The following philosophers are pilgrims who believe in God and have made a commitment to become followers of Jesus.
1. Alvin Plantinga – He is the John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, and holds the Jellema Chair in Philosophy at Calvin College. He did undergraduate studies at Harvard University and Calvin College. He then studied at the University of Michigan and Yale University, where he earned his Ph. D. He served as President of the American Philosophical Association, Western Division, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1971-1972. He has also received honorary degrees from six colleges and universities. He has written a number of books including God and Other Minds, Warranted Christian Belief, and God, Freedom and Evil.
2. Richard Swinburne– He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He also taught at the University of Hull and the University of Keele. He was a visiting lecturer or professor at many universities including Yale University, the University of Rome, and the University of Maryland. He received his education at Oxford University. He has written many books including Is There a God, and the trilogy, The Coherence of Theism, The Existence of God, and Faith and Reason.
3. Stephen T. Davis, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Claremont McKenna College, California
4. Nicholas Wolterstorff, Received his M.A. and Ph. D. from Harvard University; He was the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology, Yale University (1989–2001) and, concurrently, Adjunct Professor in the Philosophy Department and the Religious Studies Department. He was also a visting professor at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Oxford University, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas, University of Michigan, Temple University, the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit), and the University of Virginia. Among his many writings is the book, Justice: Rights and Wrongs published by Princeton University Press. F. G. Kirkpatrick, said Wolterstorff “does a magnificent job of developing a sustained argument for the thesis that the only solid foundation for grounding human rights is biblical theism.”
5. Michael C. Rea – Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame. Author of World Without Design: The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism, published by Oxford University Press. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.