Education
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Purdue University
Dissertation: "A Defense of Platonic Theism" — Committee: Michael Bergmann (Chair), Jeffrey Brower, Paul Draper
2010
M.A. in Philosophy · with honors
Talbot School of Theology
2003
B.A. · with honors
Miami University — Oxford, Ohio
1993
Academic Experience
Philosophy and Apologetics Faculty (Part-time) · Aug 2018–Present
College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Oklahoma Baptist University
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Christian Apologetics · 2014–2018
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Also served as: Senior Research Fellow Faith & Culture, Land Center (2015–2018) · Philosophy & Ethics Division Chair (2015–2018) · Philosophy Department Chair (2014–2015)
Professor / Executive Team / Field Staff · 1997–2013
CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ)
Professor, Institute for Biblical Studies (2009–2013) · Executive Team, Faculty Commons (2009–2012) · Field Staff, Faculty Commons (2001–2009) · Undergraduate Ministry (1997–2001)
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy · 2011–2013
The College at Southeastern — Wake Forest, NC
Teaching Graduate Student in Philosophy · 2005–2010
Purdue University — West Lafayette, IN
Brewer Chair Research Assistantship with Mark Bernstein (Spring 2010)
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy · 2004–2006
Indiana University-Kokomo — Kokomo, IN
Selected Publications
Authored Books
Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World
Zondervan, 2019
Philosophy: A Christian Introduction
Baker Academic, 2019 — Co-authored with Jamie Dew
Stand Firm: Apologetics and the Brilliance of the Gospel
B&H Academic, 2018 — Co-authored with Travis Dickinson and R. Keith Loftin
The Outrageous Idea of the Missional Professor
Wipf & Stock, 2014
Edited Books
The Story of the Cosmos
Harvest House, 2019 — Co-edited with Daniel Ray
Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy
Zondervan, 2016 — Co-edited with Richard Brian Davis
Is Faith in God Reasonable? Debates in Philosophy, Science, and Rhetoric
Routledge, 2014 — Co-edited with Corey Miller
Beyond the Control of God? Six Views on the Problem of God and Abstract Objects
Bloomsbury, 2014
Loving God with Your Mind: Essays in Honor of J.P. Moreland
Moody Press, 2014 — Co-edited with Richard Brian Davis
The Two Tasks of the Christian Scholar: Redeeming the Soul, Redeeming the Mind
Crossway, 2007 — Co-edited with William Lane Craig
Additionally published 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (including Philosophia Christi and International Philosophical Quarterly), 8 book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and numerous book reviews and popular essays.
