Dr. Cristian Mihut
Dr. Cristian Mihut
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: Administration Building, Room 306
Phone Number: 574.257.2545
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Cristian Florin Mihut graduated from Bethel College in 1997 with a double major in Mathematics and Biblical Studies. He then earned an M.A. in Philosophy from Texas A&M University (1999) and is currently completing his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. His dissertation argues that the cultivation of narrative perception is essential for moral agency. His research interests include contemporary moral philosophy, meta-ethics, phenomenology, philosophy of emotion, and philosophy of religion.
Cristian served as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University (Corpus Christi) and has been teaching at Bethel since 2001. In addition to working on his dissertation, Cristian is currently writing a paper in response to Eleonore Stump’s view of sanctification, and a paper on the Incarnation and Christian philosophy of mind. He is also an area book reviewer for Philosophia Christi.
Cristian enjoys cooking with his wife, Andrea, and making cold coffees late at night with her. Cristian also takes great delight in his four children, Hannah, Alexandra, Jordan, and Ethan. The five of them are loyal fans of the Greatful Dead Sea Scrolls, the church softball team on which Andrea plays second base. Cristian hopes he will be remembered by his children as their first gymnastics trainer. Since 1999 Cristian and Andrea have been attending the South Bend Christian Reformed Church, where they have had the opportunity to serve in various roles and capacities. They have been particularly blessed to be part of Christian “intentional communities.”
While at Bethel College, Christian was a winner of the Ronald Paulsen Award, the school’s highest athletic honor. He plays soccer semi-regularly with a group of faculty and graduate students at Notre Dame.
