1VitaDr. Michael D. Robinson5419 Foxhill RoadTemple, Texas 76502Home telephone: 606-344-4359Office telephone: 254-295-5083E-mail: mrobinson@umhb.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy Spring 1994. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

Areas of concentration: Philosophy of Religion, Systematic Theology, Contemporary Theology. Dissertation title: "A Critical Analysis of Divine Timelessness as a Solution to the Foreknowledge-Free Will Debate."

Master of Divinity Fall 1986. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

Bachelor of Science Summer 1980. Indiana University (IUPUI), Indianapolis, Indiana. Secondary Education. Social Studies Area Major.

Academic Work Experience

Associate Professor 2009-Currentof Christian Studies

Courses taught at University of the Mary Hardin-Baylor include: (1) Introduction to Philosophy (2) Critical Reasoning (3) Introduction to Christian Theology (4) Doctrine of Revelation

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(5) Doctrine of God(6) Christian Traditions(7) Moral Philosophy (8) Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (9) Philosophy of Religion (10) Old Testament Survey

University of Mary Hardin Baylor, UMHB Box 8422, 900 College Street, Belton Texas 76513

Associate Professor Assistant Professor 1995-2001of Philosophy and Religion Associate Professor 2001-2009

Tenured 2002

University of the Cumberlands, College Station Drive, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769.

Courses taught at University of the Cumberlands include: (1) Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 231)(2) Critical Thinking/Logic (PHIL 232)(3) Introduction to Theology (RELG 236)(4) World Religions (RELG 339)(5) Philosophical Ethics (PHIL 331)(6) Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (PHIL 333)(7) Modern Philosophy (PHIL 334)(8) Contemporary Philosophy (PHIL 335)(9) Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 432)(10) Philosophy of Theism (PHIL 439) (11) Bio-Ethics (PHIL 432)(12) Christian Ethics (RELG 233)

Adjunct Professor January-May 1995. Introduction to Philosophy (P100) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indiana 47150. Curtis H. Peter, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Adjunct Professor January-February 1995. Systematic Theology II (27040) at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40280. David S. Dockery, Dean, School of Theology.

Adjunct Professor September-December 1994. Introduction to Ethics (P140) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New

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Albany, Indian 47150. Curtis H. Peters, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Adjunct Professor September-December 1994. Systematic Theology I (27020) at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40280. David S. Dockery, Dean, School of Theology.

Adjunct Professor January-May 1994. Introduction to Philosophy (P100) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indiana 47150. Curtis H. Peter, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Adjunct Professor September-December 1993. Introduction to Ethics (P140) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indian 47150. Curtis H. Peters, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Adjunct Professor August-December 1993. Introduction to Philosophy (PH100) at Jefferson Community College Southwest Campus. Diane Calhoun-French, Dean of Academic Affairs.

Adjunct Professor January- April 1992. Introduction to Ethics (P140) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indian 47150. Curtis H. Peters, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Adjunct Professor July-August 1991. Introduction to Philosophy (P100) at Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, Indian 47150. Curtis H. Peters, Dean, Division of Humanities.

Garret Fellow February -May 1991. Introduction to Christian Philosophy.September-November 1990. Christology.July 1989. Christian Apologetics.September 1988-May 1989. Introduction to Christian Philosophy. (All fellowships were at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary).

Non-Academic Work Experience

Interim Pastor August 2006-Summer 2007, First Baptist Church of Corbin Kentucky.

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Pulpit Supply Periodically since December 2000, in various churches in the area.

Interim Pastor July 2000-December 2000. Greenland Baptist Church, Corbin Kentucky.

Pulpit Supply September 1999. Beacon Hill Baptist Church, Somerset Kentucky.

Interim Pastor October 1998-May 1999. First Baptist Church of LaFollette, LaFollette, Tennessee.

Pulpit Supply January 1996-March 1997. Periodic pulpit supply for Greenbriar Presbyterian Church, Manchester, Kentucky.

Pastor December 1987-July 1995. New Prospect Baptist Church, 7007 South Majors Road, Hanover, Indiana 47243.

Pastor June 1984-December 1987. Little Blue River Baptist Church, 3505 N. 500 E., Shelbyville, Indiana. 46176.

Staff October 1980-August 1983. Various staff positions at Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Indiana, 120 W. Market Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Academic and Professional References

Dr. Richard Cunningham Dr. Dan StiverProfessor of Christian Philosophy, Retired Professor of Christian Philosophy1530 Sunny Mead Laven Logsdon School of TheologyEstes Park, Colorado 80517 P.O. Box 16235970-586-2969 Abilene, TX 79698-6235rbcunningham@beyondbb.com 915-670-1398

dstiver@hsutx.edu

Dr. Robert Dunston Dr. Timothy CrawfordProfessor of Religion Dean of Christian StudiesChair of Religion and Philosophy Department University of Mary Hardin BaylorUniversity of the Cumberlands 900 College Street7989 College Station Drive Belton, Texas 76513Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769 254-295-4180606-539-4227 tcrawford@umhb.edubdunston@ucumberlands.edu

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Publications

Books: Eternity and Freedom: A Critical Analysis of Divine Timelessness as a Solution to the Foreknowledge-Free Will Debate. Lanham: University Press of America, 1995.

The Storms of Providence: Navigating the Waters of Calvinism, Arminianism, and Open Theism. Lanham: University Press of America, December 2003.

Articles:“Why Divine Foreknowledge?” Religious Studies. 36 (September 2000): 251-275.

“Is Faith in Christ a Sinful Act?” The Asbury Theological Journal 57-58 (Fall 2002, Spring 2003): 41-53.

“Divine Providence, Simple Foreknowledge and the ‘Metaphysical Principle,’” Religious Studies 40 (2004): 471-483.

“Divine Guidance and an Accidentally Necessary Future: a Response to Hunt.” Religious Studies 40 (2004): 493-498.

“Does God Know Best?” Philosophia Christi 9 (2007): 383-405.

Book Reviews:Review of Alan Padgett’s God, Eternity and the Nature of Time in International Journal of the Philosophy of Religion 40 (October 1996): 117-119.

Review of Brian Austin’s The End of Certainty and the Beginning of Faith in the March 2001 Rhaphael (web-newsletter for Appalachian College Association, Religion & Philosophy).

Review of Thomas Weinandy’s Does God Suffer?, Pierre-Marie Emonet’s God Seen in the Mirror of the World: An Introduction to the Philosophy of God, and John Sanders’ The God Who Risks: A Theology of Providence in Perspectives in Religious Studies 28 (Fall 2001): 305-309.

Review of William A. Dembski’s Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science & Theology, Neil A. Manson’s, et. al., God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science, and Gregory R. Peterson’s Minding God: Theology and the Cognitive Sciences in Perspectives in Religious Studies 31.2 (Summer 2004): 225-229.

Review of Andrew Moore’s Realism and Christian Faith: God, Grammar, and Meaning (Cambridge University Press, 2000) and James Burne’s God: Thoughts in an Age of Uncertainty

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(London: Continuum, 2001) in Perspectives in Religious Studies 32 (Summer 2005): 225-227.

On-Line Course“Critical Thinking,” an online course for Learning House, Inc., Fall 2005. (I wrote this course and have taught it on-line in the fall 2005 and again in fall 2006).

Honors and Awards

“Dr. John Broom Honored Professor Award,” presented by the Student Government Association of Cumberland College, October 2004.

Faculty Member of the Month, presented by the Student Government Association of University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, October 2010.

Professional Organizations, Offices, and Meetings

I am a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Philosophical Association, the American Academy of Religion, and the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers.

From 2008-2010, I served as President of the Baptists Association of Philosophy Teachers and have served on the Planning Committee of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Eastern Region.

I routinely attend annual Regional meetings of the Society of Christian Philosophers. I have attended most of these meetings since the spring of 1995. I also normally attend the biennial meetings of the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers. Attendance of other meetings is more sporadic. The meetings I have attended include:

Eastern Regional meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, March 1995.

Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, at Furman University, Greenville South Carolina, October 1995.

Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, at New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans Louisiana, November 1996.

Eastern Regional meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, at University of Dayton, Dayton Ohio, April 1997.

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Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, at Samford University, Birmingham Alabama, September 1997.

Eastern Regional meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, April 1998.

Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans Louisiana, September 1998.

Eastern Regional meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, April 1999.Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 2000.

Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers at Wingate University, Wingate North Carolina, October 2002.

Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Messiah College, Grantham Pennsylvania, November 14-16, 2002.

Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Asbury College, Wilmore Kentucky, December 4-6, 2003.

Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Cumberland College, Williamsburg Kentucky, December 2-4, 2004.

Biennial meeting of Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers at Georgetown College, Georgetown Kentucky, October 2006.

Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Columbia International University, Columbia South Carolina, April 2007

British Society for the Philosophy of Religion at Oxford University, Oxford United Kingdom, September 2007.

National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Annual Meeting, Baylor University, Waco Texas, May 24-27, 2009.

Annual Assessment Conference, Texas A & M University, College Station Texas, February 21-23, 2010.

Southwest Commission on Religious Studies 2010, Irving Texas, March 12-13, 2010.

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BAPT Summer Seminar 2010: Open Theism, Moreau Seminary, South Bend Indiana, May 17-21 2010.

Alvin Plantinga Retirement Celebration, University of Notre Dame, May 20-22, 2010.

Biennial meeting of the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers at Samford University, Birmingham Alabama, October 2010.

2010 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture at Baylor University, Waco Texas, October 2010.

Annual Assessment Conference, Texas A & M University, College Station Texas, February 20-22, 2011

Southwest Commission on Religious Studies 2011, Irving Texas, March 4-5, 2011.

Seminar on Academic Leadership in Baptist Universities, Baylor University Waco Texas, May 15-19, 2011.

Professional Presentations

I have presented papers at the following professional meetings.

“Divine Timelessness and Freedom,” presented to the Society of Christian Philosophers, Eastern Regional Meeting, at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, March 1995.

“Divine Timelessness and Freedom,” presented to the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Bi-annual meeting, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1998.

“Why Divine Foreknowledge,” presented to the Society of Christian Philosophers, Eastern Regional Meeting, at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, April 1999.

“Why Divine Foreknowledge” presented to the Gifford Bequest International Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, May 26-29, 2000. This conference was associated with the prestigious Gifford Lectures of the Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St. Andrews.

“Simple Foreknowledge and Divine Guidance,” presented at the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers Bi-annual meeting, Wingate University, Wingate North Carolina, October 11-13, 2002.

“Simple Foreknowledge and Divine Guidance,” presented at the Society of Christian Philosophers” Eastern Regional Meeting at Messiah College, Grantham Pennsylvania,

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November 14-16, 2002.

“Divine Providence, Simple Foreknowledge, and the Metaphysical Principle,” presented at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Asbury College, Wilmore Kentucky, December 4-6, 2003.

“On the Plausibility of Transworld Depravity,” presented at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Cumberland College, Williamsburg Kentucky, December 2-4, 2004.

“Does God Know Best?” presented at the Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers Bi-Annual Meeting at Georgetown College, October 27-29, 2006.

“Does God Know Best?” presented at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Columbia International University, Columbia South Carolina, April 2007

“Does God Know Best?” presented at the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion at Oxford University, Oxford United Kingdom, September 2007.

“Panel Discussion: “Review of Dan Stiver’s Life Together in the Way of Jesus Christ: An Introduction to Christian Theology, presented at the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies 2010, Irving Texas, March 12-13, 2010.

“Divine Image, Human Dignity and Human Potentiality” presented at Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers at Samford University, Birmingham Alabama, October 2010.

“Divine Image, Human Dignity and Human Potentiality” presented at Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture at Baylor University, Waco Texas, October 2010.

Other Public Presentations

I have presented lectures/papers at the following general public meetings.

“The Bible: Fact or Fiction,” at the Baptist Student Union Celebration, Cumberland College, Fall 1995. Presentation was co-lead by Bob Dunston.

“Parables Unique to the Gospel of Luke,” at the Pastor/Staff Conference, Cumberland College, July 1997.

“Islam,” presented at First Baptist Church of Somerset, Somerset Kentucky, September 1998.

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“Buddhism,” presented at First Baptist Church of Somerset, Somerset Kentucky, September 1998.

“The Storms of Providence: Charting the Waters of Theological Determinism,” presented to the Upsilon-Upsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Cumberland College, September 26, 2000

“The Storms of Providence: Charting the Waters of Theological Determinism,” presented to the Philosophy Club of Carson-Newman College, Tennessee, April 2001.

“I Corinthians,” at the Pastor/Staff Conference, Cumberland College, July 2002.

“The Storms of Providence: Charting the Waters of Theological Determinism,” presented to the Upsilon-Upsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Cumberland College, November 16, 2006

“Teaching Critical Thinking in Freshman Seminar,” presented to the First Faculty of UMHB February 2010.

“Charting the Waters of Theological Determinism,” presented to the UMHB Ministerial Forum, February 18, 2010.

Committees, Club Sponsorships and School-Wide Programs

During my tenure at Cumberland I have served on the following committees, administrative programs and club sponsorships.

The Presidential Scholarship Research Committee. This committee oversees and evaluates the presidential research projects of outstanding students from all departments of the college. I served on this committee from Fall 1995 to Spring 2009 at the University of the Cumberlands and helped revise some of the policies and procedures of the program.

The International Studies Committee. This committee evaluates student applications for international studies, approving or rejecting students’ petitions for such work. The committee also evaluates and approves/rejects instructors’ proposals for courses to be taught outside the United States through the International Studies program. I served on this committee Fall 1995-Spring 1997.

Insights. This is a beginning-student orientation program, designed to introduce in-coming students to college life and work, and to increase student retention through the first year and beyond. I have been an insights instructor from Fall 1997-Spring 2006.

Philosophy Club. Philosophy Club is a student organization designed to encourage and facilitate philosophical discussion among students and other members of the Cumberland

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community. It has elected officers and usually holds 3 to 4 public meetings each semester. I have been the faculty sponsor of this club since Fall 1995. Since then our membership has steadily expanded and attendance of public meetings has greatly increased.

Faculty Development. Fall 2001 through Fall 2004, I served on the Faculty Development committee, whose function is to allocate funds for potential faculty academic and professional development.

QEP Committee. Spring 2004-2006. The QEP committee envisioned and now seeks to implement the Quality Enhancement Plan of University of the Cumberlands. This plan is a required component of SACS accreditation. In Spring/Summer 2006 this plan was approved by SACS and our institution is in the process of implementing the program. Our plan is to incorporate “Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum.”

Promotion and Tenure Committee. Fall 2005-2007. This committee oversees evaluations of and makes recommendations to the school administration concerning faculty promotions and tenure.

Scholarship Support Task Force. Fall 2007-2009. This task force seeks to enhance financial and administrative support for faculty scholarship at University of the Cumberlands.

Core Curriculum Committee. Spring 2010. Fall 2011-current. This committee worked toward finalizing UMHB’s core curriculum for 2012. I served as a replacement for Dr. Leroy Kemp while he was in England with the UMHB London Program.

Constitution and By-Laws Committee. Fall 2010. This task force/committee shaped and proposed revisions to the UMHB Faculty Assembly Constitution and By-Laws. Proposed revisions were passed by the Faculty Assembly in January 2011.

Academic I. Q. (Institutional Quality) Council. Fall 2010-current. This task force oversees academic assessment for the university at University of Mary Hardin Baylor.

Departmental Work

During my stay at Cumberland, I was involved in a wide-variety of administrative chores for the department of religion and philosophy. Many of these are simply standards elements of the daily routine and not particularly note-worthy. However, there are some accomplishments in this regard for which I especially am proud.

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Critical Thinking Course. I revamped the logic course, PHIL 232, naming it Critical Thinking, PHIL 332. I then proposed and received approval from both the department faculty and from the college curriculum committee to make this course an elective within the general education requirements of Cumberland. I felt this to be appropriate, particularly in light of the fact that our college mission statement directly states that one of our goals is to educate students in critical thinking.

Philosophy-Religion Major. I also proposed and designed a new major for our department–the philosophy-religion major. I sought and obtained approval for this major from our department faculty and then from the college Catalog and Curriculum committee.

Academic Transcripts

Official academic transcripts are available upon request.

Church Activities/Ministries

I am an ordained Baptist minister, ordained September 1988 by New Prospect Baptist of Hanover, Indiana. As noted above, prior to coming to Cumberland College/University of the Cumberlands, I served two separate tenures as pastor of churches in Indiana. Church is a vital part of my personal and our family life.

Personal Information

Born: May 18, 1958. Hamilton, Ohio.Wife: Carol L. Robinson, 37 Kentucky Lane, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769Children: Eric C. Robinson (b. 1986). Ariel D. Robinson (b. 1989).Father: Rev. Ronald C. Robinson, 4635 North Lake Drive, Fairland, Indiana 46126.Mother: Norma Robinson (address same as father).

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