Paul Alan Laughlin
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College
Westerville, Ohio |
 Paul Alan Laughlin is Professor and former Chair of the
Department of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, where he teaches Comparative Religions and American Religious History. A native of
Northern Kentucky, he is the author of numerous books and articles on a wide range of topics in religious studies, including Remedial Christianity: What Every Believer
Should Know about the Faith, but Probably Doesn't (Polebridge Press, 2000), and Getting Oriented: What Every Christian Should Know about the World's Religions, but Probably Doesn't,
forthcoming. An ordained Unity minister and an accomplished jazz pianist, Dr. Laughlin is a frequent guest speaker, workshop leader, and musician at churches and conferences all over the country.
Books
Getting Oriented: What Every Christian Should Know about Eastern Religions, but Probably Doesn't
(2005)
Remedial Christianity: What Every Believer Should Know about the Faith, but Probably Doesn't (in collaboration with Glenna S. Jackson), 2000
- Lectionary Worship Aids
, Series II, 3 vols. Lima, Ohio: C.S.S. Publishing, 1987-89.
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., Emory University
- M.Div., Candler School of Theology, Emory University
- B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1968
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College, 1993–
- Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College, 1987–1993
- Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Otterbein College, 1979–1987
- Visiting Professor of Liturgics, Methodist Theological School of Ohio, 1982
- Instructor in Religion, Northern Kentucky University, 1977–1979
- Instructor in Theology, Emory University, 1975–1976
- Teaching Assistant, Candler School of Theology, 1972–1974
Ecclesiastical Experience and Status
- Ordained Unity Minister, 1995–
- Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, 1969–1994
- Pastor, Salem U. Meth. Church, Newport Kentucky, 1976–1979
- United Methodist Campus Minister, Northern Kentucky. University, 1976–1979
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Religion
- Ohio Academy of Religion
- Society for the Study of Metaphysical Religion
Executive Committee member and Secretary, 1999–2002
Associate Editor of
The Journal of the Society for the Study of Metaphysical Religion, 1999-2002
Award & Honors
- Dempster Graduate Fellowship, 1974-1975
- Emory University Doctoral Fellowship, 1971-1974
- Emory University Alumni Fellowship, 1968-1971
- Louise Taft Semple Fellowship in Classics, 1964-1968
- President's Fellowship, Univ. of Cincinnati, 1964-1965
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