Faculty

Shawn Standing
Dr. Shawn W. Flynn

President, Associate Professor

On Sabbatical; Returning July 2027

Specialization: Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamia, Comparative Studies, YHWHism, Development of Divinity, Ancient Children

Office 1-14 SJC

Matthew Kostelecky
Dr. Matthew Kostelecky

Acting President, Associate Professor

Specialization: Medieval Philosophy (with particular focus on 13th and 14th century epistemological and metaphysical thought); History of Metaphysics; Philosophy of Religion.

Office 1-14 SJC

Indre Cuplinskas
Dr. Indre Cuplinskas

Director of Diploma Programming, Associate Professor

Specialization: Catholic Church history; history of Christianity in Canada; Christianity and culture; 20th-century Catholicism; Catholic youth movements; Vatican II

Office 0-12 SJC

Matthew Hoven
Dr. Matthew Hoven

Professor, Doris and Peter Kule Chair in Religious Education

Specialization: Religious Education, Catholic Education, Religion and Sports; especially educational concerns

Office 0-14 SJC

Doris Kieser
Dr. Doris Kieser

Acting Vice President (Academic) and Dean, Associate Professor

Specialization: Sexuality ethics, Feminist ethics & theology, Bioethics, Moral theology, Teaching sexuality & theology, Theological anthropology, The sexual body, Death and Dying

Office 1-22 SJC

Nathan Kowalsky
Dr. Nathan Kowalsky

Associate Professor

Specialization: Environmental philosophy and ethics; philosophy of religion; philosophy of culture; philosophy of technology

Office 0-08 SJC

Denis Lamoureux
Dr. Denis Lamoureux

Professor

Specialization: Science and Religion, Evolution and Creationism.

Office 0-24 SJC

Fr. Warren Schmidt
Fr. Warren Schmidt

Associate Professor

Specialization: Liturgy, Sacramental theology, Development of Priestly Ordination Ritual and Theology since Vatican II.

Office 0-11 SJC

Lorne Zelyck
Dr. Lorne Zelyck

Acting Associate Academic Dean, Professor

Specialization: Canonical and apocryphal gospels; New Testament; early Christianity; Church Fathers; Gnosticism

Office 0-06 SJC

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Dr. Tom Oberle

Assistant Professor

Specialization: Metaphysics, philosophy of religion, medieval philosophy, Indian philosophy

Office 0-10 SJC

Sessional Instructors

Jeffrey Brassard
Dr. Jeffrey Brassard

Sessional Instructor

Specialization: Media and Cultural Studies, Sociology of Religion, Youth and Religion, Religion and popular culture, Russian Culture

Michael Buttrey
Dr. Michael Buttrey

Sessional Instructor

Bryan Clarke
Dr. Bryan Clarke

Sessional Instructor

Office 0-15 SJC
Brett Fawcett
Dr. Brett Fawcett

Sessional Instructor

Michael Gillingham
Michael Gillingham

Sessional Instructor

Specialization: Religious Studies, Religion and Literature, Irish Studies

Daniel Greenways
Daniel Greenways

Sessional Instructor

Office 0-09 SJC
Cyril Kennedy
Dr. Cyril Kennedy

Sessional Instructor

Richard Kover
Dr. Richard Kover

Sessional Instructor

Eugenia Kowalczyk
Dr. Eugenia Kowalczyk

Sessional Instructor

Daniel Kuc
Dr. Daniel Kuc

Sessional Instructor

Patricia Liogier
Patricia Liogier

Sessional Instructor

Office 0-13 SJC
Rachel Matheson
Dr. Rachel Matheson

Sessional Instructor

Gerard McLarney
Dr. Gerard McLarney

Sessional Instructor

Tim Nelson
Tim Nelson

Sessional Instructor

Patrick Nolin
Patrick Nolin

Sessional Instructor

Kenneth Ristau
Dr. Kenneth Ristau

Sessional Instructor

Jordan Robinson
Jordan Robinson

Sessional Instructor

Specialization: Sport and Spirituality, Faith and Culture, Religious Education, Catholic Leadership

Charles Rodger
Dr. Charles Rodger

Sessional Instructor

Tracy Russell
Dr. Tracy Russell

Sessional Instructor

Syriac Christianity; Martyrdom Narratives; Early Christian Asceticism; Biblical Interpretation

Office 1-24 SJC
Dean Sarnecki
Dr. Dean Sarnecki

Sessional Instructor

Specialization: Religious Education, Catholic Education, Catholic Teacher Formation, Ecological Concerns and Catholic Education

Sandra Talarico
Sandra Talarico

Sessional Instructor

Specialization: Religious Education, Overview of the Catholic Faith, Religious Education Curriculum, Methodology of Teaching Religion in Catholic Schools

Dana Tanner
Dr. Dana Tanner

Sessional Instructor

Tyler Williams
Tyler Williams

Sessional Instructor

Professors Emeriti

Paul Flaman
Dr. Paul Flaman

Professor

Specialization: Moral Theology, Spiritual Theology, Bioethics, Theology of Human Sexuality, Marriage and the Family, Theology of the Person

Office 0-16 SJC
Joseph Buijs
Dr. Joseph Buijs

Professor

Specialization: Maimonides; Medieval Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion