Biography

Dr. Jason Reed received his B.A. in philosophy from Iowa State University, his M.A. in apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary (summa cum laude), and his M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Saint Louis University. Dr. Reed wrote his dissertation under Dr. Jonathan Jacobs on how Aristotelian-Thomism’s doctrine of accidental unities provides a unique and more viable solution than contemporary rival theories on the problem of persistence. His research is primarily in Thomistic metaphysics, the philosophy of God, and the philosophy of religion. He has presented papers at The Society of Christian Philosophers, The American Catholic Philosophical Association’s Annual Meetings, The American Maritain Association, and the Sacra Doctrina’s Summer Conferences. His work is published in the Proceedings of the Society of Medieval Logic and Metaphysics and the chapter “The Professor of God and Common Sense” in the book Wisdom and Wonder: How Peter Kreeft Shaped the Next Generation of Catholics, edited by Brandon Vogt. Dr. Reed chairs the Department of Theology and Philosophy.

In addition to doing philosophy, Dr. Reed loves the outdoors, fishing with his family, having friends over for fire-side chats, all manner of sports, and he is a beer connoisseur.

Education

Ph.D. Philosophy, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO.
          Dissertation: Realistic Particularism and Accidental Unities: Towards a Theory of Persistence
M.A. Philosophy, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO.
M.A. Apologetics, Southern Evangelical Seminary, Charlotte, N.C.
B.A. Philosophy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Publications and Presentations

• “Divine Necessity and Creation: A Defense of Classical Theism” presented at the All Things That Were Made: On Creation, Creatures, and Their Creator, St. Paul, MN, June 2024.

• “The Problem of Evil and Suffering” presented at Cross & Crown Anglican Church, Double Oak, TX, April 2024.

• “Contemporary Atheism and Classical Theism” present at the Philosophical Salon, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, April 2023.

• “A Radical Cosmological Argument: The Real Distinction and the Problem of Uncaused Contingents” presented at the satellite session of the Society of Medieval Logic and Metaphysics at the American Catholic Philosophical Association annual meeting, Houston, TX, November 2023.

• “Divine Simplicity & Divine Will: A Scholastic-Style Defense of Classical Theism” presented at the satellite session of the Sacra Doctrina Project at the American Catholic Philosophical Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 2022.

• “God Never Determined: Garrigou-Lagrange on Divine Simplicity and Responsiveness” presented at the Grace and Sanctification Conference: Divine Causality, Human Action, and Supernatural Glory, Thomas Aquinas College, Northfield, MA, June 2022.

• “Pure Actuality and Divine Freedom: A Brief Response to Mullins and Craig” presented at the satellite session of the Sacra Doctrina Project at the American Catholic Philosophical Association annual meeting, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, November 2021.

• "The Philosopher of God and Common Sense" in Wisdom and Wonder, Brandon Vogt (ed.), (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, Fall 2021).

• “God and Emotions: Fr. Davies on Divine Impassibility” presented at the American Maritain Association Conference, New Orleans, March 2017.

• "The Temporal's "Presentness" to Divine Eternity in Thomas Aquinas" in Categories, and What is Beyond, Gyula Klima and Alexander W. Hall (ed.), (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2011), pp. 97-110.

• “God’s Relation to the World” presented at the Pacific Division Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, February 2004.

• “Should a Rational Person Believe the Claims of Christianity?” presented at Iowa State University as part of the Lectures Program, Ames, IA, March 24, 2004.

• “Divine Simplicity”, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, December 2003.

• “The 'Presentness' of the Temporal to Eternity” presented at the Central Division Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, March 2002,

• “Aquinas on the Temporal's Knowledge of the Eternal” presented at the satellite session on medieval logic and metaphysics at the American Catholic Philosophical Association annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH, November 2002.

• “The 'Presentness' of the Temporal to Eternity” presented at the Central Division Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, March 2002.

• “Van Tillian Apologetics” presented at SES's philosophical forum, Charlotte, NC, November 2000.

Complete CV available HERE