Wm. Curtis Holtzen

Associate Professor, Pacific Christian College of Ministry & Biblical Studies

Phone: (714) 879-3901 x1243
Email: wcholtzen@hiu.edu
Office: Nutwood 216

EDUCATION:

• D.Th., University of South Africa
• M.Th., University of South Africa
• M.A., Pepperdine University
• B.A., Pacific Christian College of Hope International University

COURSES:

• Introduction to Philosophy
• Apologetics
• Ethics
• Theology of Religions

• American Academy of Religion

ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

• Philosophical Theology
• Postmodernism
• Doctrine of God
• Science and Theology

PUBLICATIONS:

• "Review of One God of All? Probing Pluralist Identities," by Garth Hallett, in Philosophy in Review Vol. 31, No 6 (2011): 417-419.
• "Review of Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science," by Thomas Oord, in Stone-Campbell Journal Vol. 14 No. 1 (2011): 93-95.
• "Review of Religion and Science: An Introduction," by Brendan Sweetman, in Philosophy in Review Vol. 31, No 2 (2011): 153-155.
• Review of "Perspective on the Doctrine of God: 4 Views," by Bruce A. Ware, Paul Helm, Roger E. Olson, and John Sanders. In Stone-Campbell Journal 13 (2010): 105-108.
• “God’s Restless Heart.” In Love Among Us, eds Darrin L. Grinder and Thomas Jay Oord. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, Inc., 2009.
• Review of "Dietrich Bonhoeffer: An Introduction to His Thought," by Sabine Dramm. In Stone-Campbell Journal 12 (2009): 87-89.
• Review of "C.S. Lewis and Human Suffering: Light among the Scholars," by Marie A. Conn. In Stone-Campbell Journal 11 (2008): 263-264.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

• "'Was it Good for You?': Religious Experience and the Virtuosity Test," (2012) Trevecca Nazarene University Wesleyan Philosophical Society
• "Universal Love - Particular Knowledge: In Search of an Open and Inclusive Theology," (2012) Trevecca Nazarene University, Wesleyan Theological Society
• "Bruce (not so) Almighty: Divine Limitation and Human Transformation," (2011) Southern Methodist University, Wesleyan Philosophical Society Meeting
• "Bruce (not so) Almighty: Relational Theism Hits the Big Screen," Gonzaga and Whitworth Universities, Faith, Film and Philosophy (2009)
• "Genesis 1-3: A Narrative Interpretation," CSU Fullerton, for the class Creation/Evolution (2000-present)
• "Rocked by Doubt," California Youth Workers Convention (1998)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

Cooking, Golf, Running, Theology

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