Mike Austin, Ph.D.
Professor and Coordinator for Philosophy & Religious Studies
Education
- Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder
- M.A. Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola University
- B.A. Political Science, Kansas State University
Research & Academic Interests
- Ethics (theoretical and applied)
- Philosophy of religion
- History of ethics
- Philosophy of sport
Publications
- God and Guns in America (Eerdmans, 2020).
- Humility and Human Flourishing: A Study in Analytic Moral Theology (Oxford University Press, 2018).
- Wise Stewards: Philosophical Foundations of Christian Parenting (Kregel Academic, 2009).
- Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and the Family (Routledge, 2007).
- “A Stoic Critique of Contemporary Sport,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 47 (2020): 330- 343.
- “Sport for the Sake of the Soul,” Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 12 (2018): 20-29.
Associations, Affiliations & Work History
- American Philosophical Association
- Centre of Theology and Philosophy
- Evangelical Philosophical Society
Awards & Accolades
- EKU College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences Excellence in Research and Creative Activities Award, 2018
- “Character Essay and Book Prize” from The Character Project for Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life, with Doug Geivett (Eerdmans, 2012), June 2013.
- “Humility: A Study in Analytic Moral Theology,” Research Grant from The Character Project, Wake Forest University, The John Templeton Foundation, $50,666: 2012-2013
