Leslie Wolf

Wolf, Leslie

Religious Studies

Professor

Phone: (630) 942-2172

Office Location: BIC 2E08C

Email: wolfl214@cod.edu

Office Hours

• Monday, Wednesday, BIC2E08C 10:30-12:50 p.m.
• Tuesday, Thursday, BIC2E08C 11:00-01:00 p.m.

Areas of Research Interest

• Metaphysics
• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Religion
• Ancient Philosophy
• Feminist Philosophy
• Islamic Philosophy

Work in Progress

• The Metaphysics of the Real Presence (+30,000 words)
• A Defense of Lewis' Argument against Property-Indexing (10,000 words)
• "A New Puzzle of Material Coincidence" (10,000 words)
• "The Psychological Account of Personal Identity and the Duplication Problem" (7,500 words)
• "Four-Dimensionalism and Persistence: A Crazy Metaphysic Indeed"
• "Assurance of Salvation: Some Philosophical Issues"
• "The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone through Grace Alone: Some Philosophical Issues"

Publications

• Review of Hina Azam, Sexual Violation in Islamic Law: Substance, Evidence, and Procedure, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Journal of Islamic Studies, published online December 9, 2016
• Review of Catharina Raudvere, Islam: An Introduction, London: I.B. Tauris, 2015. Journal of Islamic Studies, published online May 5, 2016

Awards and Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Magna cum laude, departmental honors in philosophy, Founders' Day Award (NYU)
• Yale University Fellowships

Education

• Ph.D. Philosophy - Yale University
• M.A. Philosophy - Yale University
• B.A. Philosophy - New York University