Curriculum Vitae

Mark W. Flory

7281 S. Franklin Street

Centennial, Colorado80122

(303)738-0891

(720)270-5288

EDUCATION

Ph.D.Joint Ph.D. Program, University of DenverDissertation Title: Preceptor:

and the IliffSchool of TheologyTransforming Practices:Dr. Richard

Concentration: Theology, Philosophy,Hesychastic Correctives toValantasis

and Cultural TheoryPostmodern Apophatic Theology

M.A.The IliffSchool of TheologyThesis Title: The HeartPreceptor:

Historical of Devotion: Devotion to the Dr. Richard

Theology Humanity of Christ in theValantasis

(with distinction)Spiritual Theologies of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Symeon the New Theologian

B.A.University of Colorado at DenverAdvisor: Dr. Honi Haber

PhilosophyMinors: Psychology, Anthropology

(Summa cum laude,

Honors in Humanities)

CURRENT RESEARCH AGENDA

The history, theology, and practice of spiritual disciplines

-especially Christian patristics, Eastern Orthodox spirituality, and late medieval mysticism

-also incorporating cross-cultural and cross-religious study of spiritual disciplines, particularly in

Buddhist, Hindu, and Jewish traditions

-exploring the applications of systems of spiritual practice to contemporary issues in pedagogy,

postmodernism, and social criticism.

Religion, politics, and popular culture

-focusing on the development of Late Scholastic and Reformation theologies and their continuing influences

-examining the religious basis of legal and political systems, and the philosophical underpinnings of contemporary legal and political forms

-engaging in the ongoing debate over the nature and function of ideologies

OTHER RESEARCH INTERESTS

Continental philosophy, especially phenomenology, existentialism, and postmodern thought

-including, but not limited to, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Husserl, Heidegger,

Sartre, Levinas, Derrida, Foucault, and Marion

-also researching areas of cross-disciplinary interest: e.g., Neophenomenology, Religionsgeschichte,

phenomenological and existential psychology, science and religion.

Neoplatonic philosophy and Christian Neoplatonism

-in particular, Dionysius the Areopagite (the Corpus Dionysiacum) and its heritage.

Ancient philosophy

-themes: the origins of Greek thought; philosophy as a spiritual disciplines (Pierre Hadot, Michel Foucault),

the development of mechanics (physical science of motion) in ancient and medieval thought;

Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics, and its influence in patristic and early medieval thought.

Medieval philosophy and theology

Cultural and critical theory

Hermeneutics

Romanticism

Reformation and Protestant thought.

EXPERIENCE

Summer 2010InstructorMetropolitan State College,

Courses: Introduction to PhilosophyDepartment of Philosophy

Spring 2010InstructorMetropolitan State College,

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, EthicsDepartment of Philosophy

Fall 2009InstructorColoradoChristianUniversity,

Courses: Philosophical InquiryDepartment of Theology

Fall 2009InstructorMetropolitan State College,

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, EthicsDepartment of Philosophy

Spring 2009InstructorMetropolitan State College,

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy (3 sections)Department of Philosophy

Spring 2009InstructorColoradoChristianUniversity,

Courses: Philosophy of ReligionDepartment of Theology

Fall 2008InstructorColoradoChristianUniversity,

Courses: Philosophical Inquiry, Philosophy of Religion,Department of Theology

Continental Philosophy

Fall 2008InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Religion and Politics in America (team-taught)Colorado Springs, Department

of Humanities

Spring 2008InstructorColoradoChristianUniversity,

Courses: Philosophical InquiryDepartment of Theology

Spring 2008InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Philosophy and Religion, World ReligionsColorado Springs, Department

Religion and Politics in America (team-taught)of Philosophy

Fall 2007InstructorColoradoChristianUniversity,

Courses: Philosophical Inquiry, MetaphysicsDepartment of Theology

Fall 2007InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Philosophy and Religion, World Religions,Colorado Springs, Department

Religion and Politics in America (team-taught)of Philosophy

Summer 2007Full-time InstructorUniversity of Colorado at Course: Religion and Popular Culture (team-taught) Colorado Springs, Department

of Philosophy

Spring 2007Full-time InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion,Colorado Springs, Department

Comparative Religions, of Philosophy

Religion and Popular Culture (team-taught)

Fall 2006Full-time InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion,Colorado Springs, Department

Comparative Religions (2 sections), of Philosophy

Religion and Popular Culture (team-taught)

Spring 2006Part-time InstructorUniversity of Colorado at

Courses: Philosophy and Religion, Comparative Religions,Colorado Springs, Department

Religion and Popular Culture (team-taught)of Philosophy

Spring 2006Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of Denver,

Course: ExistentialismDepartment of Philosophy

Spring 2004Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of Denver,

Course: MysticismDepartment of Religious Studies

Fall 2003Adjunct Professor University of Denver,

Course: Medieval PhilosophyDepartment of Philosophy

Winter 2003Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of Denver,

Course: ExistentialismDepartment of Philosophy

Spring 2003Graduate Student AssistantUniversity of Denver,

Course: The History of Jazz (Dr. Ray Kereilis, Music)Core Program

Spring 2003Graduate Student AssistantThe IliffSchool of Theology

Course: Theological Imagination and Construction, II

(Dr. William Dean)

Spring 2002Graduate Student AssistantThe IliffSchool of Theology

Course: Theological Imagination and Construction, II

(Dr. William Dean)

Spring 2002Graduate Student AssistantUniversity of Denver,

Course: The History of Rock ‘n’ RollCore Program

(Dr. Ray Kereilis, Music)

Winter 2001Graduate Student AssistantUniversity of Denver,

Course: The History of Jazz (Dr. Ray Kereilis, Music)Core Program

Fall 2001Graduate Student Assistant University of Denver,

Course: Ancient Cultures (Dr. Dean Saitta, Anthropology)Core Program

SeptemberAssistant ArchivistThe Iliff School of Theology

1999-

August 2003

SeptemberGeneral Music Education, Grades K-8ExcelAcademyCharterSchool,

1997-May 1999Jefferson County Public Schools

Spring 1997 Faculty Assistant (Dr. William Dean)The Iliff School of Theology

Winter 1996Faculty Assistant (Dr. William Dean)The Iliff School of Theology

Fall 1996Faculty Assistant (Dr. William Dean) The Iliff School of Theology

Summer 1995Faculty Assistant (Dr. William Dean)The Iliff School of Theology

Spring 1995Faculty Assistant (Dr. William Dean)The Iliff School of Theology

HONORS AND AWARDS

The Elizabeth Iliff Warren Fellowship, 2004.

University of DenverColorado Fellowship, 2001-2002.

University of DenverColorado Fellowship, 2000-2001.

Edward C. Herbrand Memorial Award, 1996-1997.

LECTURES

“Supernatural Naturalism: The Practice(s) of Ancient and Contemporary Physics,” Metropolitan State College Conference on Environmental Ethics, April 2, 2010.

“The Theology and Practices of Cataphasis,” Annual Meeting of the NationalAmericanAcademy of Religion, November 2009,

“On the Three Functions of the Practice of the Virtues,” University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Philosophy Club, February 21, 2007.

“The Joy of Fasting,” Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, April 8, 2006.

“A Primer in Hesychasm,” Rocky Mountains-Great Plains Regional Meeting of the AmericanAcademy of Religion, March 24, 2006.

“Negative Theology and Postmodernism,” University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Philosophy Club, March 21, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member, AmericanAcademy of Religion

PUBLICATIONS

“Bob Dylan: Postmodern Prophet,” to be published in Religion and Popular Culture, edited by Dan Clanton and Terry Clark, by Routledge, Summer 2010.

“Living the Word of God: Why Theology Matters.” The Augustinian. (March-April, 1996): 4-9.

“The One: Rational Conundrum, Mystical Apogee.” Philosophical Expressions. (May 1993): 1-12.

REFERENCES

Dr. Richard Valantasis

EmoryUniversity

CandlerSchool of Theology

500 S. Kilgo Circle

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

(404) 727-4188

Dr. Frank Seeburger

Department of Philosophy

The University of Denver

Sturm Hall, Room 263

2000 E. Asbury Ave.

(303) 871-2766

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

“The Practices of Prayer,” Adult Education course, St. Augustine Orthodox Church, beginning January 2008.

“Introduction to Eastern Orthodox Christianity,” Adult Education Class, WashingtonPark United Church of Christ, December 9, 2007.

Faculty Advisor for the University of Colorado at Denver Claim Jumpers Dixieland Jazz Band at the SunValley Jazz

Jamboree, October 18-22, 2006.

Director of Christian Education, St. Augustine Orthodox Church, Denver, CO, 1999-2004.

“The Unseen Warfare,” Adult Education course, St. Augustine Orthodox Church, 2003-2004.

“The Path of Prayer,” Adult Education course, St. Augustine Orthodox Church, 2002-2003.

OTHER RELEVANT FACTS AND ACTIVITIES

Married, with adult and school age children.

Professional musician: pianist, songwriter, and performer for 25+ years.

Private piano teacher, all ages.

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