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.
