Tim Howles
@timhowles.bsky.social
Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Theology, philosophy, ethics, politics, environmental humanities
Associate Director @LSRIOxford
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Theology, philosophy, ethics, politics, environmental humanities
Associate Director @LSRIOxford
Anglican Priest
https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/revd-dr-timothy-howles
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Tim Howles
@timhowles.bsky.social
· May 9
What should the Left do with the work of Bruno Latour?
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1. It has been fun to watch the new BBC "Lord of the Flies" with my ten-year old son. However, this adaptation does not really manage to convey the dread of the original novel (published in 1954).
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
1. It has been fun to watch the new BBC "Lord of the Flies" with my ten-year old son. However, this adaptation does not really manage to convey the dread of the original novel (published in 1954).
Honoured to be speaking with a couple of wonderful guests on the topic of "wisdom from the bees", 26 February at Campion Hall, University of Oxford. This is an in-person event only, but we *may* have a couple of spaces. If this might be of interest to you, do please DM. Thanks
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Honoured to be speaking with a couple of wonderful guests on the topic of "wisdom from the bees", 26 February at Campion Hall, University of Oxford. This is an in-person event only, but we *may* have a couple of spaces. If this might be of interest to you, do please DM. Thanks
A little article from me on Port Meadow, Oxford in this new book:
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
A little article from me on Port Meadow, Oxford in this new book:
Cody Staton, “Kant’s Critical Imagination. The Logic of Schematism” (Edinburgh University Press)
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cody Staton, “Kant’s Critical Imagination. The Logic of Schematism” (Edinburgh University Press)
I have been binging on twentieth-century novels recently. "Scaffolding", by Lauren Elkin, "The Overstory" (again) by Richard Powers, "Lime Works" by Thomas Bernhard, and just now "White Noise" by Delillo, which I am actually enjoying:
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I have been binging on twentieth-century novels recently. "Scaffolding", by Lauren Elkin, "The Overstory" (again) by Richard Powers, "Lime Works" by Thomas Bernhard, and just now "White Noise" by Delillo, which I am actually enjoying:
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
THE INSTRUCTOR
GREEK-ENGLISH EDITION
Translated by W. L. Alexander
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THE INSTRUCTOR
GREEK-ENGLISH EDITION
Translated by W. L. Alexander
luxpatrum.com/clement-of-a...
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
THE INSTRUCTOR
GREEK-ENGLISH EDITION
Translated by W. L. Alexander
luxpatrum.com/clement-of-a...
THE INSTRUCTOR
GREEK-ENGLISH EDITION
Translated by W. L. Alexander
luxpatrum.com/clement-of-a...
"Two Rivers Entangled: An Ecological History of the Tigris and Euphrates in the Twentieth Century"
Dale J. Stahl
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Dale J. Stahl
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January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Two Rivers Entangled: An Ecological History of the Tigris and Euphrates in the Twentieth Century"
Dale J. Stahl
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Dale J. Stahl
www.sup.org/books/middle...
"The Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy: Nishida Kitaro and the Meiji Period"
Richard Stone
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Richard Stone
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January 7, 2026 at 6:21 AM
"The Origins of Modern Japanese Philosophy: Nishida Kitaro and the Meiji Period"
Richard Stone
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Richard Stone
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"Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away." (Hosea 4:3)
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 AM
"Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away." (Hosea 4:3)
The Shadows of German Thought: Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Eric Voegelin in Hannah Arendt’s Political Philosophy
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The Shadows of German Thought: Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Eric Voegelin in Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy - VoegelinView
Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century, stands as a bridge between the philosophical traditions of continental Europe and the democratic aspirations of...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:37 AM
The Shadows of German Thought: Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Eric Voegelin in Hannah Arendt’s Political Philosophy
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Delighted to have the opportunity to respond to Dr Tim Middleton's important new book on 26 January at Regent's Park, University of Oxford:
"Witnessing a Wounded World: A Theology of Ecological Trauma"
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"Witnessing a Wounded World: A Theology of Ecological Trauma"
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January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Delighted to have the opportunity to respond to Dr Tim Middleton's important new book on 26 January at Regent's Park, University of Oxford:
"Witnessing a Wounded World: A Theology of Ecological Trauma"
www.ticketsource.co.uk/witnessing-a...
"Witnessing a Wounded World: A Theology of Ecological Trauma"
www.ticketsource.co.uk/witnessing-a...
Here is my latest journal article on a novel by twentieth-century write William Golding: "Darkness Visible".
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January 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Here is my latest journal article on a novel by twentieth-century write William Golding: "Darkness Visible".
academic.oup.com/eic/article/...
academic.oup.com/eic/article/...
My favourite English cathedral:
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
My favourite English cathedral:
One of the great films of all time:
January 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
One of the great films of all time:
An important new forthcoming translation:
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
An important new forthcoming translation:
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Marc David Baer
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The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Marc David Baer
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January 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Marc David Baer
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The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Marc David Baer
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January 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Reminder: applications open for a funded doctoral position (2026-2929) with me at Campion Hall, University of Oxford.
For those working in the field of ECOTHEOLOGY via systematic, political or applied theology approaches.
See here:
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/applica...
For those working in the field of ECOTHEOLOGY via systematic, political or applied theology approaches.
See here:
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/applica...
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reminder: applications open for a funded doctoral position (2026-2929) with me at Campion Hall, University of Oxford.
For those working in the field of ECOTHEOLOGY via systematic, political or applied theology approaches.
See here:
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/applica...
For those working in the field of ECOTHEOLOGY via systematic, political or applied theology approaches.
See here:
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/applica...
"Phenomenologies of Incarnation in Michel Henry and Emmanuel Falque: Saving Flesh, Redeeming Body"
Mark Novak
Explores how Henry and Falque articulate a phenomenology of the body and flesh in relation to incarnation. bit.ly/4adESRI
Mark Novak
Explores how Henry and Falque articulate a phenomenology of the body and flesh in relation to incarnation. bit.ly/4adESRI
December 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Phenomenologies of Incarnation in Michel Henry and Emmanuel Falque: Saving Flesh, Redeeming Body"
Mark Novak
Explores how Henry and Falque articulate a phenomenology of the body and flesh in relation to incarnation. bit.ly/4adESRI
Mark Novak
Explores how Henry and Falque articulate a phenomenology of the body and flesh in relation to incarnation. bit.ly/4adESRI
'A World Not of this World'
Is an image just an inferior copy of reality? Is imagination merely an escape? This book explores what images truly are and what imagination can achieve.
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Is an image just an inferior copy of reality? Is imagination merely an escape? This book explores what images truly are and what imagination can achieve.
bit.ly/4oQTGsZ
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
'A World Not of this World'
Is an image just an inferior copy of reality? Is imagination merely an escape? This book explores what images truly are and what imagination can achieve.
bit.ly/4oQTGsZ
Is an image just an inferior copy of reality? Is imagination merely an escape? This book explores what images truly are and what imagination can achieve.
bit.ly/4oQTGsZ
'Ethics in a Capitalist Economy'
Miller applies neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to business, arguing that free-market capitalism requires virtues to mitigate its flaws and to enhance its strengths.
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Miller applies neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to business, arguing that free-market capitalism requires virtues to mitigate its flaws and to enhance its strengths.
bit.ly/4q4xXyW
Ethics in a Capitalist Economy
In a novel application of the work of neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to the philosophy of business, Robert CB Miller argues that free-market capitalism requires…
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December 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
'Ethics in a Capitalist Economy'
Miller applies neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to business, arguing that free-market capitalism requires virtues to mitigate its flaws and to enhance its strengths.
bit.ly/4q4xXyW
Miller applies neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to business, arguing that free-market capitalism requires virtues to mitigate its flaws and to enhance its strengths.
bit.ly/4q4xXyW
Currently reading:
December 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Currently reading:
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently
www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/28/d...
www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/28/d...
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently
“Just how charitable are you supposed to be when criticizing the views of an opponent?”
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December 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently
www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/28/d...
www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/28/d...