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  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Forming More Perfect Unions

    51蹤獲 launches new Center for Marriage and Relationships

    Lauren Frey — 

    This fall, 51蹤獲 launched the Center for Marriage and Relationships, a new endeavor that seeks to address one of the most pertinent...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    A Receivable University

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    Its a story far longer than I have time to tell entirely, but one day when I was in my late 20s and trying to make sense of the world, my father...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Faithfulness, Not Fear

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    In his important and influential 2010 book To Change the World, Christian sociologist James Davison Hunter cautions evangelicals against the...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Faith and Works

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. "... You might say that there are objective moral values and they need to be followed regardless of the fact that they do affect our salvation or not. Bible and Jesus also teach us to do good deeds. I agree with these assertions but the question still lingers for a person like me and many others (people who are primarily concerned with the bottom line result) that why do we have to take moral commandments/values so seriously when ultimately they are not going to count in our 'scoring sheet' in the hereafter. Of course there are objective moral values and Bible & Jesus Christ teach us to be good human beings. But Bible/Jesus Christ teach us lot of good things and no Christian can claim to fully adhere to these teachings. This is what evangelical Christianity teaches us that whatever good we do, we cannot merit God's salvation which is an unmerited gift and comes with faith alone ..."

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Tennis Team Hosts 36th Annual Tennis Tournament

    Alumni, wheelchair, and novice players come together to compete and socialize

    Brieana Jordan — 

    51蹤獲s tennis program held its 36th Annual Tennis Tournament in November to raise money for its program. A total of 64 players ranging...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Art Professors Photography Exhibition Receives National Attention

    Kurt Simonson To Display Northwoods Journals in Portlands Newspace Center for Photography

    Stephen Day — 

    51蹤獲 associate professor of photography Kurt Simonsons Northwoods Journals exhibit is on display in Newspace Center for...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Fine-Tuning and the Prior Probability of Theism

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig: I'm taking a philosophy class at a local community collage. I wrote a paper on the fine-tuning argument presented by Robin Collins. The fine tuning is improbable given atheism. Here we have all of the number for fine tuning for life given by Collins. But my professor raised an objection that I have never heard before, namely what is the probability of God? His objection is that if have a probability for the fine tuning we need a probability to compare it to. Since we don't have a clear one, why should we conclude that God is more likely than atheistic fine tuning? If you could help me understand this I would greatly appreciate it. I can understand that it seems like a very reasonable thing to think God is not as unlikely as the fine tuning but is there a strong philosophical argument or case to be made here?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Evolution Without God

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig: While taking an anthropology course at San Jose State University about 10 years ago, the instructor took a poll on the first day of class asking students if that we were there because: 1) God created the world that we know including humans in their present form. 2) God guiding evolution to present times. 3) Evolution without God via chance and natural selection. The instructor ended the survey by saying that by the end of the course he would convince the class that #3 is, in fact, the truth. One of the examples that he used was the argument involving vestigial limbs and body parts. He pointed to humans resembling tadpoles with tails in the embryo state, whales with hip joints, dogs with toes high on their legs that are useless, genetic trail showing that a horse's hoof is really the middle toe that continued to grow longer than the others, etc. I would love to hear Dr. Craig's answer to such evidence. I have been strengthened by your ministry and I will continue to support it. Please feel free to paraphrase my question to correct any grammatical errors.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Christmas in November?

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    Merry Christmas! Today, November 18, is Jesus' birthday, according to a few ancient sources. A few years ago, I came across an interesting article about the date of Jesus' birth by Paul Meier, a prominent New Testament scholar. Here is a summary: We celebrate Jesus' birthday on December 25, but it is quite unlikely that he was born on that day. That date was picked out in the fourth century, possibly as a replacement celebration for the winter solstice or other pagan holidays. Paul Meier suggests a birthday in November. This is based on two pieces of data....

  • The Good Book Blog

    Reflexiones del Pasado y Presente Sobre la Reforma en Hispano Am矇rica

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Hace unos d穩as tuve el privilegio de participar en el IV Congreso sobre la Reforma Protestante Espa簽ola que tuvo lugar en la Facultad de Filosof穩a de la Universidad Complutense en Madrid, Espa簽a. Este importante congreso internacional tuvo como tema principal la Reforma en Hispano Am矇rica. Entre los participantes se encontraban profesores, historiadores y eruditos para dialogar acerca de la influencia del protestantismo en Am矇rica Latina y su relaci籀n con la reforma espa簽ola. Aunque el n繳mero de participantes no eran tan numeroso, el significado de esta reuni籀n y los temas tratados son de suma importancia y son relevantes para nuestros d穩as. Me gustar穩a compartir en este espacio algunas reflexiones sobre el pasado y el presente basadas principalmente en los temas tratados en este congreso.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Womens Volleyball Earns GSAC Co-Championship

    Teams wins conference title for first time since 1997

    Neil Morgan — 

    51蹤獲 secured its first Golden State Athletic Conference volleyball championship since 1997 with a 3-1 win over The Master's College on...

  • The Good Book Blog

    God of the Gaps

    William Lane Craig — 

    This week's question: "...In watching your debates, I came across your debate with Sean Carroll. What an outstanding performance by the both of you. I think it might be the best debate available on your site. But Carroll made a point in passing that bothers me, and I wonder if you might not flesh it out more for me. It is: How are the teleological argument, and, for that matter, the cosmological argument, not God of the gaps? It seems the argument really is "we don't know how this fine-tuning could occur without God, so it must be God." Or, "we don't know how something came from nothing, so it must be God." I admit, as I think it through, why can't the atheist simply tack on "yet." This does seem like an Ancient Greek saying "we don't know how lightning exists, so it must be Zeus." The correct answer then was simply to tack on a "yet" after "we don't know how lightning exists." I'm certain I'm missing something, but I do find this troubling from an intellectual standpoint."

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲s Womens Cross Country Team Sends Boxes of Appreciation to Soldiers

    Boxes filled with treats and a personalized letter are sent to soldiers overseas

    Daniel Batchman — 

    The sacrifice we make is nothing in comparison to what the soldiers make and that is why we make time to pause our agendas and give back to these...

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    Cross Country, Soccer Earn 11 GSAC Scholar-Athletes

    51蹤獲 leads conference in scholar-athlete awards

    Neil Morgan — 

    Over the past week, the Golden State Athletic Conference released its 2014 Cross Country and men and womens soccer Scholar-Athletes. To be...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Skull of John the Baptist Found in New York City Pawn Shop

    James Petitfils — 

    Whether shock-and-awe biblical archeology, lost gospels found just in time for the Easter documentary season, or conclusive proof that the Nephilim of Genesis 6 were actually ancient aliens, the ol World Wide Web abounds with juicy rumors. While no one is talking about the big John the Baptist Skull story (because I just made that up 10 minutes ago), Facebook has recently been abuzz with an article published by the website, World News Daily Report, entitled Newly-Found Document Holds Eyewitness Account of Jesus Performing Miracle. This is the same website, incidentally, that broke the story, Rancher Shoots Down UFO Near Area 51. Despite the sites self-identification as a political satire web publication, the article was posted and passed around social media hundreds of thousands of times. As a historian focused on the Roman Mediterranean, Ill comfortably go on the record stating that this story is a pure and fantastic invention. Rather than debunking this particular Jesus rumor, however, Id like to address a larger question facing many modern followers of Jesus: How should we respond when confronted with such breaking news? How might we advise those we disciple on these kinds of intriguing and quick-to-go-viral claims?

  • The Good Book Blog

    When the Church Was a Family: ETS Plenary Address

    Joe Hellerman — 

    As indicated in a previous post, Talbot School of Theology will be well represented this year at the Evangelical Theological Society's national meeting [need link here]. For those unable to attend (most of you, I assume!), here is a video clip that touches upon some key ideas that I will be sharing in my plenary address. The interviewer is Dr. Jason Cusick, a pastor at Journey of Faith Church in Manhattan Beach, CA. The clip was shown in a church service as part of a series on the church and the family.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Cross Country Qualifies For National Championships

    51蹤獲 sends its full women's team and a men's competitor.

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Late on Monday afternoon the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the official field for the 2014...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Anti-Realism and Truth

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, I was listening to an older podcast of yours wherein you stated that one can affirm states of affairs without needing to affirm the truth-status of the proposition used in the affirmation of any state. However, if we deny the reality of truth-status' (in an effort to avoid making propositions or "truth" a real, existing thing), then how can one say that any proposition is self-refuting? ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲s Student Newspaper Receives Prestigious National Award

    The Chimes wins online Pacemaker award for second year in a row

    Stephen Day — 

    51蹤獲s student newspaper, The Chimes, won the 2014 Online Pacemaker Award the highest national award for student online publications...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Volleyball Pair Earns Academic Honor

    Alyssa Mason and Amy Weststeyn honored.

    Neil Morgan — 

    CoSIDA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- 51蹤獲 earned its fourth and fifth Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District nods on Thursday, as Amy Weststeyn...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Beloved Dust: An Interview with Kyle Strobel

    The Good Book Blog — 

    Kyle Strobel (assistant professor at Talbot's Institute of Spirtual Formation) and Jamin Goggin ('03, M.A. '08) recently released Beloved Dust: Drawing Close to God by Discovering the Truth 51蹤獲 Yourself. We wanted to learn more about this book, so we put together some questions that Kyle graciously answered.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    A Weekend of Wonder

    National composers conference draws composers from around the United States and Canada

    Staff — 

    Six weeks into the 2014 academic year, the Conservatory teamed together with the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC), 51蹤獲s...

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    51蹤獲 Mens Soccer Players Serve the Local Community

    Seven soccer players to coach high school students during their off-season

    Stephen Day — 

    As the 2014 mens soccer season draws to a close, the team prepares not only for the playoffs and an opportunity to compete at nationals, but a...

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    51蹤獲s Student Public Relations Society to Host Regional Conference in 2015

    Public relations student group receives national awards and recognition

    Lauren Frey — 

    51蹤獲s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has won the bid to host the PRSSA 2015 Regional Conference on 51蹤獲s...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is the Universe Hostile to Life?

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. " Greetings Dr. Craig ... It seems to me that the fact that life exists anywhere at all is miraculous. Your syllogism defending the fine-tuning argument is great but I would like to hear what you would personally say to Dr. Tyson ..."