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Christopher Dreisbach is chair of the Department of Applied Ethics and Humanities for the Division of Public Safety Leadership in Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education. He is Professor of Moral and Systematic Theology at The Ecumenical Institute of Theology, St. Mary’s Seminary & University. And he is a frequent lecturer on ethics for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. He received his PhD in 1988 from Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or co-author of books, articles, and software in logic, education, ethics, the philosophy of dreams, and the philosophy of R. G. Collingwood. His books Ethics in Criminal Justice (McGraw-Hill) and Collingwood on the Moral Principles of Art (Susquehanna University Press) came out in spring 2008.

Education

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1988

MA, Johns Hopkins University, 1981

BA, Hamline University, 1979

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor and Chair, Dept. of Applied Ethics and Humanities, Division of Public Safety Leadership, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2004-Present.

Professor of Moral and Systematic Theology, The Ecumenical Institute of Theology, St. Mary’s Seminary & University, 1992-Present.

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Philosophy, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 1992-2004.

Scholarly/Research Interests

Aesthetics, Ethics, Professional Ethics, Legal Ethics, Law Enforcement Ethics, Ethics and the U. S. Constitution, Moral Theology, Public Philosophy

Selected Publications

Dreisbach, C. (2009). The ethics of the ethics of belief. International Journal of Intelligence Ethics (forthcoming).

Dreisbach, C. (2009). Collingwood on the moral principles of art. Selingsgrove, PA: Susquehanna University Press.

Dreisbach, C. (2009). Ethics in criminal justice. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Dreisbach C. (2008). Dreams and divinity: A critical look at Kelsey. Dreaming, 18, 257-266.

Dreisbach, C. (2007). Collingwood on dreams and art. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 13.2, 31-50.