Curriculum Vitae: Michael D. Stark, MA
Michael D. Stark
Professional email: Michael.Stark@trnty.edu
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
AREAS OF INTEREST
Philosophy of Religion
Soren Kierkegaard
Philosophical Theology
Moral Theory
Modern Philosophy
St. Thomas Aquinas
Metaphysics
Epistemology
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Philosophy, Denver Seminary, Philosophy, May 2012.
Advisor: Douglas R. Groothuis
Bachelors of Arts in Bible, Judson University, Biblical Studies, May 2009.
Advisor: Michael C. McKeever
FELLOWSHIPS
Summer Research Fellow at St. Olaf College’s Hong Kierkegaard Library, July 2013.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Professorships:
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Trinity Christian College, 2013-present.
Courses assigned: Philosophical Perspectives
Affiliate Professor of Philosophy, Colorado Christian University, 2012-2013.
Courses assigned: Philosophical Inquiry; Philosophy of Religious Worldviews
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary, 2012-2013
Courses assigned: Epistemology
Guest Lectures / Assistantships:
Paid Guest Lecturer, Denver Seminary. Lecture: “Leap of Faith or Development?
Kierkegaard’s Virtue Epistemology.” February 21, 2013
Teaching Assistant / Grader, Denver Seminary, 2012
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
Popular Articles:
How Kierkegaard Changed My Life. Relevant Magazine, May 3, 2013.
Book Reviews:
Kierkegaard: Thinking Christianly in an Existential Mode, Sylvia Walsh. Denver Journal
16, (2013).
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).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Presenter: “The Virtuous Self: Kierkegaard’s Virtue Epistemology.” Presented at the 7th
International Kierkegaard Conference. St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, June 2327, 2013.
Presenter: “The Virtuous Self: Kierkegaard’s Virtue Epistemology.” Presented at the
2013 Conference of the Long Island Philosophy Society. Suffolk County Community
College, Selden, New York, May 4, 2013.
Presenter: “The Virtuous Self: Kierkegaard’s Virtue Epistemology.” Presented at the
2013 Midwest Regional Conference of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. Lincoln
Christian College, Lincoln, Illinois, March 8, 2013.
Presenter: “Anxiety and the Freedom of Choice: A Kierkegaardian Approach to SelfDevelopment.” Presented at the 2012 Midwest Regional Conference of the Evangelical
Philosophical Society. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 2012.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Philosophical Association
Evangelical Philosophical Society
International Kierkegaard Society
Society of Christian Philosophers
Soren Kierkegaard 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
“Faith and Uncertainty” nominated for the 4th Annual Philosophy Award by Three
Quarks Daily.
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).
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.
REFERENCES
Dr. Douglas Groothuis
Professor of Philosophy
Denver Seminary
6399 S. Sante Fe Dr.
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Phone: (303) 762-6895
Douglas.Groothuis@denverseminary.edu
Dr. Stephen Lake
Professor of Philosophy
Trinity Christian College
6601 West College Dr.
Palos Heights, Illinois 60463
Stephen.Lake@trnty.edu
Dr. Robert O’Connor
Professor of Philosophy
Wheaton College
501 College Ave.
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Robert.Oconnor@wheaton.edu
Dr. Larry Burtoft
Affiliate Professor of Philosophy
Denver Seminary
6399 S. Sante Fe Dr.
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Larry.Burtoft@gmail.com