Briercrest Lecture Series
Raphael Samuel will be at Briercrest this fall to speak on the theme of How to Live for Christ in Light of Our Mortality. The Wednesday evening session is an open event. If you would like to attend the Wednesday evening session, contact Briercrest directly to sign up when registration opens.
Hourly Schedule
Wednesday, October 9
- 9:50 AM
- The Death and Resurrection of Jesus from a Medical Perspective
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Speakers:
Raphael Samuel
- 7:00 PM
- How to Live for Christ in Light of Our Mortality + Q&A
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Speakers:
Raphael Samuel
Thursday, October 10
- 9:50 AM
- The Human Body: Error or Evidence?
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Speakers:
Raphael Samuel
Speakers
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Andy SteigerPresident / Apologetics CanadaAndy Steiger is the founder and president of Apologetics Canada Ministries (AC). He passionately engages pressing issues related to our humanity from a Christian perspective. He has presented at various venues such as Cambridge University on philosophical issues related to Artificial Intelligence, provided ethical guidelines on robotics for the United Nations, and addressed legal concerns over rights of conscience at the World Congress in Philosophy of Law.
Andy has published widely from children’s books to the Supreme Court Law Review. His most recent book, Reclaimed: How Jesus Restores Our Humanity in a Dehumanized World was awarded runner up to evangelistic resource of the year. Andy is known for making complex theological and philosophical ideas understandable through the art of storytelling as seen in AC’s video resources. The Human Project video series debuted at film festivals around the world and won a number of awards including Best Short Film and People’s Choice. Recently released is BRANDED: A Series on Identity which is now available on RightNow Media. Between his 20 years of pastoral experience and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Andy brings both experience and research to his work.
Andy currently lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with his wife, Nancy, and their two sons. Most weekends you’ll find the Steigers in the mountains or lakes of BC.
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Raphael SamuelAnesthesiologist / Christian Apologist
Raphael Samuel is a Christian speaker, apologist, and anesthesiologist in Ontario, Canada. Born in Durban, South Africa, he obtained his medical degree and a master’s degree in medicine there. He further obtained fellowships in anesthesiology from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is currently completing his master’s degree in Christian Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in Southern California on a part time basis.
Apart from general apologetics, his other areas of interest include pro-life advocacy, human consciousness as evidence for the soul, and the evidence for God from the human body.
Raphael lives in Hamilton, with his wife, Reshmi, and two sons.
