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Associate Professor, St Joseph's College
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0-08 St. Joseph's College
114 St - 89 AveEdmonton ABT6G 2J5
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Courses
CHRTC 342 - Tolkien: The Theology of Middle Earth
An exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the world of Middle Earth as they relate to his Catholic faith. This course seeks to critically appreciate the artistic vocation and theological vision of J.R.R. Tolkien while exploring a major work of 20th century literature.
PHIL 102 - Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality
An introduction to the classical problems of philosophy through study and critical discussion of selected philosophical classics and contemporary works. Emphasis will be placed on questions of the nature and extent of human knowledge and classic problems about the nature of reality and our place in it.
PHIL 219 - The Art of Living Well: Meaning and the Good Life
Philosophies of the good life. Topics may include integrated wellness, attentiveness, objects of devotion, and community in historical and contemporary contexts.
PHIL 269 - Moral Philosophy and the Christian Tradition
Analysis and evaluation of selected moral and social issues.
PHIL 279 - Philosophy of Hunting
The moral, conceptual, existential, environmental, socio-political, and spiritual issues raised by the practice of hunting by humans.
Featured Publications
Nathan Kowalsky
Tolkien Studies. 2023 May; 19
Nathan Kowalsky
Animals in Our Midst: the Challenges of Co-existing with Animals in the Anthropocene. 2020 January; ed. Bernice Bovenkerk & Jozef Keulartz (Cham, Switzerland: Springer):79-98
Going Outside
Nathan Kowalsky
Canadian Environmental Philosophy. 2019 January; ed. Byron Williston, C. Tyler DesRoches, and Frank Jankunis (Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press):137-156
The God(s) of November
Nathan Kowalsky
Encountering Earth: Thinking Theologically With A More-Than-Human World. 2018 January; ed. Trevor Bechtel, Matthew Eaton, & Timothy Harvie (Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, Wipf & Stock):166-177
Nathan Kowalsky
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 2017 December; 46 (4):489-510
Anti-hunting as Heresy: Andrew Linzey’s Animal Gnosticism
Nathan Kowalsky
God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting. 2017 October; ed. Bracy V. Hill, II and John B. White (Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press):312-332
Nathan Kowalsky
Environmental Philosophy. 2016 January; 13 (2):239-267
Nathan Kowalsky, Randolph Haluza-DeLay
Environmental Ethics. 2015 January; 37 (1):75-97
Nathan Kowalsky
Indigenous Perspectives of North America: A Collection of Studies. 2014 January; ed. E. Sepsi, J. Nagy, M. Vassanyi & J. Kenyeres (Cambridge Scholars Publishing):2-31
Nathan Kowalsky
Found in Alberta: Environmental Themes for the Anthropocene. 2014 January; ed. R. Boschman and Mario Trono (Wilfrid Laurier University Press):281-302
Nathan Kowalsky
Old World and New World Perspectives in Environmental Philosophy: Transatlantic Conversations. 2014 January; ed. M. Drenthen & J. Keulartz (Springer):209-227
Research Students
Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.