REV. FR. KENNETH MASONG
PhD Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MA/Ph.L. Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MA Systematic Theology, San Carlos Graduate School of Theology
BA Philosophy, San Carlos Seminary
PhD Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MA/Ph.L. Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MA Systematic Theology, San Carlos Graduate School of Theology
BA Philosophy, San Carlos Seminary
Kenneth Masong is a professor of philosophy at St. Vincent School of Theology as well as at the Ateneo de Manila University and the Our Lady of Good Counsel Seminary where he is the appointed Dean of the Philosophy Department. He is also a professor of theology at Mother of Good Counsel Graduate School of Theology and the University of the Assumption. His previous teaching experiences include working as a professor of philosophy and theology at Columban College where he served as an Associate Pastor at St. Columban Parish. He also worked as an Instructor at St. Augustine Minor Seminary in Zambales (2001). In 2007, he accepted the position in Katholieke Universiteit Leuven as a teaching assistant in Metaphysics Seminar and Research in Philosophy until 2009. He has presented papers in symposiums and conferences here in the Philippines as well as in Belgium , France , Sweden and Czech Republic . While in Claremont California , he became a dissertation research scholar and a member of the Center for Process Studies. He is also a member of the American Catholic Philosophical Association and the Philosophical Association of the Philippines .
His areas of specialization are Process Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion and Metaphysics while his area of competence includes Moral Theology, Ethics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy (Modern, 20th Century, Contemporary).
His areas of specialization are Process Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion and Metaphysics while his area of competence includes Moral Theology, Ethics, Epistemology, History of Philosophy (Modern, 20th Century, Contemporary).
Publications
Articles
“Derrida, Pictographs and the Possibility of Intercultural Communication” in Hapág: Journal of Interdisciplinary Theological Research, 10: 1-2 (2009): 91-105.
“Iris Murdoch’s The Bell: Tragedy, Love and Religion” in Kritikē, 2:1 (2008): 11-30.
“Michael Polanyi: Religious Faith and Tacit Knowing” in Philippiniana Sacra , XL: 120 (2005): 501-529.
“Review Essay of A.C. Grayling’s What is Good?” in Hapág: Journal of Interdisciplinary Theological Research, 2:1 (2005): 121-127.
“An Inquiry into the Grammar of God: Wittgenstein and Religious Belief,” Philippiniana Sacra, vol. 36, no. 110 (2002).
“Anthropological Paradigms and the Ethics of Genetic Engineering,” Philippiniana Sacra, vol. 33, no. 49 (1998).
Books
“Religion Beyond Religion: A. N. Whitehead and the Advancement of Civilisation” in John Hocheimer, ed., Hope in the 21st Century ( Oxford : Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2009), pages 39-50. ISBN: 978-1-904710-33-2
(with Rina Ramos-Conception). We are the Church. Quezon City : Trinitas Publications, 1998.
(with Roderick Pacoma). Rediscovering the Bible. Quezon City : Trinitas Publications, 1998.
Dissertation Work
“Through Relevance to Reasonability: The Rationality of Religious Belief in Wittgenstein and Polanyi,” An unpublished thesis submitted to the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Master’s Degree in Philosophy, 2003.
“Becoming-Religion: A.N. Whitehead and a Contemporary Philosophical Reflection on Religion”, an unpublished doctoral dissertation defended at the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, 2008.
Articles
“Derrida, Pictographs and the Possibility of Intercultural Communication” in Hapág: Journal of Interdisciplinary Theological Research, 10: 1-2 (2009): 91-105.
“Iris Murdoch’s The Bell: Tragedy, Love and Religion” in Kritikē, 2:1 (2008): 11-30.
“Michael Polanyi: Religious Faith and Tacit Knowing” in Philippiniana Sacra , XL: 120 (2005): 501-529.
“Review Essay of A.C. Grayling’s What is Good?” in Hapág: Journal of Interdisciplinary Theological Research, 2:1 (2005): 121-127.
“An Inquiry into the Grammar of God: Wittgenstein and Religious Belief,” Philippiniana Sacra, vol. 36, no. 110 (2002).
“Anthropological Paradigms and the Ethics of Genetic Engineering,” Philippiniana Sacra, vol. 33, no. 49 (1998).
Books
“Religion Beyond Religion: A. N. Whitehead and the Advancement of Civilisation” in John Hocheimer, ed., Hope in the 21st Century ( Oxford : Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2009), pages 39-50. ISBN: 978-1-904710-33-2
(with Rina Ramos-Conception). We are the Church. Quezon City : Trinitas Publications, 1998.
(with Roderick Pacoma). Rediscovering the Bible. Quezon City : Trinitas Publications, 1998.
Dissertation Work
“Through Relevance to Reasonability: The Rationality of Religious Belief in Wittgenstein and Polanyi,” An unpublished thesis submitted to the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Master’s Degree in Philosophy, 2003.
“Becoming-Religion: A.N. Whitehead and a Contemporary Philosophical Reflection on Religion”, an unpublished doctoral dissertation defended at the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, 2008.
