Thomas R. McFaul

Dr. Thomas R. McFaul received his Ph.D. from Boston University. His scholarly interests combine Sociology, Ethics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Studies of the Future. He is an emeritus faculty member at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He continues to teach ethics courses in the graduate Liberal Studies program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as an adjunct professor and comparative religion at Collin College in Frisco, Texas. He has received two outstanding teaching awards.

He has published seven books including a trilogy on the future: The Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village: the Role of World Religions in the Twenty-First Century (2006), The Future of Truth and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century: Modernism and the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century (2010), and The Future of God in the Global Village: Spirituality in an Age of Terrorism and Beyond (2011). His most recent book that he coauthored with Dr. Al Brunsting is God Is Here to Stay: Science, Evolution, and Belief in God (2014).

In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he has served in several administrative positions including Dean of Liberal Arts--University of Baltimore and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs--George Williams College. His current research interests focus on the connection between science and spirituality.