John Howell

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department

Education

• Ph.D. in Philosophy, Baylor University, 2009
• M.A. in Philosophy, Baylor University, 2004 
• Th.M. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2001
• M.Div.BL Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999
• B.A. University Scholars, Baylor University, 1997, Summa cum laude

Teaching Experience

• Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Spring & Summer 2003
• Baylor University, 2004-2006

Presentations

• Baylor University Scholar’s Day, “Faith Seeking Understanding: A Procedural Inquiry,” March 8, 2004,
• University of Texas at San Antonio Philosophy Symposium, ”Hegel, Love, and the Dialectic of Perception,” November 6, 2004
• Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Regional Meeting, Cumberland College Williamsburg , Kentucky, “Kierkegaard and the Possibility of the Gift,” December 4-5, 2004
• Baylor University Scholar’s Day, “Kierkegaard and the Possibility of the Gift,” February 4, 2005
• Loyola University (Chicago) Graduate Conference, “Kierkegaard and the Possibility of the Gift,” March 18-20, 2005
• Dallas Baptist University Paidaia Conference, Faith Seeking Understanding: A Procedural Inquiry,” April 1-2, 2005
• Hume and His Critics: A Conference on the Scottish Enlightenment, Baylor University, “Flickers of Reidian Freedom,” April 14-16, 2005
• Regional Society of Christian Philosophers Conference in Columbia, SC at Columbia International University, April 20-21, 2007, " A Kierkegaardian Response to Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower"
• Conference on Friendship sponsored by the Institute for Faith and Learning at Baylor University, October 25-27, 2007, "Plato's Lysis: Philosophical Friendship in Argument and Action"

Honors and Awards

• Presidential Doctoral Scholar, Baylor University, 2003-present
• Phi Beta Kappa, Baylor University, Zeta Chapter of Texas
• Phi Sigma Tau, Baylor University, Alpha Chapter of Texas
• Baker Book Award, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999

Memberships in Professional Societies

• American Association of Religion
• Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers
• Evangelical Philosophical Society
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Society of Christian Ethics
• Society of Christian Philosophers
• The Soren Kierkegaard Society 

Personal

• Spouse: Jessica Osborne Howell
• Children: John Baker Howell, IV, Carter Simmons Howell
• Church Membership: Redemption Evangelical Church, Burleson, Tx