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John Culp, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Theology and Philosophy
Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext. 5243
Email: jculp@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5469
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

Expertise

  • Ethics of Religion
  • History
  • Philosophy

Courses Taught

PHIL 220 – Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 320 – History of Early Modern Philosophy (formerly History of Modern Theology)
PHIL 410 – Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 496 – Senior Seminar

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
Participant in "God and the Laws of Nature," The Venice Summer School on Science and Religion sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and istituo di scienze lettere ed arti, Venice, Italy, May 26-June 1, 2008.

Participant in Open Theology and Science Seminar sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, Eastern Nazarene College, June 18-July 6, 2007.

"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.

Publications
“Laws of Nature and Exceptions: Novelty and Order in Science and Theology,” forthcoming 2009.

Review of Christensen, Michael J. and Wittung, Jeffery A., eds. Partakers of the Divine Nature: The History and Development of Deification in the Christian Traditions, Wesleyan Theological Journal, forthcoming 2009.

“Another Participant in the Discussion: Who and Why,” Process Studies 37:1 (Spring-Summer, 2008), 128-144

“Is Mutual Dialogue Possible? The Dialogue between Process and Evangelical Theologies,” Process Studies 37:1 (Spring-Summer, 2008), 104-113

Edited “Special Focus Section: Process and Evangelical Dialogue,” Process Studies 37:1 (Spring-Summer, 2008), 104-183.

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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

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Associations, Boards, Committees
American Academy of Religion
American Philosophical Association
Wesleyan Theological Society

Office Hours

Fall 2008: MW 2-4 pm

Office Location

John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 241, West Campus

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