WESLEY MORRISTON (PhD, Northwestern, 1972) has been teaching at CU-Boulder since 1972.

Area of Interest: Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, and Existentialism.

Current Research: Philosophy of Religion. He pursues this subject in a very traditional way - fiddling with the classical arguments for and against the existence of God and also with various other puzzles in philosophical theology. He has special interests in the following areas: the problem of evil, the problem of reconciling divine foreknowledge with human freedom, and various questions about the relation between faith and reason. He is always looking for students who think about these things.

For more information, see Professor Morriston's personal website and CV.

selected publications

• The "Evidential Argument from Goodness"
  The Southern Journal of Philosophy, (2004) Vol. XLII, pp. 87-101.
• Must Metaphysical Time Have a Beginning?
  Faith and Philosophy, Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 2003), pp. 288-306.
• Creation ex Nihilo and the Big Bang
  Philo, Vol. 5, No. 9 (Spring-Summer 2002).
• Must There Be a Standard of Moral Goodness Apart from God?
  Philosophia Christi, Series 2, Vol. 3, no.1, 127-138.
• Omnipotence and Necessary Moral Perfection: Are they compatible?
  Religious Studies, Vol. 37 (June 2001), 143-160.
• What Is So Good About Moral Freedom?
  The Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 50, Issue 3 (July 2000), 344-358.
• God's Answer to Job
  Religious Studies, Vol. 32 (1996), 339-356.