On Sunday, October 27th, at 5:00PM Dr. Gregg R. Allison will give a lecture summarizing and assessing Catholic doctrine from the perspective of both Scripture and evangelical theology to help listeners understand the nuances of Roman Catholic teaching. Noting prominent similarities without glossing over key differences, this talk will equip Christians on both sides of the ecclesiastical divide to fruitfully engage in honest dialogue with one another.

Allison is Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky (USA).

He came to Southern in 2003 from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he taught theology and church history for nine years. He has 18 years of ministry experience as a staff member of Campus Crusade (Cru), where he worked in campus ministry, as well as serving as a missionary in Italy and Switzerland. He also co-pastored a church in Lugano, Switzerland.

He is the author of Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine; Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church; Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment; The Unfinished Reformation: What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants after 500 Years; The Baker Compact Dictionary of Theological Terms; and other books. He is the secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and currently serves as the book review editor for theological, historical, and philosophical studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Allison is a pastor of Sojourn Church East, where he serves on the Leadership Council.