Lewis House Lecture Series
2026–2027
Fall 2026 Speakers
I Bet You There’s a Problem: Christians, Sports Betting and the Hidden Addiction Sweeping Across America
Jared Pincin | Wednesday, September 23th at 7pm
It’s no stretch to say that we’ve seen a seismic shift in competitive sports in our lifetime. Between NIL, soaring athletic department budgets, and student athletes seeking temporary restraining orders against the NCAA, it’s hard not to feel like we’ve lost the heart and soul of American sports. But there’s another key issue Christians need to be discussing: sports betting. The legalization of sports gambling in Kentucky in 2023 introduced a new set of risky activities with potentially dramatic consequences. In this lecture, Dr. Jared Pincin, economics professor at Cedarville University, will offer a Christian perspective on sports betting and provide practical advice on how to navigate this controversial terrain.
The Closing of the American Heart: How Young Adults Struggle To Find Love, Why It Matters, and How We Can Help
Brad Wilcox | Tuesday, October 6th at 7pm
The American dating scene isn’t what it used to be. Marriage is becoming a less and less common phenomenon for young people in our society. Marital problems abound in our culture: less happy marriages, declining birth rates, and broken homes. As a renowned sociologist from the University of Virginia, Dr. Wilcox will offer insights from years of research on the topic of marriage while also offering an intensely practical account of how Christians can respond to the marriage crisis facing our country. He actively pushes back against anti-family public policy and Hollywood messaging. Not only will he encourage young people to get married, he’ll argue that a “we-first” rather than a “me-first” marriage is the recipe for long-term happy matrimony.
Dignity, Human Rights, and The Death of Western Civilization: A Conversation With Robert George
Robert George | Monday, November 2nd at 7pm
Renowned Princeton scholar Robert P. George joins Lewis House to talk about how we should think about concepts like dignity, rights, and justice in a time of substantial ideological change and cultural unrest. As creatures made in the image of God, Christians believe that humans have a kind of inherent value. But terms like dignity and rights now operate with a troubling vagueness in our culture. Undignifying acts are done in the name of dignity: euthanasia, abortion, etc. As we abandon some of the values of Western Civilization are we substantially revising others? With years of experience discussing and debating fundamental cultural issues, Dr. George is a profound and wise voice helping us understand these confusing times.
Christ and the Culture War: A History of Christian Social Engagement
John Wilsey | Tuesday, December 1st at 7pm
Since the birth of Christianity the issue of Christian social engagement has remained a persistent challenge. In the throes of the culture wars it’s hard to know what to think, especially when the extreme poles of the political spectrum get louder and louder. But how have Christians navigated polarizing cultural moments in the past, and what lessons does history have for us today? As the saying goes, those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. In this lecture, Dr. John Wilsey (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) will draw on his research of American cultural history. He will explore the goods that Christians should strive to conserve in American life and society, while also commenting on social pathogens that we ought to avoid: pathogens that aren’t contained to just one side of the political aisle.
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