Phillip Todd, a JBU alumnus and Chief Economist for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will join us on campus to give the Annual Barnett Lecture. Phillip will talk with current students about working in a Congressional committee and what he has learned about serving God through his vocation.

Join us in Simmons B on April 24th at 7 p.m. for what is sure to be an excellent lecture!

Dr. Preston Jones, a historian and former professor at John Brown University, lectured about the virtues of Bill Simmons, founder of Simmons Foods, and Mr. Simmons’ impact on Northwest Arkansas and the Siloam Springs community.

Matt Martens, author of Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal visited JBU's campus to offer perspective on what faith-based criminal justice reform should look like.

Jay Richards, a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, visited John Brown University’s campus to lecture on deep ecology, transgenderism, and transhumanism.

D.G. Hart, noted historian from Hillsdale College, lectured on the theologian J. Gresham Machen and his influence on the modern church on Reformation Day.

Dr. Mark Hall, a professor in the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, and Dr. Tracy McKenzie, Professor of History at Wheaton College, talked about the Christian founding of the American Republic for this year’s annual Reimagining Faith and Public Life.

Dr. Marcus Witcher, Scholar-in-Residence at Arkansas Center for Research and Economics, lectured about opportunity, entrepreneurship, and race.

On an annual basisC enter for Faith and Flourishing partners with the organization Liberty Tree to host a conference on JBU’s campus. Liberty Tree conferences are an opportunity for 20-25 students to engage with fellow students and an expert about a policy issue relevant to students.

Mark Hall, Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, lectured on the origins of freedom of speech in America and the status of this right today.

Center for Faith and Flourishing sponsored a number of students who attended Arkansas Student Leadership Forum, which is an annual student-oriented program in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Marcus Bullock, a D.C. based entrepreneur, shared how he created a start up that enables incarcerated people to stay in touch with their families.

Dr. Joe Jones, the retired president of Fresno Pacific University, discussed how universities can engage and empower students, faculty, and staff to be involved in the surrounding culture.

Federal Judge John Bush discussed his appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and what it means to serve the public faithfully as a Christian and civil servant.

Dr. Tony Jelsma, a biologist at Dordt University, talked about the biological basis of gender and shared his opinion on how the church should reckon with the topic of gender dysphoria.

In a campus-wide lecture, Charles Person shared his personal experience as a member of the Freedom Riders Movement.

Center for Faith and Flourishing partners with Liberty Tree on an annual basis to host a colloquium on JBU’s campus. At the 2022 colloquium, students considered policies related to the issue of human trafficking.

Students were invited to celebrate the end of their first semester and completion of JBU’s Gateway program. CFF helped to sponsor and organize the event.

Center for Faith and Flourishing sponsored costs associated with attending for eleven excellent JBU students who wished to attend. The Arkansas Student Leadership Forum takes place annual in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Laura Fabrycky, author of Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus and Give Me the Word, talked about what the sin of acedia is and how it relates to modern American political life.

Center for Faith and Flourishing partnered with the Institute for Humane Studies to host an undergraduate colloquium on JBU’s campus. Participants discussed de Tocqueville’s seminal work, Democracy in America.

Alan Noble, Editor-in-Chief of Christ and Pop Culture magazine, joined us at JBU to lecture on what it means to belong, body, and soul, to Christ.

Center for Faith and Flourishing, in coordination with Arkansas Center for Research and Economics, hosted a lecture and colloquium in Bentonville featuring Wilfred Reilly, a professor of political science at Kentucky State University.

Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne, and Matthew Lee Anderson, author of Called Into Questions, talked about gender and gender roles in relation to the church.

Justin Giboney, founder of the AND Campaign, and Andrew Walker, Executive Director of the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement, joined JBU students to talk about what responsible engagement in politics.

Center for Faith and Flourishing sponsored nine students who attended Arkansas Student Leadership Forum in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk visited JBU’s campus via Zoom to talk with students about how Christians and Muslims can work together to accomplish mutual goals.

Eric Metaxas and David French debate whether Christians should vote for Trump during the 2020 election cycle. Over a hundred people watched the event on campus, and thousands more watched the event online.

Center for Faith and Flourishing partners with Liberty Tree on an annual basis to host a colloquium about policy matters of consequence every spring.

Cherie Harder, president of the Trinity Forum and former Special Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for First Lady Laura Bush, visited a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class and spoke about trust, political disillusionment, and relationships in light of partisanship.

Michael Munger, a political science, economics, and public policy professor at Duke University, visited the CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class via Zoom. He discussed the concept of political rent-seeking.

In his Zoom lecture for a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class, Jason Brennan broached the controversial topic of whether or not each of us should vote: When should citizens abstain from participation?

In his Zoom lecture for the CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics clas , Michael Huemer discussed how human irrationality affects our voting and political decisions.

Geoffrey Sayre-McCord visited a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class , where he prompted students to consider the moral responsibilities associated with voting.

In his Zoom lecture for a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class, Richard Arneson discussed various ways of conceptualizing individual equality and welfare, and he encouraged students to think about societal responses to inequality.

Jonathan Anomaly, associate director and lecturer for the PPE program at the University of Pennsylvania, visited a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics course via Zoom and compared the ethics of allocating power to local institutions versus federal institutions.

David Friedman, professor emeritus of law at Santa Clara University, offered a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class guest lecture. For the lecture, he discussed his libertarian view of micro-economics.

Jeffrey Miron, Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard’s Economics Department, Zoomed in for a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics and Economics class, where he discussed the practical and economic effects of drug prohibition and legalization.

Jeremy Snyder, professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Canada, joined a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politicsd and Economics class, where he discussed price gouging and its effects. Snyder has jousted with Matt Zwolinski in his writing, so students relished the opportunity to speak to them both.

Arthur Caplan, founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics and professor of bioethics at New York University, visited a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class and discussed the ethics of COVID-19 vaccinations, public trust, and the widespread adoption and deployment of established vaccines.

Matt Zwolinski Zoomed in for a CFF-sponsored class, where he discussed price gouging, non-worseness, and distributive justice — work that puts him in friendly disagreement with Jeremy Snyder, a previous lecturer.

Lord Nat Wei, a conservative life peer in the British House of Lords, Zoomed in for a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class and offered reflections on philosophical and ethical matters, social entrepreneurship, and group decision making.

Kevin Vallier, director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at Bowling Green State University and an associate professor of philosophy, Zoomed in for a CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class and discussed trust and polarization in the United States.

Cass Sunstein, the founder and director of Harvard Law School’s Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy, joined the CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class via Zoom to discuss libertarian paternalism.

Anne Bradley, George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies, Zoomed in to lecture for a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class. In her lecture, she discussed the economics of terrorism.

John Hare, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, visited the CFF-sponsored Philosophy, Politics, and Economics course to discuss metaethics.

Simon Blackburn, former Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University, visited the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class via Zoom and discussed his metaethical perspective and David Hume.

Barney Mayhew, an expert in international conflict resolution and an aid consultant for the British government, talked about his experience as an aid worker in war-torn countries and his thoughts on what peaceful resolution of conflict can look like.

George Nash, an author and expert on American Conservatism, visited the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics class to talk about the history of conservatism in America with students.