iChristian: How Technology Impacts a Biblical Worldview
2009 PBU World View Conference
November 7, 2009
12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Technology has the ability to both create and disengage culture.  Each new technological innovation brings with it the transformation of thoughts, ideas, and attitudes.  The 2009 PBU Worldview conference speaks to the ways in which our man-made technological world affects a biblical worldview shaped by the Creator revealed in Scripture.  The conference will also explore how a technologically dependent culture affects the understanding, appreciation, and perspective of God’s creation.

Keynote Speakers

Modernity and the Magician’s Bargain: C.S. Lewis on the Spirit of Modern Technology

Ken Myers - Ken Myers is the President and founder of Mars Hill Audio, committed to producing creative audio resources for Christians that specifically and intentionally engage with the cultural trends of our time. Myers holds a B.A. in Communications and an M.S. in Musicology.  He is also a husband and the father of two children.  Currently, Myers and his family reside in central Virginia.

How Women Started the Culture War: The Impact of Industrialization on Family, Church, and Society

Nancy Pearcey - Dr. Nancy Pearcey has been writing on the topics of science and Christian worldview since 1977.  Her most recent work, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity, has won an ECPA Gold Medallion Award for best book on Christianity and Society.  Pearcy has been heralded as one of the few female intellectuals in evangelicalism, holding an honorary Doctoral Degree from Philadelphia Biblical University.  In addition, Dr. Pearcey is a wife and the mother of two sons, both of whom she has home-schooled. 

 

Creation, creature, and Culture: Issues of Technology and its Imapct on Our Ability to Experience the World as it was Created

Todd Williams - Dr. Todd J. Williams is the fifth president of Philadelphia Biblical University, holding a B.S. in Bible from PBU, and an M.Ed and Ph.D. from Temple University.  As a visiting teacher and speaker on issues of Christianity, culture, and education, Dr. Williams has served in a number of capacities and is currently on the Board of Governors of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society, and Law in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Dr. Williams and his wife of twenty years, Dawn, have two children and reside in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. 

 

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Parallel Sessions Include:

Learning in the 21st Century: Analyzing the Brave New World of Education
Mr. Chris Palladino, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Philadelphia Biblical University
Focal Living in the Electric Age
Dr. Brian Toews, Interim Provost, Philadelphia Biblical University
Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century
Dr. Tim Yoder, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia Biblical University
The Movies—Manufacturing New “Realities”
Dr. Gary Schnittjer, Professor, School of Bible and Ministry, Philadelphia Biblical University

Cost

Individual: $25
Group Rate (3 or more): $20
PBU Student: Free

Register for the PBU 2009 Worldview Conference TODAY!