Contributors

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  Thomas A. Tarrants

  Author, President Emeritus, CSLI
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Thomas A. Tarrants

Author, President Emeritus, CSLI

Thomas A. Tarrants is President Emeritus of the C.S. Lewis Institute. After serving twelve years as president and nine years as vice President, he retired from his position as Vice President for Ministry and Director, Washington Area Fellows Program, with CSLI in June 2019. He holds a Master's of Divinity Degree, as well as a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Christian Spirituality. Tom is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Church Alliance and a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He spends his time writing, mentoring, consulting and traveling. His life story is told in Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love, published by Thomas Nelson Publishers.

 

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  Gregg Ten Elshof

  Professor
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Gregg Ten Elshof
Professor
Gregg Ten Elshof, Professor of philosophy at Biola University, received his PhD from University of Southern California. His areas of interest include metaphysics, epistemology, modern philosophy, and Confucianism. He has authored books including I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life (winner of Christianity Today 2009 Book Award for Christian Living) and Confucius for Christians. Elshof has published articles in Midwest Studies in Philosophy, The Modern Schoolman, Grazer Philosophische Studien, The Journal of Philosophical Research, International Studies in Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Christian Scholar's Review.
 
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  Joe Dallas

  Author
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Joe Dallas
Author
Joe Dallas, has a Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling from Vision University, San Diego, CA and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is also the author of the daily blog Joe Dallas Online in addition to authoring six books on human sexuality from the Christian perspective. He is a contributing writer for The Christian Research Journal, and his articles have appeared in Christianity Today,(cover story June 1993) The Journal of Christian Healing and The Southern California Christian Times. For over three years Joe taught and conducted the nationally recognized Every Man’s Battle 5-Day conference as the originating Program Director, and from 1991 to 1993, he served as the President of Exodus International.
 
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  C.S. Lewis Institute

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C.S. Lewis Institute
Author
C.S. Lewis Institute, in the legacy of C.S. Lewis, works to develop wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ who will articulate, defend, share, and live their faith in personal and public life. Founded in 1976 by Dr. James Houston and James R. Hiskey, the Institute provides leading teachers who address important issues of the day from the perspective of Biblical orthodoxy, while also providing discipleship for individuals in small groups.
 
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  Michael J. Wilkins

  Theologian
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Michael J. Wilkins
Theologian
Michael J. Wilkins specializes in New Testament theology, Christology, and discipleship. Dr. Wilkins is ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America. He earned, his M.Div. in New Testament Language and Literature from Talbot Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament Language and Literature and former Dean of the Faculty at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. Wilkins has authored several books including, Following the Master, In His Image, Discipleship in the Ancient World and Matthew’s Gospel (2nd ed.), among others. Dr. Wilkins was co-editor of Worship, Theology and Ministry in the Early Church (Festschrift for Ralph P. Martin) and Jesus Under Fire (J.P. Moreland).
 
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  Kris Lundgaard

  Pastor
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Kris Lundgaard
Pastor
Kris Lundgaard, Pastor, is a missionary with Mission to the World, an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America, currently serving in Slovakia. In addition to being a pastor, Rev Lundgaard has a diverse background including test-engineering manager, technical writer and computer programmer. He is author of the book The Enemy Within.
 
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  Norman Jetmundsen

  Attorney
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Norman Jetmundsen
Attorney
Norman Jetmundsen, Attorney, was the vice president and associate general counsel for Vulcan Materials Company in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of The Soulbane Stratagem (a follow-on to C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters) and The Soulbane Illusion. Norman graduated from the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he majored in English literature. He then obtained his law degree from The University of Alabama. As a result of gaining a Rotary International Scholarship, he attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where he completed a M.Litt. in Law.