Curriculum Vitae for Glenn Peoples
 
 

Name: Glenn Andrew Peoples
Date of Birth: 4th of September, 1975
Family Status: Married, 4 children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



1. Areas of Ability:

Within philosophy:

Areas of Specialisation: Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy, Meta Ethics

Areas of Competence: History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics

Areas of competence outside of Philosophy: Historical and Systematic Theology, Philosophical Theology, Introductory Old and New Testament Studies
 


2. Academic Qualifications:

2003-2007 PhD in Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (graduate 17th May 2008)
Thesis topic: “Religion in the Public Square.”
Thesis Examiners: Dr Edward Feser, Dr Alan Musgrave (Otago), Dr Simon Clarke (Canterbury)
In this work I engage with the work of Robert Audi, John Rawls, Gerald Gaus and others, who argue in various ways that the religious convictions that citizens in a liberal democracy hold should not serve as the basis for their support of public policy or their decision making in the “public square.” I criticise this position on historical, epistemological and meta-ethical grounds.

2002-2003 Master of Theology (with Distinction), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Thesis title: “The Role of Biblical Law in Contemporary Government.”
Thesis examiners: Dr Brett Knowles (University of Otago) and Dr Walter Kaiser (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary).

1999-2001 Bachelor of Divinity, Bible College of New Zealand, Henderson, New Zealand
I became the first student at this college to complete a BD with a double major, in Theology (specialising in Philosophy of Religion) and Biblical Studies (specialising in New Testament).

1995-1997 Diploma in Media Arts, The Waikato Polytechnic (now The Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton, New Zealand


3. Awards:

2006 University of Otago Publication Award
2003-2006 University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship
2000 & 2001 David Stewart Scholarship (in two separate years), Bible College of New Zealand
1998 Roland Corporation Prize for Excellence in Music Production, Waikato Polytechnic


4. Published Articles:

“Faith in Public: A Reply to Greg Dawes”
Journal of Religion and Society Volume 7 (2005)
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-4.html
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Religion, Systematic Theology, Epistemology

“Has Robert Peterson Defeated Annihilationism?”
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, June 2007
Areas Covered: Systematic Theology, Biblical Studies

“A New Euthyphro” (submitted and accepted)
 Think: Philosophy for Everyone
 Areas Covered: Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Religion.
“William Hasker at the Bridge of Death”
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Mind.


    Unpublished Articles (completed, hopefully soon to be published)

“Is There an Echo In Here?: Critiques of God-Based Ethics”
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Religion, History of Contemporary Analytical Philosophy, Meta-Ethics.

    Works in progress

The Moral Argument (book)
Areas covered: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Meta-Ethics

“Natural Law Theory and the Divine Will”
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, History of Philosophy

“Intuitionism as Reliabilism”
Areas Covered: Epistemology

“Hume’s Bob Each Way: Miracles and Induction”
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology

“The Liberal Theocracy”
Areas Covered: Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy

“Luke 16:19-31 and Historical Background”
Areas Covered: New Testament Studies


5. Public lectures/Seminars:
“Liberalism and Natural Law”
Presented to the department of Philosophy at the University of Otago, May 2005
Areas Covered: History of Philosophy, Ethics

“Rawls, Rationality and Religion”
Presented to the Australasian Association of Philosophers in Dunedin, November 2005
Areas Covered: Political Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion

“Theo Ethical Equilibrium?”
Presentation to the annual conference of the Evangelical Theological Society in Washington DC, November 16th 2006
Areas Covered: Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

“Athanasius, Atonement and Annihilation”
Presented to the annual meeting of the Conditional immortality Association of New Zealand, May 2007
Areas covered: systematic and historical theology


6. Membership Professional Academic Organisations:

The American Philosophical Association
The Australasian Association of Philosophers
The Evangelical Philosophical Society
The Evangelical Theological Society


7. Selected Positions Held:


2008- Customer Service, Inland Revenue Department

2007-2008 Manager, OC Books

2007- Mentor, Emerging Scholars’ Network


Mentors on the Intervarsity Emerging Scholars' Network's Mentor scheme are people who have had academic and/or professional achievements who make themselves available to mentor others who are at an earlier stage in their academic progress, whether working towards a degree or progessing through their academic career.

2006-2007 Research and Publication, supervised by Dr Andrew Moore, University of Otago.

1995-1997 and 1999-2007, full time tertiary student

2005 Tutor in Ethical issues in the department of philosophy, University of Otago, Supervisor: Dr Andrew Moore

Reported to: Dr Andrew Moore, senior lecturer in the philosophy department of the University of Otago.

Duties included: Preparing tutorial sessions in support of the taught course “ethical issues.” Teaching tutorial sessions, interacting with students, maintaining office hours for student consultation, marking assignments and final examinations.

2004-2005 Research and writing for The Locke Foundation

2001 In conjunction with field work requirements of the Bible College of New Zealand, I wrote and taught a course though Lincoln Rd Bible Chapel, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand entitled “Counterpoints: Issues in Biblical Interpretation,” which explored the doctrines that divide Christianity.

1996-1997 Tutor in Music (music theory, music technology), the Waikato Polytechnic (Now Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton


8. Referees: (some contact details removed to protect from spam)

Dr Andrew Moore, c/ Philosophy Dept, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand, website:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/andrew_moore.html, PhD co supervisor and lecturer for whom I tutored (ethics) in 2005.

Dr Charles Pigden, c/ Philosophy Dept, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand, website:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/charles_pigden.html, Primary Supervisor for PhD.

Dr Greg Dawes, c/- Theology and Religious Studies Dept, University of Otago, website http://www.otago.ac.nz/theology/dawes.html

Dr Christopher Marshall, c/- Religious Studies Dept, Victoria University, PO Box 600, Wellington 6001, New Zealand, website:
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/religion/staff/chris_marshall/index.html, Dr Marshall taught me and supervised dissertation work whilst at the Bible College of New Zealand, 1999-2001.

Rev. Mark Smith, 16 Arnold St, Northeast Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand, minister of our church, Grace Bible Church.