Anthony Esolen has posted a blog entry over at Mere Comments regarding his recent visit to the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University: I’ve visited a lot of campuses in the last few years, including Princeton and Yale, and at only one school, the much

2008 is Biola University’s centennial year, and this week saw the actual birthday. LA Times reporter Tiffany Hsu did a fine write-up of the celebration, and explained to Los Angeles what this Bible Institute-turned-into-a-university thing is all about. I’m quoted briefly. Click on through for

On Tuesday Feb. 25, Dr. Anthony Esolen spoke to the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. Dr. Esolen, professor of English at Providence College, is best known for his translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Esolen’s edition prints the original medieval Italian verse on the left-hand

Here is what I said (as best I can recall) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Feb 22 for the grand opening of Biola’s heritage room. The event was also the official release of the 100th anniversary commemorative book Rooted for One Hundred Years. I

Somebody recently asked me about The First Female Bible Professor at Biola, suggesting that the title must belong to a fairly recent hire. While I don’t have a comprehensive history of Bible teachers on Biola’s faculty, I do know a candidate for one of the

The Gospel of Grace and the Gospel of Gush How wide is the distinction beween the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and that other gospel of which Paul speaks, and which is indeed no gospel. The real Gospel —the true Gospel— centers in “Jesus

In 1917, R. A. Torrey preached a sermon to his congregation the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles. His text was Psalm 1, and the sermon had the promising title: THE SECRET OF BLESSEDNESS IN HEART, BEAUTY IN CHARACTER, FRUITFULNESS IN SERVICE, AND

Frosty Theophilus Snowman has melted away due to natural causes near The Village, just a few days after causing a major public disturbance. His exact age is unknown, but friends estimate that he was at least 57 years old. Frosty, remembered by friends as “a

2007 saw the deaths of some major figures in contemporary theology and biblical studies. Here are the ones that I can remember. *T. F. Torrance (1913-2007). Time will tell exactly how high he ranks, but this Scottish theologian is somewhere near the top of the

2007 has been a big year for The Scriptorium Daily. Intellectual celebrity J. P. Moreland and fellow professor Matt Jenson joined our team in April, and we have been posting at full power since then, adding our first podcasts and a very active “Noteworthy Links”