Abraham Friesen served since 1967 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is professor of history emeritus. An expert on Reformation and Anabaptist history, he has written many books and articles in the field, including In Defense of Privilege: Russian Mennonites and the State Before and During World War I, History and Renewal in the Anabaptist/Mennonite Tradition and Erasmus, the Anabaptists, and the Great Commission. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.

Rick Warren serves as pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. He also leads the Purpose Driven Network of churches, a global coalition of congregations in 162 countries. He is the author of the best-sellers The Purpose Driven Church and The Purpose Driven Life. As a theologian, Dr. Warren has lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, the University of Judaism, the Evangelical Theological Society, and numerous seminaries and universities. His six books are known for explaining theology in understandable ways and have been translated into more than 50 languages.

Malcolm Yarnell serves as associate professor of Systematic Theology at Southwestern Seminary and holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. He is editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology and of BaptistTheology.org. He and his wife, Karen, serve at Birchman Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, and have five children.

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Paige Patterson earned his Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as the President of The Criswell College 1975-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 1992-2003. He currently serves as the President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His experience also includes a number of years serving as pastor. He is a member of the Board of Reference for the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Dr. Patterson’s publications include The Church in the 21st Century. Magnolia Hill Papers, 2001. Christ or the Bible. Magnolia Hill Papers, 2001. Heaven. Co-authored with W.A. Criswell, Tyndale House Publishers, 1991. The Troubled Triumphant Church: An Exposition of First Corinthians. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1983. A Pilgrim Priesthood: An Exposition of First Peter. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1982.

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Emir Caner serves as President of Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, GA. He earned a B.A. from Criswell College, an M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington, writing his dissertation on Balthasar Hubmaier. A prolific writer, Dr. Caner has written or contributed to 18 books about various topics, including Islam, persecution, religious liberty, ecclesiology, Baptist history, and apologetics. Unveiling Islam, which received the Gold Medallion Book of the Year award, has sold nearly 200,000 copies, while More Than a Prophet was a finalist for Book of the Year in Evangelism for Outreach magazine.