Bruce L. Gordon

For other persons named Bruce Gordon, see Bruce Gordon (disambiguation).

Bruce L. Gordon is a Canadian philosopher of science (physics), metaphysician and philosopher of religion. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1963, moved to the United States for graduate study in 1988, and has been a permanent resident ever since. He was a visiting assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and a fellow in the Center for Philosophy of Religion at Notre Dame in 1998-99. He has been at Baylor University since 1999 in the role of an administrator and adjunct assistant professor of philosophy. He is currently a scholar-in-residence at the Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning. Gordon works on issues in the metaphysical interpretation of quantum theory and is a known proponent of intelligent design and fellow of the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design.

[edit] Education and career

Gordon earned two undergraduate degrees, one in piano performance at the Royal Conservatory of Music at the University of Toronto in 1982 and another in applied mathematics at the University of Calgary in 1986. He was awarded a masters degree in analytic philosophy from the University of Calgary in 1988. In 1990, Gordon received a masters degree in apologetics and systematic theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Finally, he was awarded a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in the history and philosophy of science (physics) in 1998.