History
New College Berkeley was established in 1977 by a group of Christians, including pastors and scholars, with the aim of offering Interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary, graduate-level Christian studies for people seeking to integrate their faith with their lives. In this mission, New College Berkeley is similar to schools such as Regent College in Vancouver, BC and the Toronto Institute for Christian Studies. The founding director, Dr. David W. Gill, co-founder Rev. Earl F. Palmer, Earl Palmer and the college's first president, Dr. W. Ward Gasque (1979-1982) brought to the school a firm commitment to the priesthood of all believers and emphasized a strong, biblically based Christian orthodoxy. In 1983 Dr. William Dyrness became president. He was succeeded in the presidency by Dr. David Gill (1986-1989), Dr. Richard Benner (1990-1993), Steven Pattie (1993-1994) and Dr. Susan S. Phillips (1994–2022, serving as executive director). From 1994 to 2016, Sharon Gallagher served as associate director. Starting in 2022, Craig Wong and Tim Tseng joined as co-executive directors. New College Berkeley was an independent, degree-granting institution for more than ten years. It acquired Western Association of Schools and Colleges, WASC candidacy in 1988 and in 1993 became an affiliate of Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union. Since 1994, all for-credit courses are under the umbrella of the GTU, through whose catalog such courses are offered every semester.Academic programs
New College Berkeley offers programs in biblical studies, church history, Christian ethics, ethics, spirituality and various integrative subjects, taught by both resident and visiting faculty with expertise in these disciplines. The school cultivates intentional community, spiritual community and Spiritual growth, growth through small classes and spiritual direction groups, and does so with participants from various denominational affiliations and walks of life. New College Berkeley is one of the first Christian Study Centers in the United States, is a member of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers and provides support to students of the University of California.Notable faculty and lecturers
* Bernard Adeney, Christian ethicist and scholar of interfaith relations * Robert N. Bellah, sociologist * Patricia Benner, ethicist and scholar of nursing practice * Joel B. Green, New Testament scholar, Fuller Theological Seminary * Carl F. H. Henry, theologian and first editor of ''Christianity Today'' * Mark Labberton, President, Fuller Theological Seminary * Marilyn McEntyre, visiting professor of Christianity and literature *Earl F. Palmer, Earl Palmer, pastor and theologian * John M. Perkins, urban missionary and scholar * Eugene H. Peterson, pastor, scholar, author, and poet * Luci Shaw, poet * John Stott, prominent leader of the Evangelical movementSee also
* List of evangelical seminaries and theological collegesReferences
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