Winter 2024 Issue - Talbot Magazine

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From the Dean: Winter 2024
Ed Stetzer — January 08, 2025
As the Dean of Talbot School of Theology, I clearly love and appreciate theology and theological education. Studying, clarifying and training in...
Update from Talbot’s Extension Site in Kyiv, Ukraine
Mark Saucy — January 08, 2025
Early last June, Dean Ed Stetzer and I were able to pay a visit to Talbot’s sister institution, Kyiv Theological Seminary in Kyiv, Ukraine. For the...
Talbot Celebrates Largest Incoming Class in a Decade
Doug Geringer — January 08, 2025
The word is spreading about Talbot’s excellent degree programs! While Biola University’s overall Fall 2024 enrollment is encouraging at 5,448 total...
Retirement Tributes: Winter 2024
Talbot Magazine Staff — January 08, 2025
Several beloved Talbot School of Theology professors retired in 2024 after faithfully impacting thousands of students during their teaching...
Faculty Profile: Winter 2024
J.P. Moreland (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy)
Ashish Naidu — January 08, 2025
J.P. Moreland stands as one of today’s leading Christian philosophers, blending elite academic scholarship with a compelling ability to engage...
Shelf Life: Winter 2024
Talbot Magazine Staff — January 08, 2025
Engaging the Old Testament: How to Read Biblical Narrative, Poetry, and Prophecy Well Dominick Hernández Associate Professor of Old Testament...
Book Excerpt: Engaging Jesus with Our Senses: An Embodied Approach to the Gospels
Talbot Magazine Staff — January 08, 2025
Smells are potent, in part because they carry connections in our brains to memory and emotion. This is why a scent can immediately transport us to...
Alumni Profile: Winter 2024
Gary Osmundsen (M.A. ‘06), Philosophy Professor at GCU
Ben Shin — January 08, 2025
Dr. Gary Osmundsen (M.A. ’06) grew up in a loving home but felt spiritually empty, until a life-changing encounter with Christ that eventually led...
Best of the Blog: Winter 2024
The Problem with Imitating Jesus
Kyle Strobel — January 08, 2025
There are tension points all along the path of Christian spiritual formation, where Scripture seems to present opposing ideas to us. If I can...
Talbot’s Role in Global Evangelism
Ed Stetzer — January 08, 2025
Trees frame key themes in the biblical storyline. In the opening chapters of Creation, God placed two trees in the garden: the tree of life and the...
How to Navigate Conversations About Sexual Identity
What Every Pastor Needs to Know
Ben Shin — January 08, 2025
How can pastors better care for people in their churches who are wrestling with complex questions about sexuality and gender? Increasingly,...