Biography
Benjamin B. DeVan is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Organizational Behavior at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dr. DeVan’s research interests include the ethical implications of competing visions for the future, deep-level diversity involving evangelical Christians, atheists, and Muslims; reconciliation, resilience, and applied narrative ethics in the Bible and other literature.
Dr. DeVan has published articles, book reviews, book chapters, and reference entries spanning ethics, theology, social science, international relations, science-religion dialogue, and related topics for Oxford University Press, Journal of Religion and Society, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Christian Scholar’s Review, Journal of Comparative Theology, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Theology and Science, Faith and Philosophy, and additional venues such as Books & Culture, Huffington Post, and Patheos online. He has taught college and university courses on ethics, history, humanities, individual and organizational behavior, religion, philosophy, and psychology. Dr. DeVan is married to Kartini, who works in international tax. They have two children.
Email: ben_devan@pba.edu
Formal Education
Ph.D. Ethics and Theology
Thesis Title – A Wesleyan Open Inclusivist Approach to Religious Diversity and New Atheism.
Supervisors: Professor David A. Wilkinson (Systematics & Science) & Professor Robert A. Song (Ethics)
University of Durham
Durham, United Kingdom
Th.M. in Religions of the World & Islamic Studies
Thesis Title – Is Religious Diversity Embraceable by Evangelical Christians and Muslims?
Supervisors: Jane Idleman Smith, David N. Hempton, & Ahmed Ragab
Harvard University, School of Divinity
Cambridge, MA
M.Div.
Advisor: Geoffrey Wainwright
Duke University, The Divinity School
Durham, NC
M.A. in Counseling
Track: Mental Health Counseling
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KY
B.S. in Business Administration, History, and Political Science
Capstone Paper – The Royal King: A Historical Analysis of Fourteen Perspectives In C. Eric Lincoln’s Martin Luther King, Jr. A Profile
Advisors: N. Gordon Carper, Peter Augustine Lawler, & W. D. Sockwell
Berry College
Mt. Berry, GA
A.A., Liberal Arts
Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA
Degrees
PhD in Ethics and Theology, University of Durham (UK) | MTh in Theology, Harvard Divinity School | MDiv in Divinity, Duke University | BS in Interdisciplinary Studies, Berry College