Christian Philosopher, Speaker, and Author Dr. Dallas Willard to Deliver G.C. Commencement Address

GREENVILLE , Ill. – Those attending the 112 th commencement exercises at Greenville College Sunday afternoon will have the opportunity to hear from nationally renowned Christian philosopher, speaker, and author Dr. Dallas Willard as he delivers the commencement address to the Class of 2004.  The traditional commencement exercises begin at 3 p.m. in the Crum Recreation Center .            

Willard, who currently serves as a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California (USC), earned a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin after undergraduate and graduate studies at William Jewell College, Tennessee Temple College, and Baylor University . Known for his philosophical publications, Willard has written extensively in areas of epistemology, the philosophy of mind and of logic, and the philosophy of Edmund Husserl. During the last 20 years, Willard's endeavors have included translations of Husserl's writings from German to English.  He has made Husserl's “Logic and the Objectivity of Knowledge” (1984), “Early Writings in the Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics” (1993), and “Philosophy of Arithmetic” (2003), available to English readers.

In addition, Willard is viewed as a prominent lecturer and publisher in religion.  In 2002, he released “Renovation of the Heart,” which received the 2003 Book Award in the category of Spirituality from Christianity Today magazine.  His 1998 book, “The Divine Conspiracy,” received Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award in 1999.

Willard also published “The Spirit of Disciplines” (1988) and “Hearing God” (1999).  He has accepted roles on the boards of the C. S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University and belongs to evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

During his teaching career, Willard's academic honors have included initiation into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.  He has also traveled to Italy to serve as a lecturer and faculty participant.

The eight-year former Danforth Associate has received faculty awards at USC from Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, USC Associates, and the USC Student Senate.

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1,300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students.  Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church , the college is located in Greenville , Ill. , 45 miles east of St. Louis .

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