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Dr. Doug Blount – Assistant Professor of Philosophy

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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophy), University of Notre Dame, 1998.
    • Dissertation: An Essay on Divine Presence.
    • Director: Thomas P. Flint.
    • Readers: Alvin Plantinga, Eleonore Stump and Philip Quinn.
  • Master of Arts (Philosophy), University of Notre Dame, 1991.
  • Master of Arts (Philosophy), Baylor University, 1988.
  • Bachelor of Arts (History), Baylor University, 1986.

Employment History

Faculty Appointments

  • Adjunct Professor, Weatherford College, Weatherford, Texas. 2019-present.
  • Adjunct Professor, Liberty University Online, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2009-present.
  • Professor of Christian Apologetics, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 2017-2019.
  • Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 2015- 2016.
  • Professor of Theological Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, 2008-2015.
    • Tenure awarded 1 July 2011.
  • Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, 1998-2007.
  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, 1992-1998.

Administrative Appointments

  • Chair, Department of Apologetics and World Religions, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, 2017-2019.
  • Assistant Dean for Ethics and Philosophical Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas 2002-2007.
  • Chair, Department of Philosophy of Religion, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, 1998-2002.
  • Chair, Department of Theology, Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, 1996-1998.

Professional Affiliations

  • Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
    • Research Fellow, 2003-2013.
  • Evangelical Philosophical Society
    • Member, Executive Committee, 1998-2003.
  • Evangelical Theological Society
    • Chairman, Southwest Region, 2000-2001
    • Vice Chairman, Southwest Region, 1999-2000; 2010-2011 (with Michael J. Svigel)
    • Secretary-Treasurer, Southwest Region, 1998-2001
  • International Berkeley Society
  • Society of Christian Philosophers