Tom Crisp

Department	Undergraduate Department of Philosophy
Biola Affiliations	Faculty
Phone	(562) 944-0351, ext: 3259 (Undergraduate Department of Philosophy)
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Degrees

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
M.A., University Notre Dame
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B.S., University of California, Los Angeles

Biography

Note: This profile contains a sample of this professor's recent work. For a complete list of publications, presentations, etc., see the CV, above.

Publications

Books

Knowledge and Reality: Essays in Honor of Alvin Plantinga (Dordrecht: Springer, 2006), co-edited with Matthew Davidson and David Vander Laan.
On Believing that the Bible is Divinely Inspired, in Analytic Theology: New Essays in Theological Method, eds. Michael C. Rea and Oliver D. Crisp (Oxford, 2009).
Christian Scholarship in the 21st Century: Prospects and Perils (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014), co-edited with Steve L. Porter and Gregg Ten Elshof.
Body and Soul: Recent Debate (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, forthcoming), co-edited with Steve L. Porter and Gregg Ten Elshof.
Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, 4th edition (New York, NY: Routledge, 2017), with Michael J. Loux.
Psychology and Spiritual Formation (IVP Academic, 2019), co-edited with Steve L. Porter and Gregg Ten Elshof.
Into Shalom: An Ethics of Radical Discipleship, in progress.

Articles

"On Gandhian Epistemology," Canadian Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming).
"Immigration Ethics: Sacred and Secular" (with David J. Clarck), Religions 14(1):1 (2023).
“On Naturalistic Metaphysics,” Blackwell Companion to Naturalism, ed. Kelly James Clark (Wiley Blackwell, 2016).
“Temporal Passage: A Shape-Dynamic Account,” Hungarian Philosophical Review 56 (2013): 19-32. Special issue: Current Issues in Metaphysics.
“On Coercion, Love, and Horrors,” Religious Studies, forthcoming.
“On Flint’s Varieties of Accidental Necessity,” in Science, Religion and Metaphysics: New Essays on the Philosophy of Alvin Plantinga, eds., Michael C. Rea and Kelly James Clark (Oxford, 2012).
“An Evolutionary Objection to the Argument from Evil”, in Evidence and Religious Belief, eds. Kelly James Clark and Raymond Van Arragon (Oxford: 2011).
“A Dilemma for Internalism?” Synthese 174 (2010): 355-366.
“Presentism, Eternalism and Relativity Physics”, in Einstein, Relativity, and Absolute Simultaneity, eds. William Lane Craig and Quentin Smith (Routledge, 2007).
“Presentism and Grounding”, ��û��, 41 (2007): 90-109. Reprinted in Critical Concepts in Metaphysics, ed. Michael C. Rea (Routledge, 2008). Reprinted in Presentism: Essential Readings, eds., Nathan Oaklander and Ernâni Magalhães (Rowman & Littlefield), forthcoming.
“‘Wholly Present” Defined” (with Donald P. Smith), Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, f71 (2005): 318-344.
“Hawthorne on Knowledge and Practical Reasoning”, Analysis 65 (2005): 138-139.
“Presentism and Cross-Time Relations”, American Philosophical Quarterly 42 (2005): 5-17.
“On Presentism and Triviality”, Oxford Studies in Metaphysics 1 (2004): 15-20. Reprinted in Presentism: Essential Readings, eds., Nathan Oaklander and Ernâni Magalhães (Rowman & Littlefield), forthcoming.
“Reply to Ludlow”, Oxford Studies in Metaphysics 1 (2004): 37-46.
“Presentism,” Chapter 8 of The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), 211-245.
“Kim’s Master Argument” (with Ted A. Warfield), ��û�� 35 (2001): 304-316.
“Gettier and Plantinga’s Revised Account of Warrant,” Analysis 60 (2000): 42-50.
"The Irrelevance of Indeterministic Counterexamples to Principle Beta," (with Ted A. Warfield) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 61 (2000): 173-184.
“On Divine Foreknowledge and Newcomb’s Paradox,” Philosophia Christi 1 (1999): 33-42.

Reviews

Review of “Modality and Tense: Philosophical Papers”, by Kit Fine, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2006.
Review of “The Ontology of Time”, by L. Nathan Oaklander, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2005.
Review of “Objects and Persons”, by Trenton Merricks, Philosophia Christi 5 (2003).
Review of “Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous”, by W. Jay Wood, International Journal of Systematic Theology 2 (2000).

Presentations

"On Gandhian Epistemology," Arizona State University, Humility and Arrogance Conference, March 2024.
"Pernicious Polarization, Evangelicalism, and Evangelical Philosophy," Evangelical Philosophical Society Group Meeting, Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, February 2023.
“Love and Borders,” Northwest Student Philosophy Conference, Western Washington University, plenary speaker, May 2017.
“Love and Borders,” Azusa Pacific University, Philosophy Department Colloquium, March 2017.
"Love and Violence," Annual Philosophy Lectureship, Bethel College, March 2014.
“Finding God in Brother and Sister, the Poor and Marginalized, and in One’s Enemy,” James M. and Hazel J. Grant President’s Lectureship, Simpson University, February 2013.
“On Coercion, Love, and Horrors,” Symposium on John Schellenberg’s Philosophy of Religion, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2012.
“Presentistic Shape Dynamics,” University of California at Irvine, Philosophy Department Colloquium, December 2011.
“Presentistic Shape Dynamics,” Working Group on Time, Modality and Explanation, Centre in Metaphysics, University of Geneva, plenary speaker, September 2011.
“Comments on Monton,” Philosophy of Time Society Group Meeting, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2011.
“Jesus and Affluence,” Society of Christian Philosophers Group Meeting, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2011.
“Jesus and Affluence,” Evangelical Philosophical Society, Southeast Region, Luther Rice Seminary, plenary speaker, March 2011.
“On Flint’s Varieties of Accidental Necessity.” University of Notre Dame, May 2010.
“On Philosophical Arguments for Atheism.” Universities of Qom and Iman Sadeq (Terhan), April 2010.
“On Believing that the Bible is Divinely Inspired.” Central Division Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, plenary speaker, April 2009.
“Presentism, Powers and Grounding.” Philosophy of Time Society Meeting, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2009.
“Comments on White.” Philosophy of Religion Group Meeting, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2009.
“Speaking Loosely about the Past.” California State University at San Bernardino, May 2008.
“Remarks on the Problem of Evil.” Santa Barbara City College, May 2008
“Speaking Loosely about the Past.” Talbot Philosophy Conference, ��պ��, plenary speaker, April 2008.
“Speaking Loosely about the Past.” University of Notre Dame, April 2008.
“Remarks on the Problem of Evil,” Torrey Honors College, ��պ��, December 2007. Arizona Ontology Conference, Participant, January 2008.
“On Believing that the Bible is Divinely Inspired.” Philosophy of Religion Group Meeting, Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2006. Arizona Ontology Conference, Participant, January 2007.
“Comments on Paul and Parsons.” Symposium on Material Objects, Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2006.
“Comments on Caplan and Sanson.” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2005.
“Recent Work in Metaphysics.” American Catholic Philosophical Association, November 2004.
“Comments on Zimmerman.” Symposium on Temporal Ontology and a Timeless Eternity, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, March 2004.
“Remarks on Presentism.” University of California at Davis, March 2004.
“Comments on Hawthorne, Stanley, McGrath and Fantl.” Kline Workshop in Epistemology, University of Missouri, Columbia, August 2003.
“Comments on Almeida.” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, April 2003.
“Comments on Gordon.” Philosophy of Religion Group Meeting, Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, March 2003.
“Presentism, Grounding and Ersatz B-Series.” Metaphysical Mayhem VII, Syracuse University, August 2002.
“Presentism and Taking Tense Seriously.” Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, March 2002.
“Presentism: What is it? Why Believe it? And What ��պ�� the Dreaded Grounding Objection?” Baylor University, February 2002.
“Gettier and Plantinga’s Revised Account of Warrant.” Calvin College, February 2002.
“Does Science Leave Room for Freedom of the Will?” University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, February 2002.
“Presentism: What is it? Why Believe it? And What ��պ�� the Dreaded Grounding Objection?” Florida State University, February 2002.
“Some Comments on Presentism.” University of Missouri at Columbia, February 2002.
“Welcome Professor Kim.” The University of Notre Dame Philosophy Department Colloquium, Fall 1999.
“The Knowledge Argument and Propositional Knowledge.” Pacific Division Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Spring 1997.

Research Interests

Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion

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