Faculty | M.A. in Christian Apologetics
Faculty
William Lane Craig
- Visiting Scholar in Philosophy
- 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
- Director, Christian Apologetics Program
- Professor 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 and director of the master's program with a concentration in Christian apologetics and director of the master's program with a concentration in science and religion 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...
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,...
Kevin Lewis
- Associate Professor of Theology and Law
- J.D., Whittier Law School
- M.Div., Talbot School of Theology
- Th.M., Talbot School of Theology
- B.A., California State University, Long Beach
Lewis specializes in the topics of systematic and polemical theology, theology and law integration, jurisprudence and Christian apologetics. He is the Founder and Director of the Evangelical Legal Society, an organization dedicated to the task of restoring the theological foundations of law and justice in society and providing Christians with the resources necessary to do law, justice and...
Research Interests
- Jurisprudence
- Christian Apologetics
- Polemical Theology
- Systematic Theology
- Law
- Public Policy
- Occult Practices
- Legal Evidence
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- Church & State Issues (Theology & Law)
- Religious Cults
- Systematic Theology
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...
Adjunct Faculty
Jim Wallace
- Adjunct, Apologetics
Jana Harmon
Jonathan Morrow
Kenneth Samples
Guest Lecturers
Fred Sanders
- Professor, Torrey Honors College
- Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
- M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
- B.A., Murray State University
Fred Sanders is a systematic theologian who studies and teaches across the entire range of classic Christian doctrine, but with a primary focus on the doctrine of the Trinity. Fred has taught in Torrey Honors College since 1999, and is an amateur historian of Biola's institutional history. He is co-founder of the annual Los Angeles Theology Conference, and maintains an active internet presence...