Wheaton College
- Church Issues ·
Wheaton College President Pushes Back Against Fox News Op-Ed Calling the School ‘Woke’
- By Liz Lykins·
- February 8, 2024 7:00 pm·
Philip Ryken, president of the evangelical flagship school, Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, is contesting a recent Fox News op-ed, claiming the school has gone…
- 58 comments·
- Education ·
Wheaton College Restricts Employees’ Use of Preferred Pronouns
- By Kathryn Post·
- January 10, 2024 4:25 pm·
Wheaton College, a flagship evangelical school in Wheaton, Illinois, recently updated its student and employee handbooks to restrict employees’ ability to designate personal pronouns and…
- 12 comments·
- Education ·
Ed Stetzer Named Dean of Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology
- By Josh Shepherd·
- February 23, 2023 6:35 pm·
Prominent evangelical scholar, author, and missiologist, Ed Stetzer, is leaving his position as executive director of Wheaton College’s The Billy Graham Center to become dean…
- 2 comments·
- Race Relations ·
‘Tell What Happened’: Pastor and Last Surviving Eyewitness Urges Christians to Remember Emmett Till
- By Emily Miller·
- October 27, 2022 10:10 am·
The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. still remembers clearly the moment as a teenager he thought he was going to die. Parker was 16 years old,…
- 5 comments·
- Missions ·
Reworded Wheaton College Plaque Honoring Slain Missionaries to Omit “Savage Indians”
- By Julie Roys·
- May 24, 2021 8:30 pm·
Wheaton College today revealed the wording of a new plaque honoring slain missionaries and alumni, Jim Elliot and Ed McCully, which will replace a previous…
- 25 comments·
- COVID ·
Wheaton College Professor Faces Death Threats for Advocating for Vaccines
- By Bob Smietana·
- April 27, 2021 5:12 pm·
Jamie Aten has spent years trying to help his fellow evangelicals deal with disasters. In the past, when he wrote about hurricanes, floods and tornadoes…
- 159 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Wheaton Faculty Decry “Abuses of Christian Symbols” and “Wicked Leadership” Following Capitol Riot
- By Julie Roys·
- January 13, 2021 10:12 am·
More than 255 former and current Wheaton College faculty and staff have signed a statement condemning last week’s attack on the Capitol and specifically decrying…
- 103 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Alleged Victim of Fired Wheaton College Chaplain Says She’s Not a Victim; Assistant Resigns in Protest
- By Julie Roys·
- July 22, 2020 5:12 pm·
An alleged victim of sexual harassment by fired Wheaton College chaplain, Tim Blackmon, says she’s not a victim, and that an allegation published by the…
- 33 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Wheaton Professor’s Actions Prompt Questions About Why Former Chaplain Was Fired
- By Julie Roys·
- July 17, 2020 9:56 am·
A Wheaton College alumna is questioning the college’s account of why it fired its former chaplain after receiving a text saying a professor is encouraging…
- 14 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Fired Wheaton Chaplain Rebuts Allegations; Calls Termination “Grossly Disproportionate”
- By Julie Roys·
- July 10, 2020 5:45 pm·
Recently fired Wheaton College Chaplain, Timothy Blackmon, says allegations he sexually harassed Wheaton staff and made inappropriate racial comments are false and taken out of…
- 39 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Wheaton College Details Allegations Against Ousted Chaplain After He Threatens Lawsuit
- By Julie Roys·
- July 9, 2020 1:05 pm·
Wheaton College has just released details about the alleged sexual misconduct and racial comments that led to the recent dismissal of its chaplain, Timothy Blackmon.…
- 22 comments·
- Education ·
Wheaton College Removes Chaplain for “Inappropriate Comments and Actions of a Racial and Sexual Nature”
- By Julie Roys·
- July 3, 2020 1:08 pm·
Wheaton College has removed its chaplain, Tim Blackmon, for “inappropriate comments and actions of a racial and sexual nature towards specific staff members.” In an…
- 11 comments·
- Evangelicalism ·
Wheaton College Rescinds Dr. Bilezikian’s Title of Professor Emeritus After Investigation Of Allegations
- By Julie Roys·
- February 28, 2020 4:39 pm·
Wheaton College today announced that it has rescinded Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian’s title of Professor Emeritus as the result of an investigation that revealed “additional allegations…
- 15 comments·
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Willow Creek Co-Founder Breaks Silence, Denies Sex Abuse Allegations
- By Julie Roys·
- February 26, 2020 1:54 pm·
In an email sent to his son with instructions to “forward at will,” Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church and professor of…
- 27 comments·
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Wheaton College Coeds Say Bilezikian Sexually Harassed Them; College Accused of Mishandling Reports
- By Julie Roys·
- February 4, 2020 10:44 am·
In the mid-1980s, Ellen Maxwell (now Ellie Cowan) was a young and trusting student at the evangelical flagship, Wheaton College. So, when her professor, a…
- 28 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Longtime Willow Creek Member Accuses Bill Hybel’s Mentor, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, of Clergy Sexual Abuse
- By Julie Roys·
- January 25, 2020 10:11 pm·
Today, Ann Lindberg, a longtime member of Willow Creek Community Church, posted the following account on Facebook, accusing Bill Hybel’s mentor, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, of…
- 61 comments·
- Church Issues ·
Contributing Editor for Christianity Today Faces Conflict of Interest Questions After Accepting Car From James MacDonald
- By Julie Roys·
- April 9, 2019 9:36 am·
“Got me a 1971 Beetle,” announced Ed Stetzer on Facebook last April, adding that he and his daughter were planning to restore the classic Volkswagen…
- 88 comments·
- Islam ·
Is Islam a Religion of Peace?: An Interview with Former Muslim Nabeel Qureshi, Part Two
- By Julie Roys·
- December 27, 2015 11:15 pm·
Is Islam a religion of peace? This question is central to determining whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. After all, if they do,…
- 0 comments·
- Islam ·
Do Muslims & Christians Worship the Same God?: An Interview with Former Muslim Nabeel Qureshi, Part One
- By Julie Roys·
- December 23, 2015 1:30 pm·
Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? This has become the focus of a national discussion following the controversy over this issue at Wheaton…
- 1 comments·