David Shatz is the Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University and editor of The Torah u-Madda Journal, a journal devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture. Shatz has edited, co-edited, or authored fifteen books and has published over eighty articles and reviews, dealing with both…
Katherin Rogers is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. She holds a BA in Philosophy and History, Summa Cuma Laude, and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Delaware. Her thesis was entitled “A Comparison Between St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Anselm of Canterbury on Certain Problems Concerning the Freedom…
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and Editor in Chief of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. Shermer also engages in debates on topics pertaining to pseudoscience and religion in which he promulgates the need for scientific skepticism.…
Quentin Persifor Smith was an American philosopher. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He worked in the philosophy of time, philosophy of language, philosophy of physics and philosophy of religion. He worked on the philosophy of time, philosophy of religion, naturalism and atheism, philosophy of Big Bang cosmology,…
After nearly two decades dedicated primarily to university management and administration—most recently serving as Dean of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology—Marcel is now relishing the opportunity to refocus on teaching and research. With a background in analytical philosophy and over 25 years of experience working in ecumenical settings, he brings a wealth of insight…
Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, philosopher, physicist, educator, author, speaker, and retired President of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Spitzer is founder and currently active as President of Magis Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to public education concerning the complementary relationship among the varied disciplines of physics, philosophy, reason, and faith. He…
Eric Steinhart is a Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. He received his BS in Computer Science from the Pennsylvania State University before earning an MA in Philosophy from Boston College, focusing on the history of philosophy. He was awarded the PhD in Philosophy from SUNY at Stony Brook, winning the first “Distinguished Dissertation”…
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, and a prominent Islamic philosopher. Nasr is a Muslim Persian philosopher and renowned scholar of comparative religion, a lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon, and writes in the fields of Islamic esoterism, Sufism, philosophy of science, and metaphysics. Professor…
Holmes Rolston III is a philosopher who is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University. He is best known for his contributions to environmental ethics and the relationship between science and religion. Among other honors, Rolston won the 2003 Templeton Prize, awarded by Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace. He gave the Gifford Lectures,…
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is an American philosopher. He specializes in ethics, moral psychology, neuro-ethics, the philosophy of law, epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and informal logic. He is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. He earned his PhD from Yale University under…
Robert Lloyd Saucy was an American Biblical scholar and professor of systematic theology. Saucy was educated at George Fox College (1949–51) and Westmont College (1951–53), earning his AB in history. He went on to earn both his ThM (1958) and ThD (1961) in Systematic Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. While completing his graduate studies at…
Timothy O’Connor is a Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington. At Indiana, O’Connor is a member of its large and distinguished cognitive sciences program, recently served as chair of its department of philosophy, and has won several awards for both teaching and research excellence. He is an honors graduate of the University of Illinois…