Philip Tallon, PhD Profile and Contact Information
- Associate Professor of Theology
- Dean, School of Christian Thought
Education
- PhD, Theology, University of St. Andrews
- MA, Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary
- BA, English, University of South Florida
Courses Taught
- Theology and Culture
- Christian Theology and Tradition
- Walking to Piraeus: The Ancient Greek World
- Faith, Reason & Romance: The Medieval & Renaissance Worlds
- Film, the Visual Arts, and Apologetics
- Introduction to Philosophy
- “Mere Christian Theology” and Apologetics Implications
- Comedy in the Western Tradition
- All Roads Lead to Rome: The Ancient Roman and Early Christian Worlds
- Enlightenment & Modernity
- The Last 100 Years
- The Story of Scripture
Teaching Focus
Dr. Tallon teaches in the Theology and Apologetics departments and the Doctor of Ministry program (Culture Track).
Dr. Tallon鈥檚 primary areas of research are in Christian theology and theological aesthetics. He is especially interested in doing 鈥榯heology through the arts,鈥 which examines how the arts can reorient and enrich our understanding of Christian truth.
Publications
- 鈥淐. S. Lewis and the Problem of Evil.鈥 In聽The Routledge Companion to C. S. Lewis.聽Edited by David and Marybeth Baggett. London: Routledge, 2027.
- The Absolute Basics: Theology for Ordinary People.聽Franklin, TN: Seedbed, 2026.
- 鈥淭he Argument from Beauty and Play,鈥 in聽Two Dozen or so Arguments for God.聽Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
- The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith: A Quick Sketch of Biblical Beliefs.聽Franklin, TN: Seedbed, 2016.
- The Poetics of Evil: Toward an Aesthetic Theodicy. New York:Oxford University Press, 2011.
- The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes. Edited by David Baggett and Philip Tallon. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
- 鈥淚n Defense of The Problem of Pain,鈥 and 鈥淩eply to O鈥橦ara.鈥 In C. S. Lewis鈥檚 Defense of Christianity: For and Against. Edited by Gregory Bassham. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2015.
In addition, Dr. Tallon frequently writes about culture for Christian Research Journal.
Additional Information
Dr. Tallon is a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society and the Wesleyan Theological Society.
Involvement in ministry is important to Dr. Tallon, and he has held a number of full-time positions in youth and college ministry.
He has a large family, who keep him on his toes. He likes outdoorsy sporting activities that don鈥檛 involve the application of game theory (e.g. biking, hiking, camping, running, frisbee, etc.).