Faculty Bio

Dr. Timothy Harvie

Professor, Philosophy and Ethics. Program Coordinator, Liberal Studies, General Studies, and Social Justice and Catholic Studies

After completing my PhD in Scotland and postdoctoral work in Wales, I returned to Calgary and began teaching at St. Mary’s. I now live, along with my wife and daughter, and our two dogs and two cats, in the far south of Calgary. I teach philosophy and ethics because I have a passion for helping students think critically about their lives, communities, and their world. There is much that can be learned from an examination of classical and modern thought that opens students to new questions and exposes them to new ways of viewing their experiences and their world. I desire to see my students become equipped to strive for justice and engage society with compassion in a spirit of equity and inclusivity. I have published on diverse figures such as the German political theologian, Jürgen Moltmann, the medieval scholar Thomas Aquinas, or the French phenomenologist, Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Recently, my research and writing has focused on critical animal studies and environmental theologies and philosophies. In this regard I am particularly interested in intersubjective accounts between human and non-human animals, eco-theology, the dialogue between religion and science, and their political implications. When not doing academic work I can be found walking my dogs, visiting the mountains, watching Star Trek, or listening to the music of U2.

Specialization/Research Interest:

Specializations: eco-philosophy, animal philosophy, religious studies and climate, economics and social justice, theology and ethics.


Research Interests
I am drawn to relationships between humans and the rest of the natural world, and exploring how our political and economic institutions impact the earth and its myriad inhabitants. I am also drawn to creative accounts of how religion and spirituality intersect with these and how these can be discussed creatively to find new ways of framing these relationships. To this end, my research explores the intersections of philosophy, theology, and religion, alongside politics, economics, and science.

Education

LicDD Theological Method, Ethics, and the Natural Sciences, University of Wales
PhD Systematic Theology and Ethics, University of Aberdeen
Master of Arts and Religion (High Honours), Canadian Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Theology, Ambrose University