What Is a Human Being?

What does it mean to be human? Academic disciplines answer this question in increasingly different ways. Yet how we define a human being affects every aspect of our world.

Join us as we advance the conversation at Exploring Personhood, a Faith + Culture Forum presented by the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on Feb. 10-11, 2022. You’ll hear from Justin Barrett, John Behr, John Hammett, Carmen Imes, Amy Peeler, and Jeff Schloss.

Exploring Personhood will begin with the authority of the Scriptures and Christian theology. We’ll then invite perspectives from the sciences (biology, genetics, psychology, cognitive science, and anthropology) and humanities (ethics, biblical studies, philosophy, and theology). Our aim is to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on the Imago Dei, the unity and diversity of the human race, and embodiment — all for the glory of God and the good of the world.

This conference is part of a larger project titled “Being Human: Theology and Praxis” made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. We thank the Foundation for its generosity, and we pray that our efforts will prove helpful for facilitating thoughtful dialogue and fruitful ministry.

Thursday, February 10

• 12:00pm: Conference check-in begins (Rotunda in Jacumin-Simpson)
• 1:00 pm: Welcome (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 1:30 pm: Presentation — Carmen Imes (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 2:30 pm: Presentation — Amy Peeler (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 3:30 pm: Break
• 4:00 pm: Presentation — Jeff Schloss (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 5:00 pm: Dinner Break
• 6:45pm: Dessert and Coffee (Rotunda in Jacumin-Simpson)
• 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion (Wake Forest Baptist Church)

Friday, February 11
Unfortunately, Dr. Cortez will not be able to join us. As a result, the Science for the Church Workshop has been moved to 9am.

• 9:00 am: Science for the Church Workshop* (add-on ticket, Eitel Auditorium in Jacumin-Simpson)
• 10:00 am: Presentation — Justin Barrett (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 11:00 am: Break
• 11:30 am: Lunch and Science for the Church Workshop* (add-on ticket, Eitel Auditorium in Jacumin-Simpson)
• 12:30 pm: Presentation — John Behr (Wake Forest Baptist Church)
• 1:30 pm: Presentation — John Hammett (Wake Forest Baptist Church)

This project was made possible through the support of grant #61985 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.