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James Porter Moreland (born March 9, 1948), better known as J. P. Moreland, is an American philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in La Mirada, California.
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| Born | March 9, 1948 |
| Education | University of Missouri (BA) University of California, Riverside (MA) Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM) University of Southern California (PhD) |
| Spouse | Hope Moreland[1] |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Biola University |
Main interests | Ontology, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, theology |
| Website | www |
Moreland specializes in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and Christian philosophy,[2] having had his work published in journals such as Metaphilosophy and the American Philosophical Quarterly. He has also had his work published by presses such as Intervarsity Press, NavPress, Zondervan, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Rutgers University Press, and Prometheus.[3]
Moreland earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Arts in philosophy with highest honors from the University of California, Riverside. He received his Th.M. in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary.[4] In 1985, he received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Southern California. His dissertation was Universals and the Qualities of Things: A defense of Realism. His dissertation advisor was Dallas Willard.[5] Moreland is married to Hope and together they have two children and four grandchildren. Moreland is a fellow of the Discovery Institute.[6]
In 2018, he edited The Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism.[7][8]
Moreland teaches at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in La Mirada, California.[9] He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center on Culture and Civil Society at the Independent Institute.[10] He served for eight years as a bioethicist for Personal Care Nursing Homes, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland.[11]
He has debated Clancy Martin over the existence of God[12] as well as Canadian philosopher Kai Nielsen and Eddie Tabash on whether the supernatural exists. He has been a frequent guest on the PBS television series Closer to Truth.
Moreland has defended Thomistic substance dualism,[13][14] libertarian free will,[15] and life after death.[16][17] Moreland has defended the existence of angels and demons, arguing that he knows they exist due to both Christian doctrine and personal experience.[18][19] He is an old earth creationist[20] who is a critic of fideism.[21]
In 1978, Moreland signed the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.[22] In 2017, he signed the Nashville Statement.[23]
Moreland has authored or edited numerous publications, including:
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