Arthur F. Holmes

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Arthur F. Holmes (born 1924) was Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois (1951-1994). Before his retirement in 1994, he served as Chairman of Wheaton's Department of Philosophy. Since his retirement, he has held the title of Professor Emeritus. After his retirement, he returned and taught half of the year long history of philosophy sequence, particularly the medieval (Augustine to Ockham) and the modern (Descartes to Quine) quarters in 2000-2001.

He is known for his body of work on topics related to philosophy, including ethics, philosophy applied to Christian higher education, and historical interactions between Christianity and philosophy. Holmes also has served as a guest lecturer at many colleges, universities, and conferences on these topics.

Holmes is a graduate of Wheaton College. He then received a Ph.D from Northwestern University.

[edit] Works

Faith Seeks Understanding (1971)
The Idea of a Christian College (first edition, 1975)
All Truth is God's Truth (1977)
Contours of a World View (1983)

[edit] Notes and References

[edit] Books by Arthur F. Holmes

[1975] (March 1987) The Idea of a Christian College, Revised Edition, Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdman's. ISBN 0-8028-0258-3.

(July 1977) All Truth is God's Truth. Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdman's. ISBN 0-8028-1701-7.

(June 1997) Fact, Value and God. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-4312-3.

(March 2001) Building the Christian Academy. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-4744-7.

(Nov. 1, 2005) in Arthur A. Holmes, editor: War and Christian Ethics: Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War, 2nd Edition, Baker Academic. ISBN 0-8010-3113-3.