Daniel Deen

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Daniel Deen

Dr. Daniel Deen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University Irvine. He earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 2015. His philosophical thought leans toward virtue epistemological perspectives in religious and scientific epistemology, with a strong penchant for dialogue between science and religion, Christ and culture. In other words, he is committed to that philosophical ideal of promoting great conversations.

Thank God for Evolution

09/05/18

20 mins

Daniel Deen

I am not going to give an apology for evolution as a scientific theory. Rather, I am wondering if the normal way of discussing evolutionary science within conservative Christianity has blinded us to certain fruitful uses of the theory.
Mordor and Evangelism (Part 2)

07/04/18

11 mins

Daniel Deen

Much like Jacob wrestling with God in the desert, we find our intellectual hips continuously put out of joint as we engage the culture around us.
Mordor and Evangelism (Part 1)

05/21/18

9 mins

Daniel Deen

Mordor’s bleak existence and the successful salvific mission of Frodo and Samwise is what makes Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings such a psychologically enjoyable epic.
United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part 2)

01/03/18

14 mins

Daniel Deen

Only a god could be wise. We are seekers, lovers of divine wisdom, but it is forever beyond our grasp due to human limitation.
United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part I)

11/29/17

11 mins

Daniel Deen

We are all sojourners in a perilous cosmos, what is sometimes conceptualized as the theology of the pilgrim.
Theology & Science: Necessary Tensions

09/25/17

10 mins

Daniel Deen

Conflict demands resolution, tension demands a balancing act in the face of uncertainties.
The Restoration of Hell

09/01/17

10 mins

Daniel Deen

As the devil awakens after a long slumber, recovering from the resurrection event, he finds his shackles loosened and the glorious screams of torment throughout his dark empire
Who’s Your Canaanite?

08/24/17

8 mins

Daniel Deen

Standing before Jesus is one of the cultural groups that the Lord sought fit to eradicate for their wickedness to preserve the line that would eventually birth Jesus.
A Steak Than Which None Greater Can Be Conceived?

02/13/17

9 mins

Daniel Deen

There is something odd about the definition of God as a being that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
Proving An Original Cause Of All Things

12/01/16

6 mins

Daniel Deen

Can the chain of cause and effect extend infinitely?
When The Thing That Kills Offers Healing And Salvation

03/31/15

11 mins

Daniel Deen

Today I had one such reflection session with the Old Testament reading, Numbers 21:4-9. The narrative involves Moses, divine herpetology, and healing. My reflections are twofold.
Defending the Gospel, Dirty Jobs Edition

02/18/15

10 mins

Daniel Deen

We tend to think about apologetics as an academic enterprise, as something that requires formal training.
- Christian Apologetics

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