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Peter J. Mehl

Associate Dean 
College of Liberal Arts
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
University of Central Arkansas
Office: Irby Hall 120
Phone: 450-5282
Email: peterm AT uca DOT edu

EDUCATION
   Ph.D., Religion, Ethics and the Social Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1989
    M.A., Religion, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, 1983
    M.A., Philosophy, Ohio University, 1982
    B.A., Philosophy, English Literature, Ohio University, 1981

AREAS of SCHOLARLY STUDY
Philosophical and Religious Ethics, Applied Ethics, Kierkegaard, William James, Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Culture, American Philosophy, Asian Philosophy and Religion, Biblical Studies  

COURSES TAUGHT
American Pragmatism, Contemporary Moral Problems, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Ethics, Business Ethics and Society, Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Psychology, Religion in the Modern World, Religion and Ethics, Introduction to Religious Studies, World Religions, Introduction to the Bible, Freshman Seminar: Becoming a Critical Thinker, William James's Philosophy

PREVIOUS COURSE SYLLABI
(For current syllabi and other course materials you must access my course shell on WebCT.)
PHIL 2325: Contemporary Moral Problems

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Thinking through Kierkegaard: Existential Identity in a Pluralistic World, The University of Illinois Press. (May 2005) Copies are available at the UCA Bookstore.

"Edifying Hermeneutics: Kierkegaard's Existential 'Method' and Its Limits," in Soren Kierkegaard and the Word(s): Essays on Hermeneutics and Communication, edited by Poul Houe and Gordon D. Marino (Copenhagen, Denmark: C. A. Reitzel, 2003)

“Kierkegaard and the Relativist Challenge to Practical Philosophy, with a New Postscript,” in Kierkegaard After MacIntyre, edited by John Davenport and Anthony Rudd (Open Court/Carcus Publishing, 2001), originally published in The Journal of Religious Ethics 14/2: (Fall 1986). 

“Moral Virtue, Mental Health, and Happiness: The Moral Psychology of Kierkegaard's Judge William,” International Kierkegaard Commentary on Kierkegaard's Either/Or, Part II, edited by Robert Perkins (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1995) 

“William James's Ethics and the New Casuistry,” The International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2/1: (Summer/Fall 1996) 

“Religion, Philosophy and Public Life,” Theology and Public Policy, 7/2: (Winter 1995)

FAVORITE LINKS
   New York Times
   Chronicle of Higher Education
    National Public Radio
    Washington Post

PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Shorter version: Married to Shelley S. Mehl, Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Development, UCA.  We have two daughters, Rachel (21) and Maggie (14).