J.C.W. West has graduate degrees in musicology and philosophy and has taught philosophy, logic, and humanities at the University of Delaware, at Widener University, and at Tallahassee Community College, and at the Center for Biblical Studies in Tallahassee. Anglican by viewpoint, West's interests range across a broad spectrum of cultures. West has lived in England, briefly in France, and in several areas of the U.S., most extensively in Tallahassee, Florida.