Philip Hefner

513 total citations
62 papers, 239 citations indexed

About

Philip Hefner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Hefner has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 239 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 26 papers in Philosophy and 11 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Philip Hefner's work include Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (15 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (12 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (11 papers). Philip Hefner is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (15 papers), Theology and Philosophy of Evil (12 papers) and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (11 papers). Philip Hefner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Philip Hefner's co-authors include Clifford N. Matthews, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Jaroslav Pelikán, Gordon D. Kaufman, James F. Moore, Robert L. Moore, Norbert M. Samuelson and Gayle E. Woloschak and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Zygon® and Church History.

In The Last Decade

Philip Hefner

52 papers receiving 191 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip Hefner United States 8 107 106 54 38 37 62 239
Willem B. Drees Netherlands 9 165 1.5× 106 1.0× 67 1.2× 22 0.6× 24 0.6× 79 306
Niels Henrik Gregersen Denmark 8 122 1.1× 105 1.0× 35 0.6× 7 0.2× 55 1.5× 58 235
William J. Wainwright United States 9 49 0.5× 195 1.8× 18 0.3× 14 0.4× 31 0.8× 48 257
Alan G. Padgett United States 6 41 0.4× 139 1.3× 19 0.4× 11 0.3× 30 0.8× 28 188
Bruce R. Reichenbach United States 9 47 0.4× 141 1.3× 12 0.2× 39 1.0× 30 0.8× 45 255
Gordon D. Kaufman United States 10 149 1.4× 111 1.0× 21 0.4× 10 0.3× 81 2.2× 44 286
Anne L. C. Runehov Sweden 6 59 0.6× 31 0.3× 18 0.3× 27 0.7× 15 0.4× 16 173
Anthony Preus United States 9 44 0.4× 153 1.4× 37 0.7× 14 0.4× 16 0.4× 45 334
J. Wentzel van Huyssteen United States 8 139 1.3× 83 0.8× 44 0.8× 6 0.2× 72 1.9× 27 246
Joscelyn Godwin United States 10 45 0.4× 86 0.8× 14 0.3× 19 0.5× 14 0.4× 35 243

Countries citing papers authored by Philip Hefner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Hefner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Hefner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philip Hefner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philip Hefner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Philip Hefner. Philip Hefner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hefner, Philip. (2009). THE EVOLUTIONARY EPIC. Zygon®. 44(1). 2 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (2009). The Animal that Aspires to be an Angel: The Challenge of Transhumanism. Dialog. 48(2). 158–167. 22 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (2008). RELIGION‐AND‐SCIENCE: NEVER ALONE, ALWAYS IN A CROWD. Zygon®. 43(2).
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Hefner, Philip. (2005). Can the Created Co-Creator Be Lutheran? A Response to Svend Andersen. Dialog. 44(2). 184–188. 7 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (2004). HUMAN BEING: QUESTIONING AND BEING QUESTIONED. Zygon®. 39(4). 733–736. 3 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip, et al.. (2004). Concluding Dialogue: Challenging the Past, Grasping the Future. Zygon®. 39(2). 1 indexed citations
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Moore, James F., et al.. (2003). A symposium—global ethics on hiv/aids: Perspectives from the religions and the sciences.
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Hefner, Philip. (2003). Religion in the Context of Culture, Theology, and Global Ethics. Zygon®. 38(1). 5 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (2001). Pannenberg's Fundamental Challenges to Theology and Science. Zygon®. 36(4). 3 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1998). The Spiritual Task of Religion in Culture.. 23(1). 2 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1997). The Science--Religion Relation: Controversy, Convergence, and Search for Meaning. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 7(3). 143–158. 9 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1988). THEOLOGY'S TRUTH AND SCIENTIFIC FORMULATION. Zygon®. 23(3). 11 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1984). SOCIOBIOLOGY, ETHICS, AND THEOLOGY. Zygon®. 19(2). 4 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1984). GOD AND CHAOS: THE DEMIURGE VERSUS THE <i>UNGRUND</i>. Zygon®. 19(4). 3 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1980). SURVIVAL AS A HUMAN VALUE. Zygon®. 15(2). 203–212. 2 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1979). Is Theodicy a Question of Power?God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy. David Ray Griffin. The Journal of Religion. 59(1). 87–93. 3 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1970). The promise of Teilhard : the meaning of the twentieth century in Christian perspective. Lippincott eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Hefner, Philip. (1966). Faith and the Vitalities of History : A theological Study Based on the Work of Albrecht Ritschl. Medical Entomology and Zoology.

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