Thomas E. Reynolds
B.A. (Taylor), M.T.S, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University)
Associate Professor of Theology
Office 213
Phone: (416) 585-4544; Fax: (416) 585-4516
E-mail: tom.reynolds@utoronto.ca
Tom recently joined the Emmanuel College faculty in 2007 as an Associate Professor of Theology. He previously taught in the Religious Studies department at St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI). His research and teaching interests are in constructive theology (particularly the doctrine of God, pneumatology, and theological anthropology), contextual theologies, religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue, theological method, hermeneutics, and philosophical theology, but also includes topics related to disability studies, aesthetics, and the thought and influence of Friedrich Schleiermacher.
He is currently working on a monograph entitled, Remembering Ourselves Differently: Theology in a Pluralist and Global Era, which explores the way memory, tradition, and the witness of faith are transformed in pluralistic and globalizing contexts.
Tom is married and enjoys spending time with his family of four, playing jazz piano, listening to music of all kinds, biking, exercise, and nature in whatever way possible. Music runs deep in his life: while finishing his graduate degree he played music professionally in Nashville, TN.
Current Teaching:
EMT 3451 Mission, Ecumenism, and Culture
EMT 1102 Introduction to Theology II
EMT 5605 Theological Method and Hermeneutics
EMT 3542/6542 20th Century Protestant Theology
EMT 3600/6600 Engaging Aboriginal Theologies
Selected Publications:
Books:
Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality (Brazos Press, 2008).
The Broken Whole: Philosophical Steps Toward a Theology of Global Solidarity (SUNY Press, 2006)
Journal Articles:
“Muslim-Christian Relations and the Challenge of Islamism,” Interreligious Insight (January 2008): 6/1.
“Improvising Together from our Differences: Christian Solidarity and Hospitality as Jazz Performance,” The Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Winter 2008): 43/1.
“Vulnerable Humanity: Disability and Community Beyond ‘Normalcy’,” Faith Seeking Understanding, Journal of Vocation (Summer 2007), published by Hastings College.
“Welcoming Without Reserve? A Case in Christian Hospitality,” Theology Today (July 2006): 63/2.
“Love Without Boundaries: Theological Reflections on Parenting a Child with Disabilities,” Theology Today (July 2005): 62/2.
“Rethinking Schleiermacher and the Problem of Religious Diversity: Toward a Dialectical Pluralism,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion (March 2005): 73/1.
“Toward the Other: Christianity and Buddhism on Desire,” The Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Summer-Fall 2002): 39/3-4.
“Religion Within the Limits of History: Schleiermacher and the Study of Religion--A Reappraisal,” Religion (January 2002): 32.