David Keith Naugle (1952–2021) was an American author and professor. He was considered an expert on the

Christian worldview Christian worldview (also called biblical worldview) refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it. Various denominations of Christianity have differi ...

Education

* Systematic Theology, Th.D. (

Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system of dispensationalism. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as extension ...

) * Humanities, Ph.D. (

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)

Career

Naugle was an associate pastor at Fort Worth Bible Church, Fort Worth, Texas. He then worked at the University of Texas at Arlington from 1980-88 as an adjunct professor of religion. He continued his pastoral work in Arlington during this time. Naugle then joined

Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a private Baptist university in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1898 as Decatur Baptist College, Dallas Baptist University currently operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Hurst. It is affiliated with the Baptist ...

as professor and later head of the

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

department. He was a supporter of

Amyraldism Amyraldism (sometimes Amyraldianism) is a Calvinist doctrine. It is also known as the School of Saumur, post redemptionism, moderate Calvinism, or hypothetical universalism. It is one of several hypothetical universalist systems. Amyraldism is ...

and

Neo-Calvinism Neo-Calvinism is a Calvinist theological movement that was initiated in the late-19th century in the Netherlands. It was originally developed by theologians like Abraham Kuyper, a former Dutch prime minister, and Herman Bavinck who insisted on h ...

. During his time at DBU, he began a weekly lecture series called the “Friday Symposium”. It featured presentations by DBU's faculty, students, and off-campus lecturers on a broad range of topics. He also began the annual “Summer Institute for Christian Scholarship”, a ten-week faculty enrichment program for Dallas Baptist University's professors. He was the director of the Paideia College Society (formerly the Pew College Society) at DBU. PCS worked with students in the area of Christian humanism and classical liberal education.

Books

He authored ''Worldview: The History of a Concept'' in 2003 which was selected by ''

Christianity Today ''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "eva ...

'' as the "Book of the Year" in its theology and ethics category. The Peking University Press has since translated it into Chinese. Naugle also wrote ''Reordered Loves, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness'' and ''Philosophy: A Student's Guide.'' He co-wrote ''An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God's Perspective In A Pluralistic World'' with Tawa J. Anderson and W. Michael Clark.

Personal life

Naugle was married to Deemie and they had one daughter. Naugle died on Friday, June 11, 2021.

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