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Visiting Scholars
The College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design at CBU annually hosts semester and year-long visiting scholars, allowing scholars to further their scholarly work while sharing cutting-edge thinking with students and faculty at CBU.
Ryan Lister
Humble Beast
Dr. J. Ryan Lister is an Associate Professor of Theology at Western Seminary; author of Images and Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life; and director of Discipleship and Doctrine for Humble Beast, which hosts the notable CANVAS conference focusing on Theology and Creativity.
Brian Brown
Anselm Society
Brian is the founder and director of the Anselm Society, a Colorado-based organization dedicated to a renaissance of the Christian imagination. He also serves as vice president of programs for the Colson Center.
Paul Gould
Two Tasks Institute
Paul M. Gould, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion and the Director of the M.A. in Philosophy of Religion at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Gould has authored several books including The Story of the Cosmos: How the Heavens Declare the Glory of God and The Outrageous Idea of the Missional.
Guest Lectures
Each semester, The Center for Creativity and Christian Witness welcomes leading scholars, artists, and authors to give lectures that provide important insight and perspectives to the integration of faith and creativity.
Pastor| Writer | Arts Advocate
Wesley Vander Lugt
In his lecture "Beauty is Oxygen," author and theologian Wesley Vander Lugt focused on the importance of beauty in our everyday lives.
Learn more at wesleyvanderlugt.com
Projection Artist | Visual Liturgist
Stephen Proctor
Projection Artist and Visual Liturgist Stephen Proctor lectured on "Seeing the Unseen," focusing on living well and slowing down in a world full of chaos and noise.
Learn more at illuminate.us/stephenproctor
Speaker | Teacher | Writer
Diana Glyer
In her lecture titled "Make Collaboration Work for You," scholar and author Diana Glyer focused on the collaboration of the Inklings and how to incorporate collaborative efforts to support creativity.
Learn more at dianaglyer.com