Joseph D. Wooddell
CONTACT INFORMATION
Joseph D. Wooddell
Office: 214-818-1336
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Full-time teaching:
2008–present Associate Professor of Philosophy, Criswell College
2004–2008 Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Criswell College
Adjunct teaching:
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. Guest lecturer.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY: Springdale, AR campus
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX
Including internet and video conference
Criswell College, Dallas, TX
Tarleton State University (part of the Texas A&M University System), Stephenville, TX
Tarrant County College (Southeast campus), Arlington, TX
Including team-teaching (lead teacher) in honors program
Weatherford College, Weatherford, TX
Focus on the Family Institute, Colorado Springs, CO
Elective, non-paid
St. George Elementary School, Ft. Worth, TX
Music teacher
Other Academic Employment:
2002 (Fall) Graduate Assistant (for Dr. Doug Blount, Philosophy), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
1998 (Fall) Graduate Assistant (for Dr. Calvin Miller, Pastoral Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
1992–1993 Teaching Assistant (for Dr. Sandy Matthes, Music Theory), Liberty University.
Ministry (Non-Academic):
2008 (July-Dec.) Interim Pastor, Grace Community Church, Glen Rose, TX
Supply Preaching:
First Baptist Church, Branch, TX
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Corsicana, TX
First Baptist Church, Dean, TX
Lakeview Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, TX
Criswell College Chapel, Dallas, TX
First Baptist Church, Madisonville, TX
First Baptist Church, Malakoff, TX
Glen Meadows Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX
First Baptist Church, Lindale, TX
Oak Crest Baptist Church, Midlothian, TX
Supply Music Ministry:
Glen Meadows Baptist Church, San Angelo, TX
Heart of the Springs Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
Criswell College Chapel, Dallas, TX
1999–2002 Minister of Youth / Adult Discipleship, Lakeview Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, TX
1998–1999 Resident Director, Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX
1997–1998 Minister of Discipleship / College & Career / Singles, Heart of the Springs Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
1993–1997 Minister of Worship, Lakeview Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, TX
1991–1993 Resident Assistant, 1991 – 1993, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
1992–1993 Internships: Music and Youth Ministry, Heart of the Springs, Baptist Church,
Colorado Springs, CO
EDUCATION
2005 Ph.D. (Philosophy of Religion), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX Dissertation: Aesthetic Christian Apologetics. Director: Douglas K. Blount.
1996 M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX
1993 B.S. (Music), Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
SCHOLARSHIP
Books
The Beauty of the Faith: Using Aesthetics for Christian Apologetics. Eugene, OR: Wipf &
Stock, forthcoming.
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America’s Largest Protestant Denomination. Co-edited with Douglas K. Blount. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.
Articles
“Jonathan Edwards, Beauty, and Apologetics,” Criswell Theological Review 5:1 (Fall 2007), (81-95).
“Article I: Scripture,” in The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues, ed. Doug Blount and Joe Wooddell (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2007).
Reviews
Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We Are Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who
Should Be) (Chicago: Moody, 2008), Criswell Theological Review, forthcoming.
J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul,
Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007), Criswell Theological Review 6:2 (Spring 2009), 112-115.
Garrett J. DeWeese and J. P. Moreland, Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult: A Beginner’s Guide to Life’s Big Questions (InterVarsity: Downers Grove, IL, 2005), Criswell Theological Review 4:1 (Fall 2006), 89-92.
George MacDonald, Your Life in Christ: The Nature of God and His Work in Human
Hearts, ed. Michael Phillips (Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2005), Criswell Theological
Review 3:2 (Spring 2006), 110-115.
Robert K. Johnston, Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000), Philosophia Christi 5:2 (2003), 667-9.
Presentations
“The Value of Philosophy for Ministry,” to be presented at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 18-20, 2009.
“The Inevitability of Being an Epistemological Foundationalist and Coherentist,” presented at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 19-21, 2008.
“Christian Artists and Art Critics: The Apologetic Value of Evangelical Involvement,” presented at the national meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, November 13-16, 2007.
“Beauty in the Pulpit: The Aesthetic Apologetic Value of Preacher and Sermon,” presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 23-24, 2007.
“Should Christians Who Hold Public Office Compromise Their Ideals?” presented at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 15-17, 2006.
“Beauty: Objective or Subjective?” presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 24-25, 2006.
“Jonathan Edwards, Beauty, and Apologetics,” presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society,” March 11-12, 2005.
“Jesus As The Criterion For Interpreting Scripture: Analysis and Critique,” presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, March 21-22, 2003.
“A Beautiful Life: An Essay On Apologetic Method,” presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, March 1-2, 2002.
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES OF SERVICE
To the College:
Academic Cabinet
Curriculum Revision Committee
Student Life Committee (including discipline issues)
To the Community
Short-Term International Mission Work: China, Ukraine, Mexico
Supply Sunday School Teaching:
The Criswell Class, First Baptist Church, Dallas
Presidents’ Class, First Baptist Church, Dallas
The Plug, First Baptist Church, Dallas
To the Professional discipline
Have taught both on-line courses and video-conference courses
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1997 Ordained, Heart of the Springs Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
1992 Licensed, Heart of the Springs Baptist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
TEACHING
Graduate:
Philosophy of Religion
Critical Thinking
Moral Philosophy
Faith and Reason
Biblical Hermeneutics
Philosophy of Language
Mind and Body
Apologetics
Topics in Philosophy (various)
Undergraduate:
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Integration of Philosophy and Theology
Advanced Studies: History of Philosophy (various)
Advanced Studies: Philosophical Divisions (various)
Advanced Studies: Philosophical Topics (various)
History of Thought from the Pre-Socratics to the Enlightenment
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Acton Institute
Judged the Acton Essay Competition (2005)
Attended “Acton University” (2004)
Attended “Acton and Tocqueville” joint conference with the Liberty Fund (2003)
Attended “Towards a Free and Virtuous Society” conference (2002)
Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers
Evangelical Philosophical Society
Chairman, Southwest Region (2009-2010 academic year)
Vice Chairman (Program Chair), Southwest Region (2008-2009 academic year)
Chairman, Southwest Region (2007-2008 academic year)
Evangelical Theological Society
Chairman, Southwest Region (2009-2010 academic year)
Vice Chairman (Program Chair), Southwest Region (2008-2009 academic year)
Society of Christian Philosophers