Rick Hankins

Rick Hankins serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at California Lutheran University, maintaining an office in HUM 219 with contact email rhankins@callutheran.edu.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Theology, Ethics and Culture from Claremont Graduate University

His scholarly work critically examines the intersection of religious traditions and ethical dilemmas in modern society, with core expertise in Christian Ethics, Social and Economic Justice, War Ethics, Genocide studies, Christian Pacifism and Nonviolence, Human Rights and Religion, Religion and Violence, and Religion and Politics. This research agenda demonstrates sustained engagement with moral conflicts arising from political systems, armed conflict, and systemic oppression through theological frameworks.