TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
ACCREDITATION Western Association of Schools and Colleges Talbot, as a school of Biol □ University, is included within Biolo University's accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Association of Theological Schools. Talbot is a member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the internotionoliy recognized accrediting body of seminaries and schools of divinity. RECOGNITION Agencies of the United States Government which recognize the training given at Talbot include: I. The United States Deportment of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Education. II. The Chaplaincy Branches of the Army, Novy and Air Force. Full-time seminary students ore eligible to apply for commissions as second lieutenants or ensigns in the chaplaincy branches of the Army, Air Force or Novy, with eight weeks of active duty training optional during the summer vocation. Acourse in chaplaincy orientation is offered by the d 3p □ rtment of practical theology. Ill. The Veterans Administration. IV The United States Deportment of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. CHAPEL Forty minutes of each day, Tuesday through Thursday, ore set aside for achapel service. The purpose of chapel is for worship, instruction and exposure to current issues, ministries, missions and gifted individuals. Not every chapel will fulfill each purpose and some will be designated for asingle purpose such as mrship. Chapel services ore on integral port of the total educational experience and the corporate and individual growth of the student body Friday chapel time is given to small group prayer. STUDENT CHRISTIAN SERVICE The seminary recognizes the necessity of active service in Christion work while students ore pursuing their courses of study. From the time of the students' enrollment they ore asked to engage in some type of approved weekly ministry. The high population density of Southern California creates extensive service opportuni ties of many types. FIELD EDUCATION Field education is that port of the student's academic program in which there is active participation in a supervised experience within achurch setting. Afull-time M.Div. student must register for field education each semester. (Aport-time M. Div. student must register for field education once within every 16 units complete. ) For specific course numbers and descriptions see page G-4. After completing 48 units of class mrk in the M.Div. program, each student becomes eligible to register for field education internship. This intensive supervised practice of the ministry is composed of three clusters of learning: l ) supervised field experience for aminimum of l 00 hours in each of two semesters; 2) seminars with other students registered for field education internship; 3) individual counseling with the director of field education on specific aspects of the student's experience. THE CAMPUS The seminary hos classroom, chapel and administrative office facilitieslocated in Myers Holl and Feinberg Holl. Metzger Holl houses University administrative offices including the admissions and records office. In addition, the seminary shores the library, cafeteria, coffee shop, residences, gymnasium, infirmary and prayer chapel with Biol □ University. Also available ore a crushed brick quarter mile track, a soccer field, abaseball diamond, tennis courts and ashort course Olympic swimming pool. See p. 3 for afull campus description.
Deon: W. Bingham Hunter, Ph.D. Associate Deon: Dennis H. Dirks, Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Brooks, Christion, Hollomon, Kwost, Rosscup, Soucy, Thomas Associate Professors: Anderson, Dirks, Enns, Finley, Hunter, liao, Mohline, Radcliffe, Rigsby Assistant Professors: Anthony, 8. Brown, Hutchison, Johnson, McIntosh, Wilson Instructor: Boersma OBJECTIVES T he purpose of Biolo University, in abrood perspective, is to educate Christion men and mmen in order to produce graduates who ore: l ) competent in their field of study; 2) knowledgeable in biblical studies; 3) earnest Christians equipped to serve the Christion community and society at large. Both the nature and the purpose of Talbot School of Theology ore elaborated more specifically in the following paragraphs, and further expanded at various places throughout the catalog os noted under each heading. THEO LOGICALLY. Talbot School of Theology is interdenominational by nature and is thoroughly committed to the proclamation of the great historic doctrines of the Christion church. It definitely and positively affirms historic orthodoxy in the framework of on evangelical and premillenniol theology which is derived from a grammotico-historical interpretation of the Bible, it earnestly endeavors to make these great doctrinal truths a vital reality in the spiritual life of this present generation. The seminary aims to train students who believe and propagate the great doctrines of the faith as they ore summarized in our Statement of Doctrine and teaching position. SPIRITUALLY. It is the purpose of Talbot to develop in the lives of its students aspiritual life which is in harmony with the great doctrines taught, in order that they may grow in the grace as well as in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Specifically, the goal is to educate and graduate students characterized by practical Christion service, missionary and evangelistic zeal and on adequate knowledge of the Scriptures. To accomplish these obiectives the seminary conducts a chapel program and gives attention to its students' service opportunities. ACADEMICALLY. It is the purpose of the seminary to provide its students with the best in theological education in order that they may be equipped intelligently to preach and teach the Word of God and present it zealously to the world. In keeping with this goal, every deportment is geared to emphasize the clear and accurate exposition of the Scriptures. The biblical languages ore utilized to expose the inner meaning of the inspired text, Bible exposition, whether by synthesis or analysis, presents a connected and related interpretation of the infallible Book. Systematic theology moves toward a well organized and structured arrangement of biblical truth. Historical theology engages itself to acquaint the student with the progress of the inerrant Word among the household of faith throughout the Christion era. Philosophy of religion furnishes the elements whereby the servant of Christ may give o well-marshalled reason for the faith that is within. Missions, practical theology, and Christion education strive to perfect in the student a skillful and winsome presentation of the truth privately and publicly. Talbot stands for one faith, one integrated curriculum, one eternal Word of God and its effective proclamation to amodern generation with its multiplicity of needs. PRACTICALLY. It is the purpose of the seminary to prepare for the Gospel ministry those who believe, live and preach the great historic doctrines of the faith which hos been committed to the church. To realize these brood objectives, the seminary offers eight degree programs, each with its own distinctive purposes: The Moster of Divinity program, the Moster of Arts program in Ministry, the Moster of Arts programs in biblical and theological studies, the Moster of Arts program in Christion Education, the Moster of Arts program in Marriage and Family Ministries, the Moster of Theology program, the Doctor of Ministry program and the Doctor of Education program.
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