Published on February 21, 2014  
dean zimmerman

Samford University’s Philosophy Department will host noted scholar Dean Zimmerman for its annual guest lecture, "God and the Cosmos," March 4 at 3:30 p.m. Brock Forum, Dwight Beeson Hall. Zimmerman also will speak at 10 a.m. in Reid Commons. Both events are free-of-charge and open to the public.

Dr. Zimmerman is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University and the author of numerous books and articles on metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. He is co-editor of the Oxford Studies in Metaphysics.
 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.