/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2011-summer Biola Magazine Staff <strong> Outside the Womb: The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies, </strong>co-authored by Scott Rae (chair and professor of philosophy of religion and ethics), Moody Publishers, December 2010. The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is on the rise in... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/in-print-summer-2011 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/in-print-summer-2011 Biola Magazine Staff When it comes to academics and adventures, Robin LaBarbera just can’t seem to get enough. An assistant professor in Biola School of Education, LaBarbera (M.A. ’00) has four degrees (two bachelor, a master and a Ph.D.), and is currently... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/get-to-know-summer-2011 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/get-to-know-summer-2011 Biola Magazine Staff <strong>Mark Atteberry </strong> <em>(’85) </em>has worked in the entertainment industry since graduation as an author, photographer and actor, but he now plans to open his own film production company. He currently runs his own photography business, Idyllic Photography,... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/where-are-they-now-summer-2011 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/where-are-they-now-summer-2011 Biola Magazine Staff What does it take to be one of the top educators in California? Just ask Biola alumnus Jim Brown (’78), who was recently named the state “Superintendent/Principal of the Year” — one of 24 statewide honors given by the Association of California... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/biolans-up-close-summer-2011 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/biolans-up-close-summer-2011 Rick Bee I remember it well. That first issue of Biola magazine we called <em>Connections</em>. The alumni program was new turf for me and we had just completed the conversion of alumni addressesfrom 4-by-5 paper cards from which were typed (yes, typed) paper... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/alumni-files-summer-2011 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/alumni-files-summer-2011 Craig Hazen It been fascinating to watch the very vocal and prolific new atheists, such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins, make a case for objective morality. The phrase “objective morality” is a way of indicating that... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/can-we-be-good-without-god /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/can-we-be-good-without-god Moyer Hubbard <em>This is the first in what will be a regular column for Biola Magazine, featuring selected posts from the Talbot School of Theology faculty blog, The Good Book Blog (thegoodbookblog.com). This post, originally titled “Christianity and Polytheism,”...</em> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/polytheistic-christians /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/polytheistic-christians Jason Newell Way back in 1986, the very first issue of <em>Biola Magazine </em>(called <em>Connections </em>back then) landed in mailboxes. On the cover, in dull gray and black, was a ransom-note-looking letter that said, simply, “Okay, we’re sorry we haven’t written!” Well,... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/the-top-25-stories-of-the-past-25-years /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/the-top-25-stories-of-the-past-25-years Joseph Gorra “We’ve <em>got</em> <em>to</em> buy something now!” I remember thinking that to myself when we first went shopping for a condo near Biola. The thought rallied my desires. “Got to” merely reflected “want to,” which translated into “have to” in order to be happy. My... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/contentment-and-the-american-dream /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/contentment-and-the-american-dream Jason Newell Are California public schools failing? Most Californians seem to think so, with 55 percent saying the quality of the state K-12 public schools is a “big problem” in a recent statewide poll. But many who hold a negative outlook aren’t getting... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/making-the-grade /blogs/biola-magazine/2011/making-the-grade