
		Oklahoma Baptist University
	Jerry Owens, Bible
		Sunday, May 11, 2008

Randy Ridenour Assistant Professor of Philosophy	OBU Box 61226 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804
randy.ridenour@okbu.edu	Owens Hall 317 405.878.2228

Currently on active duty in Baghdad, Iraq, Dr. Randy Ridenour is a U.S. Army Reserve chaplain with the Detachment 1, 4003rd Garrison Support Unit in Norman, Oklahoma. He is on a leave of absence from the OBU faculty for the 2007-08 academic year while serving in Iraq. Ridenour joined the OBU faculty in 2000, the same year he completed a Ph.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma. The Copan, Okla., native was an infantry soldier before completing his college degree. He later served as a chaplain’s assistant before being commissioned as a chaplain with the Army Reserve. He served in active duty in 2003 and 2004, stationed at Fort Hood in Texas, supporting the soldiers and families of the 4th Infantry Division during their deployment to Iraq. He has presented papers at philosphy conferences and meetings in the mid-south and midwest. Ridenour serves as a supply preacher in churches around the state.

Educational Background:
B.A., University of Oklahoma
M.A., University of Oklahoma
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Dissertation: "An Essentialist Theory of Modality"

Courses Taught:
PHIL 1043: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 3203: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 1999: Topics of Philosophy
PHIL 4603: Metaphysics
PHIL 2343, 2353: History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 2143: History of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 3653: Epistemology
PHIL 2363: Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 3703: Aesthetics
PHIL 315: 20th Century Philosophy

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:
“Naturalism, Theism, and Bayesian Probability” at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 2000

“An Example of Technology Use in Humanities Instruction: Bringing Medieval Philosophy out of the Middle Ages” at the Symposium on Technology for Learning Improvement, Spring 1997

“Minds, Machines, and Gödel” at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1997

“A Response to Jim Shelton’s ‘Truth and the JTB Account of Knowledge’” at the Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Spring 1997