About the Author
About the Author
{L975} Kenneth J. Howell is Director and Senior Fellow of the St. John Institute of Catholic Thought that is located on the campus of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Religion of the University of Illinois where he teaches classes on the history, theology, and philosophy of Catholicism. He has been a visiting professor at several universities, including the University of Sacramento, and has been a guest lecturer at the universities of Notre Dame, Saint Thomas, and Iowa State on the history of science and religion. He is the author of eight books, including a major study of Copernican cosmology and biblical interpretation in the Scientific Revolution. He has also published dozens of articles in scholarly and popular journals. His current research involves ancient pagan and Christian authors (Clement of Rome, John Chrysostom, Peter Chrysologus, Epicureans, Stoics). He also acts as a theological advisor for The Coming Home Network International.