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III, Holmes Rolston was born on November 19, 1932 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Holmes and Mary Winifred (Long) R.
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Author: Religious Inquiry: Participation and Detachment, 1985, Philosophy Gone Wild, 1986, Science and Religion: A Critical Survey, 1987, Environmental Ethics, 1988, Conserving Natural Value, 1994, Genes, Genesis and God, 1999. Associate editor Environmental Ethics, since 1979. Member editorial board Oxford Series in Environmental Philosophy and Public Policy, Zygon:Journal of Religion and Science.
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Holmes Rolston III
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Holmes Rolston III, American Theologian, educator, philosopher. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church (United States of America), 1956. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Religion, Society Biblical Literature (president Rocky Mountain-Great Plains region), American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethics (president 1989-1994), Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1953; Bachelor's Degree, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, 1956; Master of Arts in Philosophy of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1958.
Career
Assistant professor philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1968-1971; associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1971-1976; professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1976. Visiting scholar Center Study of World Religions, Harvard University, 1974-1975. Official observer United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janiero, 1992.
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Author: Religious Inquiry: Participation and Detachment, 1985, Philosophy Gone Wild, 1986, Science and Religion: A Critical Survey, 1987, Environmental Ethics, 1988, Conserving Natural Value, 1994, Genes, Genesis and God, 1999. Associate editor Environmental Ethics, since 1979. Member editorial board Oxford Series in Environmental Philosophy and Public Policy, Zygon:Journal of Religion and Science.
Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Religion, Society Biblical Literature (president Rocky Mountain-Great Plains region), American Philosophical Association, International Society for Environmental Ethics (president 1989-1994), Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Jane Irving Wilson, June 1,1956. Children: Shonny Hunter, Giles Campbell.
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Recipient Oliver P. Penock Distinguished Svc. award Colorado State University, 1983, College award for Excellence, 1991, University Distinguished Professor, 1992. Distinguished Russell fellow Graduate Theological Union, 1991, Distinguished Lecturer, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 1991, Distinguished Lecturer, Nobel Conference XXVII, Gifford Lecturer, U. Edinburgh, 1997.Recipient Oliver P. Penock Distinguished Svc. award Colorado State University, 1983, College award for Excellence, 1991, University Distinguished Professor, 1992. Distinguished Russell fellow Graduate Theological Union, 1991, Distinguished Lecturer, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 1991, Distinguished Lecturer, Nobel Conference XXVII, Gifford Lecturer, U. Edinburgh, 1997.