Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Tennessee, 2012
M.A. Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola University, 2004
M.A. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Azusa Pacific University, 2000
B.A. Psychology (major) and Philosophy (minor), California State University, Sacramento, 1997
Bart Brooks Professor of Ethics and Leadership, The University of Texas at Tyler, 08/22 to present
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion (with tenure), The University of Texas at Tyler, 08/22 to present
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, The University of Texas at Tyler, 1/17 to 08/22
Senior Lecturer of Philosophy and Religion, The University of Texas at Tyler, 08/15 to 1/17
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Walters State Community College, 08/12 to 08/15
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Walters State Community College, 08/08 to 07/12
Part-Time Instructor of Philosophy, Walters State Community College, 01/06 to 05/08
Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Philosophy, University of Tennessee, 08/06 to 07/08
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Tennessee, 01/06 to 08/06
Author
Unforgiveness (Bloomsbury, forthcoming 2026)
Editor
The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume VI, edited and introduced by Gregory L. Bock (Vernon, forthcoming 2026)
QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross co-edited with Michael W. Austin (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023)
Righteous Indignation co-edited with Court D. Lewis (New York: Lexington Press / Fortress Academic, 2021)
The Ethics of Anger co-edited with Court D. Lewis (New York: Lexington Books, 2020)
The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume IV: Christian Perspectives on Forgiveness edited and introduced by Gregory L. Bock (Delaware: Vernon Press, 2019)
The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume III: Forgiveness in World Religions edited and introduced by Gregory L. Bock (Wilmington, Delaware: Vernon Press ,2018)
"Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, and Conditional Pacifism," Religions 16:5, 536 (2025) https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16050536
"The Analogy between Divine Forgiveness and Legal Pardon: A Response to William Lane Craig," Philosophia Christi, 26 (2024): 157-170.
"Should Pharma Companies Waive Their COVID-19 Vaccine Patents? A Legal and Ethical Appraisal," Laws, 12 (2023): 47 (co-authored with Tammy Cowart and Tsuriel Rashi)
"Getting Angry," in QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross, edited by Michael W. Austin and Gregory L. Bock (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023): 76-83.
"Forgiveness and Racism: Answering the Condonation and Resignation Objections," in The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume V, edited by Court D. Lewis (Wilmington, Delaware: Vernon Press, 2022): 39-52. (co-authored with Jason Cook)
"Anger in an Ethics of Love," in Righteous Indignation, edited by Gregory L. Bock and Court D. Lewis (New York: Lexington Press / Fortress Academic, 2021): 157-168.
"The Trouble with Inferring Divine Punishment," Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (2021)
"Understanding Joseph Butler's Sermons on Resentment and Forgiveness," in The Ethics of Anger, edited by Court D. Lewis and Gregory L. Bock (New York: Lexington, 2020): 103-114.
"Avoiding the Dark Side: Anger in Popular Culture," in The Ethics of Anger, edited by Court D. Lewis and Gregory L. Bock (New York: Lexington, 2020): 251-264. (co-authored with Court D. Lewis)
"Guns and Peace Building," Syndicate (October, 2020).
"The End of Religious Exemptions from Immunization Requirements?" Journal of Medical Ethics, 46 (2020): 114-117.
(last updated April 2025)