Dr Matthew Flannagan is a theologian with proficiency in contemporary analytic philosophy. He holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Otago, a Masters (with First Class Honours) and a Bachelors in Philosophy from the University of Waikato; he also holds a post-graduate diploma in secondary teaching from Bethlehem Tertiary Institute. His area of expertise is Divine Command Meta-Ethics, Applied Ethics, Bio-Ethics, Old Testament Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Critical Thinking and Apologetics. He has formally debated Dr Zoe During (formerly of the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand), Dr Bill Cooke (then President of the New Zealand Association of Rationalist Humanists) and Dr Raymond Bradley (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland). Matt regularly participates in local and international talks, panel discussions and conferences.
Mark W. Foreman is professor of philosophy and religion at Liberty University where he has been teaching for 21 years. He has an MABS from Dallas Theological Seminar and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. Mark studied philosophy and apologetics under Gary Habermas, Norm Geisler, and J.P. Moreland. Publications include Christianity and Bioethics: Confronting Clinical Issues (College Press, 1999; currently Wipf and Stock), Prolegomena to Philosophy: Thinking Critically about Our Beliefs and How Do You Know? A Short Introduction to the Issues of Knowledge with James K. Dew, Jr. (both forthcoming from InterVarsity press) and a chapter in the forthcoming Come Let Us Reason (2012, B&H, ed. By Paul Copan and William Lane Craig). Mark has attended meetings of the EPS since 1987 and often presents papers and moderates panels. He has been a speaker at the two most recent EPS Apologetics Conferences.
W. Paul Franks teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Tyndale University College in Toronto and is in the final stage of completing his PhD dissertation on the coherence of the free will defense with Christian doctrine at the University of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Biola’s MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics program and was trained in Biblical Studies as an undergraduate. At Tyndale he teaches a range of courses in the philosophy of religion along with courses in ethics and the history of philosophy. While his research is primarily on the logical problem of evil he has also published work defending the practice of petitionary prayer. He is very excited about the possibility of helping the EPS continue its mission of contributing to high-level scholarship while at the same time serving the Church at-large. Paul and his wife Tina Marie spend most of their free time trying to ensure their Canadian born son retains an American dialect and does not begin to say things like “eh” and “hoser.”
David Horner is Professor of Philosophy and Biblical Studies at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He received his M.Phil. in Philosophical Theology and his D.Phil. in Philosophy from Oxford University. He is a fly-fishing, guitar-picking fourth-generation Colorado native whose childhood pet was a donkey (Jack A. Horner). His primary research interests are in ancient and medieval philosophy, particularly ethics. He has published journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries in early Christian thought, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, C. S. Lewis, virtue ethics, ethical eudaimonism, aesthetics, and apologetics. He recently published a book to help students go to college without losing their mind, their faith, or their character, Mind Your Faith: A Student's Guide to Thinking and Living Well (IVP Academic, 2011). He lives in Fullerton, California, with Debbie Horner, a piano teacher and active spiritual mentor. They have two grown daughters. He no longer owns a donkey, but is keeping his options open.
Paul Gould is on the national leadership team of Faculty Commons, the faculty and graduate student ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ and is an adjunct professor for Southeastern College (currently teaching History of Ideas). He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University (studied under Michael Bergmann) and a Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics fromTalbot School of Theology. He is the co-editor, along with William Lane Craig of The Two Tasks of the Christian Scholar: Redeeming The Soul,Redeeming the Mind (Crossway, 2007) and is currently working on book projects on a wide range of topics such as the integration of faith and learning, the nature of God, and Platonism. He has articles forthcoming in Axiomathes, Philosophia Christi and Cultural Encounters. For more details, see his C.V. here. Paul is married to Ethel and has four young children. In his spare time you can usually find Paul hanging out with his family, hiking, mountain biking, watching a movie, or reading a good book on philosophy or theology. His passion is to promote a brilliant and beautiful Christ to the university and to help professors live missionally within the university context. See also http://apps.sebts.edu/FacultyUploads/Paul%20Gould%20-%20CV%20September%202011.pdf
Mike Austin is associate professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, where he teaches courses in ethics, philosophy of religion, and rhetoric. He has a BA in Political Science from Kansas State, an MA in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology, and a PhD from the University of Colorado. His edited/authored books include several works in popular philosophy, as well as Conceptions of Parenthood (Ashgate, 2007), Wise Stewards: Philosophical Foundations of Christian Parenting (Kregel Academic, 2009), Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life, with Doug Geivett (Eerdmans, 2012), and The Olympics and Philosophy, with Heather Reid (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). He received an NEH Enduring Questions course grant, and is the co-founder of The Logos Society, a Christian Faculty and Staff fellowship at EKU. He and his wife Dawn have 3 daughters. In a previous life, they were on staff with Cru in Hungary and Missouri. For more information, see http://www.people.eku.edu/austinm/
Scott B. Rae is Professor of Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Talbot. He has a BS in Economics from Southern Methodist University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. His primary interests are in bioethics and business ethics. He is the author of 10 books, including Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics (Zondervan, 3rd edition, 2009), Outside the Womb: Moral Guidance for Assisted Reproduction (Moody, 2010, with D. Joy Riley, MD), Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace, (IVP Academic, 2010, with Kenman L. Wong), and Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics (Zondervan, 3rd edition, forthcoming, 2012). He has articles in various journals, including the Linacre Quarterly, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Southern California Review of Law and Women’s Studies, and the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. He also consults with several southern California hospitals in ethics. He is married, with three sons.
Garry DeWeese (B.S., USAF Academy, Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder) is Professor of Philosophy and Philosophical Theology in the Talbot Department of Philosophy, Biola University. He has served as an Air Force Officer, missionary, pastor, and professor. He has authored God and the Nature of Time (Ashgate), Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult with JP Moreland (IVP), and Doing Philosophy as a Christian (IVP), in addition to a number of journal articles and book chapters. Research and teaching interests include philosophical; theology, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of science. He has presented a number of papers at EPS meetings, and has served a pervious term on the EPS Executive Committee.