Faculty | M.A. Christian Apologetics
Faculty
Mihretu Guta
- Associate Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics
- Ph.D., Durham University, UK,
- M.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
- M.A. in Science and Religion, Biola University
- BTh in Academic Theology, Evangelical Theological College, Ethiopia
Mihretu P. Guta completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Durham University (UK) under the supervision of Professor E.J. Lowe and Professor Sophie Gibb. Guta was a recipient of the merit based Prestigious Durham Doctoral Studentship Award for three years. While doing his Ph.D., Guta also served as an Academic Tutor in philosophy at Durham University. After completing his Ph.D., he worked as a...
Sean McDowell
- Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics
- Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- M.A. Theology, Talbot School of Theology
- M.A. Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology
- B.A., Biola University
Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a biblical worldview. Sean is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics...
Scott Smith
- Professor of Christian Apologetics
- Ph.D., University of Southern California
- M.A., University of Southern California
- M.A., Talbot School of Theology
- B.A., California State University, Hayward
As one of his central concerns, Scott challenges the common mindset in academia and the west that we cannot know things as they really are; instead, we only work with our interpretations. This pervasive view affects not only ethics and religion, but most every discipline. Yet, Scott has written extensively against this "constructivist" view, arguing instead that we can have knowledge in ethics,...
Adjunct Faculty
John Hollenbeck
- Adjunct, Summer
Diane McDaniel-Mah
Betty Talbert
- Adjunct, Apologetics
- M.A., New Testament Language and Literature, Talbot School of Theology
- M.A., Christian Apologetics, Simon Greenleaf (School of Law)
- Music Education, California State University Fullerton
Betty J. Talbert is the managing editor of Philosophia Christi, the journal of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. Writing clients have included the California Association of Realtors, Deep River Books, Wiley-Blackwell, Lexham Press and Fresh Voice Publishers among others. Betty is also a freelance book editor and writing coach.
When at Freedom Communications Betty...
Emeritus
John Bloom
- Professor Emeritus of Physics
- Ph.D., Annenberg Research Institute, Philadelphia
- Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA
- B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
I am very interested in the integration of Christianity with the sciences. I am able to share this with both undergraduate and graduate students as a physics professor and as the academic director for Biola's Master of Arts – Science and Religion program. I live in La Mirada with my family, but some of my students think I live in my office.
William Lane Craig
- Emeritus Research Professor
- D.Theol., Ludwig-Maximilliéns-Universität München, Germany
- Ph.D., University of Birmingham England
- M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- B.A., Wheaton College
William Lane Craig is a visiting scholar in philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, Calif. He lives in Atlanta, Ga., with his wife Jan and their two teenage children Charity and John. At age 16, while a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971),...
Research Interests
- Natural theology
- Coherence of the doctrine of God
- Philosophy of time
- Science and religion
- Historical Jesus and the resurrection of Jesus
Craig Hazen
- Professor Emeritus of Christian Apologetics
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
- M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
- B.A., California State University, Fullerton
Craig Hazen is the founder of the master's program with a concentration in Christian apologetics at Biola University. He is the editor of Philosophia Christi, a philosophy journal. He is also the author of the monograph The Village Enlightenment in America; the acclaimed apologetics novel Five Sacred Crossings; and dozens of articles and chapters in various books and journals. Craig is a...