Dr. Craig Hazen
Craig J. Hazen is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Christian Apologetics at Biola University and Founder and Director of the Christian Apologetics Program. For over twenty years he has been the editor of the philosophy journal, Philosophia Christi, one of the top philosophy of religion journals in the world. He has authored or contributed to a range of scholarly works including To Everyone an Answer, Apologetics Study Bible, the break-out novel, Five Sacred Crossings, and his latest book Fearless Prayer. Hazen holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies, a degree in Biological Sciences, and has studied International Law and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. At Biola he was named the winner of the Fischer Award for Faculty Excellence, the highest faculty honor. Prof. Hazen has lectured all over North America, Europe, and east Asia on the evidence for the Resurrection, religion and science, and Christianity among world religions. He has also lectured multiple times on Capitol Hill and in the White House. He is a former co-host of a national radio talk program and a regular on-camera expert for broadcast television. Dr. Hazen was featured in Lee Strobel’s best-selling book The Case for Grace. He and his wife, Karen, live in southern California and have four adult children.
Dr. Hugh Ross
Astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross earned an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Toronto and his B.S. degree in physics from the University of British Columbia. H served as a postdoctoral research fellow for five years at Caltech, studying quasars and galaxies. Ross is the senior scholar, founder, and former president of Reasons to Believe, an organization dedicated to demonstrating the compatibility of science and the Christian faith. He has written and collaborated on over 15 books as well as multiple articles in scientific and popular journals.
J. Warner Wallace
J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.
Lenny Esposito
Author, speaker, and debater Lenny Esposito has been spreading convincing Christianity across the globe by stirring the hearts and minds of the lost and the church for over twenty-five years. A pioneer in online apologetics with his popular www.ComeReason.org web site and podcast, Lenny has also contributed to books such as the award-winning Apologetics Study Bible for Students (B&H, 2010), A New Kind of Apologist (Harvest House, 2016), and True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism (Kregel, 2014). His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the Southern California Christian Times.
Joe Dallas
Joe Dallas is an author, conference speaker, and ordained pastoral counselor. He directs a Biblical counseling ministry for those dealing with sexual and relational problems, and with their families as well. He received his 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. Joe has authored six books on human sexuality from the Christian perspective, including his latest, Speaking of Homosexuality (Baker 2016). He is a contributing writer for The Christian Research Journal, and his articles have appeared in Christianity Today, The Journal of Christian Healing and The Southern California Christian Times.
Monique Duson
Monique Duson is the President at the Center for Biblical Unity. She has a background in social service and children’s ministry. She has worked with a diverse array of under-served communities. She worked as a Missionary to South Africa for over four years, serving children and teachers impacted by drugs, violence, and trauma. She spent two decades advocating for Critical Race Theory (CRT), but through a series of events, began to clearly see the contradictions of CRT with the historic Christian worldview. Monique is now convinced that CRT is not the best way to achieve racial unity and actively speaks out against the use of CRT within the church.
Monique has appeared on shows such as Relatable (with Allie Beth Stuckey), the Alisa Childers podcast, and Breakpoint (with John Stonestreet). Monique has a BA in Sociology from Biola University. She is working on a MA in Public Theology at Birmingham Theological Seminary.
Becket Cook
Born and raised in Dallas, TX, Becket moved to Los Angeles after college in 1993 where he became a successful production designer in the fashion world. In 2009, he had a dramatic conversion to Christianity. Becket is the author of A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemption and the host of "The Becket Cook Show" on YouTube and all podcast platforms. He holds a Master’s of Arts in Theology from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.
