Academic Connections, International

I. Theses

Selected Theses Chapters:

     An Analysis and Critical Study of Alvin Plantinga’s Account of Reformed Epistemology

• Introduction (M.A Thesis, 1995 - Plantinga’s Epistemology)
• Chapter 1 Summary of “Reason and Belief in God”
• Chapter 2 Critical Responses: The Evidentialist Objection
• Chapter 3 Critical Responses: Foundationalism & the Reformed Objection to Natural Theology
• Chapter 4 Critical Responses: Is Belief in God Properly Basic?
• Chapter 5 Direct Analysis and Conclusions
• Addendum: Plantinga’s More Recent Work

     An Evaluation of Norman Geisler’s Philosophical Apologetic (System)

• Introduction (M.A. Thesis, 1983 Geisler’s Apologetics)
• Chapter 1 The Meaning of Religious Language
• Chapter 2 The Truthfulness of Christian Assertions
• Chapter 3 Pilot (Empirical) Study of the Effectiveness of Geisler’s Theistic Argument

II.  Sample Response Papers

• Response to Harrison-Carter’s Internalist Pluralism (Oral presentation paper)
• Response to Guminski (Part 1, Paper) 
• Response to Guminski (Part 2, Paper)

III. Selected Reviews & Review Essays

• Love the Lord Your God with All Your Mind by J.P. Moreland (Review)
• Reason Within the Bounds of Religion by Nicholas Wolterstorff (Review Essay)

IV.  Other Selected Popular Papers and Articles for Christian Professors

• Faith and Reason 
• Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 4
• Jesus and Academic Culture, Part 5
• Worldview and “Thinking Christianly,” Part 1
• Worldview and “Thinking Christianly,” Part 2

V. Podcasts

• Jesus and Academic Culture (Series of 8 Podcasts)

VI. Other Academic Presentations

• Link to Abstracts

VII. College Level Courses Taught (for grade and credit)

• Philosohpical Inquiry (CCU)
• Personal & Social Ethics (CCU)
• Business Ethics (CCU)
• Philosophy of Religion (Dayspring Study Center—for credit only at CU)

VIII.  A Few Selected Presentation Slides

• General
  •  Overview of Philosophical Ethics (Powerpoint Slides)
  •  Moral Statements (short version - Keynote Slides)
  •  Two Basic Forms of Postmodernism (Keynote Slides)
  •  An Introduction to Christ and Academic Culture (Keynote Slides)
  •  A Brief Summary of the History of Philosophical Ideas (Powerpoint Slides)
• Specific People
  • Descartes
    • Descartes Introduction
    • Descartes Details
  • Hume’s Epistemology
    • Introduction
    • Hume's Epistemology 1
    • Hume's Epistemology 2
    • Hume's Epistemology 3
  • Kant’s Epistemology
    • The Big Picture
    • Synthetic A Priori in Math
    • Synthetic A Priori in Physics
    • Regulative Use of Reason
    • Facts and Values