Paul Copan

**Paul Copan** (Cleveland, 26. 9. 1962. – ), američki filozof, teolog i akademik, jedan od istaknutih predstavnika suvremene kršćanske apologetike.

## Biografija
Copan je rođen 1962. u Clevelandu, u porodici ukrajinskog porijekla koja svoje korijene vuče iz latvijske Rige. Pohađao je Međunarodni univerzitet Columbia u gradu Columbiji gdje je studirao biblijske studije i 1984. stekao titulu prvostupnika. Daljnje obrazovanje nastavio je na Međunarodnom univerzitetu Trinity u Deerfieldu i 1987. magistrirao filozofiju religije, odnosno 1988. teologiju. Doktorat filozofije stekao je 2000. na Univerzitetu Marquette u Milwaukeeu (disertacija: "Moralne dimenzije ateologije Michaela Martina: kritička procjena", ). Akademsku karijeru Copan je ostvario na Trinityju u Deerfieldu, Koledžu Georgia Perimeter u Atlanti, te Univerzitetu Palm Beach Atlantic u West Palm Beachu. Copan je napisao i uredio ukupno tridesetak monografija na temu filozofije religije, etike, sistematske teologije, odnosa religije i nauke, te epistemologije. Njegove knjige prevođene su na portugalski, španski, ruski, korejski i indonežanski jezik. Copan također redovno doprinosi za naučne časopise kao što su *Philosophia Christi*, *Faith and Philosophy*, *Trinity Journal*, *Southern Journal of Theology*, *Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society* i *The Review of Metaphysics*.

## Afilijacije
Copan je član više akademskih filozofskih i teoloških organizacija, uključujući:
* Evangeličko teološko društvo (, 1995–)
* Društvo kršćanskih filozofa (, 1986–)
* Evangeličko filozofsko društvo (, 1997–)
* Društvo biblijske literature (, 1999–)
* Američka akademija religije (, 1999–)
* Američko katoličko filozofsko društvo (, 1999–)
* Američko filozofsko društvo (, 2002–)

## Opus
;Autor
* *True for You, But Not for Me: Deflating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless*, Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1998, 
* *Is everything really relative?: Examining the assumptions of relativism and the culture of truth decay*, Norcross: Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 1999, 
* *That’s Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith*, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2001, 
* *Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration* (koautor: William Lane Craig), Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004, 
* *How Do You Know You're Not Wrong?: Responding to Objections that Leave Christians Speechless*, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2005, 
* *What Is Truth?* (koautor: Mark Linville, ur. Danielle DuRant), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007, 
* *Loving Wisdom: Christian Philosophy of Religion*, St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2007, 
* *When God Goes to Starbucks: A Guide to Everyday Apologetics*, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2008, 
* *True for You, But Not for Me: Deflating the Slogans That Leave Christians Speechless*, 2. izd. (prerađeno i prošireno), Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2009, 
* *Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God*, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2011, 
* *The Moral Argument* (koautor: Mark D. Linville), New York: Continuum, 2011, 
* *Introduction to Biblical Ethics: Walking in the Way of Wisdom* (koautor: J. Robertson McQuilkin), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014, 
* *Occupying the Marketplace of Ideas: Paul’s Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World* (koautor: Kenneth D. Litwak), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014, 
* *Did God Really Command Genocide? Scripture, Ethics, and Israelite Warfare* (koautor: Matthew Flannagan), Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2014, 

;Urednik
* *Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan* (kourednici: William F. Buckley i William Lane Craig), Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse, 1998, 
* *Jesus' Resurrection: Fact Or Figment?: A Debate Between William Lane Craig & Gerd Lüdemann* (koautori: William Lane Craig i Ronald K. Tacelli), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2000, 
* *Who Was Jesus? A Jewish-Christian Discussion* (kourednik: Craig A. Evans), Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001, 
* *The Rationality of Theism* (kourednik: Paul K. Moser), London; New York: Routledge, 2003, 
* *Christian Approaches in the New Millennium* (kourednici: Scott Luley i Stan Wallace), Addison; Norcross: Christian Leadership Ministries (CLM); Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 2003, 
* *RZIM Critical Question Booklet Series* in philosophy and apologetics, Norcross: Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), 1999–2003
* *The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion* (kourednik: Chad V. Meister), London; New York: Routledge, 2007, 
* *Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues* (kourednik: Chad V. Meister), Oxford: Blackwell, 2007, 
* *The Apologetics Study Bible: A Guide to Defending the Christian Faith* (kourednici: J. P. Moreland, Ted Cabal, Ray Clendenen i Chad Brand), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2007, 
* *Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Apologetics* (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, 2007, 
* *Contending with Christianity's Critics: Answering New Atheists & Other Objectors* (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, 2009, 
* *Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics* (kourednik: William Lane Craig), Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2012, 
* *Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem* (kourednici: Jeremy Evans i Heath Thomas), Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2013, 
* *Dictionary of Christianity and Science* (kourednici: Tremper Longman, Michael Strauss i Christopher Reese), Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015

## Vanjske veze

*  Službene stranice Paula Copana
*  Paul Copan , Palm Beach Atlantic University
*  Paul Copan, Project Gutenberg Consortia Center