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• The Good Book Blog

  Couldn’t God Have Just Pardoned Us?

  William Lane Craig — June 07, 2023

  So if God chooses to gift humanity with salvation and reconciliation, why would there need to be a third party to receive the punishment due to mankind, and why would such a pardon be anything less than a fully just outcome?

• Biola News

  SCIO, Study Abroad Program at Oxford University, Awards Biolan Academic Excellence Prize

  Morgan Reynolds (’23) received recognition for work during study abroad program in Oxford

  Michael Matchell — June 07, 2023

  Biola University studio arts alumna Morgan Reynolds (’23) received an award for exceptional academic excellence during her study abroad program at...

• Biola Magazine

  We Want to See Jesus

  Clarity for Higher Education

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 06, 2023

  This year, Biola University welcomed Dr. Matthew J. Hall as its new provost and senior vice president — a key leadership position responsible for...

• Biola Magazine

  What Gives Me Hope for Gen Z

  President’s Perspective

  Barry Corey — June 06, 2023

  This past semester during Missions Conference 2023, I saw the best of Gen Z. After attending most of the main sessions and talking to our...

• Biola Magazine

  Professor Awarded Christianity Today’s ‘Book of the Year’

  Jason Newell — June 06, 2023

  A Biola professor authored the best book of 2022, according to a panel of judges assembled by Christianity Today. In December, the magazine...

• Biola Magazine

  Biola Honors Robert P. George with Colson Award

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 06, 2023

  Biola honored Robert P. George with the ninth annual Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award this spring, recognizing the influential legal...

• Biola Magazine

  New Deans Appointed to Lead Talbot, Crowell

  Christian scholar Ed Stetzer and former Amazon executive Michael Arena accept key roles

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 06, 2023

  Biola has appointed two accomplished Christian leaders to key academic roles at the university beginning this summer. Ed Stetzer, a well-known...

• Biola Magazine

  Talbot en Español to Offer Theology Programs in Spanish

  Noelle Courselle — June 06, 2023

  Starting Fall 2023, Biola’s Talbot School of Theology will debut a fully online Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies program taught...

• Biola Magazine

  Books By Biolans: Spring 2023

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 06, 2023

  The Connected Life, by Todd W. Hall (’91, Ph.D. ’96, professor of psychology), IVP, June 2022. Real human growth doesn’t come through head...

• Biola Magazine

  Matt Redman Named ‘Songwriter in Residence’

  Influential worship artist begins new role in Biola’s Conservatory of Music

  Jason Newell — June 06, 2023

  As one of the most prolific worship artists of the past three decades, Matt Redman has helped millions of people around the world express their...

• Biola Magazine

  What Does it Mean for Us to be the ‘Image of God’?

  Jason Newell — June 06, 2023

  On the first page of the Bible, we read that humanity is created “in the image of God” — a phrase that has inspired a great deal of theorizing and...

• Biola Magazine

  Jesus Was a Follower

  Joanne Jung, Rick Langer — June 06, 2023

  The New Testament leaves no doubt as to the deity of Christ. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the creator of all...

• Biola News

  How Alumna Brittany Prentiss Uses Her Mathematics Degree

  Alumna Brittany Prentiss (M.A. ’20) shares how Biola shaped her career as a teacher

  Ryan Wingert — June 06, 2023

  Biola University alumna Brittany Prentiss (B.A. ’08, M.A. ’20) started using her degree immediately after graduating in 2008 as a mathematics...

• The Good Book Blog

  The 12 Most Important Books of the Bible

  Kenneth Berding — June 05, 2023

  Suppose a Christian were stranded on a deserted island and could only select 12 books of the Bible from which to read. Which books would be most...

• Think Biblically

  [BONUS] Christians and Pride Month

  Sean McDowell — June 05, 2023

  How can Christians best respond to pride month? While this is a big question, Sean shares a bonus episode of a conversation he had a few months ago...

• Think Biblically

  Can Basketball Save the World?

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 01, 2023

  Have we been looking in the wrong place–politics and religion–when we should be looking to a sport to save us? In this (fun) episode, Sean and...

• Biola News

  School of Science, Technology and Health Establishes Endowed Chair Position

  New Division of Technology to elevate Biola as leader in technological education

  Sarah Dougher — May 31, 2023

  The fields of computer science, engineering, math and robotics are growing exponentially in today’s rapidly evolving technological world. According...

• The Good Book Blog

  Defending the Soul: New Book by J.P. Moreland and Brandon Rickabaugh

  J P Moreland — May 30, 2023

  In The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism, two distinguished philosophers deliver a unique and powerful defense of contemporary substance dualism

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 71: On Convictional Kindness with Russell Moore

  Russell Moore, Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 29, 2023

  Russell Moore (Ph.D.) is back on the podcast to speak on “convictional kindness” and how to apply it in a divisive culture. The conversation draws...

• Biola News

  Biola to Revitalize the Academic Programs under the Cook School of Intercultural Studies and Close the Cook School

  The programs will be relocated to other schools or entities within Biola

  Brenda Velasco — May 26, 2023

  After more than 10 years of enrollment challenges, the Cook School of Intercultural Studies will close after the 2023-2024 academic year and the...

• Biola News

  Biola University Names School of Cinema and Media Arts in Honor of In-N-Out Burger Founders

  New scholarship will help make it possible for foster and at-risk youth to study film at Biola

  Brenda Velasco — May 26, 2023

  Biola University will name its top-ranked film school the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts in tribute to Esther L. Snyder, co-founder of...

• Biola News

  How Black Female B&B and Guesthouse Entrepreneurs Impact Economic Empowerment in South Africa

  Professor Dr. Katrina Greene visited Cape Town, South Africa to research economic empowerment and implications that derive from Black, female-owned and operated bed and breakfasts and guesthouses

  Charlotte McKinley — May 25, 2023

  Economic empowerment is complex, according to Dr. Katrina Greene, associate professor of anthropology and intercultural studies in Biola’s Cook...

• Think Biblically

  Convictions and Kindness

  with Russell Moore

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 25, 2023

  In our polarized culture, how do we hold our convictions with conviction, but also with kindness, so that our style doesn’t alienate people who...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Tribute to Timothy Keller

  Eddie Byun — May 24, 2023

  Renowned New York City pastor and author Tim Keller passed away on May 19, 2023. Below is Talbot School of Theology professor Eddie Byun’s tribute...

• The Good Book Blog

  Speaking to an Intimidating Audience

  William Lane Craig — May 24, 2023

  Just this month I spoke to the scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, reputed to be “the smartest square mile on Earth,” on arguments for the existence of God, the premises of which enjoy considerable scientific support. It can be intimidating!