Faculty
David Ciocchi, Ph.D
Associate Professor (1974) B.A., Biola College; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., Talbot Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Logic, Action Theory, Free Will
Thomas M. Crisp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (2005), Department Chair (2012) B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Biola University, M.A., University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion For more information about Dr. Crisp, please visit Dr. Crisp's website. Curriculum Vitae
Gregg Ten Elshof, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (1999) B.A., Westmont College; M.A., Biola University; Ph.D., University of Southern California. Contemporary Epistemology, Metaphysics/Ontology, Philosophy of Religion Curriculum Vitae
Kristen Irwin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (2009) B.A., Hillsdale College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego; Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion. For more information about Dr. Irwin, please visit her website. Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Franklin, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor (2010) B.A., Biola University; M.A., University of California, Riverside; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside; Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind and Action. For more information about Dr. Franklin, please visit his website.
Affiliated Full-Time Faculty
Biola's undergraduate philosophy program often offers courses that are cross- listed with Talbot's graduate program in the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. Affiliated faculty include:
- John Coe (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- William Lane Craig (Ph.D, University of Birmingham; Th.D, University of Munich)
- Garry DeWeese (Ph.D, University of Colorado)
- Doug Geivett (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- JP Moreland (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- Steve Porter (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- Scott Rae (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- John Mark Reynolds (Ph.D, University of Rochester)
- R. Scott Smith (Ph.D, University of Southern California)
- David Horner (Ph.D, Oxford University)
Information on the Talbot philosophy program can be found here.