The ISCA fulfills a longfelt need to have an academically-oriented society that brings together conservative Christian scholars from a variety of fields engaged in the task of apologetics. Apologetics, from Greek (apologia) "to defend", is the discipline of defending a position (in our case the historic Christian Faith) through the systematic use of reason.
The ISCA holds an annual meeting in the spring and publishes a printed journal.
The purpose of the Society is stated in the bylaws as:
"To foster scholarly discussion of ideas among evangelical scholars relevant to the defense of the historic Christian Faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Statement of the Society." The Society also provides encouragement and fellowship for scholars across the disciplines working to underscore the truth of Bible-based Christian belief, as they seek to strengthen the Church in its task of upholding the Saviorhood and Lordship of Jesus Christ.
We are excited to announce that our 8th annual ISCA Conference will be April 5-6, 2013 in Plano, Texas at "The Hope Center" (www.thehopecenter.org).
Our theme this year is: "The Historic Adam." We are accepting papers on this topic and other topics. There will be plenary sessions and workshops.
You do not need to be a member to attend. You can even pay at the door, however early registration is strongly encouraged.
We have a negotiated group rate of $79 with breakfast for either a King of Double Queen room at: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 W. President George Bush Turnpike, Richardson, TX 75080 (972-792-9393). The hotel is within a mile of the conference center and offers free shuttle transportation. You must call and reserve a room on or before March 14, 2013 and ask for the block code ISA.
Breakfast and lunch is available at The Hope Center. Dinner is available at dozens of nearby restaurants and at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Start making plans now to attend the ISCA Conference Friday and Saturday (April 5-6, 2013).
Price: $30 if purchased online. $30 at the door. Cash, check, and most major credit cards accepted.
Upon receiving and considering a short presentation by first president, Dr. Norman Geisler on "Ten Reasons for the Historicity of the Resurrection of the Saints Passage in Matthew 27 and Six Reasons Why Denying the Historicity of this Text is Contrary to the ISCA Doctrinal Statement" (see www.normangeisler.com), the ISCA executive Committee voted a motion to go on record saying "we believe denying historicity of Matthew 27:50-53 is in conflict with ISCA doctrinal statement."
