Biography - Christopher Myers

FACULTY BIOGRAPHY, CHRISTOPHER MYERS, PH.D.

DEGREES

B.A., Bethany University (Santa Cruz, CA), 1987.
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, (Princeton, NJ), 1991, emphasis in Philosophical Theology.
Ph.D., Religious Studies (Theology, Ethics & Culture) The University of Iowa, Iowa (May, 2009).

Dissertation, Constructing Theological Models of Texts as a Development of Contemporary Philosophical Hermeneutics. This included an in depth analysis and modification of the contemporary field of philosophical hermeneutics via Gadamer and Ricoeur, and the practical construction of ontological depth models of the texts of Colossians 3:1-4, and Robert
Frost’s Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening (480 pages).

CAREER

Christopher Myers is currently a full-time, Associate Professor at American Public University, and has also had experience teaching on-site courses at several colleges, including his local community college. He specializes in philosophy, religious studies, and ethics. Professor Myers has twenty years of college teaching experience. After graduating from Princeton, he became an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, and served in three local churches and as a college campus minister. He also served in the United States Air Force as an entomologist and worked his way through college working for a pest control company in Santa Cruz, California. While working there, he obtained the highest level state license to start his own pest control company. Professor Myers is currently specializing in online education.

PUBLICATIONS

"The Universe as Unity, Delineating the Classic God World Distinction in the Light of Contemporary Physics," Sophia, International Journal for Philosophical Theology and Cross Cultural Philosophy of Religion & Ethics," Vol 37, No. 2, September, October, 1998.

"The Paradoxical Character of Revelation, A Sympathetic Essay on Dialectical Theism, "Colloquium, The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review, Vol. 23, Number 1, October 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

"The Orientation of the Yin-Yang Symbol and a Visual Depth Model of the Tao," Religion and the Arts Conference, The University of Iowa, April, 2003.

"Edenic Sustainable Development, Level Two Liberation and the New Challenge of Global Warming," AAR, Upper Midwest Regional Conference, April, 2002.

"The Being of God in a Self-Creating Universe," The Society of Christian Philosophers, Midwest Regional Conference,
Spring, 1993.

PERSONAL

Professor Myers enjoys playing basketball and racquetball with his friends at his local athletic club. He also enjoys the outdoors, bicycling, camping and working on his '79 Dodge Campervan. He is an animal lover and rescuer, and currently hangs out with his three rescued cats. In 2007 he married a beautiful Thai woman and someday hopes to "teach from the beach" in Thailand.

Personal Note, I love the "life of the mind" and preparing the minds and hearts of our future leaders. What I teach will be applicable to every student, the first day, every day, and for the rest of your life. I enjoy learning from my students, as well. If you would like to join with me on this incredible journey, sign up for one of my classes!