David K. Naugle (1952–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Theology at Dallas Baptist University, where he taught for nearly three decades. His books include Worldview: The History of a Concept; Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness; and Philosophy: A Student's Guide.

Naugle earned his ThD in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD in humanities from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also served as an adjunct professor of religion and a campus minister. He was also the director of the Paideia College Society (formerly the Pew College Society) and a weekly lecture series at Dallas Baptist University called the "Friday Symposium." He was a member of the advisory boards of the International Institute of Christian Studies and the Bryan Institute at Bryan College. He also served on the Creative Council for Art House Dallas and the editorial boards of Imaginatio et Ratio: A Journal of Theology and the Arts and Integrite. He provided leadership at two Texas area churches and at Young Life as well.

Read the tribute to his life and career from Dallas Baptist University.