Kevin M. Brien, Professor of Philosophy and Religion, has been with the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Washington College since 1986. Before his years with Washington College he taught for many years at five other colleges and universities. His main areas of specialization and interest are: Eastern Philosophy and Religion, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Marxism, Philosophy of Nietzsche, and History of Philosophy. His book Marx, Reason, and the Art of Freedom: Second Edition was published in December 2005 by Prometheus/Humanity Books. His most recent journal publications are:
To Believe?—Or Not to Believe?: A Dialogue Concerning Religion, Politics, and Suffering published in SKEPSIS: A Journal for Philosophy and Inter-Disciplinary Research, Buddhism and Marxism: Ironic Affinities in Dialogue and Universalism and  Humanistic-Marxism and the Transformation of Reason a forthcoming publication in Dialogue and Universalism. He is currently working on a new book project: tentatively called Toward a New Liberation Spirituality. Kevin's on-going work is a long-term project aimed at a critical synthesis of Marx, Nietzsche, and Buddhism.