Cornerstone University Christian Apologetics Conference 2026
Deconstructing Doubt: Faith and Truth in Today’s World
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Event Details
Date
November 13-14, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Matthews Performing Arts Center
Registration
$15
“The truth of Christianity is not merely a doctrine to be preserved — the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the hope of the world to be understood, lived and proclaimed.” —[Attribution]
When someone says truth is relative, science has disproved God or Christianity no longer explains the world we live in, how do you respond? How do you explain not only what you believe, but why it is true?
Join us for the inaugural Cornerstone University Christian Apologetics Conference 2026, hosted by Cornerstone Theological Seminary. Come learn from Cornerstone’s respected apologetics and Christian worldview scholars who have spent decades on the front lines of national debates making the case for Biblical truth and engaging skeptics and competing worldviews with evidence. No theological background is needed—just come ready to ask questions and dig deeper into what Christianity teaches and why it is true.
You’ll leave prepared to:
- Explain why Christianity is true through Scripture, reason and evidence.
- Respond when faith is challenged by science, skepticism and competing worldviews.
- Answer questions about God, the Church, human value vs AI, and the meaning of life.
- Faithfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in today’s culture.
Registration Includes:
- Friday evening keynotes, Q&A and dessert reception
- Four conference sessions
- Saturday refreshments
- Conference guide with lecture notes
- Optional registration package including a book by Dr. Douglas Groothuis
Who Should Attend?
This conference is for anyone who wants to better understand Christianity and be prepared to explain why it is true.
High school and college students, pastors, educators, ministry and lay leaders, church and community members. No theological training is required.
Our Christian Worldview Conference Speakers
Dr. Douglas Groothuis
Distinguished University Research Professor of Apologetics & Christian Worldview • President’s Fellow
Dr. John G. West
Distinguished Scholar of American Government & Christian Civic Engagement • Vice President of the Discovery Institute
About the Cornerstone University Christian Apologetics Conference
The Cornerstone University Christian Apologetics Conference 2026 reflects Cornerstone University’s 85 year mission and commitment to advancing the truth, beauty and hope of the Gospel. As an extension of The Cornerstone Core™ and Cornerstone Theological Seminary, Cornerstone’s distinguished scholars and Christian worldview practitioners, will help attendees to answer difficult questions, give a reasoned defense of the Christian faith and faithfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Date
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Time
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Activity
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Friday, November 13
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6:30 p.m.
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Doors Open
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7:00 p.m.
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Opening Keynote: Deconstructing Doubt: How to Defend What You Believe
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Dr. Douglas Groothuis
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8:00 p.m.
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Science vs. God? The Story You’ve Been Told Is Wrong
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Dr. John G. West
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9:00 p.m.
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Audience Q&A and Dessert Reception
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Saturday, November 14
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9:00 a.m.
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Session One: God Exists and Jesus is Lord: A Reason for Our Hope
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Dr. John G. West
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10:00 a.m.
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Session Two: Darwin’s Corrosive Idea: The Cultural Consequences of Rejecting Intelligent Design
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Dr. John G. West
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11:00 a.m.
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Event Concludes: Meet the Cornerstone Scholars and Conference Speakers – book/resource table
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Register Today
Whether you’re a student, pastor, educator, ministry leader or Christian seeking to better understand and defend the Christian worldview, join us for the inaugural Cornerstone University Christian Apologetics Conference 2026.
Cornerstone Theological Seminary
Cornerstone Theological Seminary carries forward a rich legacy of preparing men and women for Gospel ministry that reaches back to Cornerstone’s founding as an evening Bible study in 1941 and its later development into a four-year Bible college and seminary. From those first students who gathered to study and daily apply God’s Word, that calling has remained: to know Biblical truth, faithfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and prepare others to do the same.
Today, CTS prepares pastors, ministry leaders and Christian educators through Biblically Orthodox theological education rooted in the authority of Scripture. Led by theologians, Christian Worldview and Christian Apologetics scholars, and faculty presently serving in ministry, students are equipped to understand, teach and live God’s Word and lead with Biblical wisdom in the church, the academy and the world.