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Criswell College is a Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
 college and divinity school in Dallas, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. Previously known as “Criswell Center for Biblical Studies” and later as “Criswell Bible Institute”, the college is named after its founder, Dr. W. A. Criswell
W. A. Criswell

Wallie Amos Criswell, Ph.D. , was an United States of America pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970....
, long-time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.

The first classes began on January 12, 1971. The college has over 400 students from more than 30 states and 30 countries.






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Criswell College is a Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
 college and divinity school in Dallas, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
. Previously known as “Criswell Center for Biblical Studies” and later as “Criswell Bible Institute”, the college is named after its founder, Dr. W. A. Criswell
W. A. Criswell

Wallie Amos Criswell, Ph.D. , was an United States of America pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970....
, long-time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.

The first classes began on January 12, 1971. The college has over 400 students from more than 30 states and 30 countries. The college offers diplomas, Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts

The Associate of Arts is a two-year undergraduate Academic degree offered by many community colleges or junior colleges in Canada and the United States....
, Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
, Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
 and Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity

In Christianity theology, the Master of Divinity is both the first professional degree and also the terminal degree in Divinity in North America and is a common academic degree in theology seminary....
 degrees.

Criswell College is an affiliate of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.

Criswell College is known for its emphasis on a Christian Worldview, sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and for training students to teach and preach the Bible. They put an emphasis on evangelism
Evangelism

Evangelism is the practice of attempting to convert people to a religion. The term is used most often in reference to Christianity, but is also used to refer to other religions, including Judaism, Islam, and less frequently, Buddhism and Hinduism....
, the original languages, Biblical inerrancy, and viewing academic disciplines through a Christian worldview.

The college has been plagued by a lack of financial resources since the early 1990s

Presidents


Past presidents include Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, Dr. Richard Wells, Dr. Richard Melick, Dr. Paige Patterson, and Dr. H. Leo Eddleman.

Degrees


Criswell offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in the subjects of:

  • Biblical Studies
    Biblical studies

    Biblical studies is the academic study of the Judeo-Christian Bible and related texts. For Christianity, the Bible traditionally comprises the New Testament and Old Testament, which together are sometimes called the "Scriptures." Judaism recognizes as scripture only the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Tanakh, an acronym for the Hebrew languag...
  • Counseling
  • Evangelism and Missions
  • Humanities
    Humanities

    The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science and social sciences....
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Philosophy
    Philosophy

    Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
  • Worship Leadership
  • Youth Ministry
    Youth ministry

    Youth ministry is an age-specific religious ministry and is the way in which a faith group, or other religious organization, engages with the youth who attend its place of worship, or live in its community....


Master of Arts in the subjects of:

  • Christian Leadership
  • Counseling
  • Jewish Studies
    Jewish studies

    Jewish studies is an List of academic disciplines centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is Interdisciplinarity and combines aspects of history , religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages , political science, area studies, women's studies, and ethnic studies....
  • Ministry
  • Theological and Biblical Studies
  • New Testament
    New Testament

    The New Testament is the name given to the second major division of the Christianity Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
  • Old Testament
    Old Testament

    In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christianity Bible Biblical canon. These works correspond to the Hebrew Bible , with some variations and additions....


Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree with concentrations in:

  • New Testament
    New Testament

    The New Testament is the name given to the second major division of the Christianity Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
  • Jewish Studies
    Jewish studies

    Jewish studies is an List of academic disciplines centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is Interdisciplinarity and combines aspects of history , religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages , political science, area studies, women's studies, and ethnic studies....
  • Evangelism
    Evangelism

    Evangelism is the practice of attempting to convert people to a religion. The term is used most often in reference to Christianity, but is also used to refer to other religions, including Judaism, Islam, and less frequently, Buddhism and Hinduism....
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Philosophy
    Philosophy

    Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....


KCBI


President Jerry A. Johnson has his own radio program on the Criswell Radio Network (made up of four radio stations across Texas and Oklahoma, including KCBI in Dallas, one of the largest Christian radio stations in the country) called Jerry Johnson Live, a Christian Worldview radio program. Dr. Johnson has hosted some of the most popular guests in the country and discusses the news from a Christian perspective.

Pasche Institute


The Pasche Institute was started by Prof. Jim R. Sibley and Dr. Todd Bradley as a Master of Arts degree program for Jewish studies. Prof. Sibley was named the first director of the Pasche Institute in 2006. Jewish courses are also offered in the undergraduate and M.Div programs.

Faculty and alumni works


Dr. W.A. Criswell
  • Why I Preach the Bible Is Literally True
  • Criswell's Guidebook For Pastors
  • Standing on the Promises: The Autobiography of W. A. Criswell


Dr. Daniel L. Akin
Daniel L. Akin

Daniel L. Akin is the current president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary as of January 2004. Dr. Akin has authored numerous books and journal articles....
  • A Theology for the Church (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007) ISBN 080542640X. General Editor
  • God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003) ISBN 0805425969.
  • NAC: 1,2,and 3 John Commentary


Dr. R. Alan Streett
  • The Effective Invitaion


Dr. Lamar Eugene Cooper, Sr.
  • NAC: Ezekiel Commentary


Prof. Daniel Streett
  • Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible: Philimon


Richard Wells & Boyd Luter
  • Inspired Preaching


Steven Zarlengo
  • Daughter of Zion: Jerusalem's Past, Present, and Future. (Dallas: Joseph Publishing, 2007).


Dr. Denny Burk
  • Articular Infinitives in the Greek New Testament


Drs. James Bryant and Mac Brunson
  • The New Guidebook for Pastors


Notable alumni and faculty


  • Dr. David Allen; Dean of the School of Theology Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Daniel L. Akin; President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Jerry Johnson; President of Criswell College
  • Dr. Denny Burk; Dean of Boyce College, the SBTS
  • Dr. Ergun Caner; President of Liberty Seminary
  • Mark Tabb; a popular author, having written two New York Times Bestsellers
  • Dan Dumas; Vice President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • K.P. Yohannan; Founder and President of Gospel for Asia
  • Numerous professors, pastors, and leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention and across the country


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