Biola University is pleased to announce a new Master of Arts
degree program in Science and Religion.

Since the Enlightenment, but particularly during the past
century, naturalists have advocated science as the only valid
source of public truth and have attempted to reduce religion
to private, personal experience. Their campaign to foster
warfare between science and Christianity (in particular) has
been largely successful in generating the stereotypes about
science and religion that dominate western culture today.
Evangelical Christians who train in the sciences often feel
pressured to compartmentalize their faith from their
profession, or do not feel equipped to address or change the
cultural stereotypes regarding science and faith.

The new Master of Arts degree in Science and Religion is
designed to provide scientifically literate individuals with
the essential background in theology, history, and philosophy
that is necessary to integrate evangelical Christianity with
modern science.

One highlight of the program is advanced seminars that will
focus on current theological issues within specific scientific
disciplines. Here students will grapple with the contemporary
dynamic and learn to integrate their thinking in a mentored
setting. Many of the advanced seminars will be taught by
internationally-known visiting scholars on the topic, such as
William Dembski on Intelligent Design, and William Lane Craig
on the philosophy of Cosmology, which will provide students
with "front row" access to the best contemporary work in these
areas. Other faculty in the program are drawn from Biola's
theology, philosophy, and sciences departments.
Biola's new science and religion program is unique because it
presents this material from a theologically conservative,
evangelical perspective. It also builds on Biola University's
existing strengths in evangelical theology, philosophy, and
apologetics and continues Biola's mission of integrating
Christian thought with academic disciplines and facing
challenges from secular worldviews.

The program will appeal to scientists, science teachers and
administrators, engineers, and others seeking a stronger and
broader intellectual base for integrating Christianity with
contemporary science.