We are proud to announce that Dr. Alex Pruss has accepted a wonderful invitation to give the highly regarded Wilde Lectures at Oxford University next Summer. The lectures have been hosted at Oxford since 1911 and are rightly regarded as the most prestigious available to philosophers and theologians. Former lecturers include Robert M. Adams, Alvin […]

May 16, 2018 Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-710-6275 Follow Lori on Twitter at @LoriBaylorU Follow Baylor Media Communications on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (May 16, 2018) – C. Stephen Evans, Ph.D., University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, director of the Baylor Center for Christian Philosophy and Distinguished Senior Fellow in the Institute for Studies of […]

April 25, 2018 Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-710-6275 Follow Baylor Media Communications on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (April 25, 2018) – Baylor University’s Center for Christian Philosophy (BCCP) and the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) have been awarded a three-year, $2 million research grant from Templeton Religion Trust (TRT), which will allow a multidisciplinary […]

Aug. 15, 2017 Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-710-6275 Follow Lori on Twitter at @LoriBaylorU Follow Baylor Media Communications on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (Aug. 15, 2017) – Baylor University’s department of philosophy and Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) have announced the establishment of the Baylor Center for Christian Philosophy (BCCP). The BCCP, composed of […]

AUGUST 26, 2016 The department would like to congratulate Dr. Trent Dougherty on being appointed a Fellow of the Oxford Center for Animal Ethics. The appointment is largely based on the success of his book, “The Problem of Animal Pain: A Theodicy for All Creatures Great and Small.” Dr. Dougherty is one of ten new […]

August 24, 2016 The department is pleased to announce that Dr. John Haldane, who serves as Sr. Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, has been named one of the “50 Most Influential Living Philosophers” by TheBestSchools.org. TheBestSchools.org is a leading resource for prospective students seeking a college degree and for those wanting to keep up with education-related […]

August 22, 2016 The department would like to congratulate Dr. Francis Beckwith on receiving the 2016 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in the category of Constructive-Reflective Studies. The American Academy of Religion recognizes Beckwith with this award for his book titled “Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics and the Reasonableness of Faith.” The […]

November 28, 2016 The department would like to congratulate Dr. Stephen Evans on a recent achievement regarding his book titled “God and Moral Obligation.” The book was selected as one of three finalists by the Lilly Fellows Program for the 2016 Arlin G. Meyer Prize. The prize is awarded biennially to a full-time faculty member […]

Professor John Haldane’s lecture “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life” at the University of South Carolina on December 14, 2015 explored how virtues are the cornerstone of a happy life, including how the sciences of human behavior are related to philosophical investigations of value and conduct, and how ethical evaluation of action has to […]

FEBRUARY 18, 2016 The department congratulates Dr. Francis Beckwith as he is named the fourth Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought at the University of Colorado Boulder. He will serve this position during the 2016-2017 academic year. Dr. Beckwith is scheduled to teach two courses per semester in fall 2016 and spring 2017. In the fall, […]