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��ݮ��Ƶ scores highest of the 562 Christian colleges and universities in North America for making Christian faith central to its identity, curriculum, community and policies, according to a just-released study in the book by . Dr. Glanzer is a professor at Baylor University and Fellow at the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion.

“Our desire at Biola is simply to live into our deeply Christian convictions and to do so without defensiveness or apology,” said ��ݮ��Ƶ President Barry H. Corey. “Those of us in the great enterprise of Christian higher education realize that it’s our distinctiveness that sets us apart, standing out rather than blending in as we prepare the rising generation for vocations of excellence and influence. This detailed research project is an affirmation of what we have been about for 115 years.”

Glanzer and his research team developed a comprehensive tool that identifies, ranks and evaluates how Christian colleges operationalize their Christian identity, and ��ݮ��Ƶ is recognized as the number one listed university based on the tool’s methodology. With 562 Christian colleges in North America, Glanzer’s work clarifies which schools put their Christian identity into practice through concrete actions or policies — permeating the university's ethos.

The book, intended for parents, students, faculty and staff, reveals how seriously a university takes its Christian identity at various levels, according to an article by Glanzer published in The Gospel Coalition last week — “.” Utilizing research-based methodology with 11 clear empirical markers to determine the inf