Dr. Henry Schuurman

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Office: A227
Phone:780-465-3500 ext. 8045
Email: henry.schuurman@kingsu.ca

Education

Ph.D Medieval Philosophy and Metaphysics, University of Notre Dame, 1979
B.D. Calvin Theological Seminary, 1971
B.A. Classical Languages, Calvin College, 1968

Research Interests
● Philosophy of Religion/Problem of Evil
● Rene Girard
● Friedrich Nietzsche

Current Research Projects
● Dostoevsky’s version of the problem of evil in the Brothers Karamazov
● Rene Girard’s mimetic theory of desire and the problem of violence

Selected Publications & Presentations

"Ivan’s Version", University of Alberta Philosophy Colloquium, 2000. "Lament for a Fallen World", The King’s University College IS Conference, 2003.

"Critical review of Concepts of Person and Christian Ethics by Stanley Rudman", Religious Studies, 1998.

"Theodicy", Dictionary of Philosophy, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1997.

"Two Concepts of Theodicy", American Philosophical Quarterly, July, 1993.

"The Concept of a Strong Theodicy", International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 27: 63-85, 1990.

"Plantinga’s Critique of Naturalism", The King’s University College Faculty Colloquium, March, 1989.

"Evil and the God of Love", Calvin College Philosophy Colloquium, February, 1985.

"Medieval Theories of Divine Foreknowledge", Denison University Philosophy Colloquium, March, 1981.

Ockham’s Theory of Propositions: Part II of the Summa Logicae, (translated with A.J. Freddoso), University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1980.

Administrative Responsibilities

Environmental Studies Committee
Facilities Planning Committee
General Education Committee

Courses I Teach

PHIL 221 - Introduction to Logic
PHIL 230 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 320 - Philosophy of the Environment
PHIL 321 - Metaphysics
PHIL 327 - Greek Philosophy
PHIL 343 - Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 351 - The Philosophy Of Friedrich Nietzsche
PHIL 391 - Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 495 - Senior Philosophy Seminar

Dr. Henry Schuurman

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