About Jim
Jim Cook is a graduate of the University of Missouri in Economics (minor in Mathematics) and holds M.A. degrees in Philosophy of Religion (honors) and Biblical Studies. His two MA theses were: “An Analysis and Critical Study of Alvin Plantinga’s Account of Reformed Epistemology” and “An Evaluation of Norman Geisler’s Philosophical Apologetic.”
He and his wife, Phyllis, live in Louisville, Colorado and have one adult son. Jim has served with CRU's and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s faculty ministry leadership teams. For more than 35 years Jim has been helping Christian professors consider the intellectual and spiritual contributions they can make to their institutions.
Jim serves Academic Connections in the capacity as Ministry and Research Fellow. His academic research interests are in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and virtue ethics. His ministry research interests include forming and sustaining Christian faculty communities on secular campuses, the relationship between “Christ and culture” and ministry ethos.
Jim has been involved in athletics almost all his life as a participant and coach. He was captain of his grade school championship tumbling team. He lettered and was captain of his high-school track team; subsequently, he won a scholarship and lettered at the University of Missouri in track as a high jumper. He coached a city league basketball team to the city championship and has also coached a church league basketball to the championship game. He still loves to alpine ski and cycle.
He founded Academic Connections in 2010 and serves as its Executive Director.
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Invited Academic Presentations Abstracts
Various Papers
Contact me at: cookj3@mac.com