INSTRUCTOR
Department of Philosophy
St. John Hall, Room B20-10
Queens Campus
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Phone: (718) 390-5289
Fax: (718) 990-1907
schrynem@stjohns.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- M.A., History and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame,
1994
- B.S., Physics and Philosophy, St. John’s University, 1989
AREAS OF INTEREST
- The relationship between quantum physics, cosmology, and
metaphysics
- The relationship between neuroscience, evolution, and the
theories of human nature and divine providence
PROFILE
Michael Schrynemakers has been a member of the Philosophy
Department since 1996. His areas of specialization are
philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, philosophy of
religion, and the philosophy of science and religion. He has a
special interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and
has developed several methods for engaging students and for
teaching critical thinking. He has created, in collaboration with
Intelligent Innovations, Inc., AnalysisMap, an online critical
thinking teaching tool, and SyllabusMap, an online assessment tool,
and is currently developing an online tool for role-playing
pedagogy. He is currently writing a book analyzing and evaluating
the claim that God would only allow evil if allowing it is
necessary for a greater good.