About Chad Meister

EDUCATION

  1. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (August 1993 – May 2002)
    • Ph.D. in Philosophy (with honors)
    • Dissertation Title: “Essence, Individuation, and Artifact: An Aristotelian Model for Familiar Concrete Particulars”
    • Dissertation Advisor: Owen Goldin
  2. Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois (June 1993)
    • M.A. in Christian Thought/Philosophy of Religion (with honors)
    • Thesis Title: “Science and Theology: On Formulating a Critical Realist Model of Integration”

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Philosophical Theology
  • History of Christian Thought

EMPLOYMENT

Full Professor of Philosophy

  1. Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana (January 2008 – Present)

Associate Professor and Director of Philosophy

  1. Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana (January 2006 – 2008)

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

  1. Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana (August 2002 – 2006)

Associate Faculty in Philosophy

  1. Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana (August 1998 – 2002)

Philosophy Instructor

  1. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (August 1996 – May 1998)
  2. Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois (August 1994 – May 1998)

Courses Taught

  1. Logic and Critical Thinking
  2. Exploring the Christian Faith
  3. Introduction to Philosophy
  4. Ethics
  5. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
  6. Metaphysics
  7. Philosophy of Mind
  8. Philosophy of Religion
  9. Philosophical Theology
  10. Philosophy of Human Nature
  11. World Religions (guided study course)
  12. Values, Ethics, and Leadership (MBA course)
  13. Ethical Theory and Moral Choice (MATS course)
  14. Philosophy of Religion (MATS course)
  15. History of Christian Thought (MATS course)

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Professor of the Year, Bethel College, 2008-2009
  • Bethel Summer Research Grant (Summer, 2008)
  • Sabbatical, Bethel College, Fall 2007
  • Tenure, Bethel College, 2007
  • Lilly Endowment & Bethel College First Book Writing and Research Grant (2005-2006)
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2005)
  • Bethel Scholars Grant for Research (Summer, 2004)
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers (2004)
  • Teaching Assistantships - Marquette University (1996-1998)
  • Research Grant - National Endowment for the Humanities: “Distance Learning: Strategies for Teaching”
  • Ancient and Medieval Languages (1996)
  • Research Assistantships - Marquette University (1995-1996)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

Books

  • Philosophy of Religion (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming)
  • Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed (Continuum, 2012)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity, edited by Chad Meister (Oxford University Press)
  • Christian Thought: An Historical Introduction, co-authored with James Stump (Routledge, 2010)
  • The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology, co-edited with Charles Taliaferro (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
  • God is Great, God is Good: Facing New Challenges to Belief in God, co-edited with William Lane Craig (IVP, 2010)
  • Introducing Philosophy of Religion (Routledge, 2009)
  • The Philosophy of Religion Reader, edited by Chad Meister (Routledge, 2008)
  • Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues, co-edited with Paul Copan (Blackwell, 2008)
  • The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, co-edited with Paul Copan (Routledge, 2007)
  • Building Belief: Constructing Faith from the Ground Up (Baker, 2006)

Selected Papers and Published Essays/Reviews

  1. “The Problem of Evil in” The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology, edited by Charles Taliaferro and Chad Meister (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
  2. “Philosophy of Religion,” in The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion, 2nd ed. edited by John Hinnells (Routledge, 2010)
  3. “God, Evil, and Morality,” in William Lane Craig and Chad Meister, eds., God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible (InterVarsity Press, 2010)
  4. “The Four Noble Truths,” in The Baker Dictionary of Cults and World Religions, edited by H. Wayne House (Baker, 2010)
  5. “Philosophy of Religion,” in The WorldÓł Religions: Continuities and Transformations, edited by Peter Clarke and Peter Beyer (Routledge, 2009)
  6. “God, Evil, and Freedom of the Will: Parts I and II,” feature article in the Christian Research Journal, Fall, 2007
  7. “Open Theism,” in Reasons for Faith: A Survey of Contemporary Issues and Evidences, edited by Norman L. Geisler and Chad V. Meister (Crossway, 2007)
  8. Review of Christian Philosophical Theology by Stephen T. Davis (Oxford University Press, 2007), Religious Studies (fall, 2007)
  9. “The New Atheism: Innovative Approaches to Investigating Religion, or Fundamentalist Manifesto for Denying the Divine?” EPS, November, 2007
  10. “Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion” with Paul Copan in Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues, edited with Paul Copan (Blackwell, 2007)
  11. “Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion with Paul Copan” in The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (Routledge, 2007)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Philosophical Association (1996 – present)
  • Society of Christian Philosophers (1996 – present)
  • American Academy of Religion (2004 – present)
  • Evangelical Philosophical Society (2000 – present)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

  1. Director, Bethel College Philosophy Department, 2006-2008
  2. Vice President, Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS), 2005-2008
  3. Vice Chair, Midwest Regional Meetings of EPS, 2005-present
  4. Chaired Central Division American Academy of Religion Conference Session (2004)
  5. Chaired Central Division American Philosophical Association Conference Session (2004)
  6. Chaired Central Division American Philosophical Association Conference Session (2003)
  7. Board Member, Executive Committee of the EPS, 2003-present
  8. Book Review Editor for Philosophia Christi, 2003-present
  9. Referee for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Blackwell, Routledge, Faith and Philosophy, Dialogue, and the Philosophy Compass

COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Faculty Mentor for Bethel College Urban Ministry Program, 2008-2010
  • AIDS Outreach Faculty Representative, Bethel College Student Organization, 2006-2010
  • AIDS Ministries Volunteer, South Bend, 2006-present Committee Member, Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee, 2006-2007
  • Spiritual Life Committee, Bethel College, 2002-present
  • Racial Harmony Committee, Bethel College, 2002-2004
  • Board Member, Luvability (organization focused on serving the developmentally challenged in the Northern
  • Indiana and Southern Michigan communities), 2001-2003
  • Director, Urban College (minority-centered outreach), Bethel College, 1999-2002

References

  1. Charles Taliaferro, Professor of Philosophy, St. Olaf College, Department of Philosophy, Holland Hall 502, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057, USA, 507-786-3662, taliafer@stolaf.edu
  2. Paul Moser, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Philosophy Loyola University Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626-5761, USA, 773-508-2739, pmoser@luc.edu
  3. William Lane Craig, Research Professor, Talbot School of Theology, 1805 Danforth Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30062, USA, 770-579-8712, wlc@williamlanecraig.net
  4. James Stump, Professor of Philosophy (and former Academic Dean), Bethel College, 1001 Bethel Circle, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545, USA, 574-257-3521, James.Stump@Bethelcollege.edu
  5. Paul Copan, Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University, 901 S. Flagler Drive, P.O. Box 24708, West Palm Beach, FL, 33416-4708, USA, 561-803-2239, paul_copan@pba.edu
  6. J.P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada CA, 90639-0001, USA, 562-903-6000, JP.Moreland@biola.edu