Creation Regained · 2026
The Programme
Sixteen talks over three days, reading the doctrine of creation across Biblical, Historical, Systematic, and Practical theology.
1–3 September 2026 · Reformed Church of Hout Bay, Cape Town
About the conference
The Cape Town Theology Conference is a Patristic, Reformed, Confessional, Evangelical, and Academic gathering for the church, bringing together pastors, students, and scholars to recover a rich doctrine of creation.
Through biblical, historical, systematic, and practical theology, the conference explores creation from Genesis to the New Testament, engages the witness of the early church and the Reformed tradition, and addresses contemporary questions in theology, science, culture, and Christian scholarship.
Rooted in the historic Christian faith and the Reformed confessions, the conference seeks to serve the church by demonstrating how the doctrine of creation shapes worship, discipleship, and faithful witness in the modern world.
16
Talks
3
Days
14
Speakers
The Programme
Sixteen talks over three days.
Talks run in the order below. Session times, breaks, and meals will be confirmed closer to the conference.
Day 01
Tuesday 1 September
01
Welcome and Introduction
Corné Blaauw
02
The Interpretation of Genesis from Genesis to Jesus
Martin Ricquebourg
03
In the Space of Six Days: A Dogmatic Account of Creation
Hans Madueme
04
The Covenant of Works and the Law
Antonio Coppola
05
Advice to Creationists: An Intellectual Journey in Creation Studies
Hans Madueme
Day 02
Wednesday 2 September
06
Humanity Created in the Image of God
Daniel Simango
07
The Tabernacle and Temple as Pictures of Creation
Sizwe Maseti
08
Enthroned Above the Heavens: Rediscovering the Glory of God in Wisdom Literature
Parmesh Venkatasami
09
Creation and New Creation in the New Testament
Paul Hartwig
10
Irenaeus Against the Gnostics’ Doctrine of Creation
Carel Pienaar
11
The Glory of God and the Purpose of Creation in Jonathan Edwards
Corné Blaauw
12
Strange Bedfellows: Darwinism and the Reformed Theological Tradition
Mark Jones
Day 03
Thursday 3 September
13
Design in the Living World: Engineering Heuristics, Biomimetics, and the Problem of Underdetermination
Mark Dickson
14
How We Lost Genesis: From the Enlightenment to Modernity
Martin Ricquebourg
15
Theological Reflections on Common Grace and Neo-Calvinism
Graham Heslop
16
The World Well Staged? Creation and Culture Revisited
JB Krohn
Voices from the Reformed and Evangelical Tradition
Our Speakers
Listed alphabetically by first name.
Antonio Coppola
PhD candidate, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Academic Dean, Mukhanyo Theological Seminary
Carel Pienaar
MTh, North West University
Assistant Pastor, Gracefields, Fish Hoek
Corné Blaauw
PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Senior Pastor, Kraaifontein Baptist Church
Daniel Simango
PhD, North West University
Principal, Bible Institute of South Africa, Kalk Bay
Graham Heslop
MTh, George Whitefield College
Editor-in-Chief, The Gospel Coalition Africa
Hans Madueme
PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Professor of Theological Studies, Covenant College
JB Krohn
PhD, Stellenbosch University
Founder and Director, Krux
Mark Dickson
PhD, North West University
Principal, George Whitefield College
Mark Jones
PhD, Leiden University
Senior Pastor, Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church
Martin Ricquebourg
PhD, North West University
Elder, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Perth, Australia
Parmesh Venkatasami
PhD candidate, North West University
Senior Pastor, Wychwood Baptist Church, Germiston
Paul Hartwig
PhD, Pretoria University
Senior Pastor, Lakeside Chapel, Betty’s Bay
Sizwe Maseti
PhD candidate, North West University
Augustine Chair of Reformed Theology, Bible Institute of South Africa, Kalk Bay
Venue & practical details
Reformed Church of Hout Bay.
Dates
Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3
September 2026
Fees
General delegate R600
Student R350
One-day visitor R300
One-day visitors choose their day when registering.
Meals included
Tuesday lunch
Wednesday breakfast & lunch
Thursday breakfast & lunch
Register
Join us in Cape Town.
General delegate R600 · Student R350 · One-day visitor R300. Registration takes a minute.
Register early: free book for the first 200.
General delegates and students each receive a copy of Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences — Hans Madueme (Baker Academic, 2024).