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• Talbot Magazine

  Master’s Program with Classical Theology Focus Starts This Fall

  Ryan Peterson, Rob Price — June 04, 2019

  This fall, Talbot will launch a new program: the Master of Arts with a focus in Classical Theology (MACT). The MACT is a 36-credit, residential,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Feliz 40 Aniversario to 51����’s Hispanic Conference

  Joanna Wu — June 04, 2019

  51���� celebrated an important milestone this spring in its ongoing efforts to partner with and support local Hispanic ministry leaders. In March,...

• Talbot Magazine

  My Colleague at Talbot, Richard Rigsby

  Tom Finley — June 04, 2019

  Richard Rigsby, professor emeritus of Old Testament and Semitics and former director of the Talbot/Bible Lands program, passed away on Dec. 3,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: Betsy Barber

  Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Psychology

  Jeanette Pifer — June 04, 2019

  Betsy Barber is a professor and associate director of Talbot School of Theology’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. She is a licensed clinical...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: What will we do in the eternal state?

  Excerpt from ’40 Questions 51���� Heaven and Hell,’ by Alan W. Gomes

  Alan Gomes — June 04, 2019

  Sitting on a heavenly cloud, strumming a golden harp or polishing a halo. An interminable church service, where people sing psalms without respite....

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life

  Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

  John Coe, Craig Hazen, J P Moreland, Jeanette Pifer, Kyle Strobel — June 04, 2019

  Faith As Participation: An Exegetical Study of Some Key Pauline Texts Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Jeanette Hagen Pifer...

• Talbot Magazine

  Alumni Profile

  A Faith at Work: Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15) believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters

  Joanna Wu — June 04, 2019

  Helen Mitchell (M.A. ’09, M.A. ’15), believes that work — both inside and outside the church — matters.

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog

  Paul's Name Change

  Gary Manning Jr — June 04, 2019

  Did Saul change his name to Paul when he became a follower of Jesus? This seems to be a common opinion among Christians. Shortly before the movie ...

• Student Life Blog

  What Does Success Mean to You?

  a response to The 51���� Hour on sports and identity in Christ.

  Rebecca Mitchell — June 03, 2019

  As a way to continue the conversations in The 51���� Hour, we've invited Becky Mitchell to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Good Book Blog

  Fine-Tuning and the Library of Babel

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — May 31, 2019

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi, Dr. Craig. I have a question...

• Think Biblically

  Can We Trust the Gospels?

  with Peter Williams

  Scott Rae — May 30, 2019

  The Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus claim to be historically accurate--but there are lots of skeptics about the historical reliability of the...

• 51���� News

  Variety Recognizes 51����’s Cinema and Media Arts Program in Best Film Schools List

  51���� included in Variety’s Entertainment Education Report for second year in a row

  Jenna Loumagne — May 30, 2019

  For the second year in a row, 51����’s School of Cinema and Media Arts was listed as one of 50 best film schools around the world by...

• The Good Book Blog

  Anointed Teaching: Partnership with the Holy Spirit

  Octavio Esqueda — May 30, 2019

  God loves us and he invites us to partner with the Holy Spirit. Do you accept his invitation?

• 51���� News

  51����’s School of Education Exceeds Standards During Accreditation Visit

  Reviewers noted that alumni are well prepared by 51���� and excelling as teachers

  Jenna Loumagne — May 29, 2019

  The caliber of excellence in teacher training and faculty at 51����’s School of Education was affirmed this spring in high remarks in a final...

• The Good Book Blog

  Hometown Values

  Mick Boersma — May 29, 2019

  Some years ago several of us from our adult fellowship at church spent the weekend in Cambria, CA. Over dinner at The Sow’s Ear one of the sisters...

• Think Biblically

  Discussing the California Sexual Health Standards

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 28, 2019

  In this special episode, Sean and Scott discuss the new 2019 California Sexual Health Standards for public schools. Since California often sets...

• The Good Book Blog

  Which is the Best Reader’s Greek New Testament?

  Kenneth Berding — May 28, 2019

  When I learned Greek, there were zero Greek New Testaments produced for reading, that is, texts that included running definitions[1] for...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Second Chance after Death

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — May 24, 2019

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi, Dr Craig, thanks for the work...

• The Good Book Blog

  Enseñando con unción: colaborando con el Espíritu Santo

  Octavio Esqueda — May 22, 2019

  Dios nos ama y nos invita a colaborar con el Espíritu Santo. ¿Acepta usted esta invitación?

• 51���� News

  In-N-Out CEO, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, Encouraged Graduates at 51����’s Commencement Ceremonies to Live Radically

  More than 900 students received their diploma with a special gift, this year

  Jenna Loumagne — May 21, 2019

  Owner and President of In-N-Out Burger, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, not only gave 51����’s commencement address at the spring ceremonies on...

• 51���� News

  51���� Professor Plays Guitar on Grammy Winning Film Soundtrack

  Professor Jeff Askew plays on the Greatest Showman soundtrack, which won “Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media”

  Bella Burchett — May 21, 2019

  51����’s professor of guitar and commercial music, Jeff Askew, plays guitar on the film soundtrack of “The Greatest Showman,” which...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Refugees’ "Pilgrim’s Progress" from War and Terror

  Andy Draycott — May 20, 2019

  In another moment of reception of Bunyan’s "The Pilgrim's Progress," I look again to art. This time, not to American landscapes, but to European...

• The Good Book Blog

  Using "On Guard" Effectively

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — May 17, 2019

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Question 1: Dr. Craig, thank you...

• Think Biblically

  Surrogate Motherhood and Infertility

  with Ken Magnuson

  Scott Rae — May 16, 2019

  Infertility affects roughly 1 in 6 couples of childbearing age in the US. For those who experience it, it is a deeply painful time. One remedy for...

• 51���� News

  Biology Professor Wendy Billock Propels Sciences to Advance and Champion Students

  Learn more about how 51����'s "professor with the blue hair" is making waves in STEM curriculum

  Jenna Loumagne — May 16, 2019

  Wendy Billock has taught biology at 51���� for more than a decade. Her blue hair and title of “Sensei” — she holds third degree black belts in both...