Rae, Scott B.

Scott B. Rae is a prominent Christian ethicist and philosopher who has made significant contributions to bioethics, business ethics, and philosophical anthropology from a theistic perspective. He serves as Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. His work "In Defense of the Soul" presents a philosophical and theological argument for substance dualism, defending the existence of an immaterial soul against materialist and physicalist accounts of human nature. This work contributes to the philosophy of religion by connecting the concept of the soul to broader theological questions about human dignity, moral responsibility, and the imago Dei. Rae's scholarship consistently integrates biblical theology with philosophical analysis, particularly in addressing contemporary ethical challenges while maintaining traditional Christian metaphysical commitments regarding human nature and divine purpose.