Edward N. Martin Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary 4233 Medwel Drive Newburgh, IN

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1 Academic Background Dissertation Thesis Publications Edward N. Martin Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary 4233 Medwel Drive Newburgh, IN Ph.D Department of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana M.A Department of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana M.A Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois Major: Philosophy of Religion; Systematic Theology B.A Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan Major: Philosophy & Religion, Mathematics Title: The Evidential Argument from Evil in Recent Analytic Philosophy Committee: William L. Rowe (chair), Jan A. Cover, Martin V. Curd, Thomas W. Ryba (outside reader, University of Notre Dame extension faculty) Title: The Eternal Generation of the Son in the Cappadocian Fathers Committee: John S. Feinberg (chair), Harold O.J. Brown The Argument From Efficient Causality in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas, Global Journal of Classical Theology 4 (February 2004). Empiricism, in Campbell Campbell-Jack, Gavin McGrath, & C. Stephen Evans, eds. New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics (IVP, England) (Forthcoming in 2005). Review of Nicholas Capaldi, The Art of Deception. Rev. ed. New York: Prometheus Books, In Global Journal of Classical Theology 3 (June 2003). Review of Millard J. Erickson, God the Father Almighty: A Contemporary Exploration of the Divine Attributes (Baker Book House, 1998). In Global Journal of Classical Theology 2 (August 2000).

2 Review of Daniel Howard-Snyder, The Evidential Argument from Evil (Indiana University Press, 1996). In International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 42 (1997), "On Behalf of the Fool: G.E. Moore and Our Knowledge of the Existence of Material Objects," Sorites 2 [refereed online journal of analytic philosophy] (1996), "Proper Function, Natural Reason, and Evils as Extrinsic Goods," Global Journal of Classical Theology 1 (September 1998). Review of Thomas V. Morris, Our Idea of God (Notre Dame University Press, 1991). In The Crucible 2 [Graduate student journal] (Fall 1991), Ruminations on Good and Evil: Theism, Logic, and the Evidential Argument from Evil [manuscript]. Outline of Topics in Philosophy of Religion [manuscript]. Systematic Logic [manuscript]. Conferences and Presentations November 2004 Paper: Correspondence Truth as Ontological Epistemological Intention: An Augustinian Trinitological Analysis ; National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, San Antonio, Texas November 2003 Paper: Logic and Logos: How Thought Is (and Ought to Be) Christocentric ; National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, Georgia November 2002 Paper: A Problem for Exclusivism as a Species of The Problem of Evil: A Critical Response ; National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Toronto, Canada March Paper: Grounding from the Grounding: Lessons from Kant on Spiritual Formation ; Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Grand Rapids, MI November Paper: Proper Function, Natural Reason, and Evils as Extrinsic Goods ; National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Santa Clara, CA March Presentation: The Values of the Proofs for God's Existence ; Graduate Chapter of InterVarsity Campus Fellowship February Invited Panel Member, Discussion with Question and Answer Period: Is Religious Belief Rational? : Purdue University October Paper: Can We Loosen the Shackles of Restricted Standard Theism? ; Purdue Philosophy Department Colloquium Series

3 Conferences and Presentations (continued) October Commentary on Justice Beyond the City in Speech: A Literal Reading of Plato's Republic ; National Graduate Student Conference, Washington University, St. Louis, MO July Invited Presentation/Question and Answer Session: Leibniz Didn't Really Believe that This Is the Best of All Possible Worlds, Did He? ; Purdue University, Summer Course in Foreign Language Department, FRN/FLL 554, Satire, Prof. Paul Benhamou March Paper: On the Third Level of Theodicy: the Amount of Evil in a God-created World ; Wesley Foundation, Purdue University Teaching Experience Acting Chairman, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA (Spring semesters in 2003-present) Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA (2002-present) Courses Taught: Philosophy and Contemporary Ideas; The Philosophical Problem of Evil; Contemporary Christian Philosophers of Religion; Ethics; Epistemology Concentration Director, Program Director and Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy, Apologetics and Church History, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary (2002-present) Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN ( ) Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN ( ) Assistant Professor and Dean of Philosophy, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary ( ) Courses Taught: The Philosophical Problem of Evil; Christianity and Competing Worldviews; Deductive, Inductive, and Modal Logic (called Systematic Logic); The Thought of C.S. Lewis; Moral Theories in the History of Philosophy; Faith and Reason; Christian Epistemology; Contemporary Christian Philosophers of Significance; 20th Century Analytic Philosophy; Early Church History; Readings in Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Science and Christianity; Doctrine of God Courses in Preparation: Case Studies in Medical Ethics; Philosophical Theology; Philosophy of Science; Advanced Philosophy of Religion; Contemporary Apologetics I & II Graduate Instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN ( )

4 Teaching Experience (continued) Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN ( ) Courses Taught: Philosophy of Religion (two times; one class was co-taught and had 225 students); Introduction to Ethics; Theoretical and Practical Ethics Courses Assisted: Critical Thinking; Introduction to Ethics; Introduction to Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion (multiple times) Visiting Professor/Instructor, Greek Bible Institute, Athens, Greece (Director of Alpha Program, John Gianopolus); APOL 290, Introduction to Christian Apologetics; March 15-19, 2004 Other Professional Higher Education Work/Activities Associate Editor, Global Journal of Classical Theology (1998-present) Vice President for Academic Affairs, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary ( ) Academic Dean, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary ( ) Dean for Curriculum Development, Trinity College of the Bible & Theological Seminary ( ) Senator, Liberty University Senate, term Member, LU Senate subcommittee, Committee on Academic and Admissions Standards (CAAS), Liberty University, 2003-present Professional Societies and Associations American Philosophical Association; Society of Christian Philosophers; Evangelical Theological Society; Evangelical Philosophical Society; Philosophy of Time Society; North American Leibniz Society; Phi Sigma Tau (National Honor Society in Philosophy) Christian Ministry Activities Sunday School teacher ( ; ) Large Group Coordinator, InterVarsity Graduate Chapter, Purdue University ( ) President, InterVarsity Graduate Chapter, Purdue University ( ) Shepherd and leader, men s discipleship group ( ) Leader or co-leader, Bible Study group (1990-present)

5 Graduate Course Work at Purdue University (*=unofficial audit) Kant Leibniz Seminar Philosophy of Language Causality Philosophy of Religion: The Problem of Evil Medieval Philosophy Hegel Phenomenology Phenomenology Seminar: Kierkegaard, Ricoeur, Levinas Ancient Philosophy 20th Century Analytic I: Frege, Russell 20th Century Analytic II: Moore, Wittgenstein Recent Analytic Philosophy Advanced Symbolic Logic Inductive Logic Modal Logic, PHL 650* Epistemology, PHL 532* Metaphysics, PHL 425* British Empiricism, PHL 684* 20th Century Ethics, PHL 624* Consequentialism and Deontology, PHL M. Kuehn J.A. Cover R. Bertolet J.A. Cover W.L. Rowe T. Scott W. McBride C.O. Schrag C.O. Schrag P. Curd W. Gustason W.L. Rowe L.M. Russow W. Gustason W. Gustason T. Ulrich M. Curd J.A. Cover M. Kuehn 624* F. Howard-Snyder Ethics From Hume to Ross, PHL 424* F. Howard-Snyder Mysticism, PHL 506* F. Howard-Snyder Eastern Religions, PHL 330* W.L. Rowe The Theology of Thomas Aquinas, THEO K. Scott 474* (Notre Dame Extension Crs. at T. Ryba Purdue)

6 Graduate Course Work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (*=unofficial audit) Systematic Theology I Systematic Theology II Systematic Theology III Contemporary Christian Philosophers of Significance: Paul Riceour New Testament Theology Analytic Philosophy New Testament Criticism Greek Exegesis I Greek Exegesis II Theological Research Methods Christian Thought Seminar The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant* Old Testament Synthesis I,II* J. Feinberg B. Fields P. Feinberg K. VanHoozer W. Grudem P. Feinberg S. McKnight S. McKnight S. McKnight Staff J. Feinberg, P. Feinberg, J. Woodbridge K. VanHoozer B. Beitzel

7 Abstract of Dissertation Title: The Evidential Argument from Evil in Recent Analytic Philosophy Committee: William L. Rowe (chair), Jan A. Cover, Martin V. Curd, Thomas W. Ryba Completed at: Purdue University (1995) The problem of evil is the most difficult problem confronting theistic belief. If God exists, why is there evil in the world? William Rowe has presented a forceful argument from the evil in the world to the nonexistence of God. Starting with Moore's conception of ethics, Rowe examines a particular instance of evil ('E') and states that he cannot see any resulting good sufficient to justify E's occurrence. Since an omnipotent, all-good being would not permit E unless there were some good which would justify him, and since the traditional theistic conception of God includes God's being omnipotent and all-good, it is reasonable to conclude that God does not exist. Rowe's argument is called an evidential argument from evil. Is Rowe s evidential argument from evil sound? I argue that Rowe's argument is not sound for the following reasons. (1) There are goods we know of which could partly justify God in permitting E. (2) Since God is omniscient, there could be goods he knows of which are beyond our ken yet which he understands and is able to actualize. (3) It is theoretically difficult to explain exactly how some evil E weighs against a theory such as theism. (4) Salient features of John Hick's soul-making theodicy can be brought to bear against Rowe, including moral considerations related to God s duties as creator of the world. I argue that the amount of evil in the world is not excessive for the enterprise of soul-making, i.e., for the God who is both creator and judge of moral agents in this world to bring about moral and spiritual maturation in (his) significantly free moral agents.

8 Professional References Professor William L. Rowe, Philosophy Department, Purdue University, 1360 LAEB, West Lafayette, IN Office: (765) Professor Jan A. Cover, Philosophy Department, Purdue University, 1360 LAEB, West Lafayette, IN Office: (765) Professor John S. Feinberg, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2065 Half Day Rd., Deerfield, IL Office: (847) Professor Stephen D. Lowe, Professor, Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC Office: (864) Professor R.J. Gore, Vice President and Dean, Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC Office: (864) Professor Thomas J. Burke, Jr., Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI Office: (517) Professor Gary Habermas, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Liberty University, 1971 University Boulevard, Lynchburg, VA Office: (434)