Dr. Keith H. Johnson
Position Title:
Instructor
Departmental Area: Philosophy & Religious Studies
Research Areas: Beyond Radical Theology;
Contact Information
Email: keitjohnson@valdosta.edu
Office Hours: Before and after class, through E-mail, and Blaze-View
Background
B.A. – The University of Central Florida, Philosophy
M.A. – The Florida State University, Religious Studies
Ph.D. – The Florida State University, Humanities (Ethics, Peace Studies, Religious Thought)
Dr. Johnson’s Recent Courses
Fall 2009
PHIL 2010 Fundamentals of Philosophy
Spring 2010
REL 2020 World Religions
PHIL 3090 History of Late Modern Philosophy
Fall 2010
PHIL 2010 Fundamentals of Philosophy
REL 3330 New Testament
Spring 2011
REL 4700 Selected Writings in Theology
PHIL 4800 Selected Writings in Theology
LEAD 7850 Ethics and Standards in Higher Education
Fall 2011
PHIL 2010 Fundamentals of Philosophy
PHIL 4800 Global Philosophical Traditions
Spring 2012
REL 3503 History of Christianity III
LEAD 7850 Ethics and Standards in Higher Education
Curriculum Vitae
KEITH H. JOHNSON
CURRICULUM VITAE
1200 N. Toombs Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31601
(229) 232-8204
Email: keitjohnson@valdosta.edu
EDUCATION:
Currently working on an M.S. in Clinical Counseling
MSCE Counseling/Psychology
University of Western Alabama, 2009
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1993
The Florida State University
Advisor: William C. Swain, Professor of Religion
Dissertation: Scientists Should Speak About God:
An Argument for Bringing Scientists into Theological Discourse
Master of Arts in Religion, 1986
The Florida State University
Advisor: John J. Carey, Professor of Religion
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1982
magna cum laude
The University of Central Florida
Advisor: Don Jones, Professor of Philosophy
Associate of Arts with a Concentration in Music, 1975
Honors
St. Petersburg Community College
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Adjunct, Spring 2008- Spring 2012
- PHIL 3090 Late Modern Western Philosophy
- PHIL 4910 Bioethics: Directed Study
- PHIL 2010 Fundamentals of Philosophy
- REL 2020 World Religions
- REL 3330 New Testament
- EDUC 2120 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity
- EDUC 7850: Ethics and Standards in Higher Education
- PHIL 4800/REL 4700 Selected Readings in Theology
- PHIL 4800 Global Philosophy
- REL 3503 History of Christianity III
Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, Virginia
Assistant Professor, 1996-2002, 2005-2007
- Great Books of the Ancient World
- Introduction to Philosophy I & II (In class and Online)
- Biomedical Ethics (Both Lecture and On-line Course)
- Logic (Both Lecture and On-line Course)
- Aesthetics (Online)
- History of Philosophy II (Psychology Concentration, Online)
- Introduction to Ethics (Both Lecture and On-line Course)
- Introduction to the Study of Religion
- Theories of War and Peace (On-line Course)
- Early Christianity and the New Testament (On-Line Course)
Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Assistant Professor, 2002-2006
- Introduction to the Study of Religion
- Introduction to the Old Testament
- The New Testament and Early Christianity
- Eastern Religions
- Western Religions
- Introduction to Philosophy
Red Rocks Community College, Mountain Center, Conifer, Colorado
& Arvada Center, Arvada, Colorado, Lecturer, spring, 1996
- Introduction to Logic (Informal and Formal)
- Introduction to Ethics
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan
Assistant Professor, 1994-1996
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Cosmic Religious Traditions (Developed)
- Introduction to Logic (Informal and Formal)
- Introduction to Ethics
- Ethics and Health Care
- Bio-medical Ethics
- Humanities Survey: Modern Western Culture
- Humanities Survey: Ancient Western Culture
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado, Lecturer, 1993
- Humanities Survey: Modern Western Culture
Community College of Aurora, Aurora, Colorado, Lecturer, 1992
- Religion in Western Culture
Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
Assistant Professor of the Humanities, 1989-1991
- Interpretive Writing: Humanities Through the Arts
- Humanities Survey: Prehistory to the Renaissance
- Humanities Survey: Modern Western Culture
- Humanities Survey: Eastern Religious and Philosophical Traditions
The Florida State University, Department of Religion, Tallahassee, Florida,
Graduate Assistant and Adjunct Lecturer, 1986-1989
- Death and Dying
- Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion: A Phenomenological Approach
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH:
- Proceedings: The 1990 Third World Symposium, "Liberation Theology: Will
It Survive the Democratization Process of the 'Third World'?" Grambling:
Department of Political Science, March 1991.
- Researched 1,200 articles on the lives and works of classical composers for
the All Music Guide: Classical Music Edition.
- Researched content for the Glossary of the World Music Guide: First Edition.
- Researched the content for the Glossary of the All Video Guide: First Edition.
- Background Research for the Libretto to: Genghis Khan: An Opera Composed by
- Graham Reynolds, Libretto by Jason Neulander, Salvage Vanguard Theatre
- (In process) The search for identity, truth and justice in two adolescent novels by the Unitarian Universalist press: A feminist and postcolonial critique.
- Pachyderms, Perceptions and Pedagogies: A Philosophical Analysis of the Professor as a Remover of Obstacles through Guidance and Dialogue
PRESENTATIONS:
- Rawl's Theory of Justice," Northern Virginia Community College
Ethical Concerns within the Islamic Tradition," Ferris State University
- King Arthur: Fact and Fiction," Grambling State University
Lyceum Lecture Series
- Hinduism: 1. The Human Problem 2. The Paths to Salvation Soteriological
Concepts," The Florida State University
- Liberation Theology: Will it Survive the Democratization Process of the
Third World," delivered at Grambling State University's Fifteenth Annual
Third World Symposium
- Kierkegaardian Reflections," and "The Social Concern of Soren
Kierkegaard." Guest Lecture, Graduate Seminar in "Religious Existentialism," The Florida State University
- Science and the Humanities," Hillel B'Nai B'Rith, Jewish Student Center
Tallahassee, Florida
- Chinese Perspectives on Death: Taoism and Confucianism," The Florida
State University
ORGANIZATIONS:
- National Association for Humanities Education
- Phi Kappa Phi, The University of Central Florida
- The Association for Religion and Intellectual Life
- The American Academy of Religion
- The Society of Biblical Literature
COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE:
- Chair, Bookstore Committee, Northern Virginia Community College
- Chair, Human Subjects Committee, Northern Virginia Community College,
Instructional and Student Services Committee, Northern Virginia Community
College
- Health and Safety Committee, Northern Virginia Community College
Classified In-service Committee
- Co-Chair, Philosophy Curriculum Revision Committee, Ferris State
University,
- Co-Chair, The Humanities Core Committee, Grambling State University,
Grambling Louisiana,
- Co-Chair, Film Appreciation Committee, Grambling State University,
Grambling, Louisiana, Co-Chair
- Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the ARETE: The Humanities Club,
Grambling State University, Grambling Louisiana
- Graduate Policy Committee, Department of Religion,
The Florida State University
- Library Acquisitions, Department of Religion, The Florida State University
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
UU Valdosta:
Lay Leader
Music Leader
Sermons:
- Liberation Theology and the Seven UU Principles, June, 2008
- The Radical Jesus: Social, Political and Religious, August, 2008
- The Canonization Process: Four Part Series
The Canonization Process of the Tanak (Old Testament)
The Canonization Process of the New Testament
The Non-canonical books of the Tanak (Pseudepigrapha and Angelology)
The Gnostic Gospels as a Reflection of the Diversity within the Early Christian Community (2008-2009)
- Genghis Khan: The Quest for Immortality by Genghis Khan and the Manners in which He Succeeded (August, 2009)
- Origen on interpretation and applying his practice to the arts (January, 2010)
- Hypatia: Initial Discourse on Women in Philosophy Series (September, 2010)
- Continuing discourse on Women in western Philosophy including: Aethra (fictional to be sure), Polygnote, Themistokleia, Theano and her daughters Damo, Arignote, and Myia as well as Thymicha -- a martyr -- Ptolemais of Cyrene, Cleobulina and Arete of Cyrene. Some of these may remain merely namesin time frames while information is quite accessible concerning Theano and her daughters as well as Arete of Cyrene (February, 2011)
- Continuing discussion on Women in western Philosophy addressing four
predecessors of Hypatia including Julia Domna an Empress of Rome, Marcella the wife of Porphyry, and Macrina the elder and the younger (May, 2011)
- Continuing Conversations regarding women in western philosophy:
Hroswitha of Gandersheim and Heloise (August, 2011)
Research Interests
- Eradicating “Meta’ labels
- Non-parochial and non-provincial Theology
- History of Women in Philosophy
- Science is Theology
- Theology as a non-theist
Current Research Projects
- Pachyderms, Perceptions and Pedagogies: A Philosophical Analysis of the Professor as a
Remover of Obstacles through Guidance and Dialogue
- History of Women in Western Philosophy
Teaching Specializations
- Applied Ethics
- Theology and analysis of Theological Models
- Global Philosophy: Global Topics and Philosophical Perspectives that are Global