James Olthuis

James Herman Olthuis (born 1938)[1] is an interdisciplinary scholar in ethics, hermeneutics, philosophical theology, as well as a theorist and practitioner of psychotherapy of a kind he calls "relational psychotherapy".

Olthuis studied under H. Evan Runner in philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan;[3][4] then in theology at Calvin Theological Seminary;[4] and finally in philosophical ethics at VU University, Amsterdam, where he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree under André Troost [nl] in 1968.

Olthuis analyzed and critiqued the works of G. E. Moore, his dissertation being entitled Facts, Values, and Ethics: A Confrontation with 20th Century British Moral Philosophy.

Olthuis was a senior member at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto from 1968 to 2004 and continues to hold an emeritus position there.

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A vision of and for love: Towards a Christian post-postmodern worldview (article developed from a paper delivered at the Koers-75 Conference on 'Worldview and Education', held in Potchefstroom , South Africa , from 30 May to 2 June 2011)