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Francis J. "Frank" Beckwith (born 1960) is an American philosopher, Christian apologist, scholar, and lecturer who is currently an associate professor of Church-State Studies at Baylor University as well as associate director of the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies. Beckwith works in the areas of social ethics, applied ethics, legal philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. Beckwith has defended the pro-life position on abortion〔(Bio-ethics Philosopher and Evangelical President Francis Beckwith Joins Catholic Church ) - Accessed December 15, 2007〕 and the constitutional permissibility of the teaching of intelligent design in public schools.〔(Baylor denies tenure to highly regarded Beckwith ) - Accessed December 15, 2007〕 Beckwith is a former fellow at the Discovery Institute〔(National Review Online - What would Reagan do? ) - Accessed December 15, 2007〕 the "hub of the intelligent design movement";〔(British Centre for Science Education - Truth In Science Material ) - Accessed December 15, 2007〕 and a former member of the advisory board for the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center.〔(Corrections and Comments to statements made about the IDEA Center in Creationism's Trojan Horse ) IDEA Center staff. Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness.〕 As of late 2007, he is a fellow at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD);〔(Meet Francis J. Beckwith ), The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity〕 and a professor at Baylor's Institute for the Studies of Religion (ISR).〔(Francis J. Beckwith ), Baylor University〕 In 2007 Beckwith converted to Roman Catholicism from Protestant Evangelicalism. == Education and career == Beckwith was born in New York City and now resides with his wife in Texas. Beckwith is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A. in Philosophy), Simon Greenleaf School of Law, Anaheim (MA in apologetics), Fordham University (Ph.D. and M.A. in philosophy) and the Washington University School of Law, St. Louis (Master of Juridical Studies).〔(UNLV Magazine - Winter 2005 - Class notes ) - Accessed October 16, 2007〕 A condensed version of Beckwith's 1984 MA thesis on the Bahá'í Faith was published by Bethany House in 1985. Other social ethics questions to which he has contributed include the influence of relativism on public culture,〔(Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air ) - Accessed December 16, 2007〕 affirmative action and discrimination, same-sex marriage, bioethics generally (including cloning), and interpreting constitutional issues as they touch on religious liberty and practices, such as the inclusion of intelligent design in public school science curricula. Beckwith has held academic appointments at Whittier College (1996–1997) and Trinity International University (1997–2002).〔(A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet - Francis Beckwith: A Contribution to Apologetics ) - Accessed December 16, 2007〕 In November 2005, Professor Beckwith became the President-elect of the Evangelical Theological Society, a professional organization of theologians. He is also a member of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on Philosophy and Law. In May 2007 Professor Beckwith made public his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, which took place in late April 2007, and resigned as both President of the Evangelical Theological Society and member of the society, effective May 7, 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis J. Beckwith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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