B. Keith Putt

B. Keith Putt serves as Professor in the Department of Classics and Philosophy at Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences, where he has taught since 2002. His scholarship centers on Continental philosophies of language and interpretation, particularly phenomenological hermeneutics and deconstruction as applied to post-metaphysical philosophies of religion and non-classical theistic theological frameworks.

His educational credentials include:

• BA from Blue Mountain College
• MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• PhD from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• MA from Rice University
• PhD from Rice University

Dr. Putt's research investigates radical hermeneutics through the lens of thinkers like John Caputo and Richard Kearney, exploring sacred anarchy, apophatic affirmation, and theopoetics as responses to metaphysical collapse. His pedagogical philosophy embodies the 'salmon scholar' ideal—swimming against authoritarian currents through Socratic irony to cultivate critical humility, where questioning becomes therapeutic against superstition and ignorance. This approach frames philosophical content dissemination as penultimate, with ultimate educational goals focused on liberating student thought.

Analysis of his 2015-2025 publications reveals sustained engagement with Continental philosophy of religion, demonstrating evolving focus from Caputo's radical hermeneutics (2015-2018) toward political pneumatology and vocative anthropology (2023-2025). The corpus consistently bridges Ricoeurian phenomenology with postmodern theology across journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, highlighting interdisciplinary connections between philosophy, literary theory, and religious studies.

Professionally active in the American Academy of Religion, Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology, Society for Ricoeur Studies, and Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Dr. Putt contributes to philosophical discourse without documented awards or grant funding in the provided materials.