J.P. Moreland
James Porter Moreland | |
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Lahir | 09 Maret 1948 |
Tempat tinggal | La Mirada, California |
Era | filsuf abad ke-20 |
Kawasan | Western Philosophy |
Aliran | Analytic |
Institusi | Biola University |
Minat utama | ontologi, epistemologi, filsafat sains, filsafat pikiran, teologi |
Situs web | Official Site |
James Porter Moreland (lahir 9 Maret 1948), lebih dikenal sebagai J. P. Moreland, adalah seorang filsuf, teolog dan apologet Kristen asal Amerika Serikat. Ia menjabat sebagai "Distinguished Professor of Philosophy" pada Talbot School of Theology, Biola University di La Mirada, California, Amerika Serikat.
Moreland berspesialisasi di bidang metafisik, filsafat pikiran, kimia,[1] dan filsafat Kristen, dengan karya-karya yang diterbitkan di jurnal-jurnal seperti Metaphilosophy dan American Philosophical Quarterly. Ia juga menerbitkan karyanya melalui penerbit-penerbit Intervarsity Press, NavPress, Zondervan, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Rutgers University Press, dan Prometheus.[2]
Biografi
[sunting | sunting sumber]Moreland meraih gelar Bachelor of Science di bidang Kimia dengan penghargaan dari University of Missouri dan Master of Arts dalam bidang Filsafat dengan penghargaan tertinggi dari University of California at Riverside. Ia meraih gelar Th.M. dalam bidang Teologi dari Dallas Theological Seminary.[3] Pada tahun 1985, ia meraih gelar Ph.D. dalam bidang filsafat dari University of Southern California. Disertasinya berjudul "Universals and the Qualities of Things: A defense of Realism." Penasihat disertasinya adalah profesor Kristen terkenal Dallas Willard.[4] Moreland menikah dengan Hope dan mereka dikaruniai dua anak serta empat cucu.
Karier
[sunting | sunting sumber]Moreland mengajar pada Talbot School of Theology, Biola University di La Mirada, California.[5] Ia merupakan anggota Board of Advisors bagi "Center on Culture and Civil Society" pada Independent Institute.[6] Ia menjabat selama 8 tahun sebagai bioethicist pada PersonaCare Nursing Homes, Inc. di Baltimore, Maryland.[7]
Ia telah berdebat dengan Clancy Martin mengenai keberadaan Allah.[8] Ia juga berdebat dengan ateis Eddie Tabash mengenai keberadaan hal-hal di supranatural.
Pandangan
[sunting | sunting sumber]Moreland menganut aliran substance dualism,[9] dan juga membela libertarian free will,[10] as well as life after death.[11] Moreland juga membela keberadaan malaikat dan setan, berargumen bahwa ia tahu mereka ada baik karena doktrin Kristen dan pengalaman pribadi.[12] Ia mendukung teori penciptaan bumi tua, dan merupakan kritikus aliran fideisme.[13]
Hadiah dan Penghargaan
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Diberi hadiah fellowship untuk Ph.D. dalam bidan kimia nuklir, University of Colorado (1970).
- Rollin Thomas Chafer Award dalam bidang Christian Apologetics, Dallas Seminary (1978–79).
- Academic Excellence Award, International School of Theology (1982–83).
- Pemenang "Outstanding Professor of the Year Award", Lakin School of Religion, Liberty University, (1988–89).
- Dipilih sebagai seorang "Member of the Executive Committee" bagi Society of Christian Philosophers, (1997–99).
- Fellow of the Center for the Renewal of Science & Culture, Discovery Institute. (2000 sampai sekarang)[14]
- Pemenang "Robert Fischer Faculty Member of the Year Award", Biola University,(1998–99).[15]
- Member of the Advisory Board for Philosophia Christi, (1999 - 2003).
- Member of the Executive Committee for the Evangelical Philosophical Society (1999-2003, 2006 sampai sekarang).
- Fellow of the Wilberforce Forum, 2001 sampai sekarang.
Buku
[sunting | sunting sumber]Moreland mengarang atau bersama-sama mengarang berbagai publikasi, termasuk:
- 'Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity (1987)
- Christianity and the Nature of Science: A Philosophical Examination (1989)
- The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time (with Norman Geisler, 1990)
- Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Atheists and Theists (with Kai Nielsen, 1990)
- The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for An Intelligent Designer (1994)
- Love Your God With All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul (1997)
- Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis of Ethics (with Scott Rae, 2000)
- Naturalism: A Critical Analysis (co-editor with William Lane Craig, 2000)
- Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (with William Lane Craig, 2003)
- Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit's Power (2007)
- Consciousness and the Existence of God (2009)
- The Recalcitrant Imago Dei (2009)
- The God Question: An Invitation to a Life of Meaning (2009)
Lihat pula
[sunting | sunting sumber]Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ Mortenson, Terry. "Are (biblical) creationists 'cornered'?". Diakses tanggal 10 April 2014.
- ^ Moreland, J.P. "J.P.Moreland Bio". About J.P.Moreland. JP Moreland's Web. Diakses tanggal 13 July 2013.
- ^ Moreland, J. P. "J. P. Moreland, Th.M., M.A., Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Biola University. Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal 2014-11-29. Diakses tanggal January 15, 2014.
- ^ J. P. Moreland's Talbot School of Theology Faculty Page
- ^ "Participants". Closer to Truth. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2014-01-16. Diakses tanggal January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Person Detail". The Independent Institute. Diakses tanggal 10 April 2014.
- ^ "J.P. Moreland, Fellow - CSC". Discovery Institute. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-09-07. Diakses tanggal 10 April 2014.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdwXpFv-uRM
- ^ Evidence for the Existence of the Soul
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYLnNPYT5pk
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwB0Dtss8VU
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZstEjPTILM
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXDy6ZfTKZw
- ^ "J.P. Moreland". Discovery Institute. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-09-07. Diakses tanggal January 14, 2014.
- ^ "J.P. Moreland". Talbot Faculty Page. Diakses tanggal January 14, 2014.
Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Official Websites
- J. P. Moreland's personal website
- J. P. Moreland's official Facebook page
- Faculty page of J. P. Moreland
- J. P. Moreland Diarsipkan 2006-11-20 di Archive.is (Theopedia)
- Debat
- Closer to Truth
- Is There a Judgment?
- Do Angels and Demons Exist?
- Is There Life After Death?
- Do Humans Have Free Will?
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