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Religion Division

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Christopher D. Doran
Assistant Professor of Religion

Division: Religion Division
Office: Rockwell Academic Center (RAC) 167
Phone: (310) 506-4179
E-mail: christopher.doran@pepperdine.edu

  • Ph.D., Systematic & Philosophical Theology, Graduate Theological Union, 2007
  • M.Div., Pepperdine University, 2002
  • B.A., Biology, Pepperdine University, 1998
Courses:
  • Christianity, Ecology, & Public Policy
  • Conservations at the Intersection of Theology & Science
  • Christian Ethics
  • American Moral Traditions (American Studies Program)
  • Faith & Reason (First-Year Seminar)
  • Environmental Policy (School of Public Policy)
  • Environmental Policy Seminar/Capstone (School of Public Policy)
Key Awards/Affiliations:
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Program
  • Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
  • American Academy of Religion
Academic Interests:
  • Christian responses to the ecological crisis
  • Concepts of humanity in light of the natural sciences
  • Environmental ethics and public policy
  • Theology and science dialogue
Selected Works:
  • Review of Ecospirit: Religions and Philosophies for the Earth, by Laurel Kearns and Catherine Keller, eds. Theology & Science. Forthcoming.
  • Intelligent Faith & Intelligent Design. The Progressive Christian Witness. May 10, 2006.
  • Review of Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, by Eugenie C. Scott. Theology & Science. Vol. 4, no. 1 (March 2006): 103-5.
  • The Quest for the Causal Joint. The Journal of Faith and Science Exchange IV (2000): 161-70.
  • Molding the Physical World Upon Francis Bacon's Anvil. The Journal of Faith and Science Exchange III (1999): 163-74.
Performances:
  • Sustainability & Pepperdine University: A Contradiction in Terms? Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Raleigh, NC, November 2008.
  • And God said, ‘Let There Be Specified Complexity': A Critical Appraisal of Intelligent Design. God, Nature, and Design, Oxford University, July 2008.
  • Teaching the Evolution/Creationism/ID Subject in an Undergraduate Religion Class. Teaching Scholar Lecture Series, Graduate Theological Union, September 2006.
  • The Place (Or Lack of It) of Tradition in Restoration Theology. Panel discussion, Christian Scholars Conference, Pepperdine University, July 2005.
  • What it Means to be Human: A Conversation between Theology and Science. Natural Science Division Seminar, Pepperdine University, February 2005.
  • A Reflection on Teaching Bioethics in Our Classrooms. Christian Scholars Conference, Rochester College, July 2004.
  • The Quest for the Causal Joint. Christian Scholars Conference, Abilene Christian University, July 2001.