Timothy Harvie
St. Mary's University College, Humanities, Faculty Member
- Timothy Harvie is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at St. Mary's University, Calgary, Alberta. He has pub... moreTimothy Harvie is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at St. Mary's University, Calgary, Alberta. He has published on social justice, political theology, embodiment, the political economy, animal theology, and eco-theology.edit
Inter-religious dialogue is one of the most important and growing developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In a globalized, and increasingly fractious world, mutual consideration and open dialogue is crucial in a... more
Inter-religious dialogue is one of the most important and growing developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In a globalized, and increasingly fractious world, mutual consideration and open dialogue is crucial in a multi-religious society. Christian-Buddhist Conversations explores this through an analysis of the doctrines, histories, beliefs, practices, and ethics within Christianity and Buddhism. It brings together a scholar from each religious tradition in order to detail points of connection and differences with the aim of better mutual understanding. The discussions are detailed but accessible to non-specialists who desire to understand both their own traditions and the traditions of others. The chapters are aimed at pairing teachings and concepts and include: Christ and Buddha, religious authority, sacred texts, sin and karma, salvation and liberation, love and compassion, monasticism, the place of the human being in the world and cosmos, and public and political participation. Each topic is explored historically and in terms of the ideas central to each tradition. The book includes notes for further reference, a bibliography, and an index.
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This article confronts the ongoing tragedy of extinction in the Anthropocene from the standpoint of grief and embodied affect. It argues that when confronted with the death of an animal other – be it in public and political settings or in... more
This article confronts the ongoing tragedy of extinction in the Anthropocene from the standpoint of grief and embodied affect. It argues that when confronted with the death of an animal other – be it in public and political settings or in personal encounters of suffering – that silent grief is an embodied form of protest to the triumphalist and anthropocentric narratives of the neoliberal petro-state. In developing an account of suffering and grief from Miguel de Unamuno the argument proceeds to account for an embodied political praxis which subverts political structures aimed at marginalizing animal-others. Finally, in dialogue with Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the article concludes with a reflection on how scholarly activities in the mode of grief might enact relational capacities with the broader animal and natural world.
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[Figure: see text] Scientifically engaged theologies struggle to include a cohesive eschatology in light of empirical projections of mass extinction and the potential death of the cosmos. On the one hand, Denis Edwards argues for a... more
[Figure: see text] Scientifically engaged theologies struggle to include a cohesive eschatology in light of empirical projections of mass extinction and the potential death of the cosmos. On the one hand, Denis Edwards argues for a noninterventionist account of resurrection that coheres with evolutionary origins. On the other hand, animal theologies tend to neglect eschatology or engage in speculation. This article argues that eschatology requires a scientifically coherent account of creation. Therefore, it proposes that eschatology for both human and nonhuman participants must be communally grounded along evolutionary lines. Using Buber's intersubjectivity and evolutionary accounts of theology, it concludes that since eschatological life is relationally constituted within an evolutionary community, then in order to maintain continuity of identity, eschatological relationships are contingent upon the evolutionary relationships established pre-eschaton.
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After critically reviewing the ongoing development of various publics in public theology, this article attempts to develop an additional public in nonanthropocentric terms in order to ground adequately public theology’s approach to the... more
After critically reviewing the ongoing development of various publics in public theology, this article attempts to develop an additional public in nonanthropocentric terms in order to ground adequately public theology’s approach to the current climate crisis. Seeking a path between an account of Earth as a commons, with its emphasis on similarity and the diffractive method’s emphasis on the separateness of biodiverse lives, it argues that Merleau-Ponty’s articulation of the flesh of the world provides material for a politically engaged public theology. In emphasizing the separateness of embodied selves in the perceptual fields of embodied flesh, it develops an account of the ecosphere as an ontologically grounding public to correct the limitations of various ‘publics’ as human-centered institutions. In doing so, the transcendence of Earth’s embodied inhabitants is emphasized that conceives of public in terms of the connective tissues of more-than-human bodies.
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... lines of research in assessing nonembodied personhood, and finally, Pannenberg's non-pneumatological use of ... led him to argue that the most natural interpretation of the biblical account of ... in the People of God: The... more
... lines of research in assessing nonembodied personhood, and finally, Pannenberg's non-pneumatological use of ... led him to argue that the most natural interpretation of the biblical account of ... in the People of God: The Pneumatology of Wolfhart Pannenberg' in The Journal of ...
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This article examines some epistemological issues arising in eschatology when read in dialogue with scientific projections for the cosmos. In noting the problematic of traditional Christian eschatologies, affirmations pertaining to human... more
This article examines some epistemological issues arising in eschatology when read in dialogue with scientific projections for the cosmos. In noting the problematic of traditional Christian eschatologies, affirmations pertaining to human participation in transcendence, it is argued that exchanging notions of eternity for those of embodied, evolutionary relations is a productive avenue to pursue. In dialogue with Maurice Merleau-Ponty the article develops an eschatological conception of evolved animal flesh and its import for human relations with other species. The article concludes in proposing the concept of enactivism in constructing future eschatologies in dialogue with the natural sciences.
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This article confronts the ongoing tragedy of extinction in the Anthropocene from the standpoint of grief and embodied affect. It argues that when confronted with the death of an animal other-be it in public and political settings or in... more
This article confronts the ongoing tragedy of extinction in the Anthropocene from the standpoint of grief and embodied affect. It argues that when confronted with the death of an animal other-be it in public and political settings or in personal encounters of suffering-that silent grief is an embodied form of protest to the triumphalist and anthro-pocentric narratives of the neoliberal petro-state. In developing an account of suffering and grief from Miguel de Unamuno the argument proceeds to account for an embodied political praxis which subverts political structures aimed at marginalizing animal-others. Finally, in dialogue with Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the article concludes with a reflection on how scholarly activities in the mode of grief might enact relational capacities with the broader animal and natural world. Résumé : Cet article confronte la tragédie actuelle de l'extinction dans l'Anthropocène du point de vue du chagrin et de l'affect incarné. Il soutient que lorsqu'il est confrontéà la mort d'un autre animal-que ce soit dans des contextes publics et politiques ou lors de rencontres personnelles de souffrance-ce chagrin silencieux est une forme incarnée de protestation contre les récits triomphalistes et anthropocentriques du pétro-État néolibéral. En développant un compte rendu de la souffrance et du chagrin de Miguel de Unamuno, l'argument continueà rendre compte d'une praxis politique incarnée qui subvertit les structures politiques visantà marginaliser les animaux-autres. Enfin, en dialogue avec Maurice Merleau-Ponty, l'article se conclut par une réflexion sur la manière dont les activités savantes sur le mode du deuil pourraient mettre en oeuvre des capacités relationnelles avec le monde animal et naturel au sens large.
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In telling the story of a a dog I have known, one taking place in the context of my family’s life, I hope to display ethical truths about dog ownership that I could not adequately convey in any other way.
Research Interests: Religion, Theology, Animal Behavior, Theological Ethics, Animal Ethics, and 13 moreAnimal Theology, Environmental Ethics, Moral Theology, Religion and Animals, Companion Animals, Pets, Christianity and Animals, Ethical Veganism, Animal Ethics, Moral Consistency, Pets and Animals, Animal Rights, Animal Ecology, Animal Studies, Animal Ethics, Animal Cognition, Animal Liberation, Animals in Culture, Philosophy Of Animals, Animals & Society studies, Ethics of Animals, and Laboratory Animal Welfare, Animal Law, Animal Rescue Ethics, Philosophy and Sociology of Human/animal Relations, and Animal Theology and Ethics
After critically reviewing the ongoing development of various publics in public theology , this article attempts to develop an additional public in nonanthropocentric terms in order to ground adequately public theology's approach to the... more
After critically reviewing the ongoing development of various publics in public theology , this article attempts to develop an additional public in nonanthropocentric terms in order to ground adequately public theology's approach to the current climate crisis. Seeking a path between an account of Earth as a commons, with its emphasis on similarity and the diffractive method's emphasis on the separateness of biodiverse lives, it argues that Merleau-Ponty's articulation of the flesh of the world provides material for a politically engaged public theology. In emphasizing the separateness of embodied selves in the perceptual fields of embodied flesh, it develops an account of the ecosphere as an ontologically grounding public to correct the limitations of various 'publics' as human-centered institutions. In doing so, the transcendence of Earth's embodied inhabitants is emphasized that conceives of public in terms of the connective tissues of more-than-human bodies.
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This article examines some epistemological issues arising in eschatology when read in dialogue with scientific projections for the cosmos. In noting the problematic of traditional Christian eschatologies, affirmations pertaining to human... more
This article examines some epistemological issues arising in eschatology when read in dialogue with scientific projections for the cosmos. In noting the problematic of traditional Christian eschatologies, affirmations pertaining to human participation in transcendence, it is argued that exchanging notions of eternity for those of embodied, evolutionary relations is a productive avenue to pursue. In dialogue with Maurice Merleau-Ponty the article develops an eschatological conception of evolved animal flesh and its import for human relations with other species. The article concludes in proposing the concept of enactivism in constructing future eschatologies in dialogue with the natural sciences. R ´ esuméesum´esumé : Cet article examine quelquesprobì emesépistémologiquesemes´emesépistémologiques en eschatologie lorsqu'il est lu en dialogue avec des projections scientifiques pour le cosmos. En notant la problématique des eschatologies chrétiennes traditionnelles, affirmations relativesàrelatives`relativesà la participation humaine dans la transcendance, il est soutenu que l'´ echange des notions d'´ eternité pour celles de incarnés, les relationsévolutivesrelations´relationsévolutives sont une avenue productivè a poursuivre. En dialogue avec Maurice Merleau-Ponty l'article développe une conception eschatologique dú evolué la chair animale et son importance pour les relations humaines avec d'autres espèces. L'article se termine en proposant le concept d'´ enactivisme dans la construction de futures eschatologies en dialogue avec les sciences naturelles.
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Table of Contents for the Routledge Handbook of Ecotheology, with confirmed authors and tentative titles, which is currently in development with a likely release in early 2025.
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Chapter 1 - The basis of Moltmann’s eschatology is explored and developed with its specific relationship to the moral impact it has within Christian theology at the forefront of the discussion. Chapter 2 - Moltmann’s primary category for... more
Chapter 1 - The basis of Moltmann’s eschatology is explored and developed with its specific relationship to the moral impact it has within Christian theology at the forefront of the discussion. Chapter 2 - Moltmann’s primary category for discussing eschatology and its specific ethical import is ‘the Kingdom of God’ and is thus explicated in further detail within this chapter. Chapter 3 - This discussion of the Kingdom of God is then deepened with an analysis of Moltmann’s pneumatology. In particular, the role of the Spirit in vivifying human moral action in the Church and in society is examined within eschatological perspective. Chapter 4 - The above argument is then interpreted in light of the Christian claim that God is Triune as the persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Chapter 5 - Beginning with this chapter, the preceding doctrinal concerns will be brought to bear on systematic consideration of time and space as it particularly relates to Christian moral action. Chapter 6 - He...