Past Events of
the Christian Faculty Network
The following is a partial list
of events that the Christian Faculty Network has either
organized or co-sponsored.
2008-2009
CFN Faculty Welcome Reception. Get to know other colleagues across campus
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Stark Gallery
Brown Bag Lunch: "When He Knocks"
October 30, 2008
Wehner Bldg., Cocanougher Special Events Center
Speaker: Dave South, Associate Athletic Director
Trotter Speakers Lunch Presentation
December 3, 2008
Richardson Building, Room 101
Dr. Owen Gingerich and Dr. Charles H. Townes gave a lunch presentation for a preview of their Thursday evening Trotter lectures.
Both speakers explore the crossroads of science and religion. Dr. Owen Gingerich, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and the History of Science at Harvard University, spoke on “The Divine Handiwork: Evolution and the Wonder of Life,” presenting the Bible and the origin of humanity as central issues in understanding and accepting evolution’s role in the natural world. Dr. Charles H. Townes, a 1964 Nobel Prize winner in physics and 2005 Templeton Prize recipient, spoke on “The Parallelism and Likely Eventual Convergence of Science and Religion,” exploring the parallel paths of science and religion and the likelihood of their future merger.
Faculty Banquet
January 30, 2009
University Club
Welcome remarks by President Elsa Murano and Banquet
Speaker: Dr. Ben Welch
2007-2008
Faculty Banquet
October 12, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Clayton Williams Alumni Center.
Welcome remarks by Provost Dr. Jerry Strawser and Banquet
Speaker: Dr. Ben Welch
2006-2007
Faculty Reception
Sept. 14, Thursday, 2006 at 4:30 - 6 pm. Stark Gallery,
Memorial Student Center
Christian Faculty Network Spring Banquet
Jan. 26, Friday, 2007 at 6:30 pm.
Clayton Williams Alumni Center
RSVP to
Rosanna Hildreth
(rosanna.hildreth@clm.org)
by January 23, 2007. Price is $12.50 per person, and you
pay at the door.
Veritas Forum
- Monday, February 26, 2007
"Hope, Purpose, and Destiny:
What Science Tells Us about the Future of Humanity"
By Dr. Hugh Ross and Dr. Fazale Rana of
Reasons to Believe
- Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007
“Evolution or Intelligent
Design?”
A debate with Dr. Hugh Ross and Dr. Fazale Rana
- Wednesday, February 28, 2007
"How Do We Know the Bible is
True? Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls and other
Archeological Findings"
By Dr. Steve McDaniel, Assistant Department Head and Professor
of Marketing at Texas A&M University
- Thursday, March 1, 2007
"Life after College: How
God Directed my Path"
A Panel of Professionals:
2005-2006
Fall Reception, September
22, 2005, 4:30-6:00 pm, MSC Stark Galleries
Welcome Remarks by Porter Garner, Executive Director, Former
Students Association @ 5 pm.
RSVP by September 19 to rhildreth@clm.org (774-7543).
"The Star Presentation"
Presented by Dr. Rick Larson.
December 8, 2005, 7.00 p.m., Texas A&M University Rudder
Auditorium
December 22, 2005, 7.00 p.m., Texas A&M University Rudder
Auditorium
Spring Banquet, January 27,
2006, 6:30 pm, Clayton Williams Alumni Center
Speaker: Randy Newman. Topic: Engaging People's Hearts the Way
Jesus Did.
Randy Newman speaks weekly at the Pentagon for Campus Crusade's
Christian Embassy. Being raised Jewish, Randy has a unique,
rabbinical outlook on evangelism. In his book, Questioning
Evangelism, he asks: "Isn't it amazing how often Jesus answered
people's questions with a question?
Veritas
Forum 2006
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
Dr. Hugh Ross: "New Scientific Evidences for the Existence
of God" - 7 pm Rudder Auditorium.
Dr. Ross is an internationally renowned astronomer. He is the
president and founder of Reason to Believe and hosts “Creation
Update,” a Web broadcast. His books include: The Fingerprint of
God, The Creator and the Cosmos, and The Genesis Question.
Gaines West: "Legal Rights of
Expressing Faith in a Public Institution" - 4-5:30 pm Stark
Gallery, MSC.
Mr. West is a partner at the law firm of West, Webb, Allbritton
& Gentry, P.C. and served in the JAGC of the United States Navy
Reserve for 16 years.
Dr. Charles Futrell: "How Faith
Relates to Your Class, Research, and Textbooks" - 12:30-1:45 pm,
Wehner Bldg. Cocanougher Center. Dr. Futrell is the Federated
Professor of Marketing at TAMU. As a successful researcher and
author, his textbooks are used at hundreds of schools.
Wednesday, Feb. 22:
Dr. C. Stephen Evans: "Moral Relativism: Are There Moral
Absolutes?" - 7 pm Rudder Theatre.
"Can Love Be Commanded?" - 4-5:30 pm, Location TBA.
"Is Jesus Uniquely God?" - 12:30-1:45 pm, Wehner Bldg.
Cocanougher Center.
Dr. Evans has a doctorate in philosophy from Yale University and
has studied Kierkegaard as a Marshall Fellow in Denmark. His
books include: Faith Beyond Reason, The Historical Christ and
the Jesus of Faith, and Passionate Reason: Making Sense of
Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments. Dr. Evans is a Professor
of Philosophy and Humanities at Baylor University.
Thursday, Feb. 23:
Gabe Allen: "Governmental
Policies: How Biblical Thought Affects Policy" - 7 pm Rudder
Theatre.
"Diversity and Christianity in American Heritage" - 4-5:30 pm
Rudder Theatre.
(multi-media presentations)
In addition to being a WallBuilders’ speaker, Gabe is also
professor of government at Applied Life Christian College and a
host and political director for KALR Radio in Hot Springs, AK.
2004-2005
Fall Faculty Reception,
September 16, 2004, 4:30-6:00 pm. MSC Stark Galleries.
Welcome Remarks at 5:00 by Dr. James A. Anderson, Vice
President and Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment and
Diversity.
Spring Banquet, January 28,
2005, 6:30 pm, Clayton Williams Alumni Center.
Guest Speaker: Nancy Pearcey (coauthor of How Now Shall We
Live with Chuck Colson).
RSVP by Jan. 25 to rhildreth@clm.org (774-7543).
Veritas Forum 2005
Veritas: Quest for Truth
Distinguished Speaker Series, February 14-17, 2005
A forum engaging the university in its most fundamental purpose:
the quest for truth.
Feb 14 -- Dr. Eleanor Stump
"Job and the Problem of Evil" - Rudder Theater 7 pm.
Dr. Stump is a Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis
University. She is the author of Aquinas in the series
"Arguments of the Philosophers." In 2003, Dr. Stump gave the
Gifford Lectures. She is past president of the Society of
Christian Philosophers.
Feb 15 -- Dr. Michael Behe
Debates Dr. Vincent Cassone
"Intelligent Design" - Rudder Auditorium 7 pm.
Dr. Behe is a Professor of Biochemistry at Lehigh University and
author of Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to
Evolution. Dr. Cassone is the Department Head of Biology at TAMU
and a University Faculty Fellow. He is an expert on biological
clocks in organisms.
Feb 16 -- Dave South, Texas
A&M Athletics
"My Testimony" - Cocanougher Center, Wehner Bldg 12:30-1:45.
Dave South calls the play-by-play on the 60-plus station Texas
A&M Radio Network.
Feb 16 -- Dr. L. Murphy
Smith
"Can you run the rat race with integrity?" Rudder 510,
4-5:30 pm.
Dr. L. Murphy Smith is a professor of accounting. His ethics
presentation is designed to foster a deeper appreciation for the
role of ethics in business and society. In 2003 Dr. Smith served
on the Ethics Task Force of the Texas State Board of Public
Accountancy. In July 2002 he testified at a Congressional
Hearing in Washington, D.C. regarding business and accounting
ethics.
Feb 16 -- Spiritual Journey
Panel, Rudder Theater, 7 pm.
Testimonies of Faculty and Professionals: Dr. Daniel Romo
(Chemistry Prof), Dr. Ken Wigley (Local Cardiologist), Col. Rick
Mallahan (Corps Asst. Commandant), & Coach Ben Pollard (A&M
Football).
Feb 17 -- Rick Green Debates
Dr. Brian Bolton
Is there Historical Basis for including God in Government
and Public Life? Rudder Theater 4 pm.
Feb 17 -- Rick Green
Is America One Nation Under God? Rudder Theater, 7 pm.
Rick Green's evening presentation provides an overview of
America's godly heritage. Rick Green is a former Texas State
Representative, a lawyer, entrepreneur, and currently works with
David Barton and WallBuilders Presentations, Inc. Rick travels
the nation speaking as a passionate advocate of returning to the
principles of the Declaration of Independence.
2002-2003
Faculty Reception
September 5, 2002 4:30-6 pm, Stark
Gallery, MSC
Greeting by Karen Watson, Dean of
Faculties at 5 pm.
Feminism, Sex, and the Search for Truth
Amy Tracy, Author and speaker
October 17, 2002 at 7:00 pm, Rudder
Theater
Luncheon: 12:30-1:45 pm, MSC
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: A Tale for Our Time of Terror
Dr. Darci Hill, Sam Houston
State
November 7, 2002 at 7:00 pm, Rudder
Theater
Luncheon: 12:30-1:45 pm, MSC
Spring
Banquet, January 10, 2003, 6:30-9:30, Alumni Center
Speaker: Dr. Rick Rigsby, Chaplain of
the TAMU football team.
Tips on Making Tenure at a
Research-1 University
January 24, 2003, 2-5 pm, Rudder
Stephen Hawking, the Big
Bang, and God
Dr. Fritz Schaefer, University of Georgia
January 27, 2003 at 7:00 pm, Rudder Theater
Riding
the Storm: Making sense of life in a time of evil and suffering
plus Time for Truth: Living free in a
world of lies, hype and spin
Dr. Oz Guinness, Author and speaker
January 28, 2003 at 7:00 pm, Rudder Theater
Veritas
Forum 2003
Lord of the Rings: A Book
About the Struggle Between Good and Evil
Dr. Ralph Wood, Baylor University. February 16, 2004,
7:00 pm, Rudder Auditorium
Dead Sea Scrolls: How They
Authenticate Scripture
Dr. Steve McDaniel, Texas A&M University. Feb. 17, 12:30 -
1:45 pm Luncheon, MSC*
Dialogue: Perspectives on
Jesus Christ: Christian and Islamic
Dr. William Lane Craig, Author and speaker
and Dr. Jamal Badawi, Author and speaker. Feb. 17, 7:00
pm, Rudder Auditorium
Five Reasons God Exists and
Three Reasons Why That Makes a Difference
Dr. William Lane Craig, Author and speaker. Feb. 18,
9:30-11:00 am Rudder 404
Is There Scientific Evidence
for the Existence of God?
Dr. Walter Bradley, Baylor University. Feb. 18, 7:00 pm,
Rudder Auditorium
What I Learned from Sex and
the City
Lilian Calles Barger, President, The Damaris Project. Feb.
19, 4 - 5:30 pm, MSC
Relativism, Truth, and
Tolerance
Dr. Peter Kreeft, Boston College. Feb. 19, 2004, 7:00 pm,
Rudder Auditorium
Also: Breakfast on Feb. 20, 7 am at St. Mary'sCatholic Church
2001-2002
Welcome Back Banquet -
African Buffet.
Speaker: Dr. A.J. Conyers, Baylor University.
Topic: Restoring Tolerance to the Academy.
Friday, Aug 24, 2001, 7-9 pm. College Station Conference Center,
1300 George Bush Drive.
"Darwin's Unpaid Debt."
Presented by Dr. William Dembski.
September 18, 2001, 8 pm, Rudder Theater.
"Religion, Pluralism, Tolerance, and Absolute Truth."
Presented by Dr. James Sire.
October 11, 2001, 8 pm, Rudder Auditorium.
"The Star Presentation."
Presented by Dr. Rick Larson.
December 5 and 21, 2001, 7 pm Rudder Auditorium.
2000-2001
"Nacho-Ordinary Evening"
(Fajita Dinner). Speaker: Texas A&M Chancellor Howard Graves.
Topic: My Experiences Serving Christ in Academic and
Military Environments.
Friday, August 25, 2000, 7-9:15 pm.
College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive.
"Is There Scientific
Evidence for the Existence of God?"
Walter L. Bradley, Ph.D., P.E., Emeritus Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, TAMU.
September 28th, 2000, 7:00 P.M., Rudder Theatre.
"Jesus of Bible vs. Jesus of
Qu'ran."
Co-Sponsored by the Moslem Students Association.
Sattelite downlink from Carter Center in Atlanta, October 19th,
2000, 6:00 P.M.
"Crime and Juvenile
Deliquency: Empirical Studies on the Surprising Influence of
Faith."
Byron Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Director of Center for
Research on Religion and
Urban Civil Society, University of Pennsylvania, November 9th,
2000, 8:30 P.M., Rudder 601.
"The Star", Rick Larson,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management, TAMU.
December 6th and December 22nd, 2000, 7:00 P.M., Rudder
Auditorium.
"Nacho-Ordinary Evening"
(Fajita Dinner). Opening Remarks: Texas A&M Chancellor Howard
Graves.
Speaker: Dr. Jim Tour, Rice University.
Topic: My Experiences as a Christian Professor.
Monday, January 15, 2001, 7-9:15 pm.
College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive.
"A Nonrational Journey to
Faith."
Presented by Dr. David Erlandson, Dept. of Educational
Administration, TAMU.
February 15, 2001, 7 pm, Rudder 601.
"Apologetic Approaches to
Evangelism" Seminar.
Presented by David Geisler of Meekness and Truth Ministries.
February 16, 2001, 4-6 pm.
"Humanities" Seminar.
Presented by Literature Professor David Jeffrey of Baylor
University.
March 5, 2001.
Resurrection Week
Presentation.
April 9th to 13th, 2001.
"How to Make Tenure"
workshop, May 2001.
Organized by current faculty and administrators at TAMU, who
are part of CFN.
1999-2000
Presentation:
"Convergence of Scientific and Religious Thought."
Presented by Nobel Laureate and
Professor Charles H. Townes, Father of the Laser.
Thur, Oct 14, 1999, 7 pm in Rudder 601.
Presentation: "Ethical
Foundations for Decision Making."
Presented by Dr. Walt Wendler, Special Assistant to the
President of TAMU.
Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 6:30-7:50 am, Denny's Restaurant,
Texas Avenue, College Station.
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