Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Converse with Scholars: Jim Hamilton

Converse with Scholars is a free, live, online program many of you might be interested in: "CWS connects you with the best in Christian scholarship, giving you opportunities to talk to top scholars in theology, the Bible, and philosophy."


Past guests in the archives include folks like J. P. Moreland, Dan Wallace, John Frame, Mark Noll, Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, etc.

To particpate, go to http://www.paltalk.com and download Paltalk--"a chat program that provides excellent voice quality."

The Converse with Scholars events are in a room called "Reclaiming the Mind Ministries."

The guest for Thursday, Feb. 8 [9 pm EST, 8 pm CST] is Jim Hamilton, author of God's Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Jim is a professor at Southwestern. You can check out his blog here.

You can read endorsements for the book (from folks like Tom Schreiner and T.D. Alexander here).

He'll be answering questions like: What are the differences and similarities between OT and NT believers? Did God dwell in OT believers as he does in NT believers? Were OT believers "born again" (that is, did they experience regeneration)? What do the words "indwelling" and "regeneration" mean? How is the Holy Spirit's ministry similar or different during OT and NT times?

For those who are interested, here are some free MP3s of Jim addressing some of these issues at last year's Northbrook Conference.

BTW, Kelly Kapic and I will be guests on the show next week, talking about John Owen.