Events hosted by Cambridge Apologetics or our sister project Life in the Round
Mon 3 March | 7:30pm | The Round Church
For further details, see Life in the Round.
With Dr Esther Lightcap Meek
Sat 15 March | 7:30pm | The Round Church
Christian apologetics has traditionally focused on answering rational challenges to Christian truth claims. However, as cultural conversation increasingly acknowledges, it may be the heart and the affections that have the greatest influence on our day-to-day life and decision making. How might this understanding of knowledge, and the important role played by subjective experience, shape our approach to apologetics?
We are delighted to welcome Dr Esther Lightcap Meek (Professor of Philosophy emeritus and author) for an evening at the Round Church, to help us explore how we might reach the heart and open a way for others to know and love the truth of the gospel.
Reason and Imagination: Creativity in the Arts and Sciences
Friday 27 June & Saturday 28 June 2025
St John’s College Old Divinity School, Cambridge
The 2025 summer conference will explore the interplay between reason and imagination in apologetics and how we might commend and defend the gospel in our rapidly changing culture. It will help us to engage thoughtfully with culture and the questions of our friends through creativity in science, the arts and everyday practice.
Speakers include Andrew Peterson, Stephen Meyer, Sharon Dirckx, and Ted Turnau. More details coming soon, and be sure to sign up to the mailing list for up-to-date information.
Cambridge is full of thinking people. What do they think about Christianity? From the University to the Science Park, from Addenbrooke’s to the City Council: our colleagues and friends all live with assumptions about our faith.
But what assumptions do we have about their questions? In our rapidly changing culture, are we tracking with their thinking? How might we commend and defend the gospel in Cambridge today? The 2025 summer conference will explore these questions, and confirmed speakers include Andrew Peterson, Stephen Meyer and Ted Turnau.
Termly training seminars at the Round Church allow us to hear from specialists and develop the conversation.
Our most recent seminars featured Andrew Fellows on ‘Why Doesn’t God Make Himself More Obvious?’, Peter Williams on ‘The Surprising Genius of Jesus’ and Matt Lillicrap and Ellidh Cook on ‘Wrestling Wisely with the Old Testament’.
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We also learn through practical experience.
Cultural outreach events are hosted through our partner ministry Life in the Round.
28-29 June | Venue: St Andrew the Great, Cambridge
How can we effectively initiate conversations with friends and co-workers that point to Christ? In today’s rapidly changing cultural landscape, how can we persuasively share our faith amidst objections and challenges to the Bible? How can we engage in apologetics in everyday life, connecting meaningfully with the questions and interests of our neighbours, family, and colleagues, and guide them towards a deeper appreciation of Christ?
The Cambridge Apologetics Summer Conference returns this June, exploring how Christ answers the questions of today. Join us as we:
We must give honest answers to honest questions. Christianity is Truth, Truth that God has told us, and if it is Truth, it can answer questions."
Francis Schaeffer
We are thrilled to host a worldclass lineup of speakers for the conference. They bring with them a wealth of experience in public witness and apologetics training, and actively engage with contemporary cultural issues.
A Cambridge alumnus, John Lennox is a world renowned author and speaker, mathematician, philosopher of science and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford.
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Peter Williams is Principal of Tyndale House and a member of the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, who recently authored "Can We Trust the Gospels?"
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Andrew Fellows is best known for having directed the work of English L'Abri for 15 years, and serving as chairman of L'Abri International. He is now an author and pastor who regularly gives training in apologetics.
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Tony Watkins is Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, and a speaker and writer on media, culture, and the Bible. Previously at the Damaris Trust he is pursuing PhD research on the relationship between the biblical prophets and today’s media.
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Benjamin Chang is a speaker, writer and emergency medicine specialist doctor working in London. He also has a Masters degree in Bioethics and Medical Law. He is author of the new book “Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics”.
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Alexandra Gilman is completing her Master's in Biblical Counselling at Westminster Seminary. She has done missions in China, Russia, and Canada, and is passionate about equipping people to be evangelists in everyday life.
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Daniel Gilman served as a fulltime apologist, and is now the director of the Centre for Public Speaking, as well as a PhD student at Cambridge University on the role of public speaking in the campaign to end the slave trade.
JP Sivertsen-Wright is the Interim Co-Director of Student Ministries at UCCF, and oversees student work across the fellowship. With his experience and passion for student ministry, he is dedicated to supporting and encouraging believers in their walk with Christ and sharing the hope of Jesus among the university communities.
A Cambridge graduate in Natural Sciences, Emma Penwright is Assistant Head of Leadership Network and Science Network Co-ordinator for UCCF. She finds great joy in seeing science being used for the glory of God, and students learning to connect their faith with their studies.
Susannah Redmayne is the Christian Union Staff Worker in UCCF's Central region. She has spent the last three years working as UCCF staff worker mainly serving the Christian Union at Cambridge University. An Oxford graduate, she has also worked as a teacher prior to her time at UCCF.
Michael Ots is the Field Director of the FEUER Evangelists Network. He travels widely around the UK, Europe and Eurasia speaking mainly on University Campuses on the relevance of the Christian faith to all areas of life.
Zachary Ardern is a postdoctoral fellow in evolutionary genetics at an institute in Cambridge. His undergraduate training was in philosophy and molecular biology and he has spoken in universities, schools, and other settings on science and Christian faith, in the UK, Europe, and NZ.
We ran our first Cambridge Summer School of Apologetics in 2006, when The Foundations Trust was still known as Christian Heritage. Over the years we have hosted main speakers including Bill Edgar, John Lennox, David Robertson, Andrew Fellows, Jock Mcgregor, Ted Turnau, Greg Koukl, Stephen Meyer and Ard Louis.
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