen: Christianity in a World of Religions
- 9:55 break
- 10:10 John Bloom: Stones and the Scriptures: The Case from Biblical Archaeology
- 11:20 break
- 11:35 Jonathan Noyes: Why I’m a Christian
- 12:30 Final Word and Dismissal
Conference Speakers
Dr. Craig Hazen
Craig J. Hazen is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Christian Apologetics at Biola University and Founder and Director of the Master of Arts Program in Christian Apologetics—the largest and highest ranked program of its kind in the world. He also directs the Master of Arts Program in Science and Religion at Biola.
For twenty years he has been the editor-in-chief of the philosophy journal, Philosophia Christi, the world’s top-circulating philosophy of religion journal. He did his doctoral work in the prestigious Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he focused on the historical interaction of science, religion, and philosophy. He has lectured across North America and Europe on key apologetics topics, including lectures on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
He is known for his great content, humor, and the way he brings the Scriptures alive through unforgettable story telling. He became a Christian at age seventeen and has been married to Karen for over thirty-five years. They live in southern California and have four adult children.
Dr. Clay Jones
Clay Jones is a Visiting Scholar for the MA in Christian Apologetics program at Talbot Seminary at Biola and the chairman of the board of Ratio Christi, a university apologetics ministry. Previously, he was the executive director of Simon Greenleaf University (now Trinity Law School) and served on the pastoral staff of two large churches. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Clay is the author of the books, Why Does God Allow Evil? Compelling Answers to Life’s Toughest Questions (Harvest House, 2017); and Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It (Harvest House, 2020). He formerly hosted Contend for Truth, a call-in nationally syndicated talk radio program. On his program he debated many people over eight years.Clay focuses his writing and teaching on explaining what the Lord is accomplishing through allowing evil, suffering, and death.
He lives with his wife Jean E. in south Orange County California.
Dr. John Bloom
John A. Bloom, PhD, is a professor of physics and the founding director of the MA, science and religion program at Biola University in La Mirada, California. Dr. Bloom earned a PhD in physics from Cornell University, then went to seminary and completed a second PhD in ancient Near Eastern studies (Old Testament backgrounds) so that he would have advanced formal training in both science and theology.
For the past 29 years, he has taught a range of physics courses at Biola University, and from 2010 to 2019 he chaired the chemistry, physics, and engineering department there. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses that integrate Christianity and the natural sciences, and he published The Natural Sciences: A Student’s Guide with Crossway in 2015, as part of their Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition series. Dr. Bloom’s interests are wide ranging, from responding to “parallelomania” in Old Testament Studies (the overreach in claiming parallels between biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts and cultures) to advocating fine-tuning and design in cosmology and in cell biology.
Dr. Bloom and his wife Claudia live in La Mirada with their son David and attend Fullerton Free Church in Brea, California.
Jon Noyes
Jon has worked as a speaker with Stand to Reason since 2019. A former atheist, Jon used to think belief in God was unwarranted and irresponsible. Then, after examining the evidence for Christianity he was faced with the fact that Jesus is who He says He is and the Christian worldview tells the true story of reality. Ever since Jon has been passionate about engaging the culture with honest, well-thought-out reasons why people should trust the Christian worldview.
Jon brings a unique perspective to his audiences and the Stand to Reason team, having more than ten years’ experience in the legal field. In 2013 Jon earned a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, graduating with honors. Jon is a founding pastor at Soli Deo Gloria Church. He also serves on the board of directors for Life Without Limbs and Bible Thinker. More than any of this Jon is the father of four daughters and the husband of Rheanna. They live in Ventura County, CA.
