Abdu Murray
Abdu Murray is an brilliant thinker, speaker, author, and attorney who specializes in addressing issues where religious faith and emerging cultural trends intersect and collide. Abdu has spent decades analyzing how the major religious and non-religious thought traditions have attempted to address emerging cultural issues. Murray has tackled complex issues in Q&A forums, debates, and dialogues at leading universities.
He received his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School and worked as an accomplished lawyer in Detroit. He lives in the Metro Detroit area with his wife and their three children.
He has written four books, his most recent being More than a White Man’s Religion: Why the Gospel is Not Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just a Religion
Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin
Rebecca grew up in the UK and holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Cambridge and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. In September 2017, she co-founded Vocable Communications.
Rebecca is facinated by the power of words and the message of the Gospel of Jesus. She loves exploring the message of Jesus with broken people (all of us), and longs to be part of the rediscovery of the Christian faith as an intellectual movement.
She is a saught after speaker who has traveled the world speaking about claims of the Christian faith and the Bible. She is the author of several books. Her first book, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion, was named 2019 Book of the Year by Christianity Today. She lives in Cambridge and is married and has two daughters and a son.
Dr. Tom Rudelius
Dr. Tom Rudelius, professor of physics at Durham University in England. His research focuses on string theory, quantum field theory, and early universe cosmology. He has a blog on science and faith called Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae
Prior to becoming a professor at Durham, Tom was postdoctoral researcher in theoretical physics at the University of California, Berkele, as well as a postdoctoral researcher at The Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton). He holds a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, and statistical science from Cornell University.
He is an avid sports fan and even published an article on statistical analysis of baseball: Did the Best Team Win?
He recently released his first book, Chasing Proof, Finding Faith, where he traces his journey to unexpected faith in Jesus. Seeking proof of God’s existence, he found himself in a world of uncertainty, faced with plenty of reasons for both faith and doubt. In the book he explores some of the issues he wrestled with, including creation and cosmic origins, the problem of evil and suffering, the compatibility of miracles with science and the plausibility of Jesus’ resurrection, as wellas the reliability of the Bible.
While Tom never found absolute proof of God or Christianity, he ultimately concluded that the existing evidence for both is compelling and compatible with science. His searingly honest story is a potent guide for those doubting or exploring faith.
Sam Detmer
Sam is a fourth-year PhD student at MIT in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Research focus - the development of more robust and deliverable siRNA and mRNA therapeutics. Sam received a Bachelors (in Chemistry and Physics) and Masters (in Physics) from Harvard before starting his PhD at MIT. Also, while at Harvard he was on the Rowing Team.
Sam loves teaching and his long-term goal is to work in academia doing translational research.
In addition to studying physics and chemistry, Sam enjoys studying ancient languages and history. Other interests include gardening, woodworking, oil painting, and music. He enjoys discussing the relationship between science and faith and has lead groups at Harvard and MIT to foster dialogue around life’s big questions.