GENERAL INFORMATION affective potential, and with society being served beneficially thereby In combining the two terms, Christian and university, considerable emphasis is placed upon the scholarly integration of biblical faith with all of the fields of learning, and also upon the practical interrelationships and interdependencies of faith, learning and living as they ore developed throughout the curriculum, the co-curriculum and the life-style. The mission of the university is to produce graduates who ore (o) competent in their fields of study, (b) knowledgeable in biblical studies, and (c) earnest Christians equipped to serve the Christian community and society ot large. An expanded version of this statement is printed in the catalog, for the institution as awhale and also for some of the specific programs. There ore two additional "products" of the university, bath of which are to be viewed as outgrowths of the task of producing graduates of its baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate programs and not os separate from it. One consists of the scholarly contributions to knowledge and understanding which ore generated by students and faculty in the disciplines and in integration with the biblical Christian world view. The other consists of public services as students, faculty and stott make their professional and personal expertise available to the Christian community and to society at large throughout the world. In brief, the mission of Biol □ University is to equip Christians to impact the world for Jesus Christ, primarily through the ongoing lives of its graduates but also through the in-service work of its present students, faculty and staff. DOCTRINAL STATEMENT Inasmuch as the university is interdenominational and yet theologically conser vative, the Articles of Incorporation contain a doctrinal statement which 1s given below: The Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a supernaturally given revelation from God Himself, concerning Himself, His being, nature, character, will and purposes; and concerning man, his nature, need and duty and destiny. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments ore without error or misstatement in theu moral and spiritual teaching and record of historical facts. They ore without error or defect of any kind. . There 1s one God, eternally existing and manifesting Himself to us in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our Lord Jesus was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and barn of a virgin - Mary, a lineal descendant of David. He lived and taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as is recorded in the four Gospels. He was put to death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate God rrnsed from the dead the body that had been nailed ta the cross. The Lord Jesus otter His crucifixion showed Himself to be alive to His disciples, appearing unto them by the space of forty days. Atter this the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven, and the Father caused Him to sit at His right hand in the heavenly places, for above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, and put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him ta be Head aver all things to the Church. The Lord Jesus, before His 1ncornation, existed in the form of God, and of His own choice laid aside His divine glory and took upon Himself the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men. In His pre-existent state He was with God and was God. He is a divine person possessed of all the attributes of Deity, and should be worshipped as God by angels and man. "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." All the words that He spoke during His earthly life were the words of God. There is absolutely no error of any kind in them, and by the words of Jesus Christ the words of all other teachers must be tested. The Lord Jesus became in every respect o real man, possessed of all the essential characteristics of human nature By His death on the cross, the Lord Jesus made a pe~ect atonement for sin, by which the wroth of God against sinners is appeased and a ground furnished upon which God con deal in mercy with sinners. He redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse in our place. He who Himself was absolutely without sin was made to be sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. The Lord Jesus is coming again to this earth, personally, bodily, and visibly, The return of our Lard is the blessed hope of the believer, and in it God's purposes of grace toward mankind will find their consummation.
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arrying on a tradition of educational excellence that dates back 79 years, Biolo University now encompasses four schools: The School of Arts and Sciences, Rosemead School of Psychology, Talbot School of Theology, and the School of lntercultural Studies. Ottering three baccalaureate degrees in 22 majors, 13 masters and five doctoral degrees, Biol □' s commitment to academic excellence is firmly rooted in its adherence ta on indepth, knowledgeable and alive Christianity. Each year, over 3000 students find Biolo's unique blend of faith and learning conducive ta their academic and vocational gaols. HISTORICAL SKETCH The cornerstone of the original Bible Institute building in Los Angeles - and the future university - was laid on May 31, 1913, and dedicated with these words: For the teaching of the truths for which the Institute stands, its doors are to be open every day of the year, and all people, without reference to race, color, class or creed will ever be welcome to its privileges. Spoken by Lyman Stewart, president of the Institute and co-founder of the Union Oil Company, the words captured the vision of Biola's founders. Stewart, together with T. C. Horton, had initiated the Bible Institute, with the first permanent organization taking shape in 1908. By 1912, the school had grown in its outreach and constituency sufficiently to call R. A. Torrey, a leader in the field of Christian education, as the first dean. The next seven decades have witnessed tremendous growth in the development and outreach of the school. Under the leadership of Dr. Louis T. Talbot, president from 1932 to 1952, the Bible Institute program become afour year course, leading to degrees in theology, Christian education and sacred music. The School of Missionary Medicine came into being in 1945, laying the foundation for Biol □' s current baccalaureate nursing program. In 1949, the Bible Institute was renamed Biol □ College. Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland became president in 1952 and with his leadership, the college obtained regional and professional accreditation. Additionally, many new programs of study were introduced, including Talbot Theological Seminary. The demands imposed by the growing student body and the enlarged curriculum prompted the purchase of a seventy-five acre site in La Mirada. Biol □ moved to the new site in 1959. Dr. Sutherland retired as president in 1970, but continues to lend leadership as a member of Biola's Board of Trustees. That some year, Dr. J. Richard Chase became Biola's sixth president. In the fall of 198 l, the undergraduate programs in psychology were merged with Rasemead's graduate programs, forming the present Rosemead School of Psychology. Dr. Clyde Cook became the seventh president of Biolo on June l, 1982. Under his leadership, the School of lntercultural Studies was instituted as part of the university, beginning in the fall of 1983. Talbot School of Theology also began in the fall of 1983 as the result of amerger between appropriate undergraduate programs and the graduate programs of Talbot Theological Seminary. Because of the university's heritage and commitment, its academic basis is broader than that of the standard college of arts and sciences. Terminal and preparatory programs lead ta service in both church-related vocations and the many other vocations and professions embraced by the present .curricula. In addition, the university is a Christian institution of higher education without any denominational affiliation. From an institute to a university, Biol □' s real cornerstone has remained the same: commitment to Jesus Christ and biblical Christianity (within the evangelical Protestant framework) as well os to the spiritual, academic and holistic growth of those who ore personally committed to Him. THE MISSION OF BIOLA UNIVERSITY The mission of Biol □ University is to be oChristion university, providing education at the baccalaureate and past-baccalaureate levels in biblical studies and theology, in the liberal arts and sciences, and in selected applied and professional fields It is to be Christion in the sense that the biblical Christian world view serves as the all encompassing framework and integrating basis for the entire content and conduct of the institution. It is ta be a university in the full traditional meaning of the term, with knowledge and understanding being generated and disseminated, with students and faculty continually developing to high levels their cognitive and
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