Michael D. Beaty Professor of Philosophy Baylor

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Philosophy of Religion, Moral and Social Philosophy, Religion and Higher Education

AREAS OF COMPETENCE

History of Philosophy

EDUCATION 1987 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame 1975 M.A., 1972 B.A., Ouachita Baptist University 1968-1970 United States Military Academy

DISSERTATION ―The Univocity Thesis and the Moral Goodness of God‖ Director: Thomas V. Morris Department of Philosophy University of Notre Dame

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS Chair, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (June 1, 2005-Present) Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Baylor University (2002–August 2004) Director, Institute for Faith and Learning, Baylor University (1997–2002) Director of Admissions Counseling, Ouachita Baptist University (1973–1974) Admissions Counselor, Ouachita Baptist University (1972)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (1999-Present) Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (1990-1999) Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (1988-1990) Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Baylor University (1987-1988) Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Ouachita Baptist University (1985-1988) Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Ouachita Baptist University (1975-1985/on leave 1981–1984) Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (1981-1984) Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (1980) Graduate Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Baylor University (1974-1975)

PUBLICATIONS

Books Edited

Christian Theism and the Problems of Philosophy, editor. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. 1990. 2

Christian Theism and Moral Philosophy. Editors, Michael Beaty, Carlton Fisher, and Mark T. Nelson,. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press, 1998. Cultivating Citizens: Essays on Soulcraft and Contemporary Citizenship. Editors, Dwight D. Allman and Michael D. Beaty. New York: Lexington Books, 2002. Christianity and the Soul of the University Christianity: Faith as a Foundation for Intellectual Community. Editors, Doug Henry and Michael D. Beaty. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books. (Fall, 2006) The Schooled Heart: Moral Formation in American Higher Education. Editors Michael Beaty and Doug Henry. Waco, Tx: Baylor Press. Fall, 2007.

Articles

―If I have Jesus, Why do I Need Socrates,‖ Carson-Newman Studies, Vol. XI, No. 4, Fall 2009, pp. 77-90. ―Aquinas on Divine Goodness,‖ Reading Thomas Aquinas. Kelly James Clark and Xu Xiangdong, editors. Peking University Press., 2009. ―Getting Our Acts Together: Practical Advice,‖ The Baptist Educator, Volume LXXXIII, No.2, First Quarter, 2009.. ―The Idea of a Christian College Revisited: Why We are Here,‖ The Baptist Educator, Volume LXXXIII, No.1, (Fourth Quarter 2008), pp. 4-12. ―In Praise of Baptist Colleges and ,‖ The Baptist Educator, Volume LXXXII, No.4, (Third Quarter 2008), pp. 4-10. ―The Recovery of Moral and Religious Truth in the Modern University,‖ co-authored with Donald Schmeltekopf in A Report from the Front Lines – Conversations on Public Theology, edited by Michael Shahan (Grand Rapids, MI.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008). ―The Schooled Heart: Moral Formation and the University,‖ in Ethics, Society and Religion (Christian Academics, Fifth Volume). Kelly James Clark, Zhang Qingxiong and Xu Yi Yie, editors. Shanghai Guji Press, 2007. ―Baylor University and the Charter Change: An Uncertain Future‖ in The Baylor Experiment: Building the Christian Research University, edited by Donald Schmeltekopf and Barry Hankins. South Bend, Ind.: St. Augustine‘s Press (Fall, 2007). ―Fides et Ratio: The Role of Philosophy and the University, co-authored with C.Stephen Evans, forthcoming in The Significance of John Paul II for Evangelical Theology, ed. Tim Perry (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, Fall 2007). ―The Professionalization of Faculty at Religious Colleges and Universities‖ Co-authored with Rusty Parker, Carson Mencken, and Larry Lyon. The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, vol. 46, number 1, March 2007. ―Divine Goodness,‖ The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, eds. Chad Meister and Paul Copan (July, 2007). ―Protestant Free Church Christians and Gaudium et Spes: An Historical and Philosophical Perspective,‖ Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture (Winter 2007, volume 10:1).

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―Moral and Civic Education at Religious Research Universities: Exploring Faculty Support and Resistance,‖ Religious Education, Vol. 100, No. 4 (Perry Glanzer, Michael Beaty, and Larry Lyon), Fall, 2005. ―Revisiting Thomson on The Right and The Good," (7:1) Philosophia Christi, Volume 7, Number 1 (July 2005), pp. 87-106. ―Faculty Attitudes on Integrating Faith and Learning at Religious Colleges and Universities,‖ (Larry Lyon, Michael Beaty, James Parker, and Carson Mencken), Sociology of Religion, Vol. 66, no. 1, Spring 2005, 61-69. ―Faith and Learning: Toward a Typology of Faculty Views at Religious Research Universities,‖ (Todd Ream, Michael Beaty, and Larry Lyon), Christian Higher Education (October- December 2004: 349-372). ―Secularization and National Universities: The Effect of Religious Identity on Academic Reputation,‖ (Stephanie Litizzette Mixon, Larry Lyon and Michael Beaty), The Journal of Higher Education (July/August 2004: 400-419). ―Cultivating Christian Citizenship: Martha Nussbaum‘s Socrates, Augustine‘s Confessions, and The Modern University,‖ (Michael Beaty and Anne Marie Bowery) Christian Scholar’s Review 33:1, (Fall, 2003: 23-54). ―Citizenship, Faith, and Christian Higher Education,‖ in Cultivating Citizens: Essays on Soulcraft and Contemporary Citizenship, eds. Dwight D. Allman and Michael D. Beaty (New York: Lexington Books, 2002), pp. 103-120. ―Making Sense of a ‗Religious‘ University: Faculty Adaptations and Opinions at Brigham Young, Baylor, Notre Dame, and Boston College,‖ (Larry Lyon, Michael Beaty, and Stephanie Litizzette Mixon), Review of Religious Research (June, 2002: 326-348). ―Identity and Relationships: Baptist Models—Past, Present, and Future,‖ in The Future of Church Colleges, in The Future of Church-Related Colleges (ed.), Paul Dovre, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.: Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2002), p. 116-140. ―Baylor‘s Great Conflict and Herbert Reynolds‘ Great Victory‖ (Michael Beaty and Larry Lyon) in No Little Plans: The Leadership and Legacy of Herbert Reynolds (Narrative Publishing Company: Waco, Texas, 2000). Special Theme Editor, ―Christian Scholarship in the Twentieth-first Century: Prospects and Projects,‖ Christian Scholar’s Review, XXX:4, Summer, 2001. Special Theme Editor, ―Christian Scholarship in the Twentieth Century: Successes and Failures, Christian Scholars Review, XXIX: 4, Summer 2000. ―The Use of Reading Questions As a Pedagogical Tool: Fostering an Interrogative, Narrative Approach to Philosophy,‖ (co-authored with Anne-Marie Bowery) Teaching Philosophy, vol. 22, no. 1, March 1999. ―Integration, Secularization, and the Two-Spheres View at Religious Colleges: Comparing Baylor University with the University of Notre Dame and ,‖ (co-authored with Dr. Larry Lyon), Christian Scholars Review, XXIX: 1, Fall 1999. Solicited Review Essay of The Dying of the Light: The Disengagement of Colleges and Universities from Their Christian Colleges, The Journal of College and University Law, Vol 26, Summer 1999. ―Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana,‖ (co-authored with Mr. Todd Buras) The Journal of Texas Baptist History, Spring 1998. ―Faith and Knowledge in American Higher Education: A Review Essay,‖ (co-authored with Mr. Todd Buras and Dr. Larry Lyon), Fides et Historia, Spring 1998. "Christian Higher Education: An Historical and Philosophical Perspective" (co-authored with Mr. Todd Buras and Dr. Larry Lyon) Perspectives in Religious Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer 1997.

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"Challenges and Prospects for Baptist Higher Education," (co-authored with Mr. Todd Buras, Ms. Stephanie Littizette and Dr. Larry Lyon) The Southern Baptist Educator, vol. LXI, no. 4, April/May/June 1997. "Baptist Higher Education: A Conflict In Terms" (co-authored with Mr. Todd Buras and Dr. Larry Lyon) The Baylor Line, Winter 1997. "Moral Education and the American University," Baylor Educator. vol. 19, no. 1, Spring 1994. "An Apology for the Christian University," Faculty Dialogue, Fall 1992. "God and the Philosophers," Christian Century, May 1991. "Our Role As Christian Educators," Baylor News, vol. 1, no. 8, Oct. 1991. "Must an Omniscient, Free Being be Good? A Reply to Swinburne," Contemporary Philosophy, Vol. XIII, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 1990. "God and Concept Empiricism," (co-authored with Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College), Southwest Philosophy Review, vol. 6, no. 2, July 1990. "On God, the Good, and the Right," Southwest Philosophy Review, vol. 5, no. 2, July 1989. Co-editor of special issue on Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Topics, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall 1988. "The Problem of Evil and the Unanswered Questions Argument," in Southwest Philosophy Review, vol. IV, 1988, pp. 57-64. "Aristotle on the Predicate 'Good'" in Contemporary Essays on Greek Ideas: The Kilgore Festschrift, Baylor University, April 1986, pp. 169-184. "Philosophy and the Christian Community" in Journey Into Faith, a Festschrift, Ouachita Baptist University, November 1985, pp. 108-126.

Reviews

Review of Rhonda and Douglas Jacobsen, Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. In The Cresset: A Review of Literature, The Arts, and Public Affairs, June/July 2005. Review of Conrad Cherry, Betty A. Deberg, and Amanda Porterfield, Religion on Campus. Chapel Hill: University of Press, 2001.In The Cresset: A Review of Literature, The Arts, and Public Affairs, June/July 2002, Vol. LXV. No. 7, pp. 41-43. Review of Robert Benne, Quality with Soul, in Journal of Church and State, 43 (1); Winter 2001. Review of The Catholic University as Promise and Project: Reflections in a Jesuit Idiom by Michael Buckley, S.J. Georgetown University Press, 1998. Journal of Church and State, 42 (2); Spring 2000. Review of Religion and Liberalism, Paul Weithman (ed.). University of Notre Dame Press, 1997. Journal of Church and State, 42 (1); Winter 2000. Review of Cultivating Citizenship: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education by Martha Nussbaum, Harvard University Press. Religious Studies Review, vol. 25, no. 1, 1999. Review of Models of Christian Education: Strategies for Success in the Twenty-first Century, ed. By Richard Hughes and William Adrian, Eerdmans Publishing Co. Journal of Church and State, vol. 40. no. 1, Winter, 1998. Review of Faith and Knowledge: Mainline Protestantism and American Higher Education by Douglas Sloan, John Knox Press, (Co-authored with Dr. Larry Lyon) in Baptists Today, vol. 15, no. 13, September 18, 1997. Review of Faith and Knowledge: Mainline Protestantism and American Higher Education by Douglas Sloan, John Knox Press, in Journal of Church and State, vol. XXXVII, no. 4, Autumn 1996. Review of Faith and Knowledge: Mainline Protestantism and American Higher Education by Douglas Sloan, John Knox Press, in The Cresset, vol. LIX, no. 6, Summer 1996.

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Review of The Soul of the American University: From Protestant Establishment to Established Nonbelief by George M. Marsden, Oxford University Press, in Journal of Church and State, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring 1995. Review of Why Be Moral? by Kai Nielsen, Prometheus Books, in Journal of Church and State, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring 1990. Review of God and the Burden of Proof: Plantinga, Swinburne, and the Analytic Defense of Theism by Keith Parsons, Prometheus Books, in Teaching Philosophy, September 1990. Review of Religious Belief and the Will. London: Routledge and Kegan-Paul, 1986 by Louis Pojman in Southwest Philosophy Review, vol. 6, no. 2, July 1990. Review of Introduction to Philosophy: A Christian Perspective, Feinberg and Geisler, in Christian Scholar's Review, XI, Number 4, Baker Book House, 1982, pp. 364-365.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

―The Role and Place of Philosophy in a Christian University,‖ Bi-annual meeting, Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, October, 2010. ―If I have Jesus, Why do I need Socrates or Nietzsche?,‖ Chapel Presentation, Ouachita Baptist University, September 23, 2009. ―Objections to Faith and Learning,‖ Presentation to Faculty, Ouachita Baptist University September 23, 2009. ―The Christian Intellectual Tradition and The Christian University,‖ Presentation to Faculty and Staff, Fall Retreat, August 20, 2009. ―If I have Jesus, Why Do I Need Socrates or Nietzsche?: A Brief Defense of Christian Liberal Arts Education,‖ Main Address for Carson-Newman University‘s Week-Long Celebration of Liberal Arts, Carson-Newman University, February 17, 2009. ―In Praise of Baptist Colleges and Universities,‖ Dallas Baptist University, February 20, 2009. ―A Criticism of Robert Adams‘ Construal of Divine Goodness,‖ God and Morality: the Biennial Meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Ouachita Baptist University, October 4, 2008. ―In Praise of Baptist Colleges and Universities,‖ Hester Lectures, The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, Branson, Missouri, June 1, 2008. ―The Idea of a Christian College Revisited: Why We are Here,‖ Hester Lectures, The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, Branson, Missouri, June 2, 2008. ―Getting Our Acts Together: Practical Advice,‖ Hester Lectures, The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, Branson, Missouri, June 3, 2008. ―The Recovery of Moral and Religious Truth in the University,‖ Modernity: Yearning for the Infinite, Center for Ethics and Culture Annual Conference, the University of Notre Dame, December 2, 2006. ―Philosophy and the University‖ Philosophical Education and the Modern World, a conference to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, October 29, 2006. ―Aquinas on Divine Goodness,‖ Sino-American Philosophy Conference, Peking University, June 29, 2006. ―Aquinas on Divine Goodness,‖ St. Mary‘s Divinity School, St. Andrews University, April 20, 2006. ―Bridging the Gap in Thomson‘s Account of First- and Second-Order Ways of Being Good,‖ American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, March 24, 2006, Portland, Oregon.

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―The Schooled Heart: Moral Formation and the University,‖ presented at the International Symposium on Religion and Morality in Higher Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, October 19, 2005. ―The Role of Philosophy at a Contemporary Christian University,‖ presented at Joy in Truth: The Catholic University in the New Millenium, the University of Notre Dame, September 30, 2005. ―On ‗Good‘ and Goodness,‖ Valparaiso University, Department of Philosophy, May 2, 2005. ―On Thomson and First- and Second Order Ways of Being Good,‖ American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting, April 30, 2005. ―Protestant Free Church Christians and Gaudium et Spes: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective,‖ at International Conference, The Call to Justice: The Legacy of Gaudium et spes, 40 Years Later, Rome, Paul VI Hall, Vatican City, March 16-18, 2005. A Critique of Scholarship and the Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation for the Lilly Fellows at Valparaiso University, February 21, 2005. ―On Thomson and First- and Second-Order Ways of Being Good,‖ Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers Biennual Meeting, Dallas Baptist University, October 9, 2004. “An Empirically Validated Typology of Faculty Attitudes Toward Faith and Learning,‖ at national conference, Faith in the Academy, Messiah College, September Oct 2, 2004. “What Makes Christian Scholarship Christian?,‖ Regent University, August 19, 2004. “Research Topics for Christian Scholars,‖ Regent University, August 20, 2004. ―Vocation and the Modern University,‖ Baylor University Faculty Retreat, Laity Lodge, May 18, 2004. ―Recapturing the Concept of Vocation,‖ Baylor University Faculty Retreat, Laity Lodge, May 17, 2004. ―Faith and the Academic Vocation,‖ Oklahoma Baptist University, April 20, 2004. ―Faith and The Academic Vocation,‖ St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, January 16, 2004. ―Faith and Learning: Toward a Typology of Faculty Views at Religious Research Universities,‖ (with Todd Ream) at the Association for Study of Higher Education, Portland, Oregon, November 14, 2003. ―Why Vocation cannot be too big at Christian colleges and universities,‖ Lilly Conference on Best Practices and Humble Learnings, St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, November 7, 2003. ―Secularization and Academic Reputation: Evaluating the Dilemma Facing Religious Universities,‖ (with Larry Lyon) at Society for The Scientific Study of Religion, Norfork, Virginia, October 26, 2003.‖ ―After Vice: The Cultural and Intellectual Predicament of the Modern University,‖ at National Conference entitled, Formation for Renewal, sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Culture, the University of Notre Dame, October 3, 2003. ―Vocation for Faculty and Students at Baylor University‖ at conference for laity sponsored by Coalition for Ministry and Daily Life, San Antonio, March 1, 2003. ―Vocation and the Christian Philosopher: Plantinga‘s Advice to Christian Philosophers—Twenty Years Later‖ Plenary Address, at Mountain Plains Regional meeting of the Society for Christian Philosophers, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona, February 15, 2003. ―Revitalizing Christian Higher Education: Practices for Hiring and Faculty Development‖ at conference sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame entitled From Death to Life: Agendas for Reform, September 28, 2002. ―Integrating Faith and Learning as an Institutional Objective: Why and How?‖ at Southern at a meeting hosted by the Center for Faith and Learning, Pepperdine University for selected faculty, administration, alumni and friends. July 14, 2002

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―Integrating Faith and Learning as an Institutional Objective: Why and How?‖ at The Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools annual meeting on June 1, 2002. ―Vocation, Baylor 2012, and Quality with Soul,‖ at School of Education Retreat, April 13, 2002. ―Integrating Faith and Learning: Practical Applications‖ at Mary Hardin-Baylor University, March 11, 2002. ―Vocation and the Christian Scholar and Ecclessially-Based Universities,‖ at Point Loma University, March 9, 2002. ―Faith and the Law at Baylor University: Past and Present,‖ at Law Through the Eyes of Faith, a conference sponsored by the Religiously-Affiliated Law Schools at the School of Law, Pepperdine University, February 22, 2002. ―Integrating Faith, Scholarship, and Teaching at Baylor University,‖ at the Culture of Life Conference sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Culture, the University of Notre Dame, December 1, 2001. ―Teaching as a Vocation,‖ Texas Education Association, Baylor University, November 17, 2001. ―Vocation: Be Ye Transformed by the Renewing of Your Minds,‖ Baylor Human Resources Retreat, November 16, 2001. ―Baylor: A Christian University,‖ Teaching Fellows Colloquy, Baylor University, October 31, 2001. ―Integrating Faith and Learning: Practical Applications,‖ Wayland Baptist University, August 16, 2001. ―Baylor University: Past, Present, Future,‖ at new faculty seminar, ―Scholarship and the Christian University,‖ August 13, 2001. ―Faith, Virtue, and Citizenship,‖ Pacific Regional Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Westmont College, April 7, 2001. ―The Challenges and Promises of Christian Higher Education,‖ Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, CA; November 8, 2000. ―Why Are We Here?: Baptist Higher Education Revisited,‖ Chowan College, NC, October 2000. ―Identity and Relationships: Baptist Models—Past, Present, and Future,‖ Harvard University, October 2000. ―Padeia, Moral Education, and the University,‖ Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, September 22, 2000. ―Why Are We Here: Baptist Higher Education Revisited;‖ ―Integrating Faith and Learning in Teaching and Scholarship: Practical Examples,‖ and ―Where Do We Go From Here: Practical Suggestions.‖ College, August 15, 2000. ―Rethinking the Two-Spheres Approach to Higher Education‖ and ―Faith and Learning: Comparing Baylor, Notre Dame, Georgetown College, Boston College, and Brigham Young University.‖ NABPR Southwest Region, March 3-4, 2000. ―Faith and Learning: Comparing Baylor, Notre Dame, Georgetown College, Boston College, and Brigham Young University.‖ Research Day, Baylor University, February 23, 2000 (with Larry Lyon). ―Faith and Learning: Comparing Baylor, Notre Dame, Georgetown College, Boston College, and Brigham Young University.‖ Brigham Young University, February 11, 2000 (with Larry Lyon). ―Loving God with All Your Mind,‖ and ―The Perils and Promises of Baptist Higher Education,‖ , November 18, 1999. ―What Role Does/Ought Religion to Play at Religiously-Identified Universities.‖ Boston College, September 3, 1999. ―Why are We Here? Baptist Higher Education Revisited.‖ East Texas Baptist University, August 19, 1999.

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―Faith, Virtue, Education, & Citizenship.‖ Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts: Faith, Education, & Citizenship, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, March 26-27, 1999. ―Denominational Affiliations, Christian Identity, and the Church Related College,‖ ―Hiring Practices at a Christian Institution‖ and ―The Idea of a Christian University and Moral Formation.‖ Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, March 1-2, 1999. ―Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana‖ University of Notre Dame, October 30, 1998. ―Paideia: Moral Education in the University?‖ at the World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, MA, August 13, 1998. ―The Use of Reading Questions As a Pedagogical Tool: Fostering an Interrogative, Narrative Approach to Philosophy,‖ at the World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, Ma., August 12, 1998 (joint presentation with Dr. Anne-Marie Bowery). ―Relationship of Faith and Learning in Religious Affiliated Universities,‖ College Theology Society, St. Louis University, May 31, 1998. ―Paideia: Moral Education in the University?‖ Midwestern Regional Society of Christian Philosophers, April 18, 1998. ―The Unanswered Questions Argument from Evil Revisited,‖ Faculty Research Day, Baylor University, February 1998. ―Research Opportunities in Religion and Higher Education‖ at the Catholic Studies Conference, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, November 7-9, 1997. ―The Use of Reading Questions As a Pedagogical Tool: Fostering an Interrogative, Narrative Approach to Philosophy‖ at the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, , Birmingham, . September 19-21, 1997. "The Predicament of the Church Related College" Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 26-29, 1997. "Secularization and the Two-Spheres View at Religious Colleges: Comparing Baylor University, University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown Baptist College" (joint presentation with Dr. Larry Lyon) Faculty Research Day Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 19, 1997. "Baptist Higher Education: the Two-Spheres View & Survey Results on Samford" presentation to Samford University administration, Birmingham, Alabama, November 10, 1996. "From Benton to Baylor or Beware of Philosophy" presentation to Samford University student body, Birmingham, Alabama, November 9, 1996. "The Baylor Case Study: Comparing Baylor University, Georgetown College, University of Notre Dame and Samford University‖ presentation to Samford University faculty, Birmingham, Alabama, November 9, 1996. ―The Baylor Case Study‖ Church and College in Partnership: A Vision for the Future Consultation Program, Marian College, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 18, 1996. "Perspectivalism and its Cultured Despisers" Lilly Summer Teaching Institute, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, July 15, 1996. "Baptist Higher Education: An Historical and Philosophical Perspective" Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools annual meeting, Pipestem, West Virginia, June 26, 1996. "The Baylor Case Study‖ Mormon-Evangelical Symposium, Provo, Utah, April 1996. "Baptist Higher Education: An Historical and Philosophical Perspective" and "Religion and Higher Education: What We‘ve Learned from surveys of Faculty at Baylor University, Boston College, Georgetown Baptist College, and the University of Notre Dame" Lilly Fellows Program in the Humanities and the Arts, Christ College, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, February 26, 1996. "Baptist Higher Education: An Historical and Philosophical Perspective" Faculty Research Day Presentation, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, February 14, 1996.

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"Religion and Higher Education: The Baylor Case Study" (in association with Dr. Larry Lyon) Center for the Study of American Religion, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, February 9, 1996. "From Benton to Baylor and Points in Between or Beware of Philosophy: A Spiritual Journey" Seventh and James Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, December 6, 1995. "Christian Responses to the Problem of Evil: Part II" First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, November 29, 1995. "Religion and Higher Education at Notre Dame" (in association with Dr. Larry Lyon) Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana, November 16, 1995. "Notre Dame and Baylor: What We‘ve Learned About Both" (in association with Dr. Larry Lyon) Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana, November 15, 1995. "Christian Responses to the Problem of Evil: Part I" First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, November 8, 1995. "A Crisis for the Christian University in the Modern World" Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Furman University, Greenville, , September 30, 1995. "Religion and Higher Education: A Case Study of Baylor University" Consultation on Religion and Higher Education, Indianapolis, Indiana, sponsored by Lilly Endowment, Inc., April 11-12, 1995. "The Crisis for the Christian University" Staley Lecturer, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky, March 27, 1995. "The Promise of the Christian College" Staley Lecturer, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky, March 27, 1995. "Restless Hearts and Restless Minds" Staley Lecturer, Williamsburg, Kentucky, March 28, 1995. "The Problem(s) of Evil: A Philosopher's Typology" Covenant Baptist Church, Houston, TX, February 5, 1995. "Integrating Faith & Learning: An Impossible Ideal?" Ouachita Baptist University faculty and PEW scholars, Ouachita Baptist University, February 5, 1995. "Faith and Learning at Baylor University," Steele Foundation for the Study of the Philosophy of Religion, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, February 3, 1995. "What are the Difficulties in being a Seriously Religious and Seriously Academic University?" Steele Foundation for the Study of the Philosophy of Religion, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, January 30, 1994. "Musing On the Idea of a Baptist University," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, November 16, 1991 (Presidential Address). "Must an Omniscient, Free Being Be Good,‖ Eastern Regional Meeting Society of Christian Philosophers, Memphis, TN, April 6, 1991. "An Apology for the Christian University," Steele Foundation for the Study of Religion, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, February 1, 1991. "An Apology for the Christian University," at the Centennial Symposium on the Future of Church- Related Colleges, October 17, 1990, Hardin-Simmons University. "Must an Omniscient, Free Being Be Good," Steele Foundation for the Study of Religion, Hendrix College, February 2, 1990. "Must an Omniscient, Free Being Be Good," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Baylor University, November 17, 1989. "On God, the Good, and the Right," Eastern Regional Meeting, Society of Christian Philosophers, Washington and Lee University, Lexington Virginia, April 1989. "God and the Good," Steele Foundation for the Study of Religion, Hendrix College, February 3, 1989. "Are Divine Commands Defensible?" Georgetown College, October 1988.

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"Are Divine Commands Defensible?" Midwest Regional Meeting of Society of Christian Philosophers, October 1988. "Euthyphro, Adams, and Divine Command Theories," North Texas Philosophical Association, University of Dallas, April 1988. "Divine Command Theories and Impoverished Moral Goodness," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Belmont College, February 1988. "The Problem of Evil and the Unanswered Questions Argument," Southwestern Philosophical Association, Wichita, Kansas, November 12-14, 1987. "Virtues and the Goodness of God," Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 8-10, 1987. "Evil and the Unanswered Questions Argument," Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society for Christian Philosophers, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, April 9-11, 1987. "God and the Problem of Evil: A Discussion," Faculty Colloquium, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 18, 1987. "Evil and the Unanswered Questions Argument," Arkansas Philosophical Association, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 1986. "The Univocity Thesis and the Moral Goodness of God," NEH Summer Institute, University of Western Washington, Bellingham, Washington, July 1, 1986. "On 'Good,' Again," Arkansas Philosophical Association, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fall 1984. "The Univocity Thesis and the Goodness of God," Faculty Colloquium, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, October 1984. "A Duty Model of Divine Goodness," Philosophy of Religion Work-Group, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Fall 1983.

UNIVERSITY AND FOUNDATION: RELEASE TIME, SABBATICALS, GRANTS

Baylor Research Sabbatical, Spring 2005: Senior Research Scholar, Center for Ethics and Culture, the University of Notre Dame Author of Institute for Faith and Learning proposal to the Institute for Advanced Christian Studies (IFACS) that IFACS provide $100,000 to the Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL) to establish the Carl F. H. Henry Endowment for Christian Scholarship to support the activities of the Council for Christian Scholarly Societies (CCSS) as long as the CCSS exists. Proposal approved, Fall, 2002. Principal Investigator, ― The Theological Exploration for a Life of Service,‖ Funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Award amount: $2,000,000. January 1, 2001-December 31, 2005. Co-author, ―Christianity and Economics,‖ National Research Conference, Lilly Program for the Arts and Humanities. Award amount: $84,000. April 2001-November 2002. Principal Investigator, "Religion And Higher Education: The Baylor Case Study," Funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Award amount $119,553. September 1, 1994–August 31, 1996. Principal Investigator involving the planning for a case funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Award $70,530. "Study of Southern Baptist Colleges and Universities," September 1, 1992– February 15, 1994. University Research Grant. Award $5,000. "The Idea of a Baptist University," November 1991– December 1993. President Supported Release Time: Work on Lilly Research Grant Proposal, Summer 1992. University Summer Sabbatical: Work on Prospectus for Christian Theism and Moral Philosophy, 1990.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Executive Committee, Society of Christian Philosophers, 2003-Present Lilly Fellows for the Arts and Humanities, National Network Board Member, 2001-2005 Editorial Board, Christian Scholars Review, 2001-2004. Baylor Representative to Christian Scholars Review, 1994-2004. Participant in Lilly Fellows National Conference, ―Vocation, Liberal Learning at the Church- Related Academy, October 18-20, 2002. Lilly Fellows National Board Meeting, October 17-18, 2002. Introduced Jean Bethke Elshtain at national conference entitled ―How the Christian Faith can Sustain the Life of the Mind‖ at Pepperdine University, October 4, 2002. Participant in Institute for Catholic Administrators, July 15-19, 2002. Chair: ―The Trinity and Polytheism,‖ the Kenneth Konyndyk Memorial Lecture, Society Christian Philosophers meeting, American Philosophical Association, April 25, 2002. Consultant, Lilly Endowment‘s Theological Exploration of Vocation, Planning and Implementation Grants: University of Xavier (February), Pepperdine University (April), University of St. Thomas (August), Georgetown University (August, September), University of Indianapolis (December), Erskine College (December). Chair: ―The University and the Culture of Life,‖ at the Culture of Life Conference, University of Notre Dame, December 1, 2001. Lilly Annual Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts, ―What, Then, Must We Do?: Social Justice and Religious Mission in Higher Education,‖ Rivier College, October 19-21, 2001. Lilly National Board Meeting, Rivier College, October 18-19, 2001. Organized ―Religious Higher Education‖ panel for ―Christian Scholarship..for What?: An International Interdisciplinary Conference,‖ Calvin College, September 27-29, 2001. Participated as Project Director of Baylor Horizons in the Plenary Conference of the Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation, hosted by Lilly Endowment, Inc., and the Fund for Theological Education, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 25-26, 2001. Co-Directed ―Scholarship and the Christian University‖ for new faculty, Baylor University, August 13-15, 2001. Led Pilgrims‘ Progress: A Christian History Tour, June 7-26, 2001 for 20 adults. Traveled to Christian and pre-Christian sites in Ireland, Scotland and Northern England. Participant, with Dr. Larry Lyon in ―Secular Revolution‖ Conference organized by Christian Smith and supported by Pew Foundation, June 1-3, 2001. Co-Director, ―Vocation and Liberal Arts,‖ Baylor Horizons faculty retreat, May 14-18, 2001. Lilly National Board Meeting, Chicago, April 28-29, 2001. Editorial Board Meeting, Christian Scholar‘s Review, Chicago, April 20-21, 2001. Co-organizer, Emma Parish Lectures, Stephen Carter (co-sponsored by Lilly Endowment through Baylor Horizons), February 25, 2001. Consultant, Lilly Consultation on Mentoring, Hope College, June 2000. Consultant, The Theological Exploration of Vocation, Hope College, March 2000. Consultant, The Theological Exploration of Vocation, Xavier University, January, 2000 Member, Lilly National Seminar of Religion and Higher Education, 1996-1999. Member of review team of the Department of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, March 19-22, 1997. Respondent: "The Two Functions of the Church-Related College," R. Baine Harris, UNLV, at the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, November 12, 1993. Respondent: "Integrity and the Content of One's Commitments,‖ Mark Hebert, Austin College, at the North Texas Philosophers Association, October 13, 1990.

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Chair: "Providence and Freedom in Plotinus," Eastern Regional Meeting of Society of Christian Philosophers, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, April 1988. Discussant: "Subjective and Objective Believing," Joe Barnhart, ASSR regional meeting in Dallas, March 12, 1988. Respondent: "Situationism, Principle Monism, and the Problem of Action Description," Charles Pinches, University of Central Arkansas, American Academy of Religion, March 13, 1987. Participant at NEH Summer Institute for Philosophy of Religion, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, June 29 – August 6, 1986. (Institute Co-leaders: William Alston and Alvin Plantinga) Chair: "Christian Liberty," Robert Adams, UCLA and Linda Zagzebski, Loyala Mary Mount, NEH Conference on Philosophy and Christian Faith, University of Notre Dame, February 1986.

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Reader for PhD dissertation, Glenn Gentry, Department of Philosophy, (May, 2005) Reader for PhD dissertation, Doug Coyle, Institute of Church-State Studies (current) Reader for PhD dissertation, John Basie, Instititute of Church-State Studies (current) Reader for Ph.D. dissertation, Stephanie Littizette, Department of Sociology (2000)

COURSES TAUGHT Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Logic Informal Logic Introduction to Symbolic Logic Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Modern Philosophy Contemporary Analytic Philosophy Contemporary Moral Problems Medical Ethics Business Ethics Science and Human Values Seminar: Divine Goodness and the Problem of Evil Seminar: Plato and Aristotle Western Thought and Culture (a General Education interdisciplinary required course) Philosophy: History and Problems (a General Education required course) Philosophy of Religion Contemporary Ethical Theory Metaphysics Philosophy and Biblical Hermeneutics Social Philosophy: Liberalism and its Critics Epistemology of Religion Religion and Liberalism Religion and Higher Education Metaphysics

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Philosophical Association Society of Christian Philosophers Association for the Study of Higher Education

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Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers: (Advisory Board Member; Vice-President, 1988-89; President, 1989-91) Council of Christian Scholarly Societies (Executive Committee, ex officio member, 2000-present) National Association of Baptist Teachers of Religion North Texas Philosophical Association Society of Christian Philosophers (Executive Committee, 2002 to present; Central Division Program Committee 2000-2002, Central Division; Nomination Committee 1997-2000) Southwest Philosophical Association

MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Honors Colloquium, The Problem of Evil, Fall 1991 and Spring 1992. Honors Colloquium, Wickedness, Mary Midgley, Fall 1989 and Spring 1990. Baylor in the British Isles, Summer 1989, Summer 1992, Summer 1993. "Pain, Providence and the Problem of Evil," Fall retreat for college students, Seventh and James Baptist Church, September 1988. "God and Morality," Baylor Philosophy Club, Fall 1988. Assisted in academic advising football prospects, Spring 1988, Spring 1989. Honors Colloquium, Dialogues on Natural Religion, David Hume, Spring 1988, Fall 1988, and Spring 1989. "God and Evil," presenter and discussion leader for a five week seminar at Seventh and James Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, as part of the adult education program. "On Intellectual Traditions of the South," lecturer at Student Leadership Institute, Sponsored by the Middle South Utilities, July 1987. "The Philosophical Roots of the Constitution,‖ lecturer at conference sponsored by the State of Arkansas, AEGIS, Department of Education, August 1987. Awarded Paul and Virginia Henry Enrichment Grant to take a group of students to annual Wheaton College Philosophy Conference in October 23-26, 1986. Conference there was "Epistemology and Christianity." Attended the Conference in Religious Liberty sponsored by Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. Co-author of Birkett Williams Centennial Grant that was awarded for academic year 1985-1986. The Philosophy Department used this grant for purposes of department evaluation. Co-author of Second Century Planning Grant that was awarded for academic year 1985-1986. The Philosophy Department used this grant to organize the first-ever Baptist Teachers of Philosophy Conference that was held at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, April 17-19, 1986. Attended Conference in Values, University of Delaware, November 1978. Attended Conference on "Philosophy for Children," University of Illinois, June 1978.

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES – BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (Past or Present) Ad Hoc Committee, CRIAD Chair, Baptist Heritage Committee Robert Foster Cherry Committee Honors Program Faculty-Student Committee and Student Life and Services Philosophy Club Co-sponsor Arkansas Club Sponsor Phi Gamma Delta Sponsor Civic-Education/Community Service Committee Outstanding Professor Selection Committee

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Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Life Baylor National Merit Mentor Program Graduate Council Graduate Curriculum Committee Advisory Committee for the Baylor in Washington Internship Program, 1992-94 Christian Emphasis Task Force, Chair of Sub-Committee: Fall Renewal, Spring Revival Task force on University Mission: Sesquicentennial Council of 150 Representative to Christian Scholar‘s Review Representative to Lilly Fellows Program Spiritual Formation Task Force University Planning Council Marshall, Graduation Exercises Bush Library Committee, School of Public Leadership and Civic Life Faculty Development Committee, ex officio

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES – OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY OBU-JEC Committee, Chairman, 1986-87 University Task Force on Student Recruiting, Chairman, 1986-87 Honors Program, Assistant Director, 1986-87 Library Committee, Secretary, 1986-87 Faculty Development Committee, 1986-87 Scholarship Committee, 1986-87 Faculty Development Committee, Chair (Prior to 1981) Pledging Committee, Chairman (Prior to 1981)

AWARDS AND HONORS Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member 1993-94, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University. Mortar Board Circle of Achievement Award received 1993, 1996.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Member, DaySpring Baptist Church, August, 2004. Adult Sunday School Teacher, April 1993 to May, 2004, Seventh and James Baptist Church. Deacon, Seventh & James Baptist Church, Spring 1990-Fall 2004. Waco Tribune-Herald Board of Contributors. College Sunday School Director, Seventh and James Baptist Church, Waco, Texas, 1988 to 1991. Coach, Basketball, First Baptist Church, 3rd and 4th grades, Spring 1989, Spring 1994. Manager, Lake Air Little League Baseball, Spring-Summer 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994-97. College Sunday School Teacher, Seventh & James Baptist Church, August 1989 to Fall 1992. Manager, Lake Air All-Stars, Summer 1991, 1996 Coach, Lake Air Little League Baseball, Spring 1988, Spring 1989, Spring 1992