With degrees in philosophy, theology, and chemistry, Professor Moreland is a Member of the Executive Committee for the Evangelical Philosophical Society; Fellow of the Wilberforce Forum; and a Member of the Executive Committee for the Society of Christian Philosophers. He has been Associate Professor, Chesapeake Theological Seminary; Associate Professor, Grace Discovery Center; Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Towson State University; Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Western Maryland College; Professor of Philosophy, Liberty University; Visiting Professor, Christ College Irvine; Visiting Professor, Simon Greenleaf School of Law; and Visiting Professor, International College.

His books include Universals, Qualities, and Quality-Instances: A Defense of Realism; Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity; Christianity and the Nature of Science: A Philosophical Investigation; Eldercare for the Christian Family; The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time; Beyond Death; Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Atheists and Theists; Christian Perspectives on Being Human: A Multidisciplinary Approach; The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for a Designer; Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus; Love Your God With All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul; Three Views on Creation and Evolution; Body & Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics; Naturalism: A Critical Analysis; Universals; What is the Soul? Recovering Human Personhood in a Scientific Age; To Every One An Answer: A Case for the Christian Worldview; Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult; Smart Faith; The Lost Virtue of Happiness: Recovering the Disciplines of the Good Life; The Apologetics Study Bible; Kingdom Power; The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith; In Search of a Confident Faith: Overcoming Barriers to Trusting in God; Consciousness and the Existence of God: A Theistic Argument; God and the Origin of Consciousness: A Theistic Argument; A Companion to Natural Theology; The Recalcitrant Imago Dei: Human Persons and the Failure of Naturalism; and Oxford Dialogs on Christian Theism.

Among his awards, Professor McClay is the recipient of the Rollin Thomas Chafer Award in Christian Apologetics; Academic Excellence Award, International School of Theology; Oakley Fellow at the University of Southern California; Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Christian Studies; Fellow of the Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute; OutstandiLiberty University; Senior Class Professor of the Year, Biola University; University Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Disciplines, Biola University; and Robert Fischer Faculty Member of the Year Award, Biola University. His work appears in such publications as Christianity Today, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and The American Philosophical Quarterly. Dr. Moreland served with Campus Crusade for 10 years, planted two churches, and has spoken on more than 200 college campuses.