The Indiana University Indianapolis Philosophy Department is proud to announce the publication of Dr. Kahn’s most recent book, Problem-Based Ethics. As noted on the Rowman and Littlefield website, as a broad critique and invitation to reframe the study of ethics, Problem-Based Ethics welcomes scholars and students across disciplines to engage with ethics as a way …

The IU Indianapolis Philosophy Department is proud to announce the publication of Dr. De Waal’s latest edited volume, The Oxford Handbook of Charles S. Peirce. As noted on the Oxford UP website, the volume presents thirty-four original essays on the work of Charles S. Peirce; draws on seasoned as well as emerging Peirce scholars; puts …

The Indiana University Philosophy Department is proud to announce the release of Dr. Timothy Lyons’ recent book, Scientific Realism, published with Cambridge University Press. The scientific realism debate directly addresses the relation between human thought and the reality in which it finds itself. A core question: can we justifiably believe that science accurately describes the …

IU Indianapolis Professor Erik Saak’s latest work, Confessions of a Heretic. Volume One: Philosophical Considerations, is written for all those who have struggled with the concept of God. It is the first of a planned three-volume systematic theology. It seeks to answer the question of how can one believe in God when horrible things happen, …

IU Indianapolis Religious Studies Professor Kelly E. Hayes has been appointed a Permanent Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Hayes will join an international group of researchers studying esoteric religions from a global perspective. Her project, “The Valley of the Dawn: A …

Indy Toxic Heritage: Pollution, Place, and Power – Exhibit is now open in the stunning lobby of the Holliday Park Nature Center, January 25- March 29, 2025. The exhibit explores how environmental harm and advocacy for justice are part of our citywide past, present, and future. With support from the Bantz Community Fellowship and IN …

ScholarGPS, which is “the world’s most comprehensive scholarly analytics platform,” just released their 2024 “Highly Ranked Scholars” list for the prior 5 years in sociology. Andrew Whitehead, professor of sociology and director of the Association of Religion Data Archives at IU Indianapolis, is ranked #7 globally out of over 45,000 scholars ranked in sociology in …

Sociologist Dr. Kenzie Mintus at Indiana University-Indianapolis, was featured as an expert on a recent This Old House Reviews 2025 report titled Aging in Place: Can Older Americans Afford To Stay in Their Homes?  The report focused on aging in place. Click here to learn more about Dr. Mintus’s research on aging.

After a two year delay, the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland held presidential and political party elections on November 13, 2024. The elections led to the defeat of the incumbent president and the emergence of a new political party. IU Indianapolis Professor of Political Science Dr. Scott Pegg who served as an international election observer for …

Professor of Sociology Andrew Whitehead‘s lasted book, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church, won the 2024 Midwest Book Award for Non-Fiction, Religion & Philosophy. This is the second book award American Idolatry has won. The Midwest Book Awards is one of the longest running literary recognition programs in the …