Witold Wolny

 Associate Professor of Religion

Education:    

• Ph.D. (Philosophy), - University of Seville, Spain, 2007
• Postgraduate studies: University of Uppsala, Sweden, 1995.
• M.A., (Applied Theology), - University of Salamanca, Spain, 1993
• M.A./S.T.L. Theological Institute ‘San Ildefonso’, Toledo, Spain, 1989
• B.A.  - Pontifical Academy of Theology, Cracow, Poland, 1988.

Courses Taught:

• Science and Religion.
• Theories of Religion.
• Introduction to The Old Testament.
• Introduction to The New Testament.
• Religions of the World.
• One Nation Under God? Religion in Contemporary America.
• Early Church History.
• Introduction to Christian Theology.
• History of Ideas.
• Phenomenology of Religion.
• Philosophy: Introduction to Epistemology, Philosophical Anthropology, Ontology and Ethics.
• Classical Guitar.
• Spanish 1010 - 3000.

Research Interests:

• The relationship between religion and contemporary culture. In particular, how contemporary science impact our world views and challenges religious paradigm.

Professional Interests:

• Member of the Editorial Committee for “Thémata. Revista de Filosofía”. Seville, Spain.
• Member of American Academy of Religion.
• Founder Member of the Hispanic Society of Anthropological Philosophy (SHAF).
• Member of the Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.
• NAFSA (Association for International Educators).
• VIE (Virginia International Educators).  Member of the Board.

 Awards:

• Harrison Award for Outstanding Service, UVa Wise, 2011.

Selected Publications:  

• “What, How, and Why: The Geertzian Definition of Religion and Neurotheological Project on Meta and Megatheology”,   International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS), Vol. 2 No. 5; March 2012.
• "Love in the Theory of Positive Disintegration”, article published in Heksis, Polish-English Online Quarterly bilingual (Polish-English) psychology journal, Barcelona-Warsaw 2009.

• “El problema antropológico de la desecularización”. (Anthropological Problem of Secualrization)  Antropología y Humanismo, (various authors), CEU, Madrid, 1999. ISBN: 84-95219-08-5.