Jim Gustafson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Philosophy Professor |
| Location | New England, United States |
| Introduction | In case you are the kind of person who likes to have the background of a writer to help judge whether his or her opinion is an informed or educated opinion, let me present my "credentials." I graduated from Roxbury Latin School (Boston), Wheaton College, Fuller Seminary, and crowned my formal education with a PhD in philosophy from Boston University. I have been teaching philosophy at Northern Essex Community College for over 30 years and I teach as a volunteer in Kenya and India. I have published The Quest for Truth, an Introduction to Philosophy, now in its 6th edition. Lover of the outdoors, I have hiked and camped all over New England with friends and family. Like to fish, too - mostly catch and release style. My chain saw can be heard in our family forest in Vermont where I make up firewood to warm us when the snow is howling. My wife, Eleanor Gustafson, is a published novelist. Our greatest production however is our three children, all very successful adults with super spouses, who who have given us perhaps the greatest earthly joy of all - eight delightful grandchildren. Talk about blessings In 2012 I wrote "Wheat & Weeds: a History of West Cong'l Church." |
| Interests | Ideas? As a philosopher, I like something to chew on—keeps your brain limber, Outdoors? Taking care of 350 acres of God’s country in Vermont, we’ll share the joys of making lumber, firewood and maple syrup, God? Highlights from 40 years of teaching the Bible—on five continents!, Building? My wife’s favorite show is This Old House. We’ve tried our hand at sheds, sugar shacks, and houses. |
| Favorite movies | Water (India 2006), Dave, Bruce Almighty, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Napoleon Dynamite |
| Favorite music | My musical "home" is classical, playing piano and organ/keyboard, But I sing in a group called "Come to the Waters" that does 20th century Gospel and 70's Jesus music,I have sung and soloed in choral groups doing classics by Bach, Handel, Brahms, Rutter, Paul Halley and many more. |
| Favorite books | The Quest for Truth, an Introduction to Philosophy. (Sorry, I couldn't pass up the self-serving plug.) |