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John Mark Reynolds, Ph.D
Education
University of Rochester (New
York), Ph.D.in Philosophy, 1996
Dissertation: “Human
Soul in the Timaeus: The Key to Unlocking the Platonic Psychology.”
- First Reader: D.K.W. Modrak
University of Rochester M.A. in Philosophy, 1991
Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester,
New York), B.A. with honors, 1986
Elim Bible Institute, Diploma in Biblical
Studies, 1988
Work Experience
Biola University, 1995-present
Director of the Torrey
Honors Institute
- Designed, developed, and administrates a "Great Books"-style
program for honors student
- Taught numerous seminars including Plato’s Republic, Symposium and Timaeus,
Philosophy of Science, and Dante’s Divine Comedy
- Frequently lectures on topics pertinent to the curriculum of the program
- Student-mentoring with individuals and small groups
- Designed, developed, and administrates summer courses in Europe involving
readings and trips to sites of key historic interest, such as England,
Italy and Greece
Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Taught graduate philosophy classes in ancient philosophy and philosophy
of science
- Taught in graduate apologetics program (philosophy of religion and
apologetics)
- Taught undergraduate ancient philosophy and philosophy of religion
Biola University, 1994-1995
Research and Post-doctoral Fellowship
- Fellowship and post-doctoral program in philosophy of science and
religion
- Supervised by Phillip Johnson (U.C. Berkeley) and J.P. Moreland
(Biola University)
Saint John Fisher College and Roberts Wesleyan College,1991-1994
Instructor/Adjunct Professor
- Taught Business Ethics, Ethics, Logic, Western Civilization, and Curriculum
Development
New Covenant High School and Charles G. Finney High School, 1985-1993
Academic Dean and Teacher
- Led development and implementation of the high school curriculum.
Wrote policy and academic philosophy statements. Interviewed and hired
faculty. Selected and purchased materials
- Supervised a staff and faculty of twelve whose responsibilities
ranged from teaching to finances.
- Taught Logic, Advanced Placement Western Studies, Bible, and Global
Studies to honor students.
Publications/Reviews
Books
Forthcoming: Athens and Jerusalem: The Coming Triumph of Faith and Reason,
InterVarsity Press.
Toward
A Unified Human Platonic Psychology, University Press of America,
2004.
Maker
of Heaven and Earth: Three Views on the Creation and Evolution Debate.
(co-authored with J.P. Moreland), Zondervan, 1999.
Articles
“Atomism” in New
Dictionary of Christian Apologetics, 2005.
“Séances
and Science.” Touchstone Journal, Fall 2005.
“Getting God a Pass: Science, Theology, and the Consideration of
Intelligent Design” in Signs of Intelligence, ed. William A. Dembski
and James M. Kushiner, Brazos Press, 2001.
“Getting God a Pass.” Touchstone Journal, 1999.
“Howard Van Till and Evolution.” Journal of Origins and Design,
Spring 1998
“God of the Gaps,” in Mere Creation: Science, Faith &
Intelligent Design, ed. William A. Dembski, InterVarsity Press, 1998.
“Gaps in a Gapless Society.” Origins and Design, 1998.
"Afraid of Reason" Touchstone, Spring 1997.
"An Appeal for Understanding." New Oxford Review, 10/92.
Reviews
Review: Troels Engberg-Pederson, Paul and the Stoics in Philosophia
Christi, 5, 2003.
Papers Presented
“A Brief Defense of Constantinianism” paper given at
the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2006.
“Integrating Head and Heart in Christian Education” keynote
address at Association of Christian Schools International Conference,
November 2006.
“Christ in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Can a Materialistic Culture
Appropriate Christian Iconography and Myth?” paper given at Christ
in Contemporary Cultures Conference at Gordon College, September 2006.
“Beauty in the Mind of God” two-part lecture series given
at Crown College, Spring 2006.
“Jane Eyre and Christian Education” paper given at the Association
of Christian Schools International Conference, 2005.
“Playful Amusement Concerning Blogging” paper given at the
first Godblog Conference at Biola University, Fall 2005
“C.S. Lewis and Hierarchy” paper given at Narnia Conference
at Azusa Pacific University, December, 2005.
“Intelligent design and the Word” paper given at the Intelligent
Design Conference at Biola University, 2004.
“Education in Wartime” keynote address at the ACSI California
Teachers Conference, October 2001.
“Morphological Space and Intelligent Design” paper given at
the Discontinuity Conference at Cedarville University, August 2001.
“Robert Pennock and the God of the Gaps” paper given at the
Nature of Nature Conference at Baylor University, 2000.
“Intelligent Design and Education” paper given at the After
Materialism Conference at Biola University, 1999.
“Intelligent Design and Spiritualism” paper given at the Evangelical
Theological Society, Pacific meeting, Spring, 1999.
“Alcibiades and the Symposium” paper given at the Society
for the Contemporary Study of Platonism, Western A.P.A 1998.
"Animal Rights and Philosophical Realism" paper given at the
Society for the Discussion of Realism and Anti-Realism, Eastern A.P.A.
1998.
"General Revelation and Classical Culture: Plato as a Case Study"
paper given at the Evangelical Theological Association, 1997.
"Plato and the Human Soul" paper given at the Society for the
Contemporary Understanding of Platonism, Western A.P.A. 1997.
"Almeder and Blind Realism," paper given at the Society for
the Discussion of Realism and Anti-Realism, Eastern A.P.A. 1996.
"Plato's Timaeus and the Soul," paper given at the meeting
for the Southern California Philosophical Conference at U.C. Irvine, 1996.
Chair and commentator for papers given at the meeting of the Society
for Faith and Philosophy held conjunction with the American Catholic Philosophical
Association Annual Meeting, 1996.
"Kicking a Rock: A Brief Defense of Realism" paper given at
Conference on Realism and Anti-Realism in conjunction with the Eastern
A.P.A., December 1996. "Plato's View of the Human Soul" paper given at colloquium
at Biola University, Fall 1994.
"Evangelicals, Science, and Natural Methodology” paper given
at Conference on Religion, Politics, and Cultural Dynamics at Cornell
University, 4/94.
"Plato's Symposium" paper given at Geneseo University, Rochester,
New York, 3/94.
"The Bible and Science: Toward a Rational Harmonization." Proceedings
of the Third International Conference on Creation, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994.
"Gosse and Omphalos." Proceedings of the Third International
Conference on Creation, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994.
"Boethius on Time and Eternity" paper given at the Institute
of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, 1993.
"The Bible and Science: Is a Rational Harmonization Possible?"
paper given at the Mid-Western Conference of the Society of Christian
Philosophers, 11/92.
"Isaac Asimov and the Armies of the Night." Proceedings of
the International Conference on Creation, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990.
Professional Service and Accolades
Fellow of the Discovery Institute, 1997-present
Chair, Philosophical Section, International Conference on Creationism
1997, 1998
American Philosophical Association Member
American Catholic Philosophical Association Member
Evangelical Theological Society Member
Editorial Board, Salvo Magazine
Editorial Board, Journal of Origins and Design
Outstanding Young Men in America, 1990
Oxford's Who's Who, 1991
References
Deborah Modrak
Department of Philosophy
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Al Geier
Department of Religion and Classics
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Phillip E. Johnson
Boalt Hall
School of Law
U.C. at Berkeley
J.P. Moreland
Philosophy Department
Biola University
La Mirada, California
I have had a professional interest in early Greek cosmologies (Platonic and Pre-Socratic).
This study is motivated by an interest to establish a philosophical basis, with historic roots, for theistic science.
My non-professional writing includes several brief papers in the Bible-Science newsletter and other Christian magazines.
Of greatest importance and interest, are my wonderful wife, Hope, and our four children. We are, therefore, doing our part to secure a future for theistic realism.
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