Craig Q. Hinkson

Craig Q. Hinkson is a Professor of Philosophy at Liberty University's College of Arts & Sciences. He transitioned from electrical engineering to theology, earning degrees from Kansas State University (BS in Electrical Engineering), Bethel Seminary, and the University of Chicago Divinity School. His doctoral research at the University of Copenhagen focused on Kierkegaard under the American Scandinavian Foundation. His research centers on Kierkegaard, Luther, J.G. Hamann, and German Romanticism/Idealism, with a broader focus on the history of philosophical and theological ideas.

Publications include a 2021 poster on John Adams' intellectual legacy, a 2001 journal article comparing Luther and Kierkegaard's theologies, and a 1993 doctoral thesis on Kierkegaard's theological framework. No scientific awards are listed, but his work emphasizes interdisciplinary exploration of existential thought and religious philosophy.