Education
Ph.D., University of Toronto
I am interested in moral philosophy, the philosophy of religion, Islam, Islamic history, and anti-Semitism.
Over the years I have taught Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy (Human Nature Seminar), Formal Logic, Critical Thinking, the Life of Muhammad, and the History of Modern Philosophy. I also teach in our first-year seminar (Conversatio).
- Human Nature Seminar (PH 105)
- Ethics Seminar (PH 107)
- Critical Thinking (PH 320)
- Formal Logic (PH 321)
- Life of Muhammad (PH 467)
“Fred Donner and Tilman Nagel on Muslims and Believers.” The Journal of the Middle East and Africa Volume 12, Number 1 (January-March 2021): 1-18, https://doi.org/10.1080/21520844.2021.1864199.
“The Aim of Warfare in al-Wāqidī’s Kitāb al-Maghāzī,” The Journal of the Middle East and Africa Volume 11 (2020): 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/21520844.2020.1764790
Tilman Nagel, Muhammad’s Mission: Religion, Politics, and Power at the Birth of Islam, translated by Joseph S. Spoerl (Berlin & Boston: DeGruyter Oldenbourg, 2020), ISBN 978-3-11-067464-4, https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/569513.
“Parallels between Nazi and Islamist Antisemitism,” Jewish Political Studies Review Volume 31, Nos. 1-2 (Spring 2020), https://jcpa.org/article/parallels-between-nazi-and-islamist-anti-semitism/.
“Hume’s Critique of Natural Religion: A Thomistic Response.” The Saint Anselm Journal, 13.1 (Fall 2017): 82-97. https://www.anselm.edu/academics/faculty-academic-centers/institute-saint-anselm-studies/saint-anselm-journal
I regularly attend and present papers at the annual meetings of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa and the Association for Core Texts and Courses.
I enjoy reading, gardening, and travelling. I speak German and love all things German.