Ryken will begin on July 1 after president Duane Litfin retires in June. Ryken spoke with online editor Sarah Pulliam Bailey about his plans for the college. You chose to leave a very prominent pulpit. What is the role of Christian colleges, Wheaton in particular, in shaping evangelicalism? I see Wheaton College as a definitional... Continue Reading

Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. And Other University Officials Used School Resources To Endorse House Of Delegates Candidate, Watchdog Group Asserts Americans United for Separation of Church and State today asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate a pattern of partisan politics at Liberty University, asserting that Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. used school resources to intervene... Continue Reading

The M. A. T. program will “strengthen the liberal arts content preparation for teachers …and… allow students to enjoy the full BA experience, with room for electives, while also pursuing a degree in education” The Education Department of Covenant College is reorganizing itself to include a graduate program, scheduled to begin in Summer 2011, which... Continue Reading

If this policy of Hastings College of Law to exclude CLS from recognition as a campus organization is upheld, it will allow every public college and university in the United States to exclude all evangelical Christian organizations (including RUF). The NAE filed a co-amici in the religious freedom case Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, which... Continue Reading

“What so bad about stealing?”, “The Seagull,” and “Human Needs and Global Resources” are all happening soon at Wheaton College. 2/25: Philosophy Lecture – “What’s so bad about stealing?” Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University Susan Brower-Toland will present a lecture titled “What’s so bad about stealing? Augustine and the Theft of the... Continue Reading

CBS News reported it visited the camp and found three Feed The Children doctors. “You might ask how three doctors are handling the supposed 12,000 patients. They’re not. It’s more like a hundred a day,” the network reported. Feed The Children has suffered another blow to its image. CBS News on Thursday reported the Oklahoma... Continue Reading

A variety of local organizations, including Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the Christian Reformed Church are helping the Leader Renewal Institute in Holland, MI, bring the Schullers to West Michigan. Rev. Robert Schuller, author, televangelist and founder of the Crystal Cathedral in California, will reflect on his 50-year career in ministry starting at 7... Continue Reading

“The New American Mosaic: Creating Families through Transracial Adoption” will be held March 13 at Geneva College. Currently, 60 percent of Americans have a personal connection with adoption, and a growing number of families are stepping into the world of transracial adoption. To celebrate and provide insight into this world, “The New American Mosaic: Creating... Continue Reading

Acts 29 is one of about a dozen U.S. church-planting networks, nondenominational groups that start new congregations. Often founded by megachurch pastors, they offer some of the benefits that denominations provide without much bureaucracy. One of the first rules for ministers starting a new church: Don’t hang out in your office. Go out and meet... Continue Reading

“The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” This initiative shall not require any additional revenue for implementation. Personhood Mississippi is holding a press conference to announce the number of signatures collected for the personhood amendment, followed by a victory rally to... Continue Reading