Conference: 2026 - Online Conference

Preparations are in hand for an online conference on James Packer, who was born 100 years ago. This will take place on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 February 2026.

Packer wrote famous books such as Fundamentalism and the Word of God and Knowing God, but what is his ongoing relevance for the evangelical movement? There will be papers on 'J.I. Packer – Pastor and Teacher' and on the influence of Packer’s book Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God upon (student) Christian missions.

Already curious? Read Alister E. McGrath, J. I. Packer: A Biography (1997).

This conference will be the fifth in the series in which we previously reflected on John Stott, Barth’s Römerbrief, C.S. Lewis and Thomas Aquinas.

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