With degrees in philosophy, theology, and chemistry, Dr. Moreland has taught theology and philosophy at several schools throughout the U.S. He has authored or co-authored books including Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview; Christianity and the Nature of Science; Scaling the Secular City; Does God Exist?; Immortality: The Other Side of Death; and The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Times. He is co-editor of Christian Perspectives on Being Human and Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. His work appears in journals such as Christianity Today, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and The American Philosophical Quarterly. Dr. Moreland served with Campus Crusade for 10 years, planted two churches, and has spoken on over 200 college campuses.

Affiliations

• Alpha Chi Sigma (Chemical Honorar Fraternity)
• American Scientific Affilliation
• American Philosophical Association
• Evangelical Philosophical Society
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Interdisciplinary Bibilical Research Institute
• Society of Christian Philosophers
• University Faculty for Life
• National Executive Committee of the Society of Christian Philosophers
• National Advisory/Executive Committee of the Evangelical Philosophical Society

Awards and Honors

• Second place in the Greater Kansas City Science Fair two straight years (1964-65, 1965-66).
• Winner of the Greater Kansas City Science Fair Scholarship to the University of Missouri (1966-70).
• Elected to Alpha Chi Sigma (Chemical Honorary Society), 1968.
• Awarded the top fellowship for Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry, University of Colorado (1970) [I declined the fellowship and went into the ministry.]
• Winner of Rollin Thomas Chafer Award in Christian Apologetics, Dallas Seminary (1978-79).
• Winner of Academic Excellence Award, International School of Theology (1982-83). [awarded by the student body to the professor who most exemplified academic excellence in teaching and research].
• Outstanding Young Men of America, 1981.
• Elected as an Oakley Fellow at the University of Southern California three successive years (1982-85).
• Selected as a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Christian Studies, Madison, Wisconsin (August 11-16, 1986).
• Selected as a Fellow of the Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute (1987 to present).
• Winner of the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, Lakin School of Religion, Liberty University, 1988-89.
• Senior Class Professor of the Year, Biola University, 1992-93.
• University Faculty Award for Excellence in Integrating Christian Theology and Other Academic Disciplines, Biola University, (1996-97).
• Elected as a Member of the Executive Committee for the Society of Christian Philosophers, (1997-99).
• Fellow of the Center for the Renewal of Science & Culture, Discovery Institute, 1403 Third Ave. Suite 400, Seattle, Washington 98101. (2000-present)
• Winner of the Robert Fischer Faculty Member of the Year Award, Biola University, 1998-99.
• Winner of the Senior Class Professor of the Year, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, 1998-99.
• Member of the Advisory Board for Philosophia Christi, (1999 to 2003).
• Member of the Executive Committee for the Evangelical Philosophical Society (1999-2003, 2006 to present).
• Fellow of the Wilberforce Forum, 2001 to present.

Publications

Books

• “God and the Origin of Consciousness: A Theistic Argument”, co-authored with Joseph E. Gorra (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, forthcoming 2010).
• “The God Question: An Invitation to a Life of Meaning” (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House, 2009).
• “A Companion to Natural Theology”, co-editor with William Lane Craig (Oxford and Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2009).
• “The Argument from Consciousness,” in A Companion to Natural Theology, co-edited with William Lane Craig (Oxford and Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2009).
• “The Recalcitrant Imago Dei: Human Persons and the Failure of Naturalism” (London: S. C. M. Press, 2009). This is reviewed in the Journal of Theological Studies.
• “The Image of God and the Failure of Scientific Naturalism,” in God is Great, God is Good, ed. by William Lane Craig, Chad Meister (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2009), pp. 32-48.
• “Neuroscience and Substance Dualism,” in The Nature of Nature, ed. by William Dembski, Bruce Gordon (Wilmington, Delaware: ISI Books, forthcoming, 2010).
• “Grossmann on Existence and Property-Instances: Suarez's Way Out,” in Studies on the Ontology of Reinhardt Grossmann edited by Javier Cumpa Arteseros (Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, forthcoming, 2010).
• “Oxford Dialogs on Christian Theism”, co-editor with Chad Meister, Khaldoun Sweis (N. Y.: Oxford University Press, forthcoming, 2011).
• “God and the Argument from Consciousness,” in Oxford Dialogs on Christian Theism, co-editor with Chad Meister, Khaldoun Sweis (N. Y.: Oxford University Press, forthcoming, 2011).

Magazines

• “Naturalism, Postmodernism and Free Will”, TrueU.org May 15, 2008.
• “Naturalism and the Self”, TrueU.org June 12, 2008.
• “Naturalism and Equal Rights”, TrueU.org July 10, 2008.
• “Naturalism and Rationality,” TrueU.org August 14, 2008.
• “Interview on In Search of a Confident Faith,” (with Klaus Issler) World Magazine Volume 23, number 19 (September 20 2008).
• “Human Persons, Gratitude and Happiness,” TrueU.org September 11, 2008.
• “Human Persons, Secularism and Sexual Perversion,” TrueU.org October 9, 2008.
• “Jesse Jackson and the Minimum Wage,” TrueU.org November 20, 2008.
• “Responding to Religulous with a Confident Faith,” Biola Magazine Winter 2009, pp. 26-27.
• “The Power of God's Kingdom and Ministry,” Ministry 81 (May 2009): 1-3.

Journals

• “Two Areas of Reflection and Dialogue with John Franke”, Philosophia Christi 8 (Fall 2006): 305-312.
• “Mysticism, Awareness of God, and Postmodern Confusion”, Conversations 6.1 (Spring 2008): 18-24.
• “Interview on Kingdom Triangle”, Pneuma Review 11 (Spring 2008): 44-46.
• “Speaking to the Mind of the Age Part I,” The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 8 (March 2008): 26-41.
• “Speaking to the Mind of the Age Part II,” The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 8 (March 2008): 42-63.
• “Truth and Postmodernism,” Areopagus Journal 8:3 (May/June 2008): 10-16.
• “Naturalism and How it is Affecting Culture,” Faith & Mission 24:4 (2008): 38-48.
• “Naturalism and the Crisis of the Soul,” Faith & Mission 24:4 (2008): 50-60.
• “Searle's Rapprochement between Naturalism and Libertarian Agency: A Critique,” Philosophia Christi 11 (Spring 2009): 189-99.
• “On Willard's Knowing Christ Today,” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 2 (forthcoming Fall 2009).

Presentations

• “The Kalam Argument,” and “Depression and Scientific Naturalism,” delivered at South Puget Sound College, Olympia, Washington, March 12, 2009.
• “Science, Christianity and Three Realisms,” delivered at the Center for Science Education, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, April 22, 2009.
• “Pastor's Conference on Kingdom Triangle,” delivered at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, May 6,7, 2009.
• “Six workshops on the Kingdom Triangle,” delivered at the National Pastor's Conference, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, May 19-21, 2009.
• “God and the Meaning of Life,” and “The Lost Virtue of Happiness,” delivered at the National Meeting of the Christian Medical and Dental Society, Ridgecrest, North Carolina, September 25, 26, 2009.
• “Knowledge of God and the Case for Christianity,” delivered at The Academy of Ethics and Christian Thought, El Paso, Texas, October 3, 2009.
• “Understanding Spiritual Experience,” delivered at California State at Stanislaw, Turlock, California, October 16, 2009.
• “Christian Philosophy in Global Context,” delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 18, 2009.
• “Why Christian Knowledge Matters,” delivered at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, November 18, 2009.
• “Kingdom Apologetics,” delivered at the Annual Worldview Conference of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 18, 2009.

Research Interests

• Philosophy of Mind
• Metaphysics
• Spiritual Formation