September 29, 2025
The School of Christian Studies and Humanities invites you to the annual Lyceum: Forum for Christian Thinkers, Writers, and Scholars.
Location: Woods Great Room | Ornelas Student Center
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Lyceum is an annual forum in which ETBU hosts a Christian thinker, writer, or scholar to present and discuss his or her work in the context of the Christian Humanities. The format may vary, but the consistent practice will be to allow the scholar to present his or her material and then to engage that material in conversation. The conversation could take place through a panel discussion, formal or informal question-and-answer, or other formats as appropriate to the speaker’s discipline.
We have two goals:
- Offer our community an opportunity to engage excellent faith-based thinking and scholarship.
- Expand the audience's understanding of how all Christians are called to incorporate their faith into whatever work they are doing.
Meet the Speaker
Serving first as pastor for four years, then campus minister for seven, Dr. Stevens invested the next thirty-four years of his ministry teaching New Testament and Greek at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Since his retirement in 2022, he also has taught as Distinguished Professor of New and Greek at University of Holy Cross and at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. During this time, Dr. Stevens also served as interim pastor of numerous churches.
Dr. Stevens has written extensively, publishing books, articles, Bible study lessons, and Bible resources. His textbooks for the classroom focus on Greek language, but he also has written commentaries on Acts, Romans, and Revelation. All of his writing is filled with numerous illustrations and images from his extensive travel overseas studying at biblical archeological sites and museums around the world, which included multiple research grants. He has received various academic awards, including outstanding classroom professor. He is a skilled communicator, photographer, videographer, multimedia, computer, and technology specialist, as well as an accomplished musician.
Before retiring, he played lead guitar in the praise band of his home church and for special events when not traveling. He is a popular speaker for conferences and forums. His personal life and extensive career are chronicled on his own website, drkoine.com.
- What is Lyceum?
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The term Lyceum can refer to a number of educational institutions in different historical and geographical settings. We chose the name Lyceum in the context of Aristotle’s School, founded in Athens in 335 BC. It was a place where curious people met to talk about how to make sense of the world. Aristotle taught philosophy, political sciences, the arts, and other fields. Through the Lyceum event at ETBU, we hope to engage our God-given curiosity about the way the world works to be more intentional Christian thinkers.
- Do I have to be an ETBU student, faculty, or staff member to attend the Lyceum event?
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No, Lyceum is open to the entire East Texas Community.
