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In an exclusive report for CT, Biola University is acquiring Phoenix Seminary, which will become an Arizona-based campus for the Talbot School of Theology. |
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It’s your chance to take the final Russell Moore posed to his ethics class, which grapples with the role of artificial intelligence, familial bonds, and pastoral care in a woman’s life and death. |
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A Christian English professor weighs in on why students who use artificial intelligence miss out on lightbulb moments. |
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From senior news writer Jack Panyard: Reporting on Biola University’s acquisition of Phoenix Seminary showed me how uncertain the forecast is for small to midsize colleges and universities. Data shows dozens of private and public university closures and mergers since 2020, with at least 10 more expected this year and into 2027. Many closures stem from enrollment and financial issues, some exacerbated by the pandemic. Sometimes mergers allow a school to stay afloat, but they can cost much of the original identity of the institution. |
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Journalists are used to reporting on discouraging trends, but this story had a silver lining. While not immune from the larger headwinds trailing higher education, Phoenix Seminary found a way to retain the faculty, building, and school in Scottsdale, Arizona, likely thanks to decisions from the leadership and a proactive board. |
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Phoenix Seminary’s motto is "Scholarship with a Shepherd’s Heart," which the board had in mind when plotting out the future of the school. The leadership’s foresight made the acquisition an easier choice for Biola and may have averted a closure further down the line. It will be interesting to keep an eye on whether, facing pressures, more schools try to chart a creative way forward. |
- The Florida-based son of a former missionary family has been charged after authorities uncovered he and his pastor father obtained an $8 million COVID-19 pandemic-relief loan on fraudulent grounds.
- In Nigeria, four men were sentenced to death after being found guilty for a 2022 attack on a Catholic church. CT has reported on another closely watched trial about an attack that resulted in the death of nearly 150 people.
- A group of lawmakers and Christian groups asked the Trump administration to restore a restriction that would block Title X family-planning money from subsidizing abortion.
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Today in Christian History |
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June 4, 1948: The Far East Broadcasting Company, based in the Philippines and broadcasting across Asia, goes on-air with the staff singing "All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name." |
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On the evening of May 23, Andrei Murzin’s phone alerted him about the possibility of an overnight Russian attack. The professor and program director at Kyiv Theological Seminary faced a…
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A few months ago, my elementary-age sons insisted Jesus had sinned: "He wasn’t perfect, Mom. Remember how he got angry in the temple?" I was surprised they had come to…
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Jesus’ paired parables of the hidden treasure and the precious pearl in Matthew 13:44–46 endlessly intrigue me. Each is fewer than 35 words. Jesus in the first parable compares the…
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The broader church has not always loved popes named Leo. Pope Leo X in 1520 described Martin Luther as a "wild boar from the forest" destroying the church. Pope Leo…
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Throughout Scripture, God calls his people to be faithful and steadfast as we abide in him. Isaiah reminds us our faithfulness is fleeting "like the flowers of the field," yet our hope is secure when we place it in God, so our strength is renewed (Isa. 40:6, 31). In this issue, we consider stories of resilience. Historian Thomas S. Kidd shares missionary Adoniram Judson’s hardship and fortitude in Burma (now Myanmar). Emily Belz reports on Minnesota churches today that are supporting persecuted Karen Christians, also from Myanmar. Haleluya Hadero reports on groups who are determined to help Gary, Indiana, achieve a more resilient future. We also consider Tish Harrison Warren’s new book and feature an interview with her. Rooted in the person of Jesus Christ, Christian resilience is about more than having grit or bouncing back. |
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