Paul Copan
Paul Copan (Cleveland, 26. 9. 1962. – ), američki filozof, teolog i akademik, jedan od istaknutih predstavnika suvremene kršćanske apologetike.

Biografija 
Copan je rođen 1962. u Clevelandu, u porodici ukrajinskog porijekla koja svoje korijene vuče iz latvijske Rige. Pohađao je Međunarodni univerzitet Columbia u gradu Columbiji gdje je studirao biblijske studije i 1984. stekao titulu prvostupnika. Daljnje obrazovanje nastavio je na Međunarodnom univerzitetu Trinity u Deerfieldu i 1987. magistrirao filozofiju religije, odnosno 1988. teologiju. Doktorat filozofije stekao je 2000. na Univerzitetu Marquette u Milwaukeeu (disertacija: "Moralne dimenzije ateologije Michaela Martina: kritička procjena", ). Akademsku karijeru Copan je ostvario na Trinityju u Deerfieldu, Koledžu Georgia Perimeter u Atlanti, te Univerzitetu Palm Beach Atlantic u West Palm Beachu. Copan je napisao i uredio ukupno tridesetak monografija na temu filozofije religije, etike, sistematske teologije, odnosa religije i nauke, te epistemologije. Njegove knjige prevođene su na portugalski, španski, ruski, korejski i indonežanski jezik. Copan također redovno doprinosi za naučne časopise kao što su Philosophia Christi, Faith and Philosophy, Trinity Journal, Southern Journal of Theology, Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society i The Review of Metaphysics.

Afilijacije 
Copan je član više akademskih filozofskih i teoloških organizacija, uključujući:
 Evangeličko teološko društvo (, 1995–)
 Društvo kršćanskih filozofa (, 1986–)
 Evangeličko filozofsko društvo (, 1997–)
 Društvo biblijske literature (, 1999–)
 Američka akademija religije (, 1999–)
 Američko katoličko filozofsko društvo (, 1999–)
 Američko filozofsko društvo (, 2002–)

Opus 
Autor
 True for You, But Not for Me: Deflating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless, Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1998, 
 Is everything really relative?: Examining the assumptions of relativism and the culture of truth decay, Norcross: Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 1999, 
 That’s Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2001, 
 Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration (koautor: William Lane Craig), Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004, 
 How Do You Know You're Not Wrong?: Responding to Objections that Leave Christians Speechless, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2005, 
 What Is Truth? (koautor: Mark Linville, ur. Danielle DuRant), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007, 
 Loving Wisdom: Christian Philosophy of Religion, St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2007, 
 When God Goes to Starbucks: A Guide to Everyday Apologetics, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2008, 
 True for You, But Not for Me: Deflating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless, 2. izd. (prerađeno i prošireno), Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2009, 
 Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2011, 
 The Moral Argument (koautor: Mark D. Linville), New York: Continuum, 2011, 
 Introduction to Biblical Ethics: Walking in the Way of Wisdom (koautor: J. Robertson McQuilkin), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014, 
 Occupying the Marketplace of Ideas: Paul’s Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World (koautor: Kenneth D. Litwak), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014, 
 Did God Really Command Genocide? Scripture, Ethics, and Israelite Warfare (koautor: Matthew Flannagan), Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2014, 

Urednik
 Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan (kourednici: William F. Buckley i William Lane Craig), Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse, 1998, 
 Jesus' Resurrection: Fact Or Figment?: A Debate Between William Lane Craig & Gerd Lüdemann (koautori: William Lane Craig i Ronald K. Tacelli), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2000, 
 Who Was Jesus? A Jewish-Christian Discussion (kourednik: Craig A. Evans), Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001, 
 The Rationality of Theism (kourednik: Paul K. Moser), London; New York: Routledge, 2003, 
 Christian Approaches in the New Millennium (kourednici: Scott Luley i Stan Wallace), Addison; Norcross: Christian Leadership Ministries (CLM); Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 2003, 
 RZIM Critical Question Booklet Series in philosophy and apologetics, Norcross: Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 1999–2003
 The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (kourednik: Chad V. Meister), London; New York: Routledge, 2007, 
 Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues (kourednik: Chad V. Meister), Oxford: Blackwell, 2007, 
 The Apologetics Study Bible: A Guide to Defending the Christian Faith (kourednici: J. P. Moreland, Ted Cabal, Ray Clendenen i Chad Brand), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2007, 
 Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Apologetics (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, 2007, 
 Contending with Christianity's Critics: Answering New Atheists & Other Objectors (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, 2009, 
 Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2012, 
 Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem (kourednici: Jeremy Evans i Heath Thomas), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2013, 
 Dictionary of Christianity and Science (kourednici: Tremper Longman, Michael Strauss i Christopher Reese), Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015

Vanjske veze 

  Službene stranice Paula Copana
  Paul Copan , Palm Beach Atlantic University
  Paul Copan, Project Gutenberg Consortia Center

Američki filozofi
Američki teolozi
Kršćanski filozofi
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