readers to look past political labels to the deeper human and spiritual convictions shaping institutions like Regent.
In May 2008, Regent University's School of Divinity co-hosted a scholarly colloquium on missiology with the National Council of Churches and the Virginia Council of Churches, both associated with mainline Protestant denominations. The event brought together liberal and conservative theologians to examine Christian mission in the context of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. Regent theology professor Amos Yong stated that the university’s participation reflected a desire to posture itself as a broadly evangelical institution.
=== Bush administration hires ===
According to Regent University, more than 150 of its graduates were hired by the federal government during the George W. Bush presidency including dozens in Bush's administration. As it was previously rare for alumni to go into government, Boston Globe journalist Charlie Savage suggested that the appointment of Office of …
