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  • 2015 Spring

    Can Multiethnic Churches Become the ‘New Normal’?

    Alumnus Bryan Loritts is leading a movement to build multiethnic unity in the body of Christ

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    In late 2014, race became the conversation in America. A pair of controversial decisions not to prosecute police officers for the high-profile...

  • 2015 Spring

    Shepherds with Hammers

    How professor Albert Yee thinks biblically about engineering

    Brett McCracken — 

    If you put an ichthys sticker on a hammer, does that make it a “Christian hammer”? That’s a question that helped Albert Yee, associate professor...

  • 2015 Spring

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    On Jan. 30, three of the top minds in Christian apologetics were on stage together in Chase Gymnasium to discuss “God, Science and the Big...

  • 2015 Spring

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    When you visit a church in America, you can usually tell within a few minutes what really drives the congregation. The activity-driven church has...

  • 2015 Spring

    Write Quick

    Q&A with alumnus and author Sean McDowell

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    A brief interview with Sean McDowell (’98, M.A. ’03, assistant professor of Christian apologetics), co-author of Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful...

  • 2015 Spring

    The Viewfinders

    In a tragedy-stricken land, ŷַ journalists are equipping Haitians to share their stories

    Michael Longinow, Tamara Welter — 

    Nelson, a lanky young Haitian man, brought his camera up to professor Tamara Welter and showed her the screen on the back. He needed help with an...

  • 2015 Spring

    A History of Hardship

    Haiti’s people have shown resilience through poverty, natural disasters and political turbulence

    Tamara Welter — 

    Haitians are proud of the fact that their country was the first black republic; slaves overthrew Haiti’s French control. But Haiti’s history is...

  • 2015 Spring

    The Extraordinary Beauty of Ordinary Faith

    An interview with author and theologian Michael Horton (’87)

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    In his new book, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World, alumnus Michael Horton (’87) argues that evangelicals should tone down...

  • 2015 Spring

    We Won’t All Change the World … And That’s Okay

    An excerpt from "Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World"

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    In the church today, we like to raise the bar, up the ante and lay out radical calls that most people can’t possibly answer. Nor do we expect them...

  • 2015 Spring

    Dorm Stairwells to Skid Row

    Antquan Washington (’02) serves L.A.'s needy

    Heather Leith — 

    More than a decade ago, a conversation with a friend in the Hart Hall stairwell inspired Antquan Washington (’02) to get involved with ministry to...

  • Pipeline Preacher

    Daniel Felton (’98) shares the gospel as a missionary surfer

    Heather Leith — 

    Daniel Felton (’98) has a vocation that most people reserve for vacation — surfing. Felton works for the Christian Surfing Federation (CSF), a...

  • 2015 Spring

    From the Alumni Office: Spring 2015

    What is God’s Definition of Success?

    Rick Bee — 

    In this issue of ŷַ Magazine, the alumni board is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Alumni of the Year Awards. These great...

  • 2015 Spring

    Yearbook Archive Goes Digital

    Every volume of The ŷַn since 1927 now accessible online

    Heather Leith — 

    Looking to reminisce on your glory days at ŷַ without having to crawl into the attic to find your dusty yearbooks? Every edition of The ŷַn...

  • 2015 Spring

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    The ŷַ Alumni Association recognized 11 alumni for their outstanding accomplishments and service during a special awards chapel on...

  • 2015 Spring

    Abstinence, Intensity and Love

    Two reflections on Lent and love, one from the perspective of abstinence, one from the perspective of intensification

    Bruce Hindmarsh — 

    This issue’s Last Word comes from the ŷַ Center for Christian Thought’s blog, The Table.In this article, adapted from a post on...

  • 2014 Fall

    Get to Know: Fall 2014

    Carolyn Kim, cookie-baking PR professional

    Kristina Nishi — 

    As the driving force behind the new public relations major — which she launched and currently leads — journalism professor Carolyn Kim plays a...

  • 2014 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    In 1959, Rose ( Loukojarvi , ’60) Dane was one of the first students to attend ŷַ’s brand new campus in La Mirada, after having attended the...

  • 2014 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity, by Nabeel Qureshi (M.A. ’08), Zondervan, February 2014. Qureshi describes...

  • 2014 Fall

    Alumni Files: Fall 2014

    Inbox: A Weekend to Remember

    Rick Bee — 

    If you missed ŷַ Weekend on Oct. 24 and 25, you missed the best one yet. The schedule was full of fun, reminiscing and celebrating what God is...

  • 2014 Fall

    Jason Newell — 

    In his important and influential 2010 book To Change the World, Christian sociologist James Davison Hunter cautions evangelicals against the...

  • 2014 Fall

    A Receivable University

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    It’s a story far longer than I have time to tell entirely, but one day when I was in my late 20s and trying to make sense of the world, my father...

  • 2014 Fall

    Forming More Perfect Unions

    ŷַ launches new Center for Marriage and Relationships

    Lauren Frey — 

    This fall, ŷַ launched the Center for Marriage and Relationships, a new endeavor that seeks to address one of the most pertinent...

  • 2014 Fall

    Cook School of Intercultural Studies Welcomes New Dean

    Nine things to know about Bulus Galadima

    Heather Leith — 

    On July 15, ŷַ’s Cook School of Intercultural Studies welcomed Bulus Galadima as its new dean. A native Nigerian, Galadima brings four degrees...

  • 2014 Fall

    Sculpted Scripture

    New public sculpture offers an artistic call to action

    Heather Leith — 

    When Tom Tsuchiya was asked to submit an entry for a contest to create the first permanent public sculpture at ŷַ, he first looked at his...

  • 2014 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    U.S. News and World Report has identified ŷַ as one of America’s top 10 “up and coming” national universities — an honor given...