Dr. DeWeese's concentration is in metaphysics and epistemology, specifically as related to philosophical theology. He is deeply committed to helping the church articulate and defend the concept of objective truth in an age of postmodernism and growing relativism. With a background in the sciences, he also has a long-standing interest in the relationship of science and theology. Dr. DeWeese brings a strong practical orientation to the classroom, having served as a missionary and over 15 years as a pastor. He is a frequent speaker in churches and college groups. He authored God and the Nature of Time, and has contributed chapters to several books. He has published articles in journals such as Philosophia Christi and Discipleship Journal.

Affiliations

• American Philosophical Association
• Soceity of Christian Philosophers
• Evangelical Philosophical Association
• Evangelical Theological Society
• American Scientific Affiliation

Awards and Honors

• Faculty Excellence Award (Biblical Integration), Biola University, 2002
• Templeton Foundation Science-Religion Course Competition Winner, 1998
• Outstanding Young Men of America, 1976

Publications

Professional Publications

• “The Apologetics Study Bible” by Ted Cabal, editor. Garrett J. DeWeese, contributing author.
• “Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult”, with JP Moreland (IVP, 2005)
• “Immortality,”Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Macmillan, 2005)
• “Hume and the Kalam Cosmological Argument,” with Joshua Rasmussen, in In Defense of Natural Theology: A Post-Humean Reassessment, ed. Douglas Groothuis and James Sennett (IVP, 2005)
• Review of The Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives ed. Leonard Sweet, inChristian Education Journal,Summer 2005
• God and the Nature of Time (Ashgate, 2004)
• Review of The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem, by Mark Steiner, Philosophia Christi 4:1 (Spring 2002)
• “Eternal God: Atemporal, Sempiternal, or Omnitemporal?” in God and Time: Essays on the Nature of God, ed. Gregory Ganssle and David Woodruff (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).
• “Toward A Robust Natural Theology: Reply to Paul Moser” Philosophia Christi 3:1 (Spring 2001)
• “Timeless God, Tenseless Time” Philosophia Christi 2:2 (Spring 2000)
• Review of Evil and the Evidence for God, by R. Douglas Geivett, RTSF Bulletin (Fall, 1996)
• “Hudson on Material Constitution and Human Persons: A Critique” with JP Moreland and Gregg TenElshof (under review)

Popular Publications

• “Philosophical Tools for Christians”, with JP Moreland (under contract, IVP)
• “How Can I Know Anything at All?” Apologetics Study Bible (Broadman & Holman, forthcoming)
• “Postmodern Ministry?” Sundoulos (Fall 2002)
• “The Silence of God: Psalm 13” Discipleship Journal 27 (May-June 1985); reprinted elsewhere.
• “Proverbs for the Boardroom”, Discipleship Journal 21 (March-April 1984)
• “Get Involved in Your Pastor's Sermon”, Discipleship Journal 21 (March-April 1983); reprinted elsewhere.