John Mark Reynolds

Dr. John Mark Reynolds is President and Professor of Philosophy at the Saint Constantine School in Houston, TX. He is the Board Chair for Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative (OCLI) and a member of the Board of Directors of Orthodox Christian School Association (OCSA). He is also a faculty member at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, a Fellow of the Center For Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute, and the former provost of Houston Baptist University. He was founder and director of the Torrey Honors Institute, the Socratic, great books-centered honors program at Biola University.

Dr. Reynolds received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, where he wrote his dissertation analyzing cosmology and psychology in Plato’s Timaeus. He is the author of numerous books, including When Athens Met Jerusalem: an Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought and is the editor of The Great Books Reader. He is a frequent blogger and lecturer on a wide range of topics including ancient philosophy, classical and home education, politics, faith, and virtue.

John Mark attends St. George Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas. John Mark and his wife Hope have four adult children: L.D., Mary Kate, Ian and Jane.