Khaldoun Sweis

Dr. Khaldoun A. Sweis is an American Professor of Philosophy specializing in the study of the human mind and ontology of metaphysics. A noted author and global speaker, Dr. Sweis pioneered a unique new method of transformational coaching drawing from an amalgamation of philosophy, psychology, theology, mythology, and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Background and Education

Dr. Sweis is recognized for his expertise and insights in both the philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion. He is the founder of the Socratic Project, which hosts debates and discussions on critical issues and addresses the existential questions of life. He tutored in philosophy at Oxford University in England. He is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Olive Harvey College in Chicago, Illinois where he formerly served as chair. A member of the American Philosophical Association, Sweis has been teaching Philosophy for over ten years, as well as speaking nationally as well as conferences in England, Romania, Australia, and Hong Kong.

He is well-known for his book Debating Christian Theism, published by Oxford University Press and co-edited with philosophers J.P. Moreland and Chad V. Meister. Sweis has been featured in the organs of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, the Forum of Christian Leaders, and Christian Today. He received his PhD from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His dissertation was in the area of Philosophy of the mind and cognitive science.

Career

Sweis taught Ethics, Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Mind at Oxford University in Oxford England. Sweis currently teaches at the City Colleges of Chicago. He created and is known for the Socratic Project where he has hosted debates about ethics, politics and public policy. He has debated Emerson Green over the existence of evil and God.

Sweis has done multiple interviews and lectures on theology, philosophy of mind, ethics and culture with the International Forum of Christian Leaders. Sweis launched the podcast “Logically Faithful: Examining the beliefs that drive us” where he has interviewed guest including three-time Emmy-award- winning Ken Davis, American homicide detective Jim Warner Wallace, Eric Metaxas and radio host Gregory Koukl. He was interviewed by Dr. Dionne Wright Poulton who is an Educator, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant and Conflict Mediator. The University of Chicago paper interviews cover Sweis . The Think Institute hosted Sweis multiple times on issues of masculinity and life coaching.

Publications

• Killing God: Addressing the Seven Most Common Objections from the New Atheist
• Debating Christian Theism (co-editor with J.P.Moreland and Chad Meister)
• Christian Apologetics: An anthology of primary sources
• Journal of the International Society of Christian Apologetics
• Morality: Absolute not relative
• The Paradoxes of Naturalism
• Truth, Tolerance and Romance, originally in the Scribe 1998
• Christian Today “how to reach your secular neighbor”
• Question of Icons in Eastern Orthodoxy : Where is the line drawn between worship and veneration?

Articles and Chapters

• Sweis, Khaldoun A. (2009). "Consciousness or Qualia? What a Conversation From Leading Thinkers in the Field May Sound Like". Think. 8 (23): 45–53. doi:10.1017/S1477175609990029. ISSN 1477-1756. OCLC 8272878336.
• ——— (2013). "Existing Without My Body: Technological and Spiritual Possibilities". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. 25 (1/2): 89–104. doi:10.5840/jis2013251/25. ISSN 0890-0132. OCLC 8888775475.