Co-Director
Center
for Study of the Life and Work of
William
Carey, D.D. (1761-1834)
CURRICULUM VITA
Academic Credentials
• Ph.D., Philosophy — University of Wales, UNITED KINGDOM
• M.A., Philosophy — University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
• Th.D., New Testament and Greek — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• M.Div., Biblical Studies — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• B.A., Bible and English — Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, USA
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
• Editor—Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association. In History and Addresses of Philosophical Societies in Value Inquiry Book Series. Vol. 102. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Editions RODOPI, 2000.
Refereed Articles
• "Empirical Implications for the Divine Command Theory of Ethics," in Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association. Edited by Bennie R. Crockett, Jr. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Editions RODOPI, 2000. Pp. 236-47.
• "The Function of Mathetological Prayer in Mark," Irish Biblical Studies 11 (July 1988):124-39.
Invited Articles for Bible Dictionaries
• "Apostasy," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):78.
• "Conscience," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):276.
• "Dualism," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):358.
• "Thaddaeus," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):1295.
• "Barnabas," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):87.
• "Deacon," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):199-200.
• "Demon in the New Testament," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):208-209.
• "Logos/Word," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):520.
Articles for Denominational Publications
• "Three Social Divisions in the First Century," Biblical Illustrator, 35/4 (Summer 2009): 50-54.
• "What Were Oracles?" Biblical Illustrator, 34/4 (Summer 2008):69-72.
• "First Century Prisons," Biblical Illustrator, 31/4 (Summer 2005):46-49.
• "Tetelestai," Biblical Illustrator, 25/3 (Spring 1999):52-54.
• "Immanuel," Biblical Illustrator, 24/3 (Spring 1998):8-11.
• "My Little Children," Biblical Illustrator, 18/4 (Summer, 1993): 44-46.
• "First Century Banking," Biblical Illustrator, 18/2 (Winter 1992):68-71.
• "Snakes, Vipers, and Serpents," Biblical Illustrator, 17/1 (Fall 1990):66-69.
• "The Flowers of Palestine," Biblical Illustrator, 15/4 (Summer 1989):54-56.
University Sponsored Publications
• "How Did William Carey Respond to Slavery?" The Cobbler 47/9 (March 27, 2003): 2A.
• "A Class Always to Remember," The Carey Vision (Summer 1994):7.
• "Believe in God; Believe in Me, John 14:1b," The Carey Vision, (Spring 1993):14-15.
• "Cooper School Offers Religion, Missions, and General Studies Programs," The Carey Vision, (Spring 1992):5.
• "Letters From Carey—Honors and Academic Programs," [Commentary on 1 Peter 3:15b], The Baptist Record, (July 18, 1991).
Book Reviews―The Theological Educator, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
• The Evidence for Jesus, by James D. G. Dunn, (Fall 1988):169-71,174.
• Matthew As Story, by Jack Dean Kingsbury, (Spring 1987):107-110.
• Harper’s Dictionary of the Bible, ed. Paul J. Achtemeier, (Spring 1987):91-93.
• The Christology of Mark’s Gospel, by Jack Dean Kingsbury, (Spring 1986):93-96.
• Matthew’s Story of Jesus, by Richard A. Edwards, (Spring 1986):91-93.
• Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark, by Vernon K. Robbins, (Fall 1985):114-16.
• The Churches the Apostles Left Behind, by Raymond E. Brown, (Spring 1985):95-98.
• Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design, by R. Alan Culpepper, (Fall 1984):94-96.
• The Birth of the New Testament, by C. F. D. Moule, (Spring 1984):82-84.
• Studying the New Testament, by Morna D. Hooker, (Fall 1983):99-100.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• "The History of the English Bible," Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2009
• "The New Testament: Its Textual and Historical Development," Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008
• "West Meets East: Sati and Universal Morality," Central Division of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, May, 2008
• "West Meets East: Sati and Universal Morality," 2007 Humanities Teacher Award Lecture. Mississippi Humanities Council, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November, 2007
• co-author [with Myron C. Noonkester], "The Chaplains' Plot: Charter Renewal in 1813 and the Reformation of British India," Southern Conference on British Studies, Memphis, Tennessee, November, 2004
• "The Ghostbusters Failed This Time: Mortimer J. Adler on Human Nature," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 2002
• "The Words of Power: Carey's Establishment Rhetoric in the 'Enquiry'," William Carey Lectures, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2001
• "Science and Religion: Seeing And/Or Believing?" Presbyterian Collegiate Fellowship, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2000
• "Science, Philosophy, and Religion: Three Discourses, Three Perspectives," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1999
• "Some Epistemological Problems with Historical Claims," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998
• "Some Epistemological Problems with Historical Claims," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, April 1997.
• "Epistemological Realism: What is It?" Mississippi Philosophical Association, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, April 1994.
• "Mortimer J. Adler: Purveyor of Absolute Truth," Presidential Address, Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi April, 1992.
• "The Possibility of Altruism as an Expression of Love," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, November, 1991
• "A Critique of the Divine Command Theory of Ethics," Presidential Address, Mississippi Philosophical Association, William Carey on the Coast, Gulfport, Mississippi, April, 1991.
• National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend Grant Program, 1990 (unfunded).
• "Early Christian Adaptation of Greek Metaphysics," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, April, 1989.
• "The Logos Doctrine in Early Christianity," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October, 1989.
• "The Death of John the Baptist: Canonical and Non-Canonical Historiography," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October, 1988.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructional at William Carey University
• Professor of Philosophy and Religion, 1993–present (with tenure)
• Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1989–1993
• Associate Professor of Religion, 1988–1989
• Assistant Professor of Religion, 1986–1988
• Instructor of Biblical Studies, 1985–1986
Other Instruction
• Adjunct Instructor of Greek, 1999; 2000; University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
• Adjunct Instructor in New Testament and Greek, 1983–1985; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Adjunct Instructor of Greek and Theology,
1980-1982;
Union Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Administrative at William Carey University
• Co-Director, Center for Study of the Life and Work of William Carey, D.D. (1761-1834), 2000-present
• Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, 1998–present
• Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, 1995–1998
• Associate Dean of Academic Programs 1989–1995
• Chair, Division of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, 1991–1993
• Chair, Division of Humanities, 1988–1990
• Chair, Department of Religion, 1988–1990
• Director, Honors Program, 1989–1992
MEMBERSHIPS IN LEARNED SOCIETIES
• Mississippi Philosophical Association, 1988-present
Vice-President, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991, and 1991-1992; Editor of the Association's Papers, 2000
• Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, 1991-present
• Southwestern Philosophical Society (former)
• National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, (former)
• Society of Biblical Literature (former)
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American Academy of Religion (former)
February 2009