By: J. Aaron Simmons (Department of Philosophy, Furman University), www.furman.edu/philosophy/simmons In 1996, William J. Wainwright edited a book entitled God, Philosophy, and Academic Culture: A Discussion between Scholars in the AAR and the APA. That book features contributions from some of the most influential philosophers of religion and theologians in recent history: Nicholas Wolterstorff, Merold […]
By: J. Aaron Simmons – Department of Philosophy – Furman University – aaron.simmons@furman.edu I. I was raised in the American evangelical subculture and have recently been part of several different non-denominational, generally evangelical, (mega)churches in the American South. As a result of these experiences, I have become increasing concerned about the way in which the […]
This is J. Aaron Simmons’s reply to N.N. Trakakis’s review of God and the Other: Ethics and Politics After the Theological Turn (Indiana UP, 2011). To conclude the Review Symposium on God and the Other, Professor Trakakis will soon be offering a rejoinder to Simmons’s reply. J. Aaron Simmons is Assistant Professor of […]
Simmons, J. Aaron Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Furman University Ph.D. Vanderbilt University M.A. Vanderbilt University M.A. Florida State University B.A. Lee University Email: www.simmons@hendrix.edu Website: www.hendrix.edu/philosophy/simmons Bio: I was born in east Tennessee and grew up in Tampa, Florida. I am married to Vanessa and we have a son named Atticus (who is 19 […]
Courtney Bender and Pamela E. Klassen, eds. After Pluralism: Reimagining Religious Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-231-15233-4. Reviewed by J. Aaron Simmons J. Aaron Simmons is currently an assistant professor of philosophy at Hendrix College (he will be joining the philosophy department at Furman University this summer). Specializing in continental philosophy […]