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Email: caboyd@apu.edu
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, Director, Institute of Faith Integration
School of Theology
Profile
Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D., directs APU's Institute of Faith Integration and is professor of theology and philosophy in APU’s Division of Religion and Philosophy in the School of Theology. Boyd is interested in medieval philosophy, Christian ethics, and the relationship between religion and science. He participated in the John Templeton Oxford Seminars on Christianity and Science between 2003-05. In addition to teaching, Boyd is a frequent presenter for philosophical and theological groups and writes about Thomas Aquinas, Natural Law, and evolutionary psychology, among other topics.
Education
Ph.D. - St. Louis University
M.A. - Western Kentucky University
B.A. - Greenville College, IL
M.A. - Western Kentucky University
B.A. - Greenville College, IL
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
“Towards a Post-Foundationalist Theory of Natural Law,” Presidential Address Wesleyan Philosophical Society. Bourbonnais, IL. March 2007.
“Rawlsian Liberalism, Natural Law, and Religious Diversity,” Northwest Philosophy Conference. Portland, OR. November 2006.
“Using Galileo to Teach Darwin,” American Scientific Affiliation. Grand Rapids, MI. August 2006.
“Aristotelian Friendship and Thomistic Charity.” Wesleyan Theological Society. Kansas City, MO. March 2006.
"Religious Inclusivism and the Problem of Agape." Central meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers. Lincoln, IL, April 2005.
Publications
"Using Galileo to Teach Darwin: An Historical and Developmental Approach", Perspectives in Science and Christianity (2007).
"Participation Metaphysics, the Imago Dei, and the Natural Law in Aquinas' Ethics." New Blackfriars, March 2007.
A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics. (Brazos Press, 2007).
"Is Natural Law Morality Defensible in a Postmodern World?" in Prospects of Postmodernism. JDV Press, ed. Kuruvilla Pantikattu S.J., 2005.
"Just War Theory, Natural Law Morality and Evolutionary Psychology." Studies in Science and Theology, 2005.
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
“Towards a Post-Foundationalist Theory of Natural Law,” Presidential Address Wesleyan Philosophical Society. Bourbonnais, IL. March 2007.
“Rawlsian Liberalism, Natural Law, and Religious Diversity,” Northwest Philosophy Conference. Portland, OR. November 2006.
“Using Galileo to Teach Darwin,” American Scientific Affiliation. Grand Rapids, MI. August 2006.
“Aristotelian Friendship and Thomistic Charity.” Wesleyan Theological Society. Kansas City, MO. March 2006.
"Religious Inclusivism and the Problem of Agape." Central meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers. Lincoln, IL, April 2005.
Publications
"Using Galileo to Teach Darwin: An Historical and Developmental Approach", Perspectives in Science and Christianity (2007).
"Participation Metaphysics, the Imago Dei, and the Natural Law in Aquinas' Ethics." New Blackfriars, March 2007.
A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics. (Brazos Press, 2007).
"Is Natural Law Morality Defensible in a Postmodern World?" in Prospects of Postmodernism. JDV Press, ed. Kuruvilla Pantikattu S.J., 2005.
"Just War Theory, Natural Law Morality and Evolutionary Psychology." Studies in Science and Theology, 2005.
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Associations, Boards, Committees
American Catholic Philosophical Association
Society of Christian Ethics
Society of Christian Philosophers
Wesleyan Philosophical Society
Wesleyan Theological Society
American Catholic Philosophical Association
Society of Christian Ethics
Society of Christian Philosophers
Wesleyan Philosophical Society
Wesleyan Theological Society
Expertise
Christian Ethics
Contemporary Christian Thought
Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Religion and Science
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