Category: Fall 2019 Issue

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What Every Pastor Needs to Know About Mental Health and the Church
With increasing rates of mental health issues and suicides in America, how can pastors and ministry leaders respond to this crisis in the church?
Kevin Van Lant — December 02, 2019
Current statistics by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) suggest that nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with some form of mental illness...
Mental Health in the Church
Interview with Sunny Song, Talbot Professor and Clinical Psychologist
Sunny Song — December 02, 2019
The mental health crisis in the U.S. impacts all of us, including the church, so how can ministry workers be prepared to meet people’s mental...
From the Dean
Clinton E. Arnold — December 02, 2019
The rise in mental health issues in recent years has become a well-documented point of concern, especially among students on our nation’s...
The Quiet Revolution at Biola
The Good Book Blog — December 02, 2019
There has been a recent revitalization of systematic theology among evangelicals. Whereas evangelicals had not been known for their academic...
Talbot Hosts 8th Annual Los Angeles Theology Conference In 2020
Fred Sanders — December 02, 2019
Talbot School of Theology will host the eighth annual Los Angeles Theology Conference (LATC) in January 2020. LATC is an academic conference that...
Talbot Launches New Doctor of Ministry Track in African American Leadership
Joel Elies — December 02, 2019
In the spring of 2021, Talbot will be launching a new Doctor of Ministry track in African American Leadership. This innovative doctoral program...
Biola University Receives $1.9 Million Grant to Measure the Spiritual and Character Development of Seminary Students
Steve Porter — December 02, 2019
What is the impact of a theological education on the spiritual and character development of theology students? While there is often anecdotal...
Faculty Profile: Darian Lockett
Associate Professor of New Testament
Jeanette Pifer — December 02, 2019
Darian Lockett, associate professor of New Testament, has beenteaching undergraduates in Talbot’s Biblical and Theological Studies Department...
Book Excerpt: An Introduction to Reading the Catholic Epistles
Excerpt from ’Reading the Catholic Epistles,’ by Darian Lockett
Darian Lockett — December 02, 2019
The Catholic Epistles give us a unique window into early Christian theology and practice. These letters highlight the centrality of love for not...
Shelf Life
Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.
Uche Anizor, Octavio Esqueda, Erik Thoennes, Markus Zehnder — December 02, 2019
Marriage: Its Foundation, Theology and Mission in a Changing World Erik Thoennes Professor of TheologyEditor & Contributor Moody...
Alumni Profile
Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church
Joanna Wu — December 02, 2019
Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church
Best of the Blog
Does the New Testament Replace the Old?
Jeffrey Volkmer — December 02, 2019
In the Old Testament, the Torah was a set of instructions that told the Hebrews how to stand apart from everyone else so that when the nations...