News & Upcoming Events

 Peter Jones in The Christian Science Monitor
Read Peter Jones' article commenting on  Eckhart Tolle's latest bestselling book, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" in The Christian Science Monitor >>

 “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” National Movie Release
Martin Ban, WSC alumnus and PCA teaching elder/pastor/church planter, has for the past several years been involved with the production of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” The movie explores issues of evolutionism and intelligent design. For more information, visit www.expelledthemovie.com.

May 8, 2008, WSC Spanish Club Meeting
The Spanish Club of Westminster Seminary California presents Associate Pastor Philip Hoadley (WSC alumnus) and Senior Pastor Juan Arjona, from Mision Vida Nueva. They will share  their experiences with their Escondido ministry. The meeting will be at  12:45 in Classroom 1.This will be the last presentation for the Spring semester.

April 5-May 10, 2008, Drs. Bergsma, Johnson, Julius Kim, and Joel Kim at Mind for Missions in Los Angeles, CA
Drs. Derke Bergsma, Dennis E. Johnson, Julius J. Kim, and Joel E. Kim are guest lecturers at Mind for Missions, a 10 week course focusing on missions. The course is open to the public and will be held every Saturday from April to June. Other speakers include WSC alumni. More information at www.mindformissions.wordpress.com >>

  • April 5: His Story: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation - Dr. Derke Bergsma
  • April 26: Eschatology, Rapture, and the Kingdom - Prof. Joel E. Kim
  • May 3: Acts, Pentecost, and Missions - Dr. Dennis E. Johnson
  • May 10: Post-Acts: Evangelism in the 21st Century - Dr. Julius J. Kim

May 16, 2008, Dr. Hywel R. Jones speaking at PRTS Commencement
Dr. Hywel R. Jones will give the Commencement Address at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary's 2008 Commencement  in Grand Rapids, MI.

May 17, 2008, The Annual Strimple Classic
On Saturday, May 17, WSC will host the annual Strimple Classic, the end-of-Spring-semester celebration/softball game that pits the graduating senior class and faculty against the junior and middler students. This event is named after Dr. Robert B. Strimple, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology.

The game will be held at Calvin Christian's softball field at 3 pm. Afterwards, there will be a pig roast BBQ at the WSC campus at 5:30pm. The time of fellowship and fun is open to all students and familes; please RSVP if you plan to attend.

May 18, 2008, Dr. R. Scott Clark on WHI: "Selling Jesus"
Dr. R. Scott Clark was a special guest at a live recording of the White Horse Inn in Oceanside, CA on May 7. Co-host Dr. Michael S. Horton was joined by co-hosts: Ken Jones and Rod Rosenbladt. The topic of the recording was "Selling Jesus: Consumerism & Market Values in the Church" and will air on May 18. For more information and topics >>

May 31, 2008, Commencement 2008
The Twenty-seventh Annual Commencement will be on May 31, 2008. This year's Commencement speaker will be Dr. R. C. Sproul. Read more >>

June 6-8, 2008, Dr. Horton at Southern California Reformed Fellowship Retreat
Dr. Michael S. Horton is the featured speaker at the SCRF Summer Retreat at Mount Kare Retreat Center outside Wrightwood, CA.  More information >>

June 11, 2008, Alumni & Friends Lunch at PCA GA
WSC alumni are invited to attend the WSC Alumni & Friends Lunch during the PCA’s 36th General Assembly at the Dallas Hyatt Regency at 12noon on June 11. Dr. Michael Horton will be the guest speaker. To reserve your seat, contact alumni@wscal.edu.


Recent Events

May 2-4, 2008, Dr. Horton at Clarus Conference with D. A. Carson
Dr. Michael S. Horton wass a featured speaker at Clarus, an annual conference of Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, NM.  The conference is dedicated to understanding the Bible better, enlightening the church, and clarifying difficult theological issues. This year's conference title was "Galatians and the Problem of Self Justification." More information at  www.desertspringschurch.org/clarus >>

April 30, 2008, Warfield Seminar with Prof. Josh Van Ee
Prof. Josh Van Ee made a presentation entitled "The Background of Isaiah 11:6-9: Myth or Curse?"

April 24-25, 2008, Drs. Estelle and VanDrunen at OPC Conference
Drs. Bryan Estelle and David VanDrunen were featured speakers at the OPC Timothy Conference on April 24-25 in the WSC Chapel.  The purpose of the OPC Timothy Conference is to seek out and encourage godly young Orthodox Presbyterian men to consider the gifts God has given them and whether the Lord of the church may be calling them to pursue the gospel ministry.

April 25-27, 2008, President Godfrey at PCRT
Dr. W. Robert Godfrey was a featured speaker at this year's Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. Dr. Godfrey delivered two sessions:  "Redeeming Blood" and "Offensive Blood." More information at www.alliancenet.org >>

April 22-23, 2008, Special Lectures by Dr. Sean Michael Lucas
Dr. Sean Michael Lucas, associate professor of Church History at Covenant Theological Seminary (St. Louis, MO) and a scholar of American Christianity, gave several lectures at WSC. Dr. Lucas has written and edited volumes on Dabney, Edwards, and recently, On Being Presbyterian.

March 20, 2008, Dr. Michael S. Horton in USA Today
Dr. Horton comments: "People know what sin is; they just don't believe in it anymore. We mix up happiness and holiness, and God is no longer the reference point." Read full article >>

WSC Sponsors Calvin 500
Westminster Seminary California has joined as an official sponsor for the 2009 Calvin Quincentenary, a celebration of the life and work of the Genevan reformer which will culminate with conferences in Europe and America in 2009. To read the entire news release click here.
 

Recent Faculty Book Releases


Job
by Hywel R. Jones

The book of Job has been highly spoken of by many, both inside the Christian church and out. Thomas Carlyle, the nineteenth-century man of letters, wrote of it, ‘I call it, apart from all theories about it, one of the grandest things ever written with pen....There is nothing written, I think, in the Bible or out of it, of euqal literary merit.‘ Martin Luther described it as ‘magnificent and sublime as no other book of Scripture.‘ As a part of Holy Scripture, it is imbued with a far higher inspiration than any one of the world‘s great classics...>>

Order today! Contact The Bookstore at WSC 760/735.2665 (735.BOOK) or order online.


 

 

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