Eric Metaxas is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, which was named “Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.

Hilary Lunke is a professional golfer and champion of the 2003 U.S. Women’s Open. With her victory, she became the first player ever to win the Open after advancing through local and sectional qualifying.

Father Gregory Boyle, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and the Founder and Executive Director of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention and re-entry program in the country.

Billy McLaughlin is an internationally recognized guitarist and composer who has appeared on Billboard’s TopTen Chart.

Kevin Kling is a well-known playwright, humorist and storyteller, and his commentaries can be heard on NPR’s All Things Considered. His plays and adaptations have been performed around the world.

Richard E. Stearns is president of World Vision, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.

The Reverend Dr. William H. Willimon has been a Bishop of The United Methodist Church since 2004.

Gerald McDermott will discuss whether Christians can believe other religions have truth and goodness, and if so, then what is unique about the Christian faith.

Marilynne Robinson is the author of Gilead, which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her most recent novel, Home, a companion to Gilead, won the 2008 L.A. Times Book Prize for fiction and the 2009 Orange Prize for fiction.

Michael Ward is an ordained minister in the Church of England, his native country, and one of the world’s leading authorities on the works of C.S. Lewis.