Russell Blackford is Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. A renowned philosopher, literary critic, and commentator on a range of topics including legal and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaethics, and philosophical bioethics, a prolific essayist and author whose works include Freedom of Religion and the Secular State. Dr. Blackford is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Evolution and Technology.