蜜桃传媒 alumnus Jerry H. Gill 鈥�56, adjunct professor of philosophy, religious studies and humanities at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., explores the relationship between faith and reason in a free, public lecture, 鈥淔aith and/or Reason,鈥� Friday, Sept. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in Adams Center 216.
Gill, professor emeritus of philosophy and religious studies at the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., will focus his talk on Blaise Pascal鈥檚 statement, 鈥淭he heart has reasons that reason knows not of.鈥� He will also consider Michael Polanyi鈥檚 idea of tacit knowledge, which is the type of knowledge that鈥檚 relies on intangible factors, such as personal intuitions, and is difficult to articulate with language.
After graduating from 蜜桃传媒, Gill earned a master鈥檚 degree at the University of Washington, a Master of Divinity from New York Theological Seminary and a doctorate in philosophy of religion from Duke University.
He has authored 20 books, including 鈥淒eep Postmodernism: Whitehead, Wittgenstein, Merleau-Ponty and Polanyi,鈥� 鈥淓nduring Questions: Traditional and Contemporary Voices鈥� and 鈥淚f a Chimpanzee Could Talk and Other Reflections on Language Acquisition.鈥� He has published more than 100 articles in professional journals such as Mind, Theology Today, Philosophy Today, Religious Studies and Process Studies.
He has also taught at Seattle Pacific University, Rhodes College, Eckerd College, Eastern University, Barrington College and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.