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  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Is it Intolerant to Claim Christianity Alone is True?

    Five responses to objections about Christianitys exclusive claims

    Kenneth R. Samples — 

    A couple of years ago I visited Canada to record television interviews about my book Christian Endgame. Prior to the recording, some of the...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Truth Must be Wedded to Grace

    Faculty/Alumni Book Excerpt

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    During a trip to Breckenridge, a beautiful ski town in the mountains of Colorado, a friend and I decided to get our hair cut at one of the little...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    How Should Evangelicals Engage in the 2016 Presidential Election?

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    With the 2016 U.S. presidential election well underway and political rhetoric heating up, perennial discussions about evangelicals and politics...

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    Teaching the Write Way

    Professor Christie Curtis grammar textbooks are used in classrooms across the U.S.

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Christie Curtis (M.A. 06) loves language. And as the co-author of a widely popular series of grammar textbooks, the 51蹤獲 education professor...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    A Precedential President

    Taylor Stribbling serves as 51蹤獲s first Student Government Association president

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Taylor Stribblings final year at 51蹤獲 also marked a big first. The 201516 school year marked the debut of the Student Government Association,...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Religious Freedom Scholar Receives 2016 Colson Award

    Paul Marshall is the third recipient of 51蹤獲s Conviction and Courage award

    Brett McCracken — 

    On May 27, 51蹤獲 awarded its third Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award to Paul Marshall, a religious freedom scholar and...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Deborah Taylor Appointed as Provost

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    Deborah L. Taylor (93, M.A. 01), a longtime 51蹤獲 administrator and faculty member, was appointed in May as the universitys new...

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    A Big Year for 51蹤獲 Athletics

    Five teams win conference championships

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    51蹤獲s student-athletes competed their way to one of the most successful years in university history in 201516, with five separate teams winning...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    A Groundbreaking Day for the Sciences

    Construction begins on ambitious new science facility

    Jason Newell — 

    51蹤獲 broke ground in February on the most ambitious building project in its history, an expansive new science facility that will serve as a home...

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    Conviction, Courage and Civility: Three Virtues for a Vitriolic Age

    Barry Corey — 

    This spring, 51蹤獲's Center for Christian Thought (CCT) and Center for Marriage and Relationships (CMR) hosted a one-day symposium on...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    Dirt-Filled Trucks and Spirit-Filled Believers

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    From my window in Metzger Hall, Ive got a front-and-center view of a massive pit opening up in the ground near 51蹤獲s main entrance. Dont worry,...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Did the Apostle Thomas Die as a Martyr?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In my last post, I evaluated the tradition that the apostle Thomas ministered in India. While the evidence for Thomas in India is not as strong as for Peter and Paul in Rome, it is at least probable that he founded the church in India. But did Thomas die as a martyr?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Did the Apostle Thomas Minister in India?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I examine the evidence the apostles of Jesus died as martyrs. Because the evidence is early and consistent, there is widespread agreement that Peter, Paul, and both James died as martyrs. But scholars are much more divided over the tradition surrounding doubting Thomas. Did he really make it to India, as tradition suggests, and die there as a martyr? ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Alumni Releases Documentary on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    Film reveals training behind an elite group of soldiers chosen to guard The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery

    Daryn Daniels — 

    On Memorial Day, three 51蹤獲 alumni released the documentary film The Unknowns. The film follows the training of the Sentinels, a...

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    Congratulations, 51蹤獲 Class of 2016!

    Leading advocate for religious freedom, Paul Marshall, gives commencement address

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Nearly 1,000 students graduated from 51蹤獲 today more than 200 graduate students and more than 750 undergraduate students. Hudson...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Philosophical Challenges in the Doctrine of the Atonement

    William Lane Craig — 

    In a recent Q&A, you mentioned "a theory of the atonement involving as an essential aspect the satisfaction of God's justice faces stiff philosophical challenges, which I hope eventually to address". I suspect I am not alone in excitedly anticipating the completion of your research! In the meantime, would you be able to summarize these challenges? I am certain this would be of significant interest to all your readers, especially those of us who are engaged in Philosophical Theology.

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    51蹤獲 Counseling Center Expands Influence with APA Accreditation

    Accreditation distinguishes 51蹤獲 Counseling Center as sought-after doctoral internship site

    Kathryn Toombs — 

    In May, the 51蹤獲 Counseling Center (BCC) received accreditation with the American Psychological Association (APA) a mark that increases the BCC...

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    51蹤獲 Music Alumnus Louima Lilite Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

    51蹤獲 alumnus Louima Lilite (99) received the Distinguished Teaching Award at Oklahoma Baptist University

    Emma Bassett — 

    51蹤獲 alumnus Louima Lilite (99) received the Distinguished Teaching Award at Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU). This award, presented on May 13,...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Should Experience Trump Scripture?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In my recent book The Beauty of Intolerance, my father and I discuss how a new view of tolerance has crept its way into the church. One powerful way this is seen is how an increasing number of Christians approach Scripture. For instance, in his book God and the Gay Christian, Matthew Vines begins by affirming the final authority of scripture on questions of morality and doctrine.[1] And yet when Vines discovered his own same-sex attraction, his perspective began to change based on his personal experience. Now he has become an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights within the church, and his goal is to lead a movement to convince Christians that they can affirm the full authority of scripture and also affirm committed, monogamous same-sex relationships ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    How to Combat Stress: A Psychology Professor Shares Tips

    April was National Stress Awareness Month, and with graduation right around the corner, college seniors understand why

    James O'Hearn — 

    At the end of the month, nearly 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students will walk across a stage at 51蹤獲 a symbolic and...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Gods Love and Justice in Contradiction?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr. Craig, Your ministry has radically changed my life. As a direct result of your arguments and debates, I went from a nihilist to a staunch Christian. However, I have encountered a problem with the ontological argument. Is there a contradiction between perfect justice and perfect mercy in a maximally great being? The way I have seen this objection posed is that the Christian God is just and merciful. Mercy is defined as the suspension of justice. Thus there is a contradiction. I have also seen the argument being put as perfect justice is giving everyone what they're due, and perfect mercy is giving some people less than what they're due. Is this objection as crushing as its proponents make it out to be? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Theological Anthropology

    Ryan Peterson — 

    Christian anthropologies have been of vital importance throughout the history of the church because at each point in history there are cultural assumptions and philosophical perspectives about the nature of humanity that call the gospel into question, that question Gods Lordship, humanitys servanthood, and their genuine fellowship in Jesus Christ. To maintain a biblical understanding of salvation, Christians have needed to emphasize humanitys existence as embodied and as spiritual, as moved by intellect and by desire, as motivated by the will and as motivated by habitual acts that shape the will. These realities of human existence have been uncovered as theologians have thought through the logic of the gospel and its proclamation in their context ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Tenth Tour Stop Brings 51蹤獲s Campaign to the Pacific Northwest

    Event draws local alumni and raises more than $92,000 toward campaign

    Cambria Aviles — 

    On Saturday, May 7, 51蹤獲 hosted the tenth stop of the Campaign National Tour in Seattle, Wash. More than 120 local alumni, parents and...

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    Art Professors Release New Books

    Kurt Simonson releases first photobook; Jonathan Anderson releases book on modern art and theology

    Daryn Daniels — 

    Art professors Kurt Simonson (00) and Jonathan Anderson (00) are sharing pieces of their personal journeys through two different approaches in...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What is Theology?

    Erik Thoennes — 

    The study of theology is considered by many to be dry, boring, irrelevant, and complicated. But for those who want to know God, the study of theology is indispensable. The word theology comes from two Greek words, theos (God) and logos (word). The study of theology is an effort to make definitive statements about God and his implications in an accurate, coherent, relevant way, based on Gods self-revelations. Doctrine equips people to fulfill their primary purpose, which is to glorify and delight in God through a deep personal knowledge of him. Meaningful relationship with God is dependent on correct knowledge of him ...