Brendan Sweetman

Brendan Sweetman (born 25 August 1962 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish philosopher whose research interests are in philosophy of religion, contemporary European philosophy, and political philosophy. He is a specialist on the work of French philosopher, Gabriel Marcel. He holds the Sullivan Chair of Philosophy and is Professor of Philosophy at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Brendan Sweetman

Early life[]

Sweetman grew up in Lusk, Co. Dublin, the son of Sean and Anna Sweetman. After attending primary school in Lusk, Sweetman completed the Irish Leaving Certificate at Colaiste Choilm Christian Brothers Secondary School, Swords, Co. Dublin. He graduated from University College, Dublin with a Bachelor's Degree (1983) and a Master's Degree (1986) in Philosophy, both with first class honors. He obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Academic work[]

In addition to the thought of Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, Sweetman has published widely on the topics of religion and science, religion and politics, and the rationality of religious belief. In 2017, he was elected a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion (Cambridge, UK).^[1] He is President of the Gabriel Marcel Society and the Editor of Marcel Studies. His books have been translated into Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Publications[]

In addition to more than one hundred articles in journals, reference works and collections, Sweetman has written or edited numerous books, including;

Evolution, Chance and God: Understanding the Relationship between Evolution and Religion (Bloomsbury, 2015)

Religion and Science: An Introduction (Continuum, 2010)

The Vision of Gabriel Marcel: Epistemology, Human Person, The Transcendent (Brill, 2008)

Religion: Key Concepts in Philosophy (Continuum, 2007)

Why Politics Needs Religion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square (InterVarsity, 2006)

Philosophical Thinking and the Religious Context: Essays in Honor of Santiago Sia. Editor. Bloomsbury, 2013)

A Gabriel Marcel Reader (St. Augustine's Press, 2011)

Faith and the Life of the Intellect. Co-editor, with Curtis L. Hancock (Catholic University of America Press, 2003)

Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology Co-editor, with R.D. Geivett. (Oxford University Press, 1992)

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External links[]

Academia.edu page: https://rockhurst.academia.edu/BrendanSweetman