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If God is good, why is there pain and suffering?

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April 27, 2026

7:00 pm PT / 10:00 pm ET

Chumash Auditorium

How can we make sense of evil and suffering in a world of different viewpoints and worldviews? Does believing or not believing in God matter to make sense of life in this world? Join us for a dialogue between two experts from different worldviews on how we make sense of the pain and suffering around us. Thiis is a moderated conversation followed by audience questions and speaker responses.

Refreshments follow the event.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Sean McDowell

Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics

Biola University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Paul Rinzler

Professor Emeritus

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Brooklyn Perry

Undergraduate Student

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

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Do Miracles Actually Happen?

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May 12, 2025

7:00pm PT / 10:00pm ET

Chumash Auditorium

A Christian and an Atheist discuss the plausibility of the miraculous

Refreshments provided following the conversation

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Sean McDowell

Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics

Biola University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Paul Rinzler

Professor Emeritus

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Todd Long

Professor of Philosophy

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

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Can I Be Spiritual But Not Religious?

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May 1, 2024

7:30 pm PT / 10:30pm ET

Chumash Auditorium

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Tim Muehlhoff

Professor of Communication

Biola University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Elizabeth Barrett

Marriage and Family Therapist; Lecturer

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Stephen Lloyd-Moffett

Professor and Religions Studies Minor Advisor

California Polytechnic State University

BIO

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Aletheia

Aletheia (Greek: ἀλήθεια; meaning truth) is a member journal of the Augustine Collective, a group of student-led academic journals at college campuses across the country seeking to foster thoughtful and meaningful dialogue around the Christian faith.

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