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Join us for our annual kickoff gathering on Saturday evening, August 13, from 5:30 to 7 pm at Central Presbyterian Church (380 Alps Rd, Athens, GA 30606). We’ll gather in the fellowship hall for a potluck dinner. The CFF will provide chicken and drinks, and we ask that everyone else bring a side dish (salad, […]

Our last meeting of the school year is over and there are no large group meetings planned for the summer. However, check back here in July for information about our fall kickoff event in August. If you are new to UGA and have a question about the Christian Faculty Forum (or you’ve been around and

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2016 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Room 473 (Formerly The Taste of Home Cafe) Speaker: Dr. Jeff Dorfman, UGA Professor in Agricultural and Applied Economics Topic: “Economics, Christianity, and Today’s Debate about Inequality” Abstract:  For two thousand years Christian thinkers have debated the topics of wealth, poverty, and charity. In today’s debate about economic inequality,

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Room 473 (Formerly The Taste of Home Cafe) Speaker: Dr. Jefrey Breshears, Founder and Director of the Areopagus Christian Study Center, Atlanta, GA Topic: “The Problem of Christian Anti-Intellectualism: Why Christians Should Study Apologetics” Abstract:  We are often reminded that we live in a ‘post-Christian’ culture, but most Christians

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2016 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Room 473 (Formerly The Taste of Home Cafe) Speaker: Dr. Allen Barton – Postdoctoral Research Associate – UGA Center for Family Research Topic: “Marriage, Gratitude, and the Gospel” Abstract: In a recently published study, my colleagues and I found spouses’ sense of feeling gratitude and appreciation from

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Room 473 (Formerly The Taste of Home Cafe) Speaker: Dr. Rae Mellichamp, Emeritus Professor of Management Science at the University of Alabama. Topic: “Lessons from Someone Who Has Been Around the Block a Few Times” Details: I’ve spent 50+ years of my life in the university as an

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Simon Aderibigbe, Associate Professor in Religion and Professor in the African Studies Institute Topic: “Contextualizing My African and American Christian Experience” Details: Dr. Aderibigbe will explore the advent, development, and contemporary status of Christianity in Africa as well as his experiences of

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. John Drake, Associate Professor in the College of Ecology Topic: “Who Has a Worldview?” Details: Dr. Drake is interested in the concept of worldview and how this relates to knowledge of different kinds, especially: scholarly, religious, and personal. He will explore

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: UGA Law Professor Randy Beck – Justice Thomas O. Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Topic: “What Can Christian Theology Offer to the World of Law?”  Details: Prof. Beck’s presentation argues that Christian theology offers a model of perfect retributive justice that can help

Date: September 2, 2015 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Brian N. Williams – UGA Assoc. Professor of Public Policy and Administration Topic: The State of Community-Police Relations: Perspectives in Black and White with Resulting Implications in Red. Details: Dr. Williams’ expertise and research is in areas such as law