Curriculum Vitae: Edward A. Langerak<\/b><\/p>\n
Updated 2024<\/p>\n
Address: 205 Manitou St., Northfield, MN 55057<\/p>\n
E-mail: langerak@stolaf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n I. Education<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Calvin College, B.A., 1966.<\/p>\n Princeton University, M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1972.<\/p>\n University of Michigan, M.A., 1972.<\/p>\n Ph.D. Thesis: Orienting Oneself Rationally: Kant’s Constructive Philosophy of Religion.<\/i><\/p>\n II. Employment and Teaching<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n St. Olaf College: Assistant Professor, 1972-78; Associate Professor, 1978-87; Professor, 1987-2011; Professor Emeritus, 2011-<\/p>\n Visiting instructor: University of Chicago, 1978-79; Calvin College, 1985-86<\/p>\n Boldt Distinguished Teaching Chair in the Humanities, 2000-03.<\/p>\n Philosophy courses on normative ethics, metaethics, social and political philosophy, values and agriculture, logic, Kant, medical ethics, death and the meaning of life, Aristotle, American philosophy, phenomenology and existentialism, philosophy of religion, and metaphilosophy.\u00a0 Eighteen interdisciplinary values-related courses with sixteen colleagues in Political Science, English, Religion, Education, Biology, Sociology, Psychology, and Physics. Instructor in “The Great Conversation,” a “great books” program of liberal arts education, 1987-89, 1994-96, 2001-03, 2007-09, and 2009-11.<\/p>\n Field Supervisor of off-campus programs:<\/em><\/p>\n Term in Asia, 1989-90: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand.<\/p>\n Terms in the Middle East, 1996-97 and 2010: Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Israel.<\/p>\n Global Semester, 2003-04: Geneva, Turkey, Egypt, India, Thailand, China, Korea.<\/p>\n Leader of Alumni Study-Travel trips:<\/em><\/p>\n Turkey, Israel-Palestine, and Jordan, January 2009; Netherlands, April 2012; Egypt, March, 2013; India, 2015; Italy, 2016, South Africa, 2016; and Croatia, 2019.<\/p>\n Courses taught for Cannon Valley Elder Collegium:<\/em><\/p>\n The Role of Religion in Public Life, 2014 and 2016; Pivotal Figures in Western Ethics, 2019; Mortality and the Meaning of Life, 2019 and 2022; The Moral Life: Ethics and Literature, 2020; Debating Controversial Moral Issues, 2021; Aging is Hard: Can Philosophy Help?, 2023.<\/p>\n III. Professional Activity<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n A. Publications<\/b><\/p>\n Books<\/b><\/p>\n Civil Disagreement: Personal Integrity in a Pluralistic Society<\/i>.\u00a0 Georgetown University Press, 2014.<\/p>\n Christian Faith, Health, and Medical Practice<\/i>.\u00a0 Co-authored with Hessel Bouma (Biology), Douglas Diekema (Physician), Ted Rottman (Sociology), and Allen Verhey (Theology). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1989.\u00a0 400+xv pp.<\/p>\n Articles and Chapters<\/b><\/p>\n “How Do Theological and Philosophical Ethics Relate and Compare?” Religions<\/em> 13: 971, 2022.\u00a0 Free Access: https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-1444\/13\/10\/971<\/p>\n “Ethics and Civil Society,” in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion<\/em>, eds. Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro (Wiley Blackwell Publishers, 2021).<\/p>\n “Vocation without the Supernatural: Calling in Secular Traditions,” in Calling in Today’s World: Voices from Eight Faith Perspectives<\/em>, eds. Kathleen Cahalan and Douglas Schuurman (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1916) 202-23.<\/p>\n \u201cCivil Society,\u201d in The Routledge Companion to Theism<\/i>, eds. Stewart Goetz, Victoria Harrison, and Charles Taliaferro (New York: Routlegee Publishers, 2013) 415-26.<\/p>\n \u201cReligious Pluralism and Perspective Pluralism,\u201d in Politics, Pluralism and Religion<\/i>, eds. Chandana Chakrabarti and Sandra Jane Fairbanks (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2010) 30-49.<\/p>\n \u201cTheism and Toleration,\u201d A Companion to Philosophy of Religion<\/i>, 2nd<\/sup> edition, eds Charles Taliaferro, Paul Draper, and Philip Quinn (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2010) 606-13.<\/p>\n \u201cConvergence in the Public Square?\u201d in Religious Studies Review<\/i>, 35\/4 (December, 2009) 213-26.<\/p>\n \u201cSeeing Through,\u201d The Cresset<\/i>. LXXI\/3 (February, 2008), 44-47.<\/p>\n \u201cReligion in the Public Square,\u201d Philosophy Compass<\/i>, vol. 2, issue 1 (January, 2007) 129-40.<\/p>\n \u201cTwenty Flags over Postville,\u201d Agora<\/i>, Winter, 2001, pp. 13&14.<\/p>\n \u201cDisagreement: Appreciating the Dark Side of Tolerance,\u201d Philosophy, Religion, and the Question of Intolerance<\/i>, eds. Mehdi Amin Razavi and David Ambuel (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997) 111-24.<\/p>\n \u201cTheism and Toleration,\u201d A Companion to the Philosophy of Religion<\/i>, eds. Philip Quinn and Charles Taliaferro (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1996) 514-521.<\/p>\n \u201cEutychus, Gods, and Dozing Dog-Daze,\u201d The Cresset<\/i>, LVIII\/2 (November, 1994) 10-13.<\/p>\n \u201cPluralism, Tolerance, and Disagreement,\u201d Rhetoric Society Quarterly<\/i>, vol. 24, numbers 1\/2 (Winter\/Spring 1994) 95-106.\u00a0 Reprinted in Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology<\/i>, eds. Charles Taliaferro and Paul Griffiths (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2003), 453-61.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics and Animals,\u201d The Ethics of Using Animals for Food and Fiber<\/i>, ed. H.M. Fairnie (Minneapolis: CENSHARE, University of Minnesota, 1994)1-9.<\/p>\n \u201cDuties to Others and Covenantal Ethics,\u201d Duties to Others<\/i>, eds. Courtney Campbell and Andrew Lustig (Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994) 91-108.<\/p>\n \u201cChoices at the End: Thinking About Euthanasia,\u201d Review essay in The Cresset<\/i>, LX\/4 (February, 1992) 12-15.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching How to Disagree,\u201d Values in Teaching and Professional Ethics<\/i>, ed. Carlton T. Mitchell (Macon: Mercer University Press 1989) 135-148.<\/p>\n \u201cForgiving Ignorance,\u201d The Reformed Journal<\/i>, 32\/10 (October, 1982) 7-10.<\/p>\n \u201cValues in the Curriculum,\u201d The Forum for Liberal Education,<\/i> IV\/3 (February, 1982) 2-4.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Becoming Too Old to Die Young,\u201d The Reformed Journal<\/i>, 31\/1 (January, 1981) 11-13.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion and the Middle View: Reply to Critics,\u201d The Hastings Center Report<\/i>, 10\/3 (June, 1980), p. 4.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion: Listening to the Middle,\u201d Hastings Center Report<\/i>, 9\/5 (October, 1979) 24-28.\u00a0 Reprinted in Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine<\/i>, 2nd and 3rd eds., eds. John Arras and Robert Hunt (Palo Alto: Mayfield Publ. Co., 1983 & 1989); Comprehensive Theological Perspectives on Abortion<\/i>, ed. Gary N. McLean (St. Paul, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, 1983); What is a Person?<\/i> ed. Michael F. Goodman (New York: Humana Press, 1988); Bioethics<\/i>, eds. Rem B. Edwards and Glenn C. Graber (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1988); Morality and Moral Controversies,<\/i> 3rd ed., ed. John Arthur (Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1993; Life Choices: a Hastings Center Introduction to Bioethics<\/i>, eds. Joseph Howell and William Frederick Sale (Baltimore: Georgetown University Press, 1995); Contemporary Social Issues: Diversity and Consensus<\/i>, 2nd ed., ed. Lawrence Hinman (Prentice Hall Publisher, 1999); Potentiality: Metaphysical and Bioethical Dimensions<\/i>, ed. John P. Lizza (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).<\/p>\n \u201cPluralism and Variety in Values Education,\u201d Soundings<\/i>, LXII\/3 (Fall, 1979) 311-322.<\/p>\n \u201cRespect, Judgment and Love,\u201d The Reformed Journal<\/i>, 20\/4 (April, 1979) 59-64.<\/p>\n \u201cFreedom: Idea and Ideal,\u201d Hearing and Doing: Philosophical Essays<\/i>, eds. John Kraay and Anthony Tol, (Toronto: Wedge Publishing, 1979) 39-64.<\/p>\n \u201cAn Interdisciplinary Experiment in Teaching Values,\u201d Teaching Philosophy<\/i>, I\/4 (Fall, 1976) 423-433.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Possibility of Love,\u201d The Reformed Journal<\/i>, 26\/2 (February, 1976) 25-27.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Foreknowledge and Necessity,\u201d Midwest Studies in Philosophy, vol. I (1976) 12-16.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion and the Potentiality Principle: Reply to Tooley,\u201d Philosophy and Public Affairs<\/i>, II\/4 (Summer 1973) 410-416.<\/p>\n Book Reviews<\/b><\/p>\n List available of reviews in Reprint Bulletin Book Reviews<\/i> (12 reviews), Religious Studies Review<\/i> (6), The Cresset<\/i> (2), The Thomist<\/i> (1), Faith and Philosophy<\/i> (3), and Calvin Theological Journal<\/i> (1), Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith<\/em> (2), and other journals.<\/p>\n B. Selected Professional Lectures and Papers <\/b><\/p>\n “How Can We Keep Liberal Democracy Alive and Well?” Simpson Forum, St Peter, MN, Feb. 23, 2023.<\/p>\n “Meanings of Life and Death,” The Belgum Lectures, St. Olaf College, March 9 and 10, 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cCompromise in the Debate about Public Square Debates,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society, St Paul, Nov. 7, 2009.<\/p>\n \u201cReligious Pluralism and Perspective Pluralism,\u201d Conference on Politics, Pluralism and Religion, Mankato University, April 14, 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cPolitics and the Free Exercise of Religion,\u201d University of Minnesota at Morris, November 1, 2005.<\/p>\n \u201cPlurality and Integrity,\u201d Hong Kong Baptist University, December 1, 2003.<\/p>\n \u201cAcademic Civility and Questioning Motives,\u201d American Philosophical Association, March 27, 2003, San Francisco.<\/p>\n \u201cReply to \u2018Corporations Cooking the Books and Kant\u2019s Thought Experiments,\u2019\u201d annual meeting of Minnesota Philosophical\u00a0 Society, Sept. 28, 2002, University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics Across the Curriculum in a Pluralistic Society,\u201d Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning,\u201d Feb. 14, 2002, Bloomington, MN.<\/p>\n \u201cUsing Students\u2019 Own Moral Decisions as Case Studies,\u201d Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, Feb. 2, 2002, University of Florida, Gainsville.<\/p>\n \u201cAnimal Welfare vs. Animal Rights,\u201d University of Minnesota School of Agriculture, St. Paul, January 23, 2001.\u00a0 Repeat Jan 29, 2002.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching Ethics Across the Curriculum: the St. Olaf Faculty Development Workshops,\u201d annual meeting of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics,\u201d Washington DC, Feb. 28, 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cA Christian Argument for Political Self-Restraint,\u201d\u00a0 conference on \u201cCultivating Citizenship,\u201d Baylor University, Oct. 29, 1999; also given at a Calvin College conference on \u201cPolitical Thought after Liberalism,\u201d May 29, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cEthical Issues and Normative Perspectives at St. Olaf,\u201d conference on \u201cTeaching Ethics Across the Curriculum,\u201d Rochester Institute of Technology, Oct. 16, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cAcademic Civility and Impugning Motives,\u201d annual meeting of Minnesota Philosophical Society, Duluth, October 9, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cMill on Qualities of Pleasure: Reply to Glass,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society, Carleton College, Oct. 25, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching Ethics Across Disciplines,\u201d American Association of Higher Education, Atlanta, Jan. 20, 1996.<\/p>\n \u201cPolitical Justice and Lobby Markets: Response to White,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society, October 21, 1995.<\/p>\n \u201cPluralism, Tolerance, and Disagreement,\u201d Annual meeting of Pacific Division of American Philosophical Association, San Francisco, April 1, 1995.<\/p>\n \u201cHow to Bootstrap Egoism into Altruism: Response to Van Ingen,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society, October 29, 1994.<\/p>\n \u201cDisagreement: Appreciating the Dark Side of Diversity,\u201d conference on \u201cIntolerance and Toleration,\u201d Mary Washington College, Virgina, November 5, 1993.<\/p>\n \u201cPluralism and Tolerance,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society annual meeting at St. Cloud State University, October 23, 1993.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics of Using Animals for Food and Fiber,\u201d lecture presented at Agriculture School, University of Minnesota, and simultaneously telecast to 19 other Agriculture schools in US and Canada, April 18, 1991.<\/p>\n \u201cReply to Estlund\u2019s \u2018Puzzle of the Minority Democrat,\u2019\u201d American Philosophical Association, Central Division, April 28, 1988.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Samaritans, and Levites,\u201d Society of Christian Philosophers, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, October 9, 1987.<\/p>\n \u201cTermination of Artificial Feeding\u201d and \u201cStatus of the Fetus,\u201d Symposium on Medial Ethics sponsored by Calvin College, Michigan Statue University, and the Luke Society; Grand Rapids, MI, October 17 and 18, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion and the Good Samaritan,\u201d Seminar sponsored by Institute for Christian Studies; Toronto, Ontario, June 7, 1986.\u00a0 Also delivered at Calvin College Lecture series, May 1, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cKilling and Allowing to Die,\u201d Seminar sponsored by Hospital Chaplains Association; Holland, MI, April 17, 1986.<\/p>\n Four lectures on medical ethics at workshops for medical professionals, sponsored by Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship, October 31, 1985 (\u201cImago Dei\u201d), December 5, 1985 (\u201cTeam Disagreement\u201d), March 20, 1086 (\u201cAbortion\u201d), and May 15, 1986 (\u201cInformed Consent\u201d).<\/p>\n \u201cTolerance, Cooperation, and Respect for Wrong Views,\u201d American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division; New York, December 29, 1984.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics of Homicide,\u201d Symposium with Philip Devine and Henry West, Minnesota Philosophical Society, November 3, 1984.<\/p>\n \u201cPersonal Commitment and Pluralism,\u201d Minnesota Philosophical Society, October 19, 1983.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching How to Disagree,\u201d Luce Lecture, Wake Forest University, October 11, 1983.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion: Murder and Mandatory Motherhood,\u201d Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, October 18, 1981.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Potentiality, and Conferred Claims,\u201d The American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division; New York, December 30, 1979.\u00a0 Pervious versions delivered at The Minnesota Philosophical Society, October 20, 1979, and at the American Society for Value Inquiry, Cincinnati, April 28, 1978.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Law, and Religion,\u201d University of Chicago Divinity School, May 5, 1979.<\/p>\n \u201cPrivacy and Technology,\u201d seminar sponsored by the Minnesota Committee for Privacy Studies and the Minnesota Humanities Commission, University of Minnesota, May 23, 1978.<\/p>\n \u201cFreedom: Meaning and Value,\u201d University of Minnesota at Duluth, February 16, 1977.<\/p>\n \u201cSt. Olaf\u2019s Values Program: Problems and Prospects,\u201d (with David Wee), The Society for Values in Higher Education, South Bend, August 17, 1976.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching Medical Ethics to Undergraduates,\u201d Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Workshop at St. Olaf and Carleton colleges, April 10, 1976.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching Values,\u201d Western Conference (of American Philosophical Association) on the Teaching of Philosophy, Chicago, April 24, 1975.<\/p>\n \u201cSocial Control of Technological Development,\u201d Minnesota Colloquy of the Society for Values in Higher Education, Northfield, February 9, 1974.<\/p>\n \u201cBeyond Skinner,\u201d Minnesota Colloquy of the Society for Values in Higher Education, Camp Koinonia, MN, October 27, 1973.<\/p>\n \u201cReligion in Recent Social Philosophy,\u201d Society for Values in Higher Education, St. John\u2019s College, Collegeville, August 1972.<\/p>\n C. Selected Popular Talks <\/b><\/p>\n “Roots and Wings,” Sermon, First United Church of Christ, Northfield, MN, May 19, 2024.<\/p>\n “Aging is Hard: Can Philosophy Help?” Annual Meeting of Cannon Valley Elder Collegium, April 28, 2024.<\/p>\n “Get Wisdom,” Chapel talk, St Olaf College, October 10, 2023.<\/p>\n Talks on “Civil Disagreement and Current Politics” First United Church of Christ, Northfield, Dec. 18, 2016; Unity Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Feb. 12, 2017; and Shepard of the Valley Lutheran Church, Oct. 16, 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cConfident Humility,\u201d Chapel talk, St Olaf College, April 10, 2013; sermon at First UCC, Northfield, June 9, 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cIs There Life Before Death? And Other Questions about the Meaning of Life,\u201d St. Olaf on the Road (alumni gathering), Seattle, May 14, 2011.<\/p>\n \u201cGod\u2019s Power and Human Freedom: Indicative Meets Imperative,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, April 7, 2011; also a sermon at First UCC, Northfield, July 24, 2011.<\/p>\n \u201cHow to be Open-Minded without Being a Moral Wimp,\u201d St. Olaf on the Road (alumni gatherings), Denver, October 24, 2009, and DesMoines, November 14, 2009.<\/p>\n \u201cPluralism without Relativism,\u201d Manitou Heights Forum in Minneapolis, May 26, 2009. Earlier version to Language and Literature faculty, April 24, 2009.<\/p>\n \u201cRights and Wrongs in the Over-Promised Land,\u201d St Olaf Alumni, May 24, 2008.<\/p>\n \u201cPerspective Pluralism,\u201d St. Olaf Study Travel Conference, April 5, 2008.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Just War Tradition,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, November 19, 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Ethics of Global Warming,\u201d Carleton College, Conference on Global Warming, June 19, 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting Wisdom,\u201d sermon at First UCC, Northfield, October 15, 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cSeeing Through,\u201d Honors day talk, St. Olaf College, May 5, 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cShort Easter,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, January 25, 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cCan Fathers Be Friends With Their Sons?\u201d\u00a0 Father\/Son Banquet, St. Olaf College, February 19, 2005.<\/p>\n \u201cCan Values Be Taught?\u201d panelist at University of Dubuque, October 28, 2005.<\/p>\n \u201cMoses Most Humble,\u201d sermon at Northfield UCC, July 13, 2003.<\/p>\n \u201cJust War and Iraq,\u201d Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, April 27, 2003. Also at Northfield Methodist Church, April 22.<\/p>\n \u201cMoses and Humility,\u201d Community Time talk, St. Olaf College, October 10, 2002.<\/p>\n \u201cScholarship at a Liberal Arts College,\u201d Minnesota Private College Week, St. Olaf College, June 24 and 25, 2002.<\/p>\n \u201cGod in Athens, Jerusalem, and Mecca,\u201d Chapel talk, St .Olaf College, March 13, 2002.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics for Advocates and Adversaries in an Adversarial System,\u201d panelist, Liberal Arts and the Law Conference, St. Olaf College, May 17, 2001.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Should Lutherans Think of Other Religions,\u201d panelist on St. Olaf Forum for Interreligious Dialog, Dec. 7, 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cSaul, Paul, and Dual Identity,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, October 25, 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cAnimals and Theistic Stewardship,\u201d Called to Serve conference, St. Olaf College, April 8, 2000.<\/p>\n \u201cDo We Worship the Same God?\u201d sermon at First United Church of Christ, meeting at Valley Grove, July 4, 1999.<\/p>\n Christian Mission and Animal Rights,\u201d Minnesota Conference of United Church of Christ, April 24, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cCivil Disagreement,\u201d Carl Melby Memorial Lecture, St. Olaf College, April 13, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cIs Toleration Enough for Peace?\u201d\u00a0 Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Augsburg College, February 20, 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting Wisdom,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, Sept. 24, 1998.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter Ethics in the Liberal Arts,\u201d address to opening faculty meeting, Hiram College, Aug. 14, 1998.<\/p>\n \u201cGeneral Education and Core Education,\u201d address to opening faculty\u00a0 meeting, Calvin College, Aug. 27, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201cFaculty Development in Hard Times,\u201d St. Olaf Volunteer Leadership Conference, August 2, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201cCloning and Gods,\u201d First UCC, Northfield, May 11, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201cEcumenical Gestures and Religious Journeys,\u201d St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church, Northfield, May 4, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201c Religious Toleration and the Middle East,\u201d St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church, Northfield, April 3, 1997.<\/p>\n \u201cLearning and Listening,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, March 10, 1997.<\/p>\n “Principlism in Medical Ethics,” District One Hospital, Faribault, October 26, 1995.<\/p>\n “Are Animals Neighbors Too?” four talks sponsored by Minnesota Humanities Commission; Minneapolis, February 13, 1995; St. Louis Park, March 21, 1995; St. Paul, April 4, 1995; and Bloomington, June 19, 1995.<\/p>\n \u201cContracts and Covenants,\u201d sermon at First United Church of Christ, Northfield, MN, May 28, 1995.<\/p>\n \u201cCivil Disagreement and Nuclear Waste Management,\u201d Northfield League of Women Voters, October 27, 1994.<\/p>\n “Eutychus, Gods, and Dozing Dog-Daze,” Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, February 7, 1994.<\/p>\n “Extravagant Gestures and Obscene Consumption,” Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, February 6, 1992.<\/p>\n “Rationing: Medical Costs and Moral Choices,” Northfield League of Women Voters, January 14, 1992.<\/p>\n \u201cEuthanasia\u201d and Living Wills,\u201d St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church, Northfield, January 7 and January 21, 1992.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics of Age-Based Alllocation of Medical Care,\u201d and \u201cEthics of Pre-Natal Diagnosis and Abortion,\u201d York Retirement Home, Minneapolis, March 5 and 19, 1991.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion: Personal Ethics and Public Life,\u201d St Olaf Lutheran Church, Austin, MN, January 17, 1991.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics and the Environment,\u201d panelist, Conference on Liberal Arts and the Law, St. Olaf College, October 16, 1990.<\/p>\n Response to \u201cAbortion, Politics, and the Catholic Church,\u201d by William Werpehowski, at St. Olaf Theology Forum, October 16, 1990.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Religion, and Law,\u201d St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church, Northfield, October 14, 1990.<\/p>\n Response to \u201cLiberal Arts Education in a Multicultural World\u201d by Leon Rotstein, Joyce Scholar Conference, St. Olaf College, October 11, 1990.<\/p>\n \u201cAnimal Rights,\u201d Seminar for Co-Lead, College of St. Catherine, St Paul, April 3, 1990.<\/p>\n \u201cTechnology, Tragedy, and Medicine,\u201d First Lutheran Church, LeSueur, MN, March 25, 1990.<\/p>\n \u201cIndividualism and Community in American Culture,\u201d Chiang Mai University Philosophy Department, Thailand, December 21, 1989.<\/p>\n \u201cSuffering in Frankl and in Buddhism,\u201d Chiang Mai University Philosophy Department, Thailand, November 27, 1989.<\/p>\n \u201cAgriculture, Theology, and Ethics,\u201d Root River Conference of ELCA, Harmony, MN, February 11, 1989.<\/p>\n \u201cMoral Maturity,\u201d St. Olaf Teaching-Learning Center, October 20, 1998.<\/p>\n Response to James Fowler’s \u201cIntegrating Model of Character Development,\u201d Lutheran Faculties Conference, Luther College, September 30, 1988.<\/p>\n \u201cEthics at the Beginning and End of Life,\u201d First UCC, Northfield, October 23, 1988 and January 8, 1989.<\/p>\n \u201cScience, Technology, and Values,\u201d NSF Young Scholars Workshop, St. Olaf College, June 27, 1988 and June 21, 1989.<\/p>\n \u201cTeaching Tolerance Without Relativism,\u201d Symposium on Lutheran Colleges and Faith and Moral Development, Minneapolis, May 7, 1988.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Murder, and Mandatory Motherhood,\u201d Hope College Critical Issues symposium, Holland, MI, March 2, 1988.<\/p>\n \u201cWithholding Artificial Feeding,\u201d St. Olaf Teaching-Learning Center, November 18, 1987.<\/p>\n \u201cAmerican Agriculture and Human Values,\u201d St. Olaf Alumni College, May 12, 1987.<\/p>\n \u201cCovenants and Contracts,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, February 10, 1987.<\/p>\n Panelist (with a physician and a theologian) on a television talk show aired on the Grand Rapids (MI) local NBC affiliate, June 22, 1986; current issues in medical ethics.<\/p>\n \u201cNursing Ethics,\u201d Calvin\/Hope Colleges graduating nursing class; Holland, MI May 2, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cArtificially Prolonging Dying,\u201d Plymouth Christian Reformed Church; Grand Rapids, MI, March 2, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cI will accept no bull from your house\u201d (Psalm 50:9, RSV), Chapel talk, Calvin College, February 17, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cChristian Perspectives on Dying,\u201d Harderwyk Christian Reformed Church; Holland, MI, February 16, 1986.<\/p>\n \u201cTolerance without Relativism,\u201d Christian Educators Association, Annual Meeting; Grand Rapids, MI, November 1, 1985.<\/p>\n \u201cFragmented Loyalties,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, January 10, 1983.<\/p>\n \u201cChristian Liberal Arts: What is the Difference?\u201d Symposium at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, November 18, 1982.<\/p>\n \u201cPricing Human Life: Technology and Decision,\u201d Mason City Public Library, Mason City, IA, October 19, 1980.<\/p>\n \u201cForgiving Ignorance,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, November 18, 1980.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Becoming Too Old to Die Young,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, March 4, 1980.<\/p>\n Four talks on medical ethics at Minnesota hospitals and service clubs, 1980-1984.<\/p>\n \u201cAbortion, Law, and Medicine,\u201d panelist on ABC TV programs, Chicago, first broadcast December 13, 14, & 15, 1978.<\/p>\n \u201cRespect, Judgment, and Love,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, October 4, 1977.<\/p>\n \u201cValues Education: Confrontation or Nurture?\u201d St. Olaf College student-faculty retreat, Camp St. Croix, April 16, 1977.<\/p>\n \u201cLife-Boat Ethics,\u201d Food Forum: the Ethics of Hunger, University of Minnesota at Waseca, January 13, 1977.<\/p>\n \u201cHow to Prevent St. Olaf from Changing Your Values,\u201d talk to first-year students, St. Olaf College, September 6, 1976.<\/p>\n \u201cLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,\u201d panelist on Radio Community Forum, WCAL, Northfield, May 13, 1976.<\/p>\n \u201cValues and Private Colleges,\u201d Associated Colleges of the Midwest Deans of Students Conference, November 9, 1975.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Possibility of Love,\u201d Chapel talk, St. Olaf College, October 27, 1975.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Ethics of Behavior Modification,\u201d Alumni College, St. Olaf College, May, 1973.<\/p>\n Four talks at the Division of History, Philosophy and Religion, St. Olaf College, February 13, 1976; April 4, 1982; October 29, 1982; and April 12, 1983.<\/p>\n Five sermons, Northfield United Church of Christ: June 27, 1976; August 3, 1980; July 19, 1981; November 21, 1982; May 28, 1995; and July 4, 1999 (meeting in Valley Grove Church).<\/p>\n D. Consultant and Workshop Leadership<\/b><\/p>\n Led five Faculty Development Workshop Seminars for Ethical Issues and Normative Perspectives, 1992-2005.<\/p>\n Consultant to Northfield Hospital Ethics Committee, 2000-03.<\/p>\n Leader of faculty workshop on teaching ethics across the disciplines, Hiram College, August 14, 1998.<\/p>\n Director of three Faculty Development Workshops for Ethical Issues and Normative Perspectives, St Olaf College, summers of 1996-98, and Spring Term and summer, 2001.<\/p>\n Outside consultant for Luther College Philosophy Department, Decorah, Iowa, March 31, 1992.<\/p>\n Retreat leader for St. Olaf\/Augsburg Social Work Departments;\u00a0 “Professional Ethics and Personal Values,” Feb. 21, 1992.<\/p>\n \u201cAre Values Taught or Caught?\u201d Keynote address and workshop leader, Bishop Clarkson College, Omaha, Nebraska, September 6-7, 1991.<\/p>\n Outside Consultant for Philosophy Department Assessment, Centre College, Danville, May 2-4, 1990.<\/p>\n Screening Panelist for NEH Fellowships for College Teachers, Washington D.C., August 14-15, 1988<\/p>\n E. Honors, Grants, Awards<\/b><\/p>\n Belgum Lecturer, St Olaf College, March, 2014.<\/p>\n Honors Day speaker, St Olaf College, May 5, 2006.<\/p>\n Boldt Distinguished Teaching Chair in the Humanities, 2000-03.<\/p>\n Participant in Boldt Faculty Seminar, 1999.<\/p>\n Fellow in PEW Summer Faculty Seminar, Calvin College, 1998.<\/p>\n Mellon Faculty Seminar Participant, St. Olaf College, Interim and Spring Terms, 1991.<\/p>\n Faculty Development Grant, Summer, 1988, St. Olaf College.<\/p>\n Fellow, Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship, 1985-86.<\/p>\n Humanities Development Award, St. Olaf College, 1982 (also in 1976 and 1973).<\/p>\n National Humanities Institute Fellowship (NEH), at University of Chicago, 1978-79.<\/p>\n Kent Fellowship (Danforth Foundation), 1968-71.<\/p>\n Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1966-67.<\/p>\n F. Professional Associations<\/b><\/p>\n Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society.<\/p>\n American Philosophical Association; Program Committee, Western Division, 1981-82.<\/p>\n American Association of University Professors.<\/p>\n Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.<\/p>\n Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences.<\/p>\n Minnesota Philosophical Society; Vice-president and Chair of Program Committee, 1975-76; coordinator of annual student meeting, April 10, 1999.<\/p>\n Society for Values in Higher Education; Chair of national Membership Committee, 1975-77.<\/p>\n Society of Christian Philosophers.<\/p>\n IV. College Activities<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Planning Committee and Director’s Council for The Institute for Freedom and Community<\/em>, St Olaf College, 2014-17.<\/p>\n Board of Kierkegaard House Foundation<\/em>, 2012- Secretary to the Faculty, 2009-10.<\/p>\n Great Conversation Evaluation Committee, 2009-10.<\/p>\n Regents-Faculty Committee, 2007-08.<\/p>\n Boldt Chair Task Force, 2007-08.<\/p>\n Institutional Review Board, 2006-10.<\/p>\n Advisor for Term in the Middle East, 2005-10.<\/p>\n Search committee member, Political Science, 2004-05, and Religion, 2005-06<\/p>\n Committee on Mission and Identity of the College, 1999-01.<\/p>\n Director of Bush Grant, NEH Grant, and ACLS Grant for Faculty Development in Ethical Issues and Normative Perspectives, 1996-98.<\/p>\n Great Conversation Steering Committee, 1987-91, 1994-96, 1998-2010.<\/p>\n Animal Research Committee, 1997-2009.<\/p>\n Chair, Committee for Ethical Issues and Normative Perspectives, 1994-2010.<\/p>\n Faculty Ambassador 1993-97.<\/p>\n Kierkegaard Library Committee, Chair, 1993-94.<\/p>\n Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Courses, 1994-97.<\/p>\n Program Review Committee, 1993-94.<\/p>\n President’s Council, 1993-94.<\/p>\n RPC Subcommittee for Faculty Governance for International Studies, 1991-92.<\/p>\n Faculty Regents Observer, and thereby Faculty-Regents Committee and President’s Council, 1991-92.<\/p>\n Human Subjects Research and Survey Committee, 1990-95.<\/p>\n Cross-Cultural and Global Understanding Committee, 1989-91; Chair, 1990-91.<\/p>\n Chair of Philosophy Department, 1984-85, 1987-98.<\/p>\n St. Olaf Agricultural Concerns Committee, 1976-85.<\/p>\n Review and Planning Committee, 1980-83, 1993-94; Secretary, 1981-82; Faculty Welfare Committee, 1972-74; Tenure Policy Committee, 1972-73.<\/p>\n Curriculum and Education Policies Committee, 1973-76 and 1986-87; Chair, 1975-76; Special Studies Sub-committee, 1986-88.<\/p>\n Council on Faculty Seminar on Human Studies, Mellon Grant, 1986-1989.<\/p>\n Task Force on St. Olaf as a College of the Church, 1986-87.<\/p>\n Regents-Faculty Committee, 1983-85.<\/p>\n Director of Faculty Seminar and Interim Project on the Professions, Bush and AAC Grants, 1982-83.<\/p>\n Director of Faculty Seminar on Technology and Values, NEH Grant, 1980.<\/p>\n Danforth Liaison Officer, 1977-80.<\/p>\n Curriculum and Education Policies Committee, 1973-76; 1986-86; Chair, 1975-76; Special Studies Sub-committee, 1986-88.<\/p>\n Planning Committee for Interdisciplinary Values Program, 1973-75, 1977.<\/p>\n Community Council, 1973-74.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curriculum Vitae: Edward A. Langerak Updated 2024 Address: 205 Manitou St., Northfield, MN 55057 E-mail: langerak@stolaf.edu I. Education Calvin College, B.A., 1966. Princeton University, M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1972. University of Michigan, M.A., 1972. Ph.D. Thesis: Orienting Oneself Rationally: Kant’s Constructive Philosophy of Religion. II. Employment and Teaching St. Olaf College: \u2026 Continue reading
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