Andrew del Rio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Faculty Fellow, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ Fox University Honors Program
Teaching and research interests
- Philosophy of Religion and Apologetics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Mind
- Analytic Philosophical Theology
Andrew del Rio joined the university as assistant professor of philosophy in 2022. He completed his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin after earning two MAs at Talbot School of Theology. His dissertation was on the nature of the agnostic attitude between belief and disbelief, and his research has been published in top-tier philosophy journals such as Analysis, Synthese, and Noûs. You can find his research .
Dr. del Rio lives in Newberg with his wife Stephani and their four children. He enjoys making music, camping, birdwatching, fly-fishing, and discussing deep, meaningful questions over a good cup of coffee. He also has deep admiration for frontier missionaries, Porsche 911s, and three-streams churches.
With over a decade of campus ministry experience overseas and domestically, Dr. del Rio also serves as a minister in the local church. He is currently writing a book on the faith and philosophy of Alvin Plantinga.
Academic Background
PhD, Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin
MA, Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
MA, Bible Exposition, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
BA, Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville