Ronald A. Kuipers

Ronald A. Kuipers
Kuipers in 2017
NationalityCanadian
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
FamilyGerry Kuipers (father)
Doctoral advisorHendrik Hart and Henk Vroom
Main interests
Philosophy of religion, pragmatism

Ronald A. Kuipers is a Canadian philosopher of religion based in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2][3]

History

Ronald A. Kuipers was born in Edmonton, Canada. From 1989 to 1990, Kuipers worked as the Entertainment Editor of The Gateway newspaper.[4][5] In 2012, Kuipers became an associate professor of the philosophy of religion at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, Canada.[6]

As of 2018, Kuipers is President of the Institute for Christian Studies.[7][8] He is also the Director of the ICS Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics.[9]

Scholarship

Ronald A. Kuipers began publishing in the mid-1990s.[10] In 1997, Kuipers published his first monograph Solidarity and the Stranger, focused on the philosophy of Richard Rorty.[11][12] The book was reviewed in The Review of Metaphysics, Religious Studies Review, and Studies in Religion.[13][14][15] In 2010, Kuipers presented the "What's So Critical About Faith" lecture series at the University of Calgary and the King's University.[16][17][18]

In 2012, Kuipers published Richard Rorty, the fifth volume in Bloomsbury's Contemporary American Thinkers series.[19]

Bibliography

As per OCLC WorldCat.[20]

  • Solidarity and the Stranger: Themes in the Social Philosophy of Richard Rorty, 1997, ISBN 9780761808893
  • Walking the Tightrope of Faith: Philosophical Conversations About Reason and Religion, 1999, ISBN 9789042007161
  • Critical Faith: Toward a Renewed Understanding of Religious Life and Its Public Accountability, 2002, ISBN 9789042008533
  • Philosophy as Responsibility: A Celebration of Hendrik Hart's Contribution to the Discipline, 2002, ISBN 9780761824268
  • Richard Rorty: Contemporary American Thinkers, 2012, ISBN 9781441182388

References

  1. ^ Bloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Ronald A. Kuipers - Ronald A. Kuipers". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. ^ "The Quebec Mosque shooting was a 'wake up call' for Canadians". America Magazine. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. ^ Dann, Gary E. (March 1999). "Book Review: Critical Faith, Toward a Renewed Understanding of Religious Life and Its Public Accountability". Studies in Religion. 28 (1): 101–102. doi:10.1177/000842989902800110. S2CID 145072222.
  4. ^ "Spring Record Clearance". The Gateway. April 5, 1990.
  5. ^ "Us Gateway Folk". The Gateway. September 7, 1989. pp. 7–8.
  6. ^ Scully, J. David (September 1, 2004). "Reviews of books: Critical Faith: Toward a Renewed Understanding of Religious Life and Its Public Accountability". Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 33 (3–4): 464–466. doi:10.1177/000842980403300324. S2CID 144103624.
  7. ^ "A Year of Change at the Institute for Christian Studies". The Banner. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. ^ "Canadian Delegates Contribute to BYU International Law and Religion Symposium". news-ca.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  9. ^ Stoker, Wessell; Van Der Merwe, W. L. (2012). Looking Beyond?: Shifting Views of Transcendence in Philosophy, Theology, Art, and Politics. Brill Rodopi. p. 526. ISBN 9789042034730.
  10. ^ "A Dream that Begins in Responsibility : philosophy". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. ^ Bernstein, Richard J.; Voparil, Christopher J. (2010). The Rorty Reader. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 524.
  12. ^ Dziedzic, Allyson (March 2006). "Faculty Profile: Ron Kuipers". Perspective. 40 (1). Institute for Christian Studies: 5.
  13. ^ Winright, Tobias (March 3, 2000). "Book Review: Solidarity and the Stranger, Themes in the Social Philosophy of Richard Rorty". The Review of Metaphysics. 53 (3): 718–719.
  14. ^ Douglas, Mark (October 1998). "Notes on Recent Publications: Solidarity and the Stranger". Religious Studies Review. 24 (4): 395. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.1998.tb00346.x.
  15. ^ Dann, Gary E. (March 1, 1999). "Reviews of books: Solidarity and the Stranger: Themes in the Social Philosophy of Richard Rorty". Studies in Religion. 28 (1): 101–102. doi:10.1177/000842989902800110. S2CID 145072222.
  16. ^ "Iwaasa Lecture on Urban Theology". March 15–16, 2010.
  17. ^ Vlieg, Janet (March 6, 2010). "Religion: Calendar". Newspapers.com. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  18. ^ Vlieg, Janet (March 13, 2010). "Religion: Calendar". Newspapers.com. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  19. ^ Salem-Wiseman, Jonathan (2014). "Pragmatist and Prophet: A Review of Ronald Kuipers's Richard Rorty". Contemporary Pragmatism. 11 (1): 171–180. doi:10.1163/18758185-90000284.
  20. ^ "Most widely held works by Ronald A. Kuipers".