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114 I.G. Greer Hall
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3089
FAX: (828) 262-6619

Department Chair
Dr. Conrad E. Ostwalt, Jr
ostwaltce@appstate.edu

General Questions
ostwaltce@appstate.edu

 

FACULTY - Department of Philosophy & Religion

 

Photo of front of IG Greer building.

"We are discussing

no small matter, but how

we ought to live."


-Socrates,
Plato's
Republic Book I: 352d

Philosophy Faculty

 

Christopher Bartel

Kim Hall

Jack Kwong

Patrick Rardin

Raymond S. Ruble

Jessie Taylor

 

 

Religion Faculty

Shawn Arthur

Rodney Duke

Thomas B. Ellis

Sandie Gravett

Alan J. Hauser

William M. Hutchins

Conrad E. Ostwalt

O'Hyun Park

Randall Reed

Richard A. Spencer

 

Dr. Ray Ruble instructing in classroom.

 

What is knowledge?

What is justice?

 

Dr. Kim Hall instructing a class.

 

What is beauty?

Who am I?

 

Dr. O'Hyun Park teaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairperson

 

Conrad E. Ostwalt

 

B.A.  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M. Div. Southeastern Seminary

Ph.D. Duke University

 

Teaching & Research Interests in

American Religious Traditions,

Religion,

&

Culture

 

(ostwaltce@appstate.edu)

                                

PHILOSOPHY FACULTY    

                                                                               

Christopher Bartel: Analytic Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception

Kim Hall:  Feminist, Postcolonial, and Critical Race Theories, Continental Philosophy, Ethics

Jack Kwong: Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Logic

Patrick Rardin: Logic, Philosophy of Language, Epistemology

Raymond S. Ruble: History of Philosophy, Critical Thinking

Jesse Taylor: Philosophy of Language, Ethics, Social/Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Race

RELIGION FACULTY

Shawn Arthur: World Religions, Religions of Asia, Chinese Medicine


Rodney Duke: Biblical Studies: Old Testament, New Testament

Thomas B. Ellis: South Asian Religions and Philosophies, Philosophy and Psychology of Religion, Theories of Religion, Religion and Culture

Sandie Gravett: Biblical Studies, Religion and Culture, Women's Studies

Alan J. Hauser: Biblical Studies: Old Testament; Judaism

William M. Hutchins
: Islamic Studies: Philosophy & Literature

Conrad E. Ostwalt: Chairperson: American Religious Traditions, Religion and Culture

O'Hyun Park: Religions of the World, Asian Religions, Zen Buddhism

Randall Reed: Sociology of Religion, History of Religions, New Testament

Richard A. Spencer: Biblical Studies: New Testament

EMERITI FACULTY

Mary Ann Carroll


James W. Stines


Charles Thomas Davis III

 

 

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ADJUNCT FACULTY


W. Ross Blackburn: 

Biblical Studies

Herbert Hash:

Biblical Studies,

Old Testament

Alex Hortal:

Philosophy


Don Hudson:

Old Testament Literature, Religions of the World

Maria Lichtmann: Religion and Literature, Women in Religion

Daniel Malloy:

Philosophy

Paul Medeiros: Environmental Philosophy, Ethical Theory, Continental Philosophy

Phil Pharr:

Biblical Studies

Bruce Richter: Philosophy

Matt Ruble:

Philosophy

Robert Schneider: Religion and Science, Biblical Literature

OFFICE STAFF



Kaye Barley: Administrative

Amanda Tomlinson:
Office Assistant

 

 

Kaye Barley, Administrative; Dr. Conrad Ostwalt, Chair; Amanda Tomlinson, Office Assistant

 

 

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