William A. Dembski is a philosopher and mathematician who is well known for his work in intelligent design. He conducts research on the concept of specified complexity, a type of information that he argues is the hallmark of intelligence.

Academic credentials:

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago
  • Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Illinois, Chicago
  • M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary
  • M.S. in Statistics
  • B.A. in Psychology.

His books include:
  • No Free Lunch (2002, Rowman & Littlefield)
  • The Design Inference (1998, Cambridge University Press)
  • Mere Creation (1998, InterVarsity Press)
  • Intelligent Design: The Bridge between Science and Theology (1999, InterVarsity Press)
  • Unapologetic Apologetics: Meeting the Challenge of Theological Studies (InterVarsity Press, 2001) with Jay Richards

Dr. Dembski is a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute
Dr. Dembski is the Executive Director of ISCID

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