Jacobus Erasmus is a philosophy and theology researcher at the Department of Philosophy, North-West University, and he is the author of the book The Kalām Cosmological Argument: A Reassessment (Springer, 2018)

He holds a PhD in Theology from St Augustine College, a PhD in Philosophy from North-West University (NWU), and an Honours BSc degree in Information Technology from NWU.

Publications

Books

• Kelâm Kozmolojik Argümani: Yeni Bir Degerlendirme (translated to Turkish by Mehmet Bulgen), Albaraka Yayinlari, 2022
• The Kalām Cosmological Argument: A Reassessment, Springer, 2018

Book Chapters

• "Perfect and Worthy of Worship", in Handbook of Philosophy and Religion: Probing the Mysteries of Faith, Truth, and Meaning in a Postmodern Context, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022.

Articles

• "A Molinist Response to Schellenberg’s Hiddenness Argument", with Timothy A. Stratton, Perichoresis, 21(1), (2023): 39-51.
• "Why It Is Difficult To Defend the Plantinga-Type Ontological Argument", Heythrop Journal, 63(2), (2022), 196-20
• "On Roach's Presuppositional Response to Licona's New Historiographical Approach", with Michael R. Licona, Perichoresis, 19(4), (2021): 21-33.
• "Can God Be Timeless Without Creation and Temporal Subsequent to Creation?: A Reply to Erik J. Wielenberg", TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology, 5(1), (2021).
• "A Philosophical Argument for the Beginning of Time", with Laureano Luna, Prolegomena, 19(2), (2020):161-176.
• "Is there a problem of creatio ex nihilo? A reply to Pao-Shen Ho", International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 88, (2020): 215-218.
• Book Review: "The Case Against Theism: Why the Evidence Disproves God's Existence, by Raphael Lataster", International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, 80(3), (2019): 303-304.
• "Mere Molinism: A Defense of two Essential Pillars", with Tim Stratton, Perichoresis, 16(2), (2018): 17-29.
• "Divine Determinism and the Problem of Hell", with Tim Stratton, Perichoresis, 16(2), (2018): 3-15.
• "Loke on the Infinite God Objection" Sophia, 57(1), (2018): 151-156.
• "Cohen on the Kalam Cosmological Argument" Prolegomena, 15(1), (2016): 43-54.
• "Is the Big Bang the Sole Cause of the Universe? A Response to John J. Park" Acta Analytica, 31(3), (2016): 337-344.
• "Can God make a stone too heavy for Him to lift?" Word and Action= Woord en Daad, 55(429), (2016): 28-29.
• "The Kalām Cosmological Argument and the Infinite God Objection." With A. H. Verhoef. Sophia, 54(4), (2015): 411-427.

Peer Review

Erasmus has also conducted peer review for numerous journals, including:

• Sophia
• Philosophical Studies
• Religious Studies
• TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology
• Philosophia
• Acta Analytica
• Transformation in Higher Education