J. Aaron Simmons is professor of philosophy at Furman University and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. In addition to publishing more than 100 articles, essays, and reviews, he is author or editor of numerous books including: God and the Other; The New Phenomenology; Kierkegaard’s God and the Good Life; Christian Philosophy; and Kierkegaard and Levinas. He is the former president of the Søren Kierkegaard Society (USA) and the South Carolina Society of Philosophy, and he has held official positions with the Society of Christian Philosophy, and the American Academy of Religion. A professional drummer and avid trout fisherman, Simmons loves hiking and spending time in the mountains with his wife, Vanessa, and son, Atticus.