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David A Horner

Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies

  • D.Phil., Oxford University
  • M.Phil., Oxford University
  • M.A., Denver Seminary
  • B.A., Colorado State University

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Dr. Horner has taught at the University of Oxford, Denver Seminary, and served as a Visiting Scholar and Research Associate at the University of Colorado. He has lectured in numerous classrooms and university forums nationally and in Europe, and he has written numerous articles and book chapters on ethics, apologetics, and ancient and medieval philosophy. Dr. Horner serves as Research Scholar for Centers for Christian Study, International, an effort to develop intellectual Christian communities within secular university contexts. He also serves as Executive Director of The Illuminatio Project, whose aim is to bring the light of a classical biblical vision of goodness, truth, and beauty into the thinking of the church and culture through strategic research and communication.

Affiliations

  • American Philosophical Association
  • Evangelical Theological Society
  • Evangelical Philosophical Society
  • Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy
  • Society of Christian Philosophers
  • Society of Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

Awards and Honors

  • Who's Who in the World (22nd edition), Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2003-2004; 2004-2005
  • Research award, Faculty Research and Development Committee, Biola University, for Seventh Semester reaseach leave, Spring 2004
  • Recognition for teaching excellence, Provost of Biola University, 2002
  • Denyer and Johnson Studentship (partial), Theology Faculty, Oxford University, 1993
  • Outstanding Young Men in America, 1981, 1986, 1997
  • Overseas Research Scholarship Award, Oxford University, 1991-1994
  • Graduated with Honors, Denver Seminary, 1987
  • Robert G. Kay Scholastic Award (graduated first in class, M.A.), Denver Seminary, 1987
  • Recipient, Baker Book House Award for Outstanding Graduate in Theology, Denver Seminary, 1987
  • Graduated with Distinction, Colorado State University, 1978

Publications

Articles

  • “The Virtue of Zeal.” With David R. Turner. Chapter in prospective book project on Christian virtue ethics, forthcoming.
  • “Seminalia Virtutum: Aquinas on Natural Law and Virtue.” In progress.
  • “The Problem with Happiness: C. S. Lewis, Selfishness, and Christian Eudaimonism.” In progress.
  • “Cardinal Virtues.” Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by G.T. Kurian (Oxford: Blackwell), forthcoming (2009).
  • “Values, Christian.” Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by G.T. Kurian (Oxford: Blackwell), forthcoming (2009).
  • “Whether Augustine's Name Should Be Pronounced AW-gus-teen or aw-GUS-tin?” Philosophia Christi 11 (June, 2009): 249-251.
  • “Aut Deus Aut Malus Homo: A Defense of C. S. Lewis's 'Shocking Alternative.'” Book chapter, C. S. Lewis as Philosopher: Truth, Goodness and Beauty edited by David J. Baggett, Gary R. Habermas, and Jerry L. Walls (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2008), 68-84.
  • “Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?” Apologetics Study Bible (Broadman and Holman Publishers). Gen. ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007): 814.
  • “Noted Christian Apologist: Thomas Aquinas .” Apologetics Study Bible (Broadman and Holman Publishers), Gen. ed. Ted Cabal (Holman Bible Publishers, 2007): 957-958.
  • “Is Aquinas an Act-Ethicist or an Agent-Ethicist?” The Thomist 70 (April, 2006): 1-30.

Research Interests

  • Ethics
  • Medieval philosophy
  • Theology of worship