Timothy Clancy

Fr. Timothy Clancy is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gonzaga University, where he serves as Director of the Honors Program. His work bridges Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Technology, with a focus on how virtual ontologies reshape religious identity in the digital age.

• Education: B.A. (Gonzaga, 1980), M.A. (Loyola Chicago, 1982), M.Div./S.T.L. (Jesuit School of Theology, 1989/1991), Ph.D. (Loyola Chicago, 1999)
• Key Research Areas: Virtual religion, digital natives, romanticism, transhumanism, Schleiermacher studies, early Christian controversies

His scholarly work examines virtual religion through lenses of hermeneutical theory and secondary orality, connecting Jesuit educational philosophy to modern digital identity formation. Publications span critiques of Technological immortality, Nazi ideology, and Catholic fideism, often engaging Schleiermacher's hermeneutics to address contemporary issues.