Jeffrey J. Jordan

Biography

Jeffrey J. Jordan, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. He earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University. His areas of research include philosophy of religion and applied ethics.

Current Work

​Problem of evil

Sample of Publications

“Omniscienc​​​e and Game Theory” The International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion 94/1 (2023): 91-106.  See:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11153-023-09866-1  (accessed 7/17/2023).

“Prag​​matic Arguments and Belief in God” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. See:  https://plato.stanford.edu/Archives/win2022/entries/pragmatic-belief-god/   (accessed 7/17/2023).

 “The Argum​​​ent from Divine Hiddenness and Christian Love" Roczniki Filozoficzne 69/3 (2021): 87-103. See:   https://ojs.tnkul.pl/index.php/rf/article/view/16481/15707 (accessed 10/15/2021).​

Pascal’s Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006). (Author).

Philosophy of Religion: the key thinkers. (Continuum Press, 2010). (Editor). Portuguese Translation: Filosofia da Religião (São Paulo, Brasil: Paulinas, 2015).

Philosophies of Life: a supplement, (Kendal/Hunt Publishers, 2005). (Editor).

Faith, Freedom and Rationality: Essays in the Philosophy of Religion. (Rowman & Littlefield, 1996). (Co-editor, with Daniel Howard-Snyder). 

Gambling on God: Essays on Pascal's Wager (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994). (Editor). 

Courses Regularly Taught