Dan Crawford
Emeritus Professor Classics & Religious Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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LPH 305
Lincoln NE 68588-0337 -
dcrawford1@unl.edu
Areas of special interest
History of Philosophy and Religious Thought (from Plato to modern Process Theology); the History of Fundamentalism/Evangelicalism in America; Issues in Science and Religion.
Recent publications
Essays “The Idea of Militancy in American Fundamentalism,” and “Does Evolutionary Science Rule Out the Theistic God? The Johnson-Pennock Debate,” and a biography of his father, “A Thirst for Souls: the Life of Evangelist Percy B. Crawford (1902-1960). Current projects include: “The John MacInnis Affair at BIIOLA: The Trial of a Reluctant Modernist,” and “The Idea of Redemption in William James’ Varieties of Religious Experience.”
Current Courses
“Great Ideas in Religious Thought: from God to Nothingness,” “Science and Religion,” and seminars: “Finding a Way Between Science and Religion,” “Principles of Biomedical Ethics.”
Non-professional
When Crawford is not teaching, he enjoys traveling to distant lands; classical music, especially Early Music and opera; and singing—in small ensembles and choirs.
Education
PhD from the Philosophy Department at the University of Pittsburgh
M.A. from the Religion Department at Princeton University
B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College