Conference Speakers & Sessions

James Houston

Board of Governors' Professor, Spiritual Theology
MA (Edinburgh), MA, BSc, DPhil (Oxford)

Session 1: Secularism and “The Abolition of Man”

In 1955, C.S.Lewis told Dr. Houston the most important message he had given in all his Christian books was found in “The Abolition of Man”. In this first session we shall consider Lewis’s book, and whether the process of de-humanisation has deteriorated even further since then.

Session 3: The Challenge of a “Relational Reformation” of the Church Today

Many now see Western Civilization in irrevocable decline. This session will address such questions as, How is this decline related to human decadence? How can Christians contribute towards relational health for our society if we do not have it among ourselves? How does “theological education” contribute positively or negatively?

 

J.I Packer

Board of Governors' Professor, Theology
MA, DPhil (Oxford)

Session 2: Man in the Image of Man

Dr. Packer will review where man has come to after losing the clue to his identity which is his creation in the image of God.

Sesion 4: Through Christ, In Christ, With Christ, For Christ Under Christ:
New Lives for Old

In our final session Dr. Packer will “bring us home” by focusing on the heart of the Christian life – life in sight of Christ and under His cross.