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Curriculum Vitae for Glenn Peoples

Glenn

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

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EDUCATION



PhD, Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, graduated 2008
Thesis topic: "Religion in the Public Square."
Supervisors: Dr Andrew Moore and Dr Charles Pigden
Thesis Examiners: Dr Edward Feser (Pasadena City College), Dr Alan Musgrave (University of Otago), Dr Simon Clarke (Canterbury University)
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.

Master of Theology (Distinction), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, graduated 2003
Thesis title: "The Role of Biblical Law in Contemporary Government."
Supervisor: Dr Gregory McCormack (now at Catholic Theological College, Melbourne)
Thesis examiners: Dr Brett Knowles (University of Otago) and Dr Walter Kaiser (Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary).

Bachelor of Divinity, Bible College of New Zealand (now Laidlaw College), Henderson, New Zealand, graduated 2001
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).

Diploma in Media Arts, The Waikato Polytechnic (now The Waikato Institute of Technology), Hamilton, New Zealand, graduated 2007.


AREAS OF ABILITY



Within Philosophy:
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Ethics / Meta-Ethics
  • Political Philosophy

Within Theology:
  • Philosophical Theology
  • Moral Theology / Christian Ethics
  • Historical and Systematic Theology
  • Introductory Old and New Testament Studies / Biblical Theology


ARTICLES



"A New Euthyphro"
Think: Philosophy for Everyone 9:25 (2010)
Areas Covered: Meta-Ethics, Philosophy of Religion.

"William Hasker at the Bridge of Death"
Philosophia Christi 10:2 (2008), 393-409.
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Mind (emergent dualism)

"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

"Fallacies in the Annihilationism Debate"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 50:2 (2007)
Areas Covered: Systematic Theology, Biblical Studies


Works in progress (as an indication of interests)

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

"The Non-Moral Goodness of God"
Areas Covered: Philosophy of Religion, Meta-Ethics

"Chasing the Justificatory Goalpost"
Areas Covered: Political 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


PULIC 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 annual conference of 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

"Religion in the Public Square: Liberalism and Public Justification"
Presented to a meeting of Thinking Matters Auckland, May 2009
Areas covered: Political Philosophy, Epistemology

"Abortion, Morality and Law"
Presentation sponsored by Prolife UC, University of Canterbury, July 2009
Areas covered: Bioethics, legal philosophy


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


EMPLOYMENT



2008- Inland Revenue Department (Customer service, then student loans)

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 progressing through their academic career.

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

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

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


REFEREES



Dr Andrew Moore, c/ Philosophy Dept, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand [email address removed to prevent spam] 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 [email address removed to prevent spam] 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 [email address removed to prevent spam] 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 [email address removed to prevent spam] website:
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/religion/staff/chris_marshall/main.html, Dr Marshall taught me and supervised dissertation work whilst at the Bible College of New Zealand, 1999-2001.

Rev. Mark Smith, [contact details removed to prevent spam] minister of our church, Grace Bible Church.