Tony Bolos

LUMEN PROGRAM ADVISOR and FELLOW, Philosophy

Areas of Expertise
Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics of Orphan Care      

Bio 
Dr. Tony Bolos is the Program Advisor for The Lumen Center and a Foundation Fellow.   Dr. Bolos has served both as an academic and a non-profit executive.  Prior to moving to Madison, he served as the Executive Director of New Hope Peru, an organization dedicated to family-based solutions for vulnerable children. While in Peru, he worked closely with government officials to launch a pilot foster care program in Southern Peru.  

Before moving to Peru, he taught philosophy at the Honors College and for the Department of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. His academic articles in philosophy have appeared in Synthese, Ratio, Erkenntnis, and Faith and Philosophy. Dr. Bolos has a forthcoming edited volume with Routledge on the basics of Christianity. You can see more of his academic articles on his PhilPapers page.  

External Appointments
  • Director of Learning and Formation, Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation

Experience 
  • Executive Director, New Hope Peru, 2018-2022  
  • Assistant Professor, The Honors College and the Department of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014-2018  
  • Templeton Post-doc Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies at Shalem College, Jerusalem, 2013-2014.  

Selected Writing and Public Engagement

Education 
  • Ph.D., MSc., Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh  
  • M.A., Philosophy of Religion, Denver Seminary  
  • B.A., Biblical Studies, Crown College

Link to CV