Curriculum Vitae
Ingraham Professor of Theology
Claremont School of Theology
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Claremont Graduate University
(909) 447-2570; <pclayton@cst.edu>
Education
| 1986 | PhD | Yale University (Joint PhD, Depts. of Philosophy and Religious Studies) |
| Dissertation: “Explanation from Physics to the Philosophy of Religion: Continuities and Discontinuities.” Director: Louis Dupré; Advisors: Hans Frei, Karsten Harries, R.I.G. Hughes | ||
| 1985 | M.Phil. | Yale University |
| 1984 | M.A. | Yale University |
| 1981-83 | — | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
| 1980 | M.A. | Fuller Theological Seminary |
| 1978 | B.A. | Westmont College (summa cum laude, Honors in philosophy) |
Areas of Specialization
- Science and Religion
- Constructive Theology
- Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science (esp. Philos. of Biology, Philos. of Mind)
- Metaphysics
Areas of Competence
- Science, Ethics, and Technology
- Comparative Religious Studies
- History of Modern Philosophy, esp. Continental Rationalism and German Idealism
- History of Theology
- Epistemology
Employment
- 2006-2007: Visiting Professor of Science and Religion, Harvard Divinity School
- Spring 2006: Visiting Fellow, St Edmund’s College; Senior Research Associate and Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge
• 1991-2003: Professor of Philosophy, California State University (Sonoma); Chair, 1998-2001
- 2002-2003: Templeton Research Grant to work on the Stanford Emergence Project and to publish a book on emergence
- 2001-2002: Guest Professor, The Divinity School, Harvard University
- 1994-1995: Alexander von Humboldt Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich,
• 1986-1991: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Williams College
- 1990-1991: Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, University of Munich, Germany
• Spring 1986: Visiting Assistant Professor, Haverford College
Other Awards, Fellowships, Lectureships
| 2008 | Annual Invited Lecturer, the Council of Philosophical Research, India |
| 2007 | The Schaff Lectures, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary |
| 2006 | Templeton Research Lectureship, the University of Frankfurt |
| 2006 | The 2006 Boyle Lecture, St Mary-le-Bow, London |
| 2001-2002 | Visiting Fellow, The Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University |
| 1999-2003 | Principal Investigator, “Science and the Spiritual Quest” |
| 1999 | First Annual Templeton Research Prize |
| 1998 | Templeton Award for Best Book in Religion and Science |
| 1997 | CSU-wide Grant, “Ethics and Values in the Information Age” |
| 1997 | CTNS Science and Religion Course Program Grant |
| 1996 | University Merit Award, Sonoma State University |
| 1995 | University Best Professor (Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education award) |
| 1985-86 | Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship |
| 1985-86 | Douglas G. MacIntosh Fellowship, Yale University |
| 1984-85 | Josephine de Kármán Fellowship for Studies in the Humanities |
| 1981-83 | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship for research at the University of Munich; extended for a second year |