Faculty | Master of Arts – Science and Religion

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.

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J P Moreland

• Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

• Ph.D., University of Southern California
• M.A., University of California, Riverside
• Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
• B.S., University of Missouri

J. P. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He received a B. S. in physical chemistry from the University of Missouri, a Th.M. in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, an M.A. in philosophy from the University of California at Riverside, and a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Southern California. He has spoken and debated...

Research Interests

• Philosophy of Mind
• Spiritual Formation
• Metaphysics

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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...

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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,...

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William Dembski

Faz Rana

Paul Nelson

Mike Keas

Cornelius Hunter

Jonathan Morrow

Titus Kennedy

• Adjunct Professor of Archaeology