- Is God a Moral Monster?
- Does God know about the Big Bang?
- If a loving God exists, then why isn’t He more obvious?
- Why does God seem judgmental and intolerant?
- Can Christianity contribute to the rebuilding of business morality in China today?
Ten Christian academics addressed those topics and many more in a campus-wide outreach at Purdue University February 17-18. Sponsored by Faculty Commons and thirteen other campus organizations and churches, the symposium addressed head-on the issues that keep many seekers from knowing Christ.
Dr. Paul Copan, professor and current president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, spoke to a crowd of 1,000 on the subject Is God a Moral Monster? Good, Evil, and the Old Testament.
More than an hour after the lecture ended, the lines behind the open microphones were still long when Faculty Commons staff and event emcee Corey Miller had to end the Q&A time. Almost all of the questions came from people who were not believers in Jesus: international students, members of the Society of Non-Theists, leaders of Muslim groups and the Pagan Academic Network.
Everyone heard a clear and concise presentation of the gospel from Corey Miller, and brief testimonies to their faith from several Purdue professors. Take a look yourself at these Professors who are Confessors.
The weekend succeeded in making God a topic of discussion on campus, and will promote spiritual conversations for the year to come. “I’ve begun follow up and have already had some good discussions with some non-believers,” Corey told us. “This was really a legacy building event. We saw fruit all year long in follow-up [from last year’s similar event], and I suspect this year will be even better.