Talbot School of Theology

[thedistillers]

The Talbot School of Theology is a school of Biola University. Here are excerpts from the doctrinal statement:

http://www.talbot.edu/about/doctrinal_statement.cfm

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are without error or misstatement in their moral and spiritual teaching and record of historical facts. They are without error or defect of any kind.

God specially created Adam and Eve (Adam’s body from non-living material, and his spiritual nature immediately from God). Inadequate origin models hold that (a) God never directly intervened in creating nature and/or (b) humans share a common physical ancestry with earlier life forms.

All those who persistently reject Jesus Christ in the present life shall be raised from the dead and throughout eternity exist in the state of conscious, unutterable, endless torment of anguish.

There is a personal devil, a being of great cunning and power: "The prince of the power of the air," "The prince of this world," "The god of this age." He can exert vast power only so far as God suffers him to do so. He shall ultimately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone and shall be tormented day and night forever.

How come a university with a doctrinal statement worst than nazism, filled with scientific nonsense (creationism) is accredited?

[Eldarion Lathria]

Biola stands for the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It's a bible trap. Why shouldn't a third rate diploma mill like that have a school of theology that insists on nonsense?

Eldarion Lathria

[thedistillers]

My concern was more that they are an accredited institution. But I guess it doesn't mean much?

[Adonael]

I dont see anything wrong with their philo dept.

[Toto]

Biola's various accreditations are listed here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biola_University#Accreditation).

[Apostate1970]

nursing, music, business, art, education, psychology, basic coursework (like basic math and reading and stuff)

i don't see too much wrong with accrediting an instutitution like this for these things... seems like they would be able to accomplish these education goals.

does the university actually offer any courses on geology or whatnot? i hope not.

i do think that there's a potential harm of pumping out too many primary/secondary school teachers from a university like this but, since those with science educations won't graduate from here, those teachers won't be teaching science classes. it might be bad if these graduates acquire administrative and school board positions though, but it seems that they would have limited power to affect science curricula even if they did so i tend to think you're ok there too... have to watch it though.

similarly, there's a potential harm in terms of how this could impact the psychology community, but when you break it down i don't think it could really turn into a disaster there either. because either the psychology graduates will go on to study at a science-accredited university or they won't. if they do, then no harm (ideally). if they don't, then they self-relegate.

this all is a somewhat optimistic view of things though I confess.

[Clivedurdle]

But look what they are responsible for!

Publications

The university is involved in the publication of the following magazines and academic journals:


The King's Business (http://www2.biola.edu/kingsbusiness) was a monthly publication of Biola from 1910 to 1970. In the first decades of its publication, it was the leading journal for conservative Christianity and the early fundamentalist movement. In fact, The Fundamentals and The King's Business shared the same chief editor (R. A. Torrey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._Torrey)) and were supported by the same "concerned laymen" (Lyman and Milton Stewart).
Philosophia Christi (http://www.biola.edu/philchristi) is a peer reviewed journal published twice a year by the Evangelical Philosophical Society with the support of Biola University as a vehicle for the scholarly discussion of philosophy and philosophical issues in the fields of ethics, theology, and religion. The journal is indexed by The Philosopher's Index and Religious & Theological Abstracts.
Journal of Psychology and Theology (https://wisdom.biola.edu/jpt/) The purpose of the Journal of Psychology and Theology is to communicate recent scholarly thinking on the interrelationships of psychological and theological concepts, and to consider the application of these concepts to a variety of professional settings. The major intent of the editor is to place before the evangelical community articles that have bearing on the nature of humankind from a biblical perspective.
Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care (http://wisdom.biola.edu/sfj/) The purpose of the journal is advancing the discussion of the theory and practice of Christian formation and soul care for the sake of the educational ministries of the church, Christian education and other para-church organizations through scholarly publications that are rooted in biblical exegesis, systematic theology, the history of Christian spirituality, philosophical analysis, psychological theory/research, spiritual theology, and Christian experience.



Christian Education Journal (http://www.biola.edu/cej) The purpose of the journal is to strengthen the conception and practice of Christian education in church and parachurch settings.
Biola Magazine (http://www.biola.edu/biolamag) is the official magazine of Biola University.
Sundoulos (http://talbot.edu/faculty/sundoulos) is the official magazine of Talbot School of Theology.
The Chimes (http://chimes.biola.edu/), Biola's student newspaper.
The Point, a magazine produced by Biola's journalism program.[14] (http://mcom.biola.edu/)

They are nutters and spouters of mumbo jumbo. The Anthropological, nursing, philosophical and psychological societies they belong to should be extremely embarrassed!

Someone kindly point me to academically accepted works on soul care. And what interactions between psychological and theological concepts. Do they study imaginary friends?

Seriously, is the US commonly corrupted like this?