Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext. 5243
Fax: (626) 815-5469
Email: jculp@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Duke 241
Office Hours: Fall 2008: MW 2-4 pm
John Culp, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, Department of Theology and Philosophy
School of Theology
Profile
John Culp, Ph.D., during his seminary education, committed himself to the philosophical pursuit of wisdom through the Wesleyan theological tradition. He specializes and has published in the areas of philosophy of religion and Wesleyan theology. Students and soccer athletes in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois helped prepare him to teach philosophy courses to students at APU. His interests include traveling, reading and sports.
Education
Ph.D. – Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
M.A. – Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
M.Div. – Asbury Theological Seminar, Wilmore, Kentucky
B.A. – Greenville College, Illinois
M.A. – Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
M.Div. – Asbury Theological Seminar, Wilmore, Kentucky
B.A. – Greenville College, Illinois
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
"A Sketch of Three Christian Responses to Postmodernity: Knowing God," at the Wesleyan Philosophical Society annual meeting, Seattle Pacific University, March 2005.
"First Perceived in the Senses: Wesley's Spiritual Senses in Relation to Morality and Beauty" at the John Wesley: Life, Legend & Legacy: An International Conference at the University of Manchester, June 2003.
Respondent to H. Peter Steves, "Cezanne's Out" at the first annual meeting of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 2002.
Moderated panel “Recent Postmodern Theology” at the 2002 Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, March 26, 2001 at St Mary’s College, Morega, CA.
"Eighteenth-Century Internal Senses" at the 2002 Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, St. Mary's College, Morega, California, March 2001.
Participated in panel "The Open God In Classical Trinitarian and Process Theologies" at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society.
Publications
“The Doctrine of Salvation in Process Thought,” in Process Theology, ed. by Jay McDaniels and Donna Bowman, Chalice Press. Forthcoming.
“Review of David K. Naugle, Worldview: The History of a Concept,” Christian Scholar’s Review 32:4 (Fall, 2003).
“Review of Clark Pinnock, Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God’s Openness,” Christian Scholar’s Review 31:3 (Spring 2002), 339-341.
“A Wesleyan Contribution to Contemporary Epistemological Discussions,” in Thy Nature and Thy Name is Love: Process and Wesleyan Theologies in Dialogue, eds., Bryan P. Stone and Thomas Jay Oord, Kingswood Books, Abingdon Press, 2001.
Culp, J. (2001). "From Criticism to Mutual Transformation? The Dialogue Between Process and Evangelical Theologies." Process Studies 30(1), p. 132-146.
Culp, J. (2001). In Stone, B. and Oord, T. (Eds.), Thy Nature and Thy Name Is Love: Wesleyan and Process Theologies in Dialogue. Nashville: Kingwood.
"More than Esoteric Passwords: What Process Means to Me",Process Perspectives 23:2 (Fall 2000)8-9.
“Review of Robert Hutchin’s The Higher Learning in America,” in The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Possibilities,” eds., David Weeks and Diana Glyer, University Press of America, Inc., 1998, 91-96.
"A Sketch of Three Christian Responses to Postmodernity: Knowing God," at the Wesleyan Philosophical Society annual meeting, Seattle Pacific University, March 2005.
"First Perceived in the Senses: Wesley's Spiritual Senses in Relation to Morality and Beauty" at the John Wesley: Life, Legend & Legacy: An International Conference at the University of Manchester, June 2003.
Respondent to H. Peter Steves, "Cezanne's Out" at the first annual meeting of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 2002.
Moderated panel “Recent Postmodern Theology” at the 2002 Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, March 26, 2001 at St Mary’s College, Morega, CA.
"Eighteenth-Century Internal Senses" at the 2002 Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, St. Mary's College, Morega, California, March 2001.
Participated in panel "The Open God In Classical Trinitarian and Process Theologies" at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society.
Publications
“The Doctrine of Salvation in Process Thought,” in Process Theology, ed. by Jay McDaniels and Donna Bowman, Chalice Press. Forthcoming.
“Review of David K. Naugle, Worldview: The History of a Concept,” Christian Scholar’s Review 32:4 (Fall, 2003).
“Review of Clark Pinnock, Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God’s Openness,” Christian Scholar’s Review 31:3 (Spring 2002), 339-341.
“A Wesleyan Contribution to Contemporary Epistemological Discussions,” in Thy Nature and Thy Name is Love: Process and Wesleyan Theologies in Dialogue, eds., Bryan P. Stone and Thomas Jay Oord, Kingswood Books, Abingdon Press, 2001.
Culp, J. (2001). "From Criticism to Mutual Transformation? The Dialogue Between Process and Evangelical Theologies." Process Studies 30(1), p. 132-146.
Culp, J. (2001). In Stone, B. and Oord, T. (Eds.), Thy Nature and Thy Name Is Love: Wesleyan and Process Theologies in Dialogue. Nashville: Kingwood.
"More than Esoteric Passwords: What Process Means to Me",Process Perspectives 23:2 (Fall 2000)8-9.
“Review of Robert Hutchin’s The Higher Learning in America,” in The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Possibilities,” eds., David Weeks and Diana Glyer, University Press of America, Inc., 1998, 91-96.
Professional Experience
Academic Experience
Participant – John Wesley Tercentennial Celebration, University of Manchester, England
Associate Professor, Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois
Assistant Professor, Bethel College, Indiana
Instructor, Asbury College, Kentucky
Participant – John Wesley Tercentennial Celebration, University of Manchester, England
Associate Professor, Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois
Assistant Professor, Bethel College, Indiana
Instructor, Asbury College, Kentucky
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Associations, Boards, Committees
American Academy of Religion
American Philosophical Association
Wesleyan Theological Society
American Academy of Religion
American Philosophical Association
Wesleyan Theological Society
Expertise
Ethics of Religion
History
Philosophy
Courses Taught
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 220)
History of Modern Philosophy (PHIL 320)
Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 410)
[Multiple Courses] (PHIL 496)
History of Modern Philosophy (PHIL 320)
Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 410)
[Multiple Courses] (PHIL 496)
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