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Dr. Brian Huffling

Director of Ph.D. Program, Professor of Philosophy and Theology

Bio

Dr. Huffling has been involved in various types of ministry, including 2 American churches as well as 2 Korean churches (in America). He also teaches at Apologia Online Academy (2015-Present) and has served in the Marines, Navy, and is currently a chaplain in the Air Force reserves at the United States Air Force Academy. Dr. Huffling has taught for The Art Institute of Charlotte as well as Arborbrook Christian Academy.

  • Assistant Professor, Southern Evangelical Seminary (2011 – present).
  • Teacher, Arborbrook Christian Academy (2011 – present).
  • Instructor, The Art Institute of Charlotte (2010 – present).
  • Chaplain, United States Air Force Reserve, (2010 – present).
  • Chaplain, Candidate, United States Air Force Reserve (2006 – 2010).
  • Associate Pastor of Youth and English Ministries, Korean Baptist Church of Charlotte (2008 – 2009).
  • Associate Pastor of Youth and Children, Mill Creek Baptist Church (2007 – 2009).
  • Associate Pastor, Forsyth Park Baptist Church (2006 – 2007).
  • Youth Pastor, New Life Korean Church (2004 – 2006).

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Research Interests and Expertise

Dr. Brian Huffling’s research interests include: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Theology, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and general issues in Apologetics and Biblical studies.

  • Research Languages: Latin, German, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic
  • Evangelical Philosophical Society
  • Society of Christian Philosophers
  • International Society of Christian Apologetics

Publications

  • J. Brian Huffling. “The Implications of Extraterrestrial Life for Christian Theology.” In Space, Philosophy, and Ethics. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2024. Forthcoming.
  • J. Brian Huffling, et al. God, Evil, and Morality: A Debate (Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2024).
  • J. Brian Huffling. “Making God into Our Image: The Problem of Evil and Theistic Personalism.” The AGC Journal. Vol 3 no. 2 (Fall 2023): 37-48.
  • Joseph B. Huffling. “The Problem of Evil and God’s Moral Standing: A Rejoinder to James Sterba.” Religions 12, no. 5: 312 (2022).
  • Joseph B. Huffling. “Is God Morally Obligated to Prevent Evil? A Response to James Sterba.” Religions 12, no. 5: 312 (2021).
  • Brian Huffling and Thomas J. Gentry, “A Biblical Case Against Homosexuality,” The Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics, Vol 8 (2020): ES21-ES37.
  • J. Brian Huffling, “God is Not a Moral Being: A Response to Gary Whittenberger on the Problem of Evil.” Skeptic Magazine. Vol 24 no. 4 (2019): 43-45.
  • J. Brian Huffling. “Is the Reality of Evil Good Evidence Against the Christian God?: A Response to Michael Shermer’s Affirmative Answer.”Skeptic Magazine. Vol 24 no. 2 (2019): 49-54.
  • J. Brian Huffling. “The Study of the Philosophy of Religion in the Age of the Internet.”The Knowledge Review. Dec 2017. https://theknowledgereview.com/study-philosophy-religion-age-internet/.
  • J. Brian Huffling. “An Exploration of Eleonore Stump’s Theodicy.”Journal of the International Society of Christian Apologetics, 7 no. 1 (April 2014): 305-330.
  • J. Brian Huffling. “A Critique of Trinity Monotheism.”Christian Apologetics Journal, 10 no. 1 (Spring 2012): 79-100.

Education

  • Ph.D., 2013, Southern Evangelical Seminary, Dissertation: “Omniscience and Impassability: An Examination of Richard E Creel’s Philosophical Theology”
  • M.A., 2022, Air University, Thesis: “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and National Security”
  • M.A., 2009, Southern Evangelical Seminary, Thesis: “The Nature and Importance of Historical Knowledge to Christianity”
  • B.A., 2004, Lee University