Areas of Specialization

The Religion and Philosophy Department boasts one of HPU’s most distinguished faculties. The department includes 11 full time faculty members, and 91% of the faculty have obtained their doctorate degree. Six members of the faculty are Phi Beta Kappa. The faculty hold degrees from a range of prestigious universities, including:

• California-Riverside
• Drew University
• Duke University
• Emory University
• Graduate Theological Union
• University of Denver
• Stanford University
• University of Chicago
• University of Minnesota
• Vanderbilt University
• Yale University

The Religion and Philosophy faculty also offer our students a unique set of teaching specializations:

1. Biblical Studies (Moses)
2. African-American Biblical Interpretation (Moses)
3. Biblical Languages (Moses)
4. Christian Ministry (Blosser, Franks, Moses)
5. Theology and Economics (Blosser, Franks)
6. Catholic Theology and Ethics (Ostrowski)
7. History of Christian Thought (Blosser, Franks)
8. Asians Religions and Philosophies (Helsing, Toole)
9. Comparative Religious Studies (Helsing, Toole)
10. Applied Ethics (Blosser, Brophy, Franks, Hupfer, MacArthur, Mobley, Ostrowski)
11. Normative Ethics (Blosser, Brophy, Davidshofer, Franks, Helsing, Hupfer, MacArthur, Mobley, Ostrowski)
12. Logic (Hupfer, MacArthur)
13. History of Philosophy (Blosser, Brophy, Davidshofer, Franks, MacArthur)
14. Social and Political Philosophy (Brophy, Hupfer, MacArthur, Ostrowski)
15. Existentialism (Davidshofer)
16. Philosophy of Science (Brophy, MacArthur)