Curriculum Vitae: Michael D. Stark, MA
Michael D. Stark
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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
AREAS OF INTEREST
Philosophy of Religion
Soren Kierkegaard
Philosophical Theology
Moral Theory
Modern Philosophy
St. Thomas Aquinas
Metaphysics
Epistemology
EDUCATION
Master’s of Arts, Denver Seminary, Philosophy, May 2012.
Advisor: Douglas R. Groothuis
Area of study: philosophy of religion. I have also thoroughly studied areas of
philosophical and theological overlap, namely in the area of metaphysics (Being, time
and causation, identity, and abstract objects).
Bachelor’s of Arts, Judson University, Biblical Studies, May 2009.
Advisor: Michael C. McKeever
ACADEMIC SERVICE (FUTURE INCLUDED)
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary, 2012-2013.
Courses assigned: Epistemology.
Affiliate Professor of Philosophy, Colorado Christian University, 2012-2013
Courses assigned: Philosophical Inquiry
Guest Lecturer, Denver Seminary. Lecture: “Does it Really Matter Whether the Unborn
is a Moral Subject? The Case from Bodily Rights.” April 25, 2012
Paid Guest Lecturer, Denver Seminary. Lecture: “Defending Life: An Analysis of Francis
Beckwith’s Philosophical and Legal Reasoning.” April 11, 2012.
Paid Guest Lecturer, Denver Seminary. Lecture: “Abortion and Euthanasia: A Defense of
the Pro-Life Positions.” March 13, 2012.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Reviews:
Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice, Kent Dunnington.
Denver Journal 15, (2012)
Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for the Biblical Faith, Douglas Groothuis.
Hope’s Reason: A Journal of Apologetics 2, no. 2 (2011).
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr. Denver Journal
14, (2011).
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
“Anxiety and the Freedom of Choice: A Kierkegaardian Approach to Self-Development.”
Presented at the 2012 Midwest Regional Conference of the Evangelical Philosophical
Society. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 2012.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society of Christian Philosophers
Evangelical Philosophical Society
HONORS AND RECOGNITION
“Anxiety and the Freedom of Choice: A Kierkegaardian Approach to Self-Development.”
Paper nominated for outstanding student presentation. Endorsed by Dr. Timothy Erdel
ATTENDED CONFERENCES
Evangelical Philosophical Society and Evangelical Theological Society Annual
Conference, November 16-18, 2011, in San Francisco, California. Keynote Speaker:
Dallas Willard (University of Southern California).
The 65th Annual Mountain-Plains Philosophy Conference, October 6-8, 2011, at
University of Colorado-Denver. Keynote Speaker: Mitchell Aboulafia (Manhattan
College)
“Judith Jarvis Thompson’s A Defense of Abortion After Forty Years: A Critical
Appreciation, August 3, 2011, at University of Colorado-Boulder. Notable Speakers
included: Francis Beckwith (Baylor University), David Boonin (University of Colorado),
Don Marquis (University of Kansas) and John Mark Fisher (University of CaliforniaRiverside).
PAPERS CURRENTLY IN CONSIDERATION AT CONFERENCES
“A Philosophy of Suffering: Kierkegaard on Suffering, Despair, and the Holistic Self.”
Paper currently in consideration for the 2012 Annual Conference for the Evangelical
Philosophical Society.
LICENSES
Registered Psychotherapist, State of Colorado (License #13820)
Specialization: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Thinking
Approved Case Worker, Colorado Department of Corrections
COMMUNITY TEACHING
Teaching: Wellspring Anglican Church, Ordination of the Laity class, April 25, 2012 on
the topic of the integration of Christianity and contemporary American culture.
Teaching: Heritage High School after school religious studies group, March 20, 2012 on
the topic of the distinction between the basic doctrine of Christianity and Islam.