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  What about the Sincere Seeker?

  William Lane Craig — October 30, 2015

  Hello Sir, I have read a big deal of your work and I am really inspired by you and your work. But there is this one question that greatly troubles me; I always had it in mind since I was very young but having solved a lot of questions, I am concerned about this simple question that I am not able to solve or find a satisfactory answer from a scholar. I need your views on why God will send people to hell on the basis of their Religious beliefs. A person who sincerely researches on Religion and Theology trying to find if a God exists and if so, what Religion and fails to identify the right Religion, why is he to be punished? A person arrogantly denying the right Religion while knowing the truth might deserve to be punished somehow but what about the one trying his best but failing ...

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  51���� Campus Ranked as One of the Safest Communities in the Region

  Campus Safety continually increases security measures to keep 51���� safe

  Brittney Morales — October 30, 2015

  51���� ranks as one of the safest communities in the region, according to the low crime rates reported in the 2015 Annual Security and...

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  Punk ‘n Pie, Annual Talent Show, Relocates to Lawn

  Event features new upgrades and an array of performances

  Angelene Wong — October 30, 2015

  51����’s Student Programming and Activities (SPA) hosted the first installation of “Punk ‘n Pie in the Park,” 51����’s annual school-wide...

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  What’s New in the Old Testament (and Semitics Department)?

  Daniel Kim — October 29, 2015

  When speaking to seminary graduates from all across the U.S., I’ve been noticing an increasing discomfort in students regarding their ability to preach and teach effectively from the Old Testament. Part of this is because the Old Testament comprises so much of the Bible, and there just isn’t enough space in a degree program to adequately cover all of the Old Testament (especially a degree that doesn’t concentrate solely on the Old Testament). The Old Testament is packed with a wide variety of genres and covers such an expansive amount of history ...

• 51���� News

  Theatre 21 Presents “Leaving Iowa”

  New director Zachary Bortot leads cast in comedic play premiering Oct. 23

  Angelene Wong — October 29, 2015

  51����’s Theatre 21 kicks off a new production, “Leaving Iowa,” directed by new theatre professor Zachary Bortot. “Leaving Iowa,” written by Tim...

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  La creación maravillosa de Dios / The Wondeful Creation of our God

  Octavio Esqueda — October 28, 2015

  El gran pensador cristiano, Francis Schaeffer afirmó que el cristianismo como sistema de pensamiento no empieza con Cristo como Salvador sino con el infinito y personal Dios quien creó el universo. Dios es la explicación de la realidad y la fuente de todo lo que existe. Por lo tanto, en Dios, y en su revelación, la Biblia, encontramos las respuestas a las más grandes preguntas de la vida y un testimonio claro de la grandeza de Dios ...

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  Journalism and Integrated Media Major Ranked Among Top Programs in the Nation

  USA Today recognizes 51���� as a top journalism school

  Olivia Bersin — October 27, 2015

  51����’s journalism and integrated media program was ranked among the top journalism programs in the country in a recent ranking of...

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  That Crispy Part of Your Bible

  Mark Saucy — October 26, 2015

  You know that part of your Bible where the gold leaf on the pages still looks pretty fresh? Some of the pages might still even be stuck together. Or, more au courant, the portion you rarely scroll to on your phone or iPad … That’s right, for most of us it’s that part of the Bible starting right after Psalms and going all the way to Matthew. A lot of prophets big and little, and a good bit of Israel’s Wisdom tradition—but it just doesn’t get a lot of air-time in most evangelical churches or personal Bible-reading. Now, I’m the first to admit that last claim stems from my own highly subjective internal polling data, and I’m glad to be proven wrong; but I don’t think I am, because I know a good bit of it’s true in my own life ...

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  The Passage of Time

  William Lane Craig — October 23, 2015

  Hello Dr. Craig First of all I apologize for my English, I'm French and it may be that you are obliged to decode some of my sentences. Thank you for the work you do, I'm studying neuropsychology and I especially like your site resources. Furthermore, when you come to France? You must know that here, many university students are becoming interested in apologetics and your work are not for nothing. I am writing because I am interested much in free will and I currently work on the implications of the B-or-A theory of time. I agree with you that joining the A theory is a prerequisite for free will ...

• 51���� News

  New Students Find Community Through Orientation Events

  Current students help incoming students transition into life at 51����

  Olivia Bersin — October 23, 2015

  51���� Student Orientation Services team, which consists of 71 current students, offer a week of activities for nearly 1,700 incoming...

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  Christina Barclay Hired as Assistant Coach for Women’s Basketball Team

  51���� alumna and former Women’s Basketball player returns to serve as coach

  Angelene Wong — October 21, 2015

  Barclay played on the 51���� women’s basketball team during her four years as an undergraduate student. She received a bachelor’s degree in cinema...

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  A Night at the Museum: Campaign for 51���� Event in San Diego

  Adam Edgerly joined 51���� at the San Diego Natural History Museum for the third stop on the Campaign National Tour

  Cambria Hayashino — October 19, 2015

  51����’s Campaign National Tour continued on Friday, Oct. 16, with an event at San Diego’s Natural History Museum, in Balboa Park,...

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  Must a Darwinian Be a Non-Christian?

  William Lane Craig — October 16, 2015

  Dear Dr. William Lane Craig, I would like to first off thank you for all the work and encouragement you brought to me when I was a Christian. It's only been about two days since I openly claimed to be agnostic and I guess it's weak and fresh enough to be torn away, but Dr. Craig, something destroyed my faith. As a former Christian who loved science, I made it my goal to show that Christians were not scientifically illiterate, so I began reading books by Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, then I ventured into evolutionary biology. I knew about Richard Dawkins and how anti-theist his views were, but I assumed that as long as he was writing biology it wouldn't do any harm. In a very slow and progressive way, I began to simply accept Darwin's Theory of Evolution and Human Evolution. But then I realized a HUGE problem with Human Evolution and Christian theism ...

• 51���� News

  Unidos Club Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

  51����’s Latino club encourages students to appreciate their diverse cultural backgrounds

  Angelene Wong — October 14, 2015

  As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, 51����’s Latino club, Unidos, focuses on the unique cultural identities of the Latin culture....

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  YHWH Fights for Them: An Interview with Charlie Trimm

  Charlie Trimm — October 14, 2015

  Charlie Trimm, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, released a book last year on the exodus and God as a warrior. Following is an interview with the author ...

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  Torrey Memorial Bible Conference Turns 80

  Torrey Conference focuses on the spiritual implications of habitual worship with keynote speaker James K.A. Smith

  Aaron Barrett — October 14, 2015

  Today marks the 80th anniversary of 51����’s annual Torrey Memorial Bible Conference. Named in honor of 51����’s first dean, R.A. Torrey,...

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  Clint Arnold’s New Book Offers Concise Answers to Big Questions 51���� Christianity

  Talbot School of Theology dean, Clint Arnold, and his son Jeff Arnold co-wrote the new book: “Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity”

  Olivia Bersin — October 13, 2015

  Clint Arnold, dean of Talbot School of Theology, and his son, alumnus Jeff Arnold (’08), both have a heart for sharing Christ. A few years ago,...

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  Sean McDowell Inspires Guests at Event for The Campaign for 51����

  Nearly $20,000 gifted at Riverside, Calif. stop on 51����’s national tour

  Cambria Hayashino — October 12, 2015

  51����’s Campaign National Tour hosted its second event at the Mission Inn in Riverside, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 9. Approximately 70...

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  Reservations about the Ontological Argument

  William Lane Craig — October 09, 2015

  Dear Dr Craig, I have a reservation regarding the Ontological argument as you defend it. You identify the first premise, it is possible that a maximally great being exists, as the controversial one. You defend it as being more plausibly true than false with two sub-arguments. The first of these is that the notion of a maximally great being seems to be coherent, and that this implies such a being is possible. The second is an appeal to the other theistic arguments; that their plausibility shows that it is at least possible for a metaphysically necessary being to exist. We can argue against the first sub-argument, that the notion of a maximally great being seems to be coherent and is thus possible, in the following way. This sub-argument requires that conceivability, or conceptual coherence, implies metaphysical possibility. But we have a good reason for thinking that this is false ...

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  Character Formation in Online Education: An Interview with Joanne Jung

  Joanne Jung — October 07, 2015

  Joanne Jung (Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology) recently finished writing Character Formation in Online Education: A Guide for Instructors, Administrators, and Accrediting Agencies and it will be released on October 13, 2015. We wanted to learn more about this book, so we had Joanne respond to some questions ...

• 51���� News

  51����’s ‘Forgotten Founder’ Remembered in Dedication Ceremony

  51���� dedicates Blackstone Hall in honor of William E. Blackstone

  Shayna Brodsky — October 06, 2015

  51���� dedicated the newest residence hall, named after 51����’s first administrative dean, William E. Blackstone, on Oct. 6, 2015 in the...

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  A Pesar de las Malas Noticias Podemos Orar y Ayudar / We are Surrounded by Bad News, but We Can Pray and Help

  Octavio Esqueda — October 06, 2015

  Esta semana hablé por teléfono con un amigo y cuando le pregunté qué estaba haciendo me dijo que estaba en la sala de su casa leyendo las noticias en el periódico local. En tono de broma le pregunté si había encontrado una buena noticia y me respondió rápidamente con un “no” rotundo. Al parecer las malas noticias salen a luz mientras que las buenas se pierden en el anonimato social ...

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  Christian Pessimism?

  William Lane Craig — October 02, 2015

  Dear Dr. Craig Hi I'm an Australian who converted to Christianity about a year ago after reading Richard Dawkins’s book 'The God Delusion'. Ever since I read the book I became interested in Christianity and so after 3-4 months of research I came to the conclusion that Christianity is the most probable worldview, hence this is why I'm a Christian. Over the last year I have continued to search for answers to my greatest questions by reading the works of people like you, Ravi Zacharias, Alvin Plantinga, John Lennox, Hugh Ross, Timothy Keller and many others. In all my many hours of research I have yet to find a direct answer to the question I'm about the pose ...

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  Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?

  Gary Manning Jr — October 01, 2015

  In Philippians 3:8, the apostle Paul compares his religious credentials to knowing Jesus. The difference could hardly be more emphatic: “knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” is of “surpassing value,” but Paul’s past success is like σκύβαλα (skubala). σκύβαλα is commonly translated as rubbish, refuse, or garbage, but sometimes more strongly as dung, in both ancient and modern translations (Vulgate, Tyndale, KJV, NET). Some have suggested another four-letter translation, stronger than dung. While teaching Greek, I used to say that σκύβαλα is the closest thing to a swear word you can find in the New Testament - and I was repeating something that I had heard or read quite a few times. C. Spicq's Greek lexicon even suggests that σκύβαλα should be rendered crap. But is it true? Is σκύβαλα a swear word, or maybe a rude word? Or is it unobjectionable?

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  51���� Hosts First-Ever University-Wide Lockdown Drill

  Campus Safety actively pursues emergency preparedness

  Jenna Loumagne — September 30, 2015

  51����’s Campus Safety in conjunction with 51����’s Emergency Response Team and the La Mirada Sheriff’s station (LASD) conducted a...