Brian Lang, PhD
Professor
Department
Religion-Philosophy
Education
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia
Office Hours
Monday: 8-noon (Taber 306), 11:50-1 (Chapel 24)
Tuesday:
Wednesday: 8-noon (Taber 306), 11:50-1 (Chapel 24)
Thursday:
Friday: 8-noon (Taber 306), 11:50-1 (Chapel 24)
– To meet at my office, please email (blang@uj.edu) so I can ensure that I am present.
– Please feel welcome to stop by Taber 306 and chat between classes!
Biography
Dr. Lang spent two decades in Iowa, one in Missouri, and now two in North Dakota. His partner is a photographer. They have amassed three daughters and two sons.
Scholarly and Creative Works
Publications
- “A Simple Defense of the Ontological Argument,” Auslegung, Spring/Summer 2003, Vol. 24, No. 2.
- “When Religion Motivates Politics: A Reply to Audi,” Central States Region SBL, April 2003
- “When Religion Motivates Politics: A Reply to Audi,” Proceedings of the Central States SBL / ASOR 1 (2003)
My Favorite Course to Teach
Classical Philosophy (pre-300 C.E.)
Eudaimonia—a virtuous, healthy, happy life—was the telos (goal) of the classical Greek philosophers. It is also mine.
Awards
- Thomas W. Selleck Professor of Alchemy, University of Jamestown 2020
- Emperor of Ethics, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, 2020
- Participant in “Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture”, American Center for Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan, January 2010, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) & the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
- Donald K. Anderson Graduate Student Teaching Award, Graduate School, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001.
- Professor of the Year, University of Jamestown 2011
Grants
- Dustin Grant, Ethics ‘03
- Grant Mehring, Ethics ‘07
- Leanna Grant, Ethics ‘07
- Carnegie Corporation of New York Grant, “Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture”, American Center for Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan, January 2010
- Natalie Grant, Philosophy of Law ’23