People John McClellan John McClellan Associate Professor of Philosophy Dr. John McClellan earned a BA in Philosophy from UNC-Greensboro and a PhD in Philosophy from UT-Knoxville. He teaches courses on critical thinking and various areas of philosophy, all with an emphasis on helping students think, read, and write more clearly and precisely. He is especially interested in issues concerning the rationality of religious beliefs and has published papers on the topics of God and suffering, Christian atonement theory, and the rationality of trust in both religious and interpersonal contexts. His publications include: “The Problem of Evil and the Procreation Analogy.” Think: Philosophy for Everyone 60 (21): 109-121 (2022). “Divine Forgiveness and Wronging Others.” The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume IV: Christian Perspectives, edited by Gregory L. Bock. Vernon Press, 2019, pp. 23-34. “Betrayal, Forgiveness, and Trusting Again.” The Philosophy of Forgiveness, Volume II: New Dimensions on Forgiveness, edited by Court D. Lewis. Vernon Press, 2016, pp. 141-160. “Not Skeptical Theism, but Trusting Theism,” Southwest Philosophy Review 32 (1): 233-244 (2016).
