{"id":13072,"date":"2026-01-13T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teol.se\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13072"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:30:34","slug":"online-seminar-defending-the-christian-faith","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.teol.se\/en\/kalenderhandelse\/online-seminar-defending-the-christian-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Seminar: Defending the Christian Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"132\"><strong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"89\">MiniCampus: Defending the Christian Faith<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"250\"><strong>Christian Apologetics: How do we defend and explain the Christian faith in a time of questioning and relativism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"426\"><strong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"261\">Date:<\/strong> March 13\u201314, 2026<br data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"282\" \/><strong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"295\">Location:<\/strong> Livets Ord, Axel Johanssons gata 3, Uppsala \u2014 or online! Links below.<br data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"368\" \/><strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"381\">Speakers:<\/strong> Bength Gustafson, Ola H\u00f6ssjer, Pavel Hoffman<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"626\">How do we defend and explain the Christian faith in a time of questioning and relativism? Welcome to a MiniCampus focused on Christian apologetics, held at Livets Ord in Uppsala and via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"983\">The teaching is led by Bength Gustafson, Ola H\u00f6ssjer, and Pavel Hoffman and addresses central questions concerning the foundations of the Christian faith, the nature of truth, creation, and various apologetic methods. You will gain both theoretical perspectives and personal insights into how apologetics can be applied in the church and in society today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1216\"><strong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1005\">Bength Gustafson<\/strong> is a pastor, theologian, teacher, and author. Among his books are <em data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1091\">Why Christianity?<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1126\">What Kind of Sweden Do We Want?<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1169\">Time for the Return of Christianity<\/em>. He is an active public debater and columnist.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1554\"><strong data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1233\">Ola H\u00f6ssjer<\/strong> is Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Stockholm University and a well-regarded author and lecturer in Christian apologetics and creation-related issues. Ola is passionate about communicating the gospel in both speech and writing, and about affirming that the Bible is God\u2019s infallible Word to humanity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1922\"><strong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1573\">Pavel Hoffman<\/strong> is Dean of Academic Affairs at SST and holds a PhD in Systematic Theology, Ethics, and Apologetics. His doctoral dissertation explores the relationship between Christianity and the surrounding culture. Pavel is also the project leader and translator of a new Czech Bible translation (Old and New Testaments) entitled <em data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1915\">Bible kralick\u00e1 revidovan\u00e1<\/em> (BKR).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_xf083tH_Q6W_meYoXZtMQQ\" class=\"big-button bigblack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Admission Friday<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_jIascl7yTGib2f5dLcndIg\" class=\"big-button bigblack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Admission Saturday<\/a>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Schedule<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><br \/>\n08.15\u201308.30 Worship and Prayer<br \/>\n08.30\u201310.00 A Foundation of the Christian Faith. The Origin of Truth and Falsehood. (Bength Gustafson)<br \/>\n10.00\u201310.30 Coffee break<br \/>\n10.30\u201312.00 Different Concepts of Truth. The Bible\u2019s Concept of Truth. (Bength Gustafson)<br \/>\n12.00\u201313.30 Lunchrast<br \/>\n13.30\u201315.00 My Journey into Apologetics. Apologetic Arguments for the Christian Faith.\u00a0(Ola H\u00f6ssjer)<br \/>\n15.00\u201315.30 Fikarast<br \/>\n15.30 \u201316.15 Belief in Creation. Apologetics in the Church. (Ola H\u00f6ssjer)<\/p>\n<p>19.00 Evening Service: Knowing the Times We Live In (Bength Gustafson)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><br \/>\n08.15\u201308.30 Worship and Prayer<br \/>\n08.30\u201310.00 Different Apologetical Methods (Pavel Hoffman)<br \/>\n10.00\u201310.30 Coffee break<br \/>\n10.30\u201312.00 Apologetics and the Revelation of God (Pavel Hoffman)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MiniCampus: Defending the Christian Faith Christian Apologetics: How do we defend and explain the Christian faith in a time of questioning and relativism? 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