Paul Spears

Department	Torrey Honors College
Biola Affiliations	Faculty
Phone	(562) 906-4555 (Torrey Honors College)
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Degrees

Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Biola University
B.S., Multnomah College

Biography

Dr. Paul Spears has taught in Torrey Honors College since 1998, and has been director since 2012. In his scholarly work, he investigates how educational history, philosophy and learning theories combine to construct educational praxis. Further, he also studies how philosophical and theological commitments shape the way teachers and students behave in the classroom. Spears has spoken around the world, from Mongolia to Washington D.C., on apologetics, theology, and educational philosophy.

Affiliations

Philosophy of Education Society
Evangelical Philosophical Society

Awards

Provost Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching — Biola University — 2009 — La Mirada, CA

Publications

Books

Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective, Spears. P. and Loomis, S., (Intervarsity Press, 2009).

Articles

"A Difficulty in the Concept of Educational Sustainability," Loomis, L., Gunderson, J., Spears, P., Grove, D., International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, April 2013.

Book Chapters

"Luther, Protestantism, and Education" in International Handbook of Protestant Education, Spears, P., ed. Jeynes W. and Robinson, D. (Springer, 2012).
“Introduction to Philosophy, in ”Foundations of Christian School Education, Spears, P., ed. Braley, J., Layman, J. and White R. (Purposeful Design Publications, 2003).

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