Dr. James Spiegel earned a B.S. in Biology at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi (1985).  From there he turned his interests to Philosophy, earning two graduate degrees in the field, an M.A. at University of Southern Mississippi (1988) and a Ph.D. at Michigan State University (1993).  After teaching for a year at Minnesota State University in Moorhead Minnesota, he took a tenure-track position at Taylor University where he continues to teach a range of courses in philosophy, including ethics, history of philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, and apologetics. Spiegel has authored numerous books and articles on issues in ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and popular culture.  He speaks at colleges, professional conferences, and churches and is frequently interviewed for radio programs.

Spiegel is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Philosophical Association, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Society of Christian Philosophers, and the Evangelical Philosophical Association.  He has refereed for numerous philosophical journals and served as editor of the Berkeley Briefs, the newsletter of the International Berkeley Society.

In addition to his scholarly work, Spiegel is a music enthusiast.  He runs a recording studio out of his basement and has produced and engineered album projects for dozens of artists.  He also records his own original music.  Spiegel lives in Fairmount, Indiana with his wife, Amy, and his four children, Bailey, Samuel, Magdalene, and Andrew.