Paul Nelson received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Philosophy (1998). He is a philosopher of biology, specializing in evo-devo and developmental biology.
He has published articles in such journals as Biology & Philosophy, Zygon, Rhetoric and Public Affairs, and Touchstone, and chapters in the anthologies Mere Creation, Signs of Intelligence, and Intelligent Design Creationism and Its Critics. His forthcoming monograph, On Common Descent, critically evaluates the theory of common descent, and is being edited for the series Evolutionary Monographs. Nelson is also a fellow of the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design. Articles by Paul Nelson.
John Bloom earned a Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University, an M.Div. from Biblical Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from the Annenberg Research Institute (now the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania).
Dr. Bloom is the founding director of Biola's new M.A. in Science and Religion program (www.biola.edu/scienceandreligion), and also teaches undergraduate courses in Physics. His research interests include the integration of Christianity with the sciences, and Apologetics. He has published articles on Human Origins, fulfilled prophecy, and other apologetic issues (see www.drjbloom.com).
Mike Keas earned a Ph.D. in the history of science from the University of Oklahoma. He experienced some of the last historic moments behind the Berlin Wall as a Fulbright scholar in East Germany. He is Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Biola University where he teaches in the M.A. program in Science and Religion and in the biology department. As a Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute, he co-authors high school and college science curriculum. He also leads workshops for science teachers on how to teach about controversial subjects such as Darwinism.
His work in the history and philosophy of science and science education has received funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies. He has addressed such topics in presentations at the East German Akademie der Wissenschaften, Humboldt University, Oxford University, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Wright Center for Science Education, and the University of Minnesota. He has contributed articles to several scholarly journals and anthologies, including the American Chemical Society's Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Darwinism, Design and Public Education published by Michigan State University Press. He is the primary author of the curricular ancillary materials (PowerPoint shows, test bank, lesson plans, etc.) that accompany the supplemental textbook Explore Evolution: The Arguments for and Against Neo-Darwinism (Hill House Publishers, 2007, see www.exploreevolution.com). Two of his articles are available online: The Meanings of Evolution, and What Every High School Student Should Know about Science.