Craig J. Hazen is an Associate Professor of Comparative Religion and Christian Apologetics at Biola University, Director of the Master of Arts Program in Christian Apologetics, and Director of the new Biola Center for Christian Thought.  In addition, he is the founding editor of the philosophy journal, Philosophia Christi, that is now one of the top circulating philosophy of religion journals in the world.

He did his doctoral work in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California where he focused on the historical interaction of science and religion.  He is the author of articles such “Is a Science of Religion Possible?” “God and the Law,” and “The Defense of the Defense of the Faith.”  He also wrote the lead essay in the provocative new book The New Mormon Challenge that has opened up new doors for high-level dialogue with key LDS leaders.  In addition, he is the author of the book entitled The Village Enlightenment in America (University of Illinois Press).  Two books to which he has recently contributed have been nominated for Gold-Medallion Awards.

Prof. Hazen holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Religious Studies, a B.A. in Biological Sciences, and has studied at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.  His academic work has been recognized with multiple awards for excellence from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Religion.  He is a recent fellow of U.C. Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center.

As an instructor at the University of California, Prof. Hazen was nominated three times as teacher of the year and co-taught one of the largest single classes in the University of California system.  Prof. Hazen has given lectures in churches and on campuses around the United States and Europe on the evidence for the Resurrection, the historical reliability of Scripture, religion and science, and Christianity among World Religions.  He is also a former co-host of a national radio talk program.  He lives with his wife, Karen, and four children in southern California.