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We have recently learned of two exciting developments in Christian higher education.

Bethlehem College and Seminary

John Piper recently shared the biblical foundations and vision for the new Bethlehem College and Seminary.  Dr. Piper began with a sober reminder of the risks of academic pride and the realities of poverty.  Here’s an excerpt:

Beyond these shores are millions of people who live with no clean water, insufficient food, no medical care, and could only dream of such an education. This vast discrepancy gives us a sense of uneasiness in the affluent halls of learning.

But then we ask, Is the answer to the miseries of the world a generation of young people who do not know how observe accurately, or think carefully, or know history, or understand culture, or comprehend the Bible, or plan strategically? So again we take the risk, and pray that Bethlehem College and Seminary will not be part of the problem of poverty but part of the solution because students have developed habits of mind and heart move toward need creatively, not toward comfort fearfully.

Listen, watch, or read the full message, The Earth Is the Lord’s: The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning.

Ligonier Academy

Ligonier Ministries has just made an exciting announcement. Their website reports:

When Ligonier Ministries first began, it was a place. A destination. A refuge for devoted learners and passionate followers of Christ. Ligonier quickly grew to become an organization with international scope, but its origin was as a place of study and fellowship centered on the teaching of Dr. R.C. Sproul. Ligonier Academy of Biblical & Theological Studies will once again provide a destination for study, fellowship, and collegial interaction essential to our goal to further equip Christians to know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share it. A long time ago, Dr. Sproul saw the need to offer an accessible, practical bridge of learning for the growing Christian, and Ligonier Ministries was born.

Ligonier Academy will begin to offer post-graduate study for ministers and continuing education for laymen in July 2009.

Read the full announcement here.