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PAST CONFERENCES YEAR PLACE OF CONFERENCE CITY THEME 1949 Central YMCA Cincinnati OH 1950 Shelton College New York NY 1951 Shelton College New York NY 1952 Wheaton College Wheaton IL 1953 Trinity Seminary Chicago IL 1954 Shelton College Ringwood NJ 1955 Calvin Theological Seminary Grand Rapids MI 1956 Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia PA 1957 Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore KY 1958 Nyack Missionary College Nyack NY 1959 Wheaton College Wheaton IL 1960 Gordon Divinity School Wenham MA 36 1961 Covenant College & Seminary St. Louis MO Evangelical Theological Society | 60th Annual Meeting 1962 Northeastern Bible Institute Essex Fells NJ 1963 Calvin Theological Seminary Grand Rapids MI 1964 Nyack Missionary College Nyack NY 1965 Free Will Baptist Bible College Nashville TN 1966 The King’s College Briarcliff Manor NY 1967 Toronto Bible College Toronto ON 1968 Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia PA Evangelical Review of Old Testament Studies 1969 Cincinnati Bible Seminary Cincinnati OH Futurology and Eschatology 1970 Westmont College Santa Barbara CA A Jewish-Evangelical Dialogue 1971 Gordon-Conwell Seminary South Hamilton MA Christianity and the Locus of Authority 1972 Bethel Theological Seminary St. Paul MN God and Language 1973 Wheaton College Wheaton IL New Testament Studies 1974 Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas TX The Evangelical Scholar in the World Today 1975 Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson MS Evangelicals, the Church, and Society 1976 Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia PA Evangelicals and the Nation: A Bicentennial Review 1977 Simpson College San Francisco CA Current Tensions in the Church and Biblical Hermeneutics 1978 Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Deerfield IL Systematic and Biblical Theology | 1979 Bethel College St. Paul MN Hermeneutics for the ’80s Text and Canon Text 1980 Columbia Bible College Columbia SC Evangelicals and Social Ethics 1981 Ontario Theological Seminary Toronto ON Relationships Between the Testaments 1982 Northeastern Bible College Essex Fells NJ Biblical Criticism and the Evangelical 1983 Criswell Center for Biblical Studies Dallas TX Preaching and Biblical Exegesis 1984 Moody Bible Institute Chicago IL Evangelicals: Heritage and Rediscovery 1985 Talbot School of Theology La Mirada CA Church and Society 1986 Rehoboth Baptist Church Tucker GA Male and Female in Biblical and Theological Perspective 1987 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton MA Evangelicals and Spirituality 1988 Wheaton College Wheaton IL Evangelicals and Cross-Cultural Communication 1989 Bethel Theological Seminary-West San Diego CA The Gospel and World Religions 1990 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans LA Morality and Ethics 1991 Airport Hilton Plaza Inn Kansas City MO Christ and the Kingdom in the Old and New Testaments 1992 San Francisco Airport Hilton San Francisco CA The Strategy for the Church in the ’90s 1993 McLean Hilton McLean VA God and Caesar 1994 Lisle-Naperville Hilton Lisle IL Hermeneutics: Issues and Concerns 1995 Airport Radisson Philadelphia PA Defending the Faith: Christian Apologetics in a Non-Christian World 1996 Harvey Hotel Jackson MS The Holy Spirit: His Presence, Ministry, and Gifts 1997 Westin Hotel Santa Clara CA General Revelation 1998 Radisson Twin Towers Orlando FL Teaching Them All Things 1999 Sheraton Ferncroft Resort Danvers MA Eschatology 2000 Opryland Hotel Nashville TN Israel: Past, Present, and Future 2001 Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs CO Defining Evangelicalism’s Boundaries 2002 Regal Constellation Hotel Toronto ON Evangelical Christianity & Other Religions 2003 Hilton Atlanta Atlanta GA Jesus 2004 San Antonio Marriott San Antonio TX What Is Truth? 2005 Valley Forge Convention Center Valley Forge PA Christianity in the Early Centuries 2006 Washington Hilton Hotel Washington DC Christians in the Public Square 2007 Town & Country Resort San Diego CA Teaching Them to Obey PAST PRESIDENTS YEAR PRESIDENT SCHOOL 1949 Clarence Bouma Calvin Theological Seminary 1950 Clarence Bouma Calvin Theological Seminary 1951 Merrill Tenney Wheaton College 1952 Charles Woodbridge Fuller Theological Seminary 1953 Frank Neuberg Wheaton College 1954 John Walvoord Dallas Theological Seminary 1955 Harold Kuhn Asbury Theological Seminary 1956 Roger Nicole Gordon Divinity School 1957 Ned Stonehouse Westminster Seminary 1958 Warren Young Northern Baptist Seminary 1959 Gilbert Johnson Nyack Missionary College 1960 Allan MacRae Faith Seminary 1961 Laird Harris Covenant Seminary 37 1962 Ralph Earle Nazarene Seminary Evangelical Theological Society | 60th Annual Meeting 1963 Vernon Grounds Conservative Baptist Seminary 1964 Burton Goddard Gordon Divinity School 1965 Gordon Clark Butler University 1966 J. Barton Payne Wheaton College 1967 Stephen Paine Houghton College 1968 Kenneth Kantzer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 1969 Carl F. H. Henry Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary 1970 Robert Cooley Evangel College 1971 Harold Lindsell Christianity Today 1972 Robert L. Saucy Talbot Seminary 1973 Arthur H. Lewis Bethel College 1974 Richard Longenecker Wycliffe College 1975 Bruce K. Waltke Dallas Theological Seminary 1976 Simon J. Kistemaker Reformed Theological Seminary 1977 Walter C. Kaiser Jr. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 1978 Stanley N. Gundry Moody Bible Institute 1979 Marten H. Woudstra Calvin Theological Seminary | 1980 Wilber B. Wallis Covenant Theological Seminary and Canon Text 1981 Kenneth L. Barker Dallas Theological Seminary 1982 Alan F. Johnson Wheaton College 1983 Louis Goldberg Moody Bible Institute 1984 W. Haddon Robinson Denver Seminary 1985 Richard V. Pierard Indiana State University 1986 Gleason L. Archer Jr. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 1987 Walter M. Dunnett Northwestern College 1988 Elmer B. Smick Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 1989 James A. Borland Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary 1990 Robert L. Thomas The Master’s Seminary 1991 H. Wayne House Dallas Theological Seminary 1992 Gordon R. Lewis Denver Seminary 1993 Gerry Breshears Western Conservative Baptist Seminary 1994 L. Russ Bush Southeastern Baptist Seminary 1995 George W. Knight III Knox Theological Seminary 1996 Robert C. Newman Biblical Theological Seminary 1997 Moisés Silva Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 1998 Norman L. Geisler Southern Evangelical Seminary 1999 Wayne A. Grudem Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 2000 John H. Sailhamer Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 2001 Darrell L. Bock Dallas Theological Seminary 2002 Millard J. Erickson George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University 2003 David M. Howard Jr. Bethel Theological Seminary 2004 Gregory K. Beale Wheaton College 2005 Craig A. Blaising Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 2006 Edwin M. Yamauchi Miami University of Ohio 2007 Francis Beckwith (resigned) Baylor University INDEX OF PARTICIPANTS A Boyd, Gregory 32 Davidson, Richard M. 19 Abegg, Martin 35 Boyer, Steven 20 Davis, Carl 13 Abernethy, Andrew 16 Bradley, Anthony 35 Davis, Richard 35 Aleshire, Dan 30 Brannan, Rick 20 Day, William 15 Aleshire, William 19 Breimaier, Thomas 20 De Young, James 9, 31 Alexander, David 23 Breshears, Gerry 15, 21 DelHousaye, John 29 Aling, Charles F. 10 Brooks, Page 27 Dempster, Stephen 19 Allen, R. Michael 32 Brooks, Rachael 14 Dennis, John 13 Allison, Gregg 21 Brown, Paul 27 Deppe, Dean 23 Anderson, Chip 9 Brown, Walter 29 Derickson, Gary 20 Anderson, Steven 29 Bruce, Les 26 DeRouchie, Jason S. 20 Anderson, Timothy 23 Bruno, Chris 28 Deuel, David 29 Andres, Michael 31 Bryant, Carmen 26 Dew, James 32 Ansberry, Christopher 22 Bullock, Hassell 13, 30 Dickens, Charles 20 38 Arcieri, Mike 18 Burk, Dennis 28 Diehl, Judith 8 Buth, Randall 10, 20 Diller, Kevin 31 Evangelical Theological Society | 60th Annual Meeting Arnold, Thomas 29 Atwood, Christopher 13 Butler, Rex 28 Dilley, Stephen C. 35 Austin, Michael W. 15 Byers, Gary A. 10, 16, 22, 27, 32 Disney, Lindsey 19 Auxier, John 14 Dodson, Joseph 17 C Averbeck, Richard 9, 14 Drumm, Curtis 8 Callaham, Scott 23 Duesing, Jason 8 Caneday, Ardel 32 B Duff, John 16 Carey, Barry L. 35 Bacote, Vincent 10 Durst, Rodrick 16 Carey, Jeremy 15 Baggett, David 31 Duvall, J. Scott 23 Baik, Chung-Hyun 21 Carl, Harold F. 22 Baker, William 27 Carrick, John 13 E Balmer, Randall 13 Carrigan, Cky 8 Easley, Kendell 14 Bandy, Alan 27 Carruth, Ted 32 Ebert, Daniel 9 Barkman, Adam 9 Carswell, John 31 Eddy, Paul 33 Barnard, Justin 15 Cate, Jeff 24 Edgar, William 25 Barrick, William 34 Chan, Alan Kam-Yau 33 Edwards, J. 16 Bateman, Herbert 27 Chan, Frank 16 Elkins, Gary 33 Bates, M. 29 Chapman, Mark 25 Ellis, Mark 28 Baum, Armin 12 Chay, Fred 11 Enderlein, Steven 17 Beale, Gregory K. 13 Chen, Kevin 27 Engleman, Eric 18 | Beall, Todd 34 Chiavone, Michael 31 Enns, Peter 18 Text and Canon Text Beckerleg, Catherine 12 Chisholm, Robert 9, 16, 33 Erdel, Timothy Paul 25, 35 Beck, Peter 8 Cho, Hye Jeong 20 Estes, Daniel 21, 28 Beeke, Joel 12 Choi, Baek Sung 8 Estes, Douglas 24 Beilby, Jim 17 Chung, Sung Wook 25 Evans, Craig 31, 33 Beisner, E. Calvin 35 Clayton, Nathan 11 Evans, William 15 Belleville, Linda 11, 17 Coblentz, Travis 20 F Benson, Bruce 14 Cockerill, Gareth 18 Fanning, Buist M. 22 Berding, Kenneth 18 Coe, John 17, 23 Fant, Gene 21 Berger, Stephen 20 Cole, R. Dennis 22 Farish, Stephen 21 Berry, Everett 9 Congdon, James 25 Farnam, Mark 27 Beverley, James A. 12 Conyers, Lamont T. 11 Finkbeiner, David 8 Bigelow, Ted 24 Coon, George 25 Finkbeiner, Doug 12 Billington, Clyde E. 32 Cooper, Derek 18 Finley, Thomas 29 Bing, Charlie 29 Copan, Paul 9 Fisher, Hal
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