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Michael W. Austin, PhD

Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Kentucky University

Dr. Michael W. Austin received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his M.A. in philosophy from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is currently a professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. His areas of interest include ethics and philosophy of religion. He has published articles in several journals including Philosophia Christi, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, The Journal of Value Inquiry, and Philosophy and Theology. He has authored or edited nine books, including Wise Stewards: Philosophical Foundations of Christian Parenting (Kregel 2009), Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life, with Doug Geivett (Eerdmans 2012), and Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics (Palgrave Macmillan 2013). He is currently working on a book entitled The Virtue of Humility: A Study in Analytic Moral Theology. His blog, Ethics for Everyone, can be found at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ethics-everyone. In the rest of his life, he is a husband, father, soccer coach, and avid supporter of Arsenal Football Club.

Articles on the EPS Site

• The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: My Response to Matthew Roberts, Jim Spiegel, and Doug Groothuis
• Being Good: Sketches of Christian Virtues for Everyday Life
• A Brief Sketch On Compassion
• Analytic Moral Theology as Christ-Shaped Philosophy
• Character, Vocation, and the Christian Academic
• Web Project: Philosophical Discussions on Marriage and Family Topics
• Scholarship and Character as a Christian Academic
• For the Sake of Character: A Trinitarian Family Ethic
• Remembering Ben Arbour

Available Lectures by Michael W. Austin

• Effective Apologetics in the Blogosphere
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Books by Michael W. Austin

• Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life
  
  Eerdmans, 2011
  ISBN #0802865658
  
  
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• Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and The Family
  
  Ashgate, 2012
  ISBN #0754658384
  
  
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• Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
  
  Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
  ISBN #113728028X
  
  
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• Wise Stewards: Philosophical Foundations of Christian Parenting
  
  Kregal Academic, 2009
  ISBN #0825424259
  
  
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