I am currently an Instructor in Philosophy at Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University. In the Fall of 2009 I began a Doctorate in Philosophy of Religion and Theology in the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California. I received an M.A. in Religion from the Claremont School of Theology (now Claremont Lincoln University) in 2008 and a B.A. in Philosophy from Brigham Young University in 2005.
I’ve published articles in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and Element: The Journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and Theology. In 2007 I was a Fellow for the Summer Seminar on Joseph Smith at BYU.
I am currently editing a festschrift for BYU professor of Philosophy David Paulsen, titled Sowing the Fields of the Peacemakers: Essays on Mormon Philosophy and Theology in Honor of David L. Paulsen, published through Greg Kofford Books (hopefully available sometime in 2012). The volume consists of essays by Mormon and non-Mormon scholars concerning various issues and concepts in Mormon thought. I’m also co-editing a volume on Atonement in Mormon thought, consisting of various scholars writing on the concept of Atonement in Mormonism as well as a volume on Grace in Mormon thought with Robert Millet.
My dissertation explores the concept of Universalism in the recent philosophical reception of St. Paul (Badiou, Zizek, Agamben, New World Baroque literature, and the religious thought of Joseph Smith in early Mormonism.
I also blog at By Common Consent.
Jacob
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Jacob: This is not a comment for posting, rather a personal contact. I am interested in Joseph Smith as poet (as a poet who was a prophet and a prophet who was a poet; in him, the two functions cannot be separated) and am working on a literary analysis of D&C 76. That project is leading me toward a theory of literature and criticism that wants to be grounded in a metaphysic that is grounded in scripture (I seem to be a soulmate of Coleridge without his talent, and I think I see an affinity between Coleridge and Joseph). I need someone to talk to who knows his way professionally around philosophy. Might you be interested in a correspondence?—Colin Douglas, Saratoga Springs, Utah
Well, it turned out to be a comment for posting anyway….
Colin,
Your project sounds fascinating. Unfortunately, I know little about poetry, though I see intriguing poetic affinities between Joseph’s personal correspondence (with almost anyone except his wife) and certain Revelations and the poetic verse of the prophets in the Hebrew Bible. You’ll have to talk to someone more familiar with poetry and literature to pursue your particular project, at least the poetic aspects.
For more philosophically related issues, I’m game for discussion. My email: jacob.t.baker@gmail.com.
Good luck.
Is the atonement project now dead?
I don’t think so. I’ll be discussing it with Brian now that Sherlock is likely not involved. We have the essays to procede.
Hey Jacob. I’ve been trying to figure out how to get a copy of Jared Hickman’s “The Politics of Welding: Joseph Smith, Pragmatism, and the Dilemmas of Pluralism.” Do I have a chance?
Out of curiosity, do you think there is any significant possibility that BYU will offer a graduate program in Philosophy in the future? I’d love to my doctoral work there when the time comes.
No, BYU’s philosophy program is struggling right now as it is. But in any case I doubt they will ever have a doctoral program. This is the case with all the humanities there.
What a shame. Thanks for letting me know.