Dr. Amber Bowen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy. After receiving her undergraduate degree in The History of Ideas from The College at Southeastern she completed a Masters in Philosophy of Religion followed by a PhD at the University of Aberdeen. Before coming to Eastern, she taught for two years at Redeemer University in Hamilton, Ontario and then received a one year Faculty Fellowship at the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. She specializes in phenomenology, philosophical hermeneutics, and the work of Søren Kierkegaard and Edith Stein. 

Before beginning graduate school, Dr. Bowen lived in Milan, Italy for 4.5 years, which is where she discovered her love for cooking, travel, art, farmers markets and hiking. She and her husband, Jack, enjoy exploring the jazz scene in Philadelphia and are committed to homemade pizza Saturdays and over-the-top taco Sundays.