Charles Taliaferro is an American

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

specializing in

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and

philosophy of religion Philosophy of religion is "the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions". Philosophical discussions on such topics date from ancient times, and appear in the earliest known texts concerning ph ...

. He is an emeritus

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of philosophy at St. Olaf College, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Faithful Research, and a member of the

Royal Institute of Philosophy The Royal Institute of Philosophy, founded in 1925, is a charity organisation that offers lectures and conferences on philosophical topics. The Institute is "dedicated to the advancement of philosophy in all its forms, in order to access the wid ...

. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of twenty books, most recently ''The Image in Mind; Theism, Naturalism and the Imagination'', co-authored with the American artist Jil Evans. He has been a visiting scholar or guest lecturer at a large number of universities, including Brown, Cambridge, Notre Dame, Oxford, Princeton, and the University of Chicago. Since 2013 Taliaferro is

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of the journal ''

Open Theology ''Open Theology'' is a peer-reviewed open access academic journal published by De Gruyter since 2015. It covers theology and religious studies. The editor-in-chief is Charles Taliaferro ( St. Olaf College). Abstracting and indexing The journa ...

''.

Education

Taliaferro received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Brown University, his M.T.S. at Harvard University, a M.A. at University of Rhode Island, and a B.A. from

Goddard College Goddard College is a progressive education private liberal arts low-residency college with three locations in the United States: Plainfield, Vermont; Port Townsend, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. The college offers undergraduate and gra ...

Selected works

* ''Image in Mind: Theism, Naturalism, and the Imagination'' (Continuum Studies In Philosophy Of Religion). London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. With Jil Evans. * ''The Golden Cord: A Short Book on the Secular and the Sacred''. Notre Dame, IN: Notre Dame University Press, 2012. * ''The Routledge Companion to Theism''. New York: Routledge, 2012. Edited, with Victoria Harrison and Steward Goetz. * ''A Brief History of the Soul''. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. With Stewart Goetz. * ''Turning Images in Philosophy, Science and Religion: A New Book of Nature''. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. With Jil Evans. * ''Aesthetics: A Beginner's Guide''. London: Oneworld Publications, 2011. * ''A Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion''. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010. Editor, with Elsa Marty. * ''A Companion to Philosophy of Religion'', 2nd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Editor, with Paul Draper and Philip Quinn. * ''The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology''. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Editor, with Chad Meister. * ''Dialogues about God'' (New Dialogues in Philosophy). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009. * ''Philosophy of Religion: A Beginner's Guide''. London: Oneworld Publications, 2009. * ''Naturalism'' (Interventions). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008. With Steart Goetz. * ''Is God Real?'' (RZIM Critical Questions Discussion Guides). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007. With William Lane Craig. * ''Love, Love, Love: And Other Essays''. Lanham, MD: Cowley Publications, 2006. * ''Evidence and Faith: Philosophy and Religion since the Seventeenth Century''. (The Evolution of Modern Philosophy). New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. * ''Cambridge Platonist Spirituality''. (Classics of Western Spirituality). Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2004. With Alison Tepley and Jaroslav Pelikan. * ''Praying with C.S. Lewis'' (Companions for the Journey). Frederick, MN: Word Among Us Press, 2004. * ''Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology''. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. Editor, with Paul Griffiths. * ''Contemporary Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction''. (Contemporary Philosophy) Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 1998. * ''Consciousness and the Mind of God''. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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About TalliaferroSt. Olaf Faculty PageCV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taliaferro, Charles American theologians 1952 births Living people Philosophers of religion 21st-century American philosophers St. Olaf College faculty Harvard Divinity School alumni Brown University alumni University of Rhode Island alumni Goddard College alumni