David Naugle
Encyclopedia
David Naugle is an author and professor. He is considered an expert on the Christian Worldview
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Naugle is the head of the philosophy
department at Dallas Baptist University
. He is an ardent supporter of Neo-Calvinism
, although he is not a 5-point Calvinist but rather a proponent of Amyraldism
.
Naugle started and currently directs a weekly lecture series at the university called the “Friday Symposium”. It features presentations by DBU's faculty, talented undergraduate and graduate students, and off-campus lecturers on a broad range of topics.
Naugle also started and teaches in the annual “Summer Institute for Christian Scholarship”. This is a ten week faculty enrichment program for Dallas Baptist University's professors.
Magazine selected Worldview as the 2003 "Book of the Year" in the theology and ethics category. The Peking University Press is translating "Worldview" into Chinese and has published it in 2006
His most recent work is Reordered Loves, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008
Christian worldview
Christian worldview refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it. Different denominations of Christianity have varying worldviews...
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Naugle is the head of the philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
department at Dallas Baptist University
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas Baptist University , formerly known as Dallas Baptist College, is a Christian liberal arts university located in Dallas, Texas. The main campus is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of downtown Dallas overlooking Mountain Creek Lake...
. He is an ardent supporter of Neo-Calvinism
Neo-Calvinism
Neo-Calvinism, a form of Dutch Calvinism, is the movement initiated by the theologian and former Dutch prime minister Abraham Kuyper.- Introduction :...
, although he is not a 5-point Calvinist but rather a proponent of Amyraldism
Amyraldism
Amyraldism primarily refers to a modified form of Calvinist theology...
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Naugle started and currently directs a weekly lecture series at the university called the “Friday Symposium”. It features presentations by DBU's faculty, talented undergraduate and graduate students, and off-campus lecturers on a broad range of topics.
Naugle also started and teaches in the annual “Summer Institute for Christian Scholarship”. This is a ten week faculty enrichment program for Dallas Baptist University's professors.
Works
Naugle is the author of Worldview: The History of a Concept. Christianity TodayChristianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
Magazine selected Worldview as the 2003 "Book of the Year" in the theology and ethics category. The Peking University Press is translating "Worldview" into Chinese and has published it in 2006
His most recent work is Reordered Loves, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008
Education
- Systematic Theology, Th.D. (Dallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system known as Dispensationalism...
) - Humanities, Ph.D. (University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...
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