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• 51���� News

  Alumnus Releases Critically Acclaimed Feature Film

  “Blood on Her Name” resembles a modern-day film noir with a strong sense of morality

  Nate Bell — July 08, 2020

  51���� alumnus Don Thompson (’04) co-wrote and produced “Blood on Her Name,” a powerful theatrical feature which opened simultaneously...

• 51���� News

  Alumni Offer Wisdom and Training in New Cinema and Media Arts Course

  Popular weekend course helps prepare students to land and keep their first Hollywood job

  Nate Bell  — July 08, 2020

  51���� alumni Sydney Patapoff (’09) and Nick Patapoff (’10) have worked steadily in the L.A. entertainment industry since graduating...

• The Good Book Blog

  America First? Reject America? Early Christians Offer a Third Way

  Kenneth Berding — July 03, 2020

  This week, citizens of the United States are pondering once again what it means to be American. Personally, I am deeply grateful that God permitted...

• Think Biblically

  Religious Freedom and the American Founding Fathers

  with Daniel Dreisbach

  Scott Rae — July 02, 2020

  With religious freedom under assault around the world and increasingly in the United States, it’s critical to go back to the American founding and...

• Bravo!

  Music Professor Rique Pantoja Releases New Album, "Nova Vida"

  Jessica Hong — July 01, 2020

  Rique Pantoja, adjunct professor of contemporary piano, released his newest album, “Nova Vida,” in June 2020.

• Think Biblically

  [Bonus Podcast] Did the Apostles Die as Martyrs?

  Sean debates a skeptic

  Sean McDowell — June 30, 2020

  Sean recently had a radio debate with a popular YouTuber on the question of whether the apostles died as martyrs. Do we have good historical...

• 51���� News

  Tom Halleen Named Founding Dean of 51����’s Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts

  Former executive vice president at AMC Networks will serve as founding dean of 51����’s Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts

  Sarah Dougher — June 29, 2020

  After an extensive search process, 51���� has selected Tom Halleen , former executive vice president at AMC Networks, to serve as the...

• Think Biblically

  Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself

  with Ruth Graham

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 25, 2020

  How do we experience God's forgiveness in our own lives? How does unforgiveness sabotage our relationships with others? In this powerful and...

• The Good Book Blog

  Quoting Scripture in the Night

  Kenneth Berding — June 22, 2020

  I stumbled upon a new spiritual discipline this past year. It isn’t new in the sense that no one has ever done it before—quite to the contrary (see...

• Think Biblically

  God and the Pandemic

  with NT Wright

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 18, 2020

  How should we think theologically about the COVID-19 pandemic? Join Scott and Sean as they interview internationally acclaimed New Testament...

• Talbot Magazine

  The Lasting Legacy of the Jesus People

  How an Unlikely, Countercultural Movement went Mainstream

  Andrew MacDonald, Ed Stetzer — June 17, 2020

  The late 1960s marked one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Anti-war protests reached a fever pitch culminating in a near...

• Talbot Magazine

  The Jesus People Movement: 50-plus Years Later

  How the Holy Spirit’s Work Then Can Give Us Hope for the Future

  Oscar Merlo — June 17, 2020

  Six decades ago, America was experiencing a moral and spiritual decadency similar to the condition of our times. However, in Southern California,...

• Talbot Magazine

  From the Dean

  Clinton E. Arnold — June 17, 2020

  I became a Christian in 1970 at the height of the Jesus People Movement. But my conversion — at the same time as my mother and stepfather — was in...

• Talbot Magazine

  51���� Goes Online in Response to Global Pandemic

  All 51���� classes are delivered remotely in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19

  Joanna Wu — June 17, 2020

  COVID-19 made a widespread impact this spring, changing the day-to-day life for so many — globally and nationally — and personally affected 51����...

• Talbot Magazine

  From Set Design to God’s Design

  Becket Cook (M.A. ’17), a former Hollywood set designer, writes a memoir about his transformation by the gospel

  Joanna Wu — June 17, 2020

  Becket Cook was living a glamorous life in L.A. as a set designer, regularly mingling with well-known celebrities, attending VIP parties in...

• Talbot Magazine

  Are You on 51����Hub Yet?

  51���� launches new online network for mentoring, finding jobs and connecting with fellow alumni

  Jason Newell — June 17, 2020

  From Jakarta to Germany, from Seattle to Seoul, 51����ns around the world are discovering an innovative new service that promises to make it better...

• Talbot Magazine

  Talbot Adds New Track to Master’s in Christian Ministry and Leadership

  New concentration gives students greater flexibility for their area of ministry

  Brandon Cash — June 17, 2020

  This fall, Talbot will be offering a new concentration under the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and Leadership (MACML). Named after the...

• Talbot Magazine

  Spiritual Formation Professor Wins Annual Book and Research Award

  Professor Steve Porter recognized for his article on the late Dallas Willard

  Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020

  Talbot professor Steve Porter (’92, M.A. ’95) was selected as the 2019 co-winner of the Dallas Willard Research Center’s annual book and research...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: David Merrill

  Assistant Professor of Spiritual Theology

  Jeanette Pifer — June 17, 2020

  David Merrill (M.Div. ’10, Th.M. ’12) has been teaching spiritual formation for Talbot’s Spiritual Formation Core (SFC) for the past two years and...

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog

  A Cancer Patient Looks at Psalm 23

  Kenneth Way — June 17, 2020

  Psalm 23 is not exactly about shepherds or sheep. It is a royal psalm about King YHWH and his covenant relationship with the Davidic king, and it...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: What is the Rest that God Promises to His People?

  Excerpt from ‘Rest in Mesopotamian and Israelite Literature’ by Daniel E. Kim

  Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020

  People seek peace and prosperity, refreshment and flourishing. Perhaps the relentless search for rest comes from the human condition, or maybe it...

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life

  Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

  Michelle Barnewall, Daniel Kim, Darian Lockett, Kevin Van Lant — June 17, 2020

  Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace through the Stories of Jesus Michelle Lee-Barnewall (M.A. ’93) Associate Professor of New Testament...

• The Good Book Blog

  An Ancient Prayer to Help Us Pray into Our Cultural Moment

  Kenneth Berding — June 15, 2020

  Sometimes we need to spiritually step outside of our historical and cultural setting to adequately engage the demands of our own cultural moment....

• The Good Book Blog

  Con alma de convicción y con voz de valentía

  Octavio Esqueda — June 13, 2020

  “Con alma de convicción y con voz de valentía” (A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage) es una frase que utilizó la Universidad 51���� hace unos años y que acertadamente refleja la actitud que necesitamos para enfrentar la situación que estamos viviendo.

• The Good Book Blog

  A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage

  Octavio Esqueda — June 13, 2020

  “A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage” is a phrase that 51���� used a few years ago and that fittingly reflects the necessary attitude we need to face the present situation we are experiencing.