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  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Launches Annual Lent Project: An Artistic Approach to Lenten Devotions

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    LA MIRADA, CALIF. 51蹤獲s Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts launched the third annual The Lent Project this week an annual curated...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Dawkins on the Non-Random Nature of Evolution

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr Craig, I have noticed of late that Richard Dawkins often states that Neo-Darwinism is non-random. Dawkins recently repeated this line in an interview on a Scandinavian talk show Skavlan when asked, "What is the most common misconception about Evolution?" His response was, "That it is a theory of random chance. It obviously can't be theory of random chance. If it was a theory of random chance it couldn't possibly explain why all animals and plants are so beautifully ... well designed." He goes on to say that, "[W]hat Darwin did was to discover the only known alternative to random chance which is natural selection". A few years ago he made similar comments on an Australian television show Q&A where he said, "There's random genetic variation and non-random survival and non-random reproduction". He goes on to say that, "that is quintessentially non-random" ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Basketball Hosts Chick-Fil-A Night Feb. 9

    Join us at Chase Gym for Chick-Fil-A Night on Feb. 9

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- All season long Chick-Fil-A at the La Habra Marketplace has been a valued partner to 2015-16 51蹤獲 Basketball. That...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    What is Biblically Responsible Investing?

    Shane Enete — 

    Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) is a growing movement among Christian investors and investment firms, with significant potential for cultural impact. BRI is an investing approach that seeks to ensure that a Christian is investing in a way that is consistent with the moral standards of the Bible.

  • The Good Book Blog

    La Santidad de la Vida / Sanctity of Life

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Hace un par de semanas estuve en Guatemala para iniciar un curso semestral en un programa doctoral en educaci籀n teol籀gica. Este programa es singular en Latinoam矇rica y ense簽ar en 矇l me da la oportunidad de convivir con l穩deres de diferentes pa穩ses y tambi矇n aprender de ellos. A pesar de que este doctorado se enfoca principalmente en la educaci籀n teol籀gica formal a trav矇s de universidades y seminarios, la realidad es que todo nuestro entorno deber穩a tener un enfoque teol籀gico porque Dios es el creador del universo y el centro fundamental de toda la existencia. Por esto el conocimiento de Dios o educaci籀n teol籀gica nos deber穩a ayudar a pensar teol籀gicamente sobre todas las 獺reas de la vida ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Holmquist's 900th Win Celebration - Feb. 20

    Dr. Dave Holmquist will be honored at a postgame celebration following the Feb. 20 men's basketball game.

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- 51蹤獲 Mens Basketball is in the midst of another historic season as its currently ranked 10th in the National Association...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does God Love Evil-Doers?

    William Lane Craig — 

    I am 15 years old. But I have been drawn to philosophy and logic for their huge ability of proving immaterial things. For example, 1+1=2, this is a completely logical answer and what is nice about it, there are no other possibilities. Of course that doesnt apply for all logical conclusions but it follows. I understood the kalam cosmological argument, the evolution theory, the big bang, and a lot of other logical and scientific arguments and theories. That is because I never wanted to believe in anything which I cant prove for myself 100%. I even reached a moment where I thought everything is possible, surely nothing can be proved 100%. However, at that time, mathematics came and explained a lot to me. As I mentioned before 1+1=2, that is an example of an absolute answer. In other words, proven 100%. From here I started wondering about many other scenarios in real life. From all of these information I thought about from the environment around me I reached a system of thought which I always follow ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Did the Apostles Have a Resurrection Faith?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In The Fate of the Apostles, I argue that the willingness of the apostles to die for their faith provides convincing evidence that we can trust their testimony. However, as critics have pointed out, this rightly assumes that the apostles had a resurrection faith. If the apostles believed for some other reason, then their willingness to suffer and face martyrdom would be inconsequential to the truth of Christianity. So, how do we know the apostles had a resurrection faith?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do the Deaths of the Apostles Prove Anything?

    Sean McDowell — 

    he willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is one of the most commonly cited arguments for the historicity of the resurrection. And yet in my research and experience, it is one of the most widely misunderstood. It is important we neither overstate nor understate the significance of this point. In my book The Fate of the Apostles, I carefully state the argument this way ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Language and Objective Truth

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hi Dr. Craig, I'd like to thank you and your team for all the work you do. It's amazing to see how God has gifted individuals to articulated and present His truth in academically rigorous environments. In the past few years, especially since getting into grad school, I've come to appreciate your work and your approach more. I've been debating on when, or how, to ask you the question on my mind. Most likely due to my own discomfort with the subject. In the past year I've had the pleasure of catching up with a friend of mine who has tragically turned his back on the faith. On multiple occasions we conversed about his philosophical misgivings about Christianity and any other faith claiming absolute morals. He expressed his distrust in absolutes derived from the ever-evolving medium of language. He now considers himself a moral relativist who has principles and takes moral stances. Maybe something akin to Harris. This leads me to a version of a question raised in conversation: How can absolute truth be communicated through the medium of language? ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲's National Campaign Tour Continues; Sean McDowell Speaks at Phoenix Event

    51蹤獲 reaches $167 million of $180 million goal for the universitys first-ever comprehensive campaign

    Cambria Hayashino — 

    On Friday, Jan. 15, 51蹤獲s Campaign National Tour hosted its fourth event, and the first stop outside of Southern California, at the...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    When God Calls You to be a Chaplain for the Dodgers

    Alumnus and professor Brandon Cash shares about his role as chaplain for the Dodgers; he and Dodgers player Adrian Gonzales will speak at a 51蹤獲 Athletics dinner in January

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Some would call it chance, but 51蹤獲s Talbot School of Theology alumnus Brandon Cash (M.Div. 98) sees it as Gods will that he was invited to be...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do the Apostles of Jesus Qualify as Martyrs?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Pastors, apologists, and other Christians love proclaiming the deaths of the apostles as evidence for the Christian faith. As I lay out in The Fate of the Apostles, the willingness of the apostles to be martyred for their faith is one critical piece of evidence for the reliability of the resurrection accounts. Despite the popularity of this claim, there are no early, reliable accounts that the apostles were given the opportunity to recant their beliefs before being killed. Does this undermine the claim that they were martyrs? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Scriptural Inerrancy and the Apologetic Task

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr Craig I always enjoy hearing you speak, and I especially love the cross-examination and Q&A parts of your debates. It was a pleasure to meet you in person at the conference in Atlanta. ... I have noticed that many skilled apologists (yourself included) do NOT argue for the inspiration of scripture in debates, but rather their historical accuracy. My question is - do we really need to argue over inspiration or inerrancy? Wouldn't we be better served to make the argument that the scriptures are reliable? In doing so, we silence those (like Bart Ehrman or Shabir Ally) who quibble over minor discrepancies between accounts (most of which are easy to explain anyway) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Was Paul Beheaded in Rome?

    Sean McDowell — 

    The traditional view is that Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of Nero AD 64-67. In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I make the case that the apostles were all willing to suffer and die for their faith. While the evidence for individual apostles varies, there is very good historical reason to believe that Paul died as a martyr in the mid to late 60s ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Hidden Sins, Part Two

    David Talley — 

    This article builds on Hidden Sins, Part One, which was written previously (August 24, 2012). I forgot to post Part Two, so here it is. The next question to be asked is: What are the results of hidden sins, and what can we do about it?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the Vastness of the Universe Support Naturalism?

    William Lane Craig — 

    I am a Christian theist and working towards a doctorate in philosophy. I have a question that I think is relevant for both laymen and academics, and I would really appreciate your thoughts. I often find myself "gestalt-shifting" between naturalistic and supernaturalistic (especially theistic) worldviews. When I consider certain things, the theism to which I assent seems eminently reasonable, but when I consider other things naturalism (or at least non-theism) also seems plausible, and it is understandable to me why so many philosophers and scientists are naturalists (or at least non-theists) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Were the Apostles Willing to Die for a Misguided Faith?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Could the apostles have been sincere but misguided in their convictions about Jesus? In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I make the case that all the apostles were willing to suffer and die for their faith, and some of them did. A common objection, however, is that they were sincere but misguided. In other words, the apostles were not liarsthey just mistakenly died for something that was false ...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Laboratory Labors

    Brett McCracken — 

    Faculty, students and young alumni are not just learning about science in the classroom. Theyre doing science in the laboratory. As 51蹤獲...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why is God to be Praised?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hi Dr. Craig, I just finished watching your rematch with Austin Dacey at CSU ... One point he made seemed to me to be a good one and I was wondering how you might have responded to it if you had the time ...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    In Print: Winter 2016

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    Confucius for Christians: What an Ancient Chinese Worldview Can Teach Us about Life in Christ, by Gregg Ten Elshof (professor of philosophy),...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    From the Alumni Office: Winter 2016

    How to help our students while honoring a professor

    Rick Bee — 

    As we close in on the $180 million goal of A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage: The Campaign for 51蹤獲, we are taking the show...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Write Quick: Winter 2016

    Q-and-A with professor Fred Sanders

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    A brief interview with Fred Sanders (professor, Torrey Honors College), author of How God Used R.A. Torrey: A Short Biography as Told Through His...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Growing in Gratitude

    Grateful marriages are happier marriages

    Chris Grace — 

    Like Paul did in his letter to the Colossians, many of the Old and New Testament writers connected love, peace and harmony with thankfulness. Not...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    51蹤獲 Inducts Three Alumni into Athletics Hall of Fame

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    51蹤獲 added three standout athletes to its Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 12 during its fourth annual induction ceremony. Two dual-sport athletes...