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Steve Wilkens, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology and Ethics, Department of Theology and Philosophy
Phone: (626) 815-6000 Ext 5633
Email: swilkens@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5469
Steve Wilkens, Ph.D. is professor of theology and ethics in the School of Theology. In the past, he has been involved in APU’s Great Works Option program, a living-learning environment that teaches liberal arts academics in the High Sierras, which has allowed him to teach outside of the traditional class setting. He has authored several books including, Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics and Good Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans and co-authored Christianity and Western Thought: Faith and Reason in the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II.

Education

Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, 1988
M.A., Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, 1983
B.A., Humanities, Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS, 1977

Expertise

  • 19th Century Philosophy
  • Christianity and Western Thought

Courses Taught

HUM 224 – Humanities Seminar IV: Great Ideas
PHIL 220 – Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 340 – Concepts of Human Nature
PHIL 496 – Senior Seminar

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Publications
Wilkens, S & Sanford, M [Forthcoming, Summer 2009] Worldviews Under the Radar: Eight Cultural Stories that Shape Our Lives (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press)

Wilkens, S & Padgett, A [Forthcoming, Fall 2009] Christianity and Western Thought, vol 3, Journey to Postmodernity in the 20th Century (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press [(co-authored with Alan Padgett)

Wilkens, S (2008) Dr. Steve's Almanac of Christian Trivia (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press)

Wilkens, S (2005) Christian Calling, Christian College: Higher Education in the Service of the Church,, eds., Steve Wilkens, Paul Shrier, Ralph P. Martin (Walnut Grove, CA: AltaMira Press).

Wilkens, S (2004) Good Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press)

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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, American Academy of Religion

Office Hours

Fall 2008: M 9-10:30am; F 1:00-2:30pm

Office Location

John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 239, West Campus

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