Brian Lang, PhD

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