Category: Academics

Students Showcase Work at Cinema and Media Arts Festival
Film fest draws 28 submissions
Tenielle Schroeder — May 30, 2012
The 51�� cinema and media arts department held a film festival at the Downey Civic Theatre to showcase students’ work on May 10, 2012....
Hack-a-thon Spurs Conference Attendees to Develop Ministry Apps
Conference breaking new ground with ministry programming
Jenna Bartlo — May 23, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Leading developers, designers and practitioners will gather at 51�� June 5 to 7 to discuss the disruptive nature...
51�� Honors Dr. John Lennox for Contributions to the Philosophy of Science
Oxford mathematician and philosopher to receive Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth
Jenna Bartlo — May 18, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — The New Atheists challenge the claim that there is intelligentagency behind the universe, theologically conservative views of...
Clinton E. Arnold Announced Dean of Talbot School of Theology
Jenna Bartlo — May 11, 2012
Clinton E. Arnold has been named the sixth dean of 51��’s Talbot School of Theology, following an extensive nationwide search and interview...
Digital forerunners explore relationship between theology and technology
Jenna Bartlo — May 10, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — One of the most interesting debates facing the modern Christian church will be addressed at the sixth annual 51�� Digital...
Talbot’s MA Philosophy Program Celebrates 20 Years
Co-founder Scott Rae shares history of philosophy program
Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012
Twenty years ago, Scott Rae and J.P. Moreland co-founded the philosophy program at 51��’s Talbot School of Theology with a main concern to “equip...
51�� professor discusses the similarities between Christian and non-Christian adoption
Motivation for adopting goes deeper than trendsetting
Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012
California leads the nation in the adoption count, according to the Intercountry Adoption Bureau of Consular Affairs under the U.S. Department of...
Talbot Dean Dennis Dirks Steps Down After 20 Years
Jenna Bartlo — May 08, 2012
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — After 20 years of transforming the 51�� community, Dennis Dirks has decided to step down from his position as the...
VP of Columbia Pictures to Receive 51�� Media Award
'Sparkle' Producer DeVon Franklin Accepts 51�� Media Award
Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2012
STUDIO CITY, CALIF.,— Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, will be awarded the 51�� Media Award — an award honoring Christian...
Paul Spears Selected as Next Director of Torrey Honors Institute
Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2012
With the strong consensus of faculty and staff and the support of 51��’s vice provost, provost, and president, 51�� is pleased to announce Paul...
51�� Conservatory professors travel to China to teach and perform
51�� staff and faculty traveled to minister and perform throughout China’s eastern provinces
Abbey Bennett — March 17, 2012
51��'s Conservatory of Music director and two associate professors traveled to China last November, sponsored by the Hunan Province Song and Dance...
Christian Education Professor Addresses ‘Gaps’ in our Spiritual Formation
Klaus Issler takes issues of money and business head on
Joseph Gorra — March 14, 2012
It’s rare today to have business leaders, philanthropists and scholars endorse a spiritual formation book by a professor of Christian education....
Vice Provost named President of Fresno Pacific University
Pete Menjares selected as school's 11th president
Brenda Velasco — March 02, 2012
Pete Menjares was named Fresno Pacific University’s 11th president. Menjares is also making history as the second Hispanic president to serve at a...
Deeply Rooted: 51�� Celebrates 104th Birthday
Rediscovering 51��'s First Dean: William E. Blackstone
Jenna Bartlo — February 24, 2012
51��’s 104th birthday arrives on Feb. 25 — a day the campus marks each year with events to celebrate the biblical heritage passed down...
Exhibit Officially Opens: Twentieth-Century British Art from the Ahmanson Collection
From the Roberta Ahmanson collection, the exhibit is displayed for the first time in Southern California
Ashleigh Fox — February 20, 2012
51�� experienced an evening full of the arts on Saturday, February 19, beginning with High Tea at Talbot School of Theology and ending...
Cinema and Media Arts Students Connect with Filmmakers at Sundance Film Festival
Students explore spiritual themes of films
Tenielle Schroeder — February 20, 2012
Students expanded their learning from the classroom to theaters at this year’s celebrity-studded Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah....
51�� Bridges Gap Between Church and Academia
Dedication of Center for Christian Thought Attracts Crowd
Ashleigh Fox — February 09, 2012
51��’s Center for Christian Thought celebrated its official launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Feb. 6. The well-attended...
Student short film reflects on life and letting go
“Persimmon” integrates Japanese culture
Jessica Airey — February 07, 2012
From Jan. 27- Feb. 4, the student short film “Persimmon” showed at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival — an Academy-accredited top tier...
Alvin Plantinga Unites Science and God
"Science & Religion: Where the Conflict Really Lies"
Jenna Bartlo — January 11, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 — Renowned philosopher Alvin Plantinga will discuss his new book, “Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science,...
John Templeton Foundation Awards $3 Million to 51��
Largest research grant in school’s history funds innovative new 51�� Center for Christian Thought
Jason Newell — January 03, 2012
LA MIRADA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 —The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $3.03 million research grant to the 51�� Center for...
Philanthropist Roberta Ahmanson Addresses Graduates at Fall Commencement
More than 400 students graduate
Jenna Bartlo — December 21, 2011
Prominent philanthropist and arts patron Roberta Green Ahmanson addressed graduates Friday, Dec. 16 at 51��’s fall commencement. 51��...
Philanthropist Roberta Green Ahmanson to Speak at 51�� Commencement
Visionary for 51��’s “Year of the Arts” to speak on prophetic vision of the New Jerusalem
Brett McCracken — December 15, 2011
La Mirada, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 — Prominent philanthropist and arts patron Roberta Green Ahmanson will address graduates Friday night, Dec. 16,...
Psychology Professor Explores the Grief Associated with Abortion
Gary Strauss co-authors Grief & Abortion, book gives insight on the healing process after an abortion
Alethia Selby — December 14, 2011
Inspired by the overwhelming amount of heartbreak that is found in the aftermath of an abortion, 51�� professor of psychology, Gary Strauss...
Renowned Scholars to Join New ‘51�� Center for Christian Thought’
The center, launching in February, will produce scholarship on contemporary issues facing Christianity
Jason Newell — November 17, 2011
Two of the world’s most influential Christian philosophers will be spending time in residence on 51��’s campus next semester as part of the new “...
Student Newspaper Wins National Pacemaker Award
The Chimes makes history
Melissa Soto — October 31, 2011
The Chimes, 51��’s student-run newspaper, was awarded the Associated Collegiate Press’ Pacemaker Award on October 29, 2011 for the...