Biola Magazine: 2023 Spring

We Want to See Jesus

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:27:00 -0700

This year, Biola University welcomed Dr. Matthew J. Hall as its new provost and senior vice president — a key leadership position responsible for shaping the university academic direction, quality and culture. In this adaptation of his...

What Gives Me Hope for Gen Z

Barry Corey — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:26:25 -0700

This past semester during Missions Conference 2023, I saw the best of Gen Z. After attending most of the main sessions and talking to our undergrads in between, my confidence in and hope for this generation is rising. Students filled the gymnasium...

Professor Awarded Christianity Today ‘Book of the Year’

Jason Newell — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:26:00 -0700

A Biola professor authored the best book of 2022, according to a panel of judges assembled by Christianity Today. In December, the magazine recognized theology professor Uche Anizor with its “Book of the Year” award for his book Overcoming Apathy:...

Biola Honors Robert P. George with Colson Award

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:25:13 -0700

Biola honored Robert P. George with the ninth annual Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award this spring, recognizing the influential legal scholar for his contributions in the areas of philosophy, law, bioethics and civil liberties....

New Deans Appointed to Lead Talbot, Crowell

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:25:00 -0700

Biola has appointed two accomplished Christian leaders to key academic roles at the university beginning this summer. Ed Stetzer, a well-known Christian scholar, author and educator, has accepted the position of dean of Biola Talbot School of...

Talbot en Español to Offer Theology Programs in Spanish

Noelle Courselle — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:23:04 -0700

Starting Fall 2023, Biola Talbot School of Theology will debut a fully online Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies program taught completely in Spanish. As the first program in a new initiative called “Talbot en Español,” the online...

Books By Biolans: Spring 2023

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:07 -0700

The Connected Life, by Todd W. Hall (’91, Ph.D. ’96, professor of psychology), IVP, June 2022. Real human growth doesn’t come through head knowledge alone but through relational knowledge and strong attachment bonds. It our relationships —...

Matt Redman Named ‘Songwriter in Residence’

Jason Newell — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:00 -0700

As one of the most prolific worship artists of the past three decades, Matt Redman has helped millions of people around the world express their praise to God through his songs. Now, he using his gifts to help shape the next generation of worship...

What Does it Mean for Us to be the ‘Image of God’?

Jason Newell — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:00 -0700

On the first page of the Bible, we read that humanity is created “in the image of God” — a phrase that has inspired a great deal of theorizing and theologizing throughout the centuries. Most Christians have understood the term to have something to...

Jesus Was a Follower

Joanne Jung, Rick Langer — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:20:47 -0700

The New Testament leaves no doubt as to the deity of Christ. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the creator of all things in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible. He calms storms, casts out demons, rais.es...