Universitas Biola

Biola University adalah sebuah universitas swasta Kristen yang berlokasi di La Mirada, dalam negara bagian California, Amerika Serikat.

Organisasi

Kolese dan sekolah 
Biola menawarkan lebih dari 40 undergraduate majors dan 80 concentrations, ditambah program master, doktoral, dan gelar-gelar profesional. Gelar-gelar itu meliputi B.A., B.S., B.M., B.F.A, M.A., M.B.A., M.Div., Th.M., D.Min., D.Miss., Psy.D., Ed.D., dan Ph.D. Semua gelar itu telah mendapat akreditasi regional maupun profesional dan terintegrasi dalam doktrin Kristen evangelikal.

Sekolah-sekolah itu adalah:
 Crowell School of Business
 Rosemead School of Psychology
 School of Arts and Sciences
 School of Education
 Cook School of Intercultural Studies
 Talbot School of Theology

Dalam ranking kolese tahun 2014, U.S. News & World Report menempatkan Biola dalam kategori "Best National Universities" , pada peringkat 177 dari 281 universitas nasional. Biola adalah satu dari dua universitas nasional yang tergabung ke dalam Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) yang dimasukkan ke dalam tier pertama. Pada tahun 2013 Biola terdaftar sebagai salah satu 19 universitas nasional "up and coming" di Amerika Serikat oleh U.S. News. In 2014 Niche menempatkan Biola pada peringkat #3 dalam kategori Friendliest Students . Ini memiliki lebih dari 65 organisasi dan klub mahasiswa.

Pendiri 
 Lyman Stewart, Presiden dan Benefactor
 Thomas. C. Horton, Superintendent

Presiden

Publikasi 
Universitas ini terlibat dalam publikasi sejumlah majalah dan jurnal akademik berikut:
 The King's Business publikasi bulanan Biola dari tahun 1910 samai 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) and were supported by the same "concerned laymen" (Lyman and Milton Stewart).
 Philosophia Christi 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 has as its purpose 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 has as its purpose 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 has as its purpose to strengthen the conception and practice of Christian education in church and para-church settings.
 Great Commission Research Journal is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research and scholarly thinking on church growth.
 Biola Magazine is the official magazine of Biola University.
 Sundoulos is the official magazine of Talbot School of Theology.
 The Chimes is Biola's student newspaper.
 The Point is a magazine produced by Biola's journalism program that won the 2008 Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award, the highest honor for a collegiate magazine.
 The Inkslinger is a student creative arts journal.
 The Bells is a humorous, fictitious news site created by and for Biola students. The Bells is a satire similar to The Onion.
 Open Biola is an online database allowing visitors from anywhere in the world to easily search, stream, download and share videos and other learning materials that engage academic topics from a Christian perspective. (http://open.biola.edu)

Alumnus terkemuka 
 Sikhanyiso Dlamini (2010)
 Tim Worrell (1990)
 Todd Worrell (1982)
 Charles E. Fuller (1921)
 Josh McDowell (1971)
 Wess Stafford (1975)
 John Thune (1983)
 Steve Bridges (1986)
 Scott Derrickson (1990)
 Andy Luckey (M.Div. 2001)
 Judith Hill (2006)
 Zach King (2012)

Pengajar terkemuka 
 William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy
 J. Vernon McGee, (almarhum) Professor of Bible and Department Chair
 J. P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
 Robert L. Saucy, (almarhum) Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology

Referensi

Pranala luar 

 
 Official athletics website

 
Perguruan tinggi di Amerika Serikat
Lembaga pendidikan yang didirikan tahun 1908
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Perguruan tinggi di California