Timothy Scott CV

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Timothy M. E. Scott, BA Hons LaT, QTS Glos, Dip Ed LaT, PhD LaT
To whom it may concern,
I am a scholar and teacher of comparative religion with a broad knowledge of the areas
informed by this, in particular philosophy, symbolism, literature and art. I have taught at
both secondary and tertiary levels, with a record of proven success and strong relationships
with my students.
For the past six years I was employed at Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, teaching across
a range of subjects in the Humanities, including Religious Education. I taught VCE
Philosophy for the last four years; my final year cohort achieved excellent results with three
students in the top 8% of the State and one of my students topping the State, as one of only
two students with a perfect Study Score in this subject. Two of my students have gone on
to lecture with Connect Education. From 2007 till the end of 2009 I was employed as a
Research Officer (Lecturer A) at La Trobe University (LTU), Bendigo, Australia, based
within the Philosophy & Religious Studies (PRS) program. My principal role was editor-
in-chief of Eye of the Heart: A Journal of Traditional Wisdom (EoH), an international, peer-
reviewed, scholarly journal in the field of traditional philosophy and religious studies. I
had executive responsibility for all aspects of EoH including its direction and mission,
forming an advisory board of international scholars and academics, soliciting articles,
communication with reviewers and contributors, editing, and all aspects of presentation
including typesetting for the print version. As part of the development of EoH I instigated
and developed La Trobe’s print-on-demand facilities, an outcome applicable to other areas
of La Trobe University beyond the PRS program. I was also responsible for securing
funding for Eye of the Heart and for its general promotion.
I augmented my editorial work within the PRS program with lecturing, tutoring, marking,
and the examination of Honours and postgraduate theses. In 2010 I returned to the PRS
program as a postgraduate supervisor to cover sick leave. In this capacity I worked closely
with candidates studying such diverse areas as the development of Buddhism in the West,
the place of Nature in Plotinus, the idea of Man in Dante, the Kalachakr Tantra, the concept
of creatio ex nihilo in Patristic Christianity, and the spiritual legacy of Harold Stewart.
Furthermore, my commitment to developing education of religion led to me taking up a
role as a member of the Education Committee for the Parliament of the World’s Religions,
during 2009.
Prior to my position at La Trobe I was a teacher of Religious Studies at Oxford High School
(Girls Day School Trust). I taught Year 7 through to A-level for two years specializing in
A-Level Theology (The Gospel of John). My examination students achieved outstanding
results: seven out of my GCSE cohort (Christianity/Hinduism) received commendations
for being in the top ten students for GCSE Religious Studies in the UK in 2006; my last year
of AS-level students (seventeen students) received an unprecedented 100% A grades, and
three of my A2-level students were accepted into Oxbridge courses in the field of Religious
Studies/Theology. I also taught at St. Mary’s Girls School, Wantage, and Abingdon Boys
School, and I was heavily involved in the pastoral life of the International School of
Düsseldorf during the three years that my wife taught there. During this period I
participated in Project Tanzania, a voluntary teaching program in Tanzania, in which I
taught matriculation level Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics.
As a teacher I seek to develop the student’s knowledge, understanding and critical ability.
I regard teaching as my vocation, in the fullest sense of this word. I aim at a reflective, self-
conscious and innovative teaching practice rooted in clearly articulated aims and
objectives, shaped by pedagogical strategies for effective student learning, and directed
towards demonstrable outcomes. I believe that good teaching has less to do with the
transmission of information than with the development of new modes of understanding. This

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entails the nurturing of student’s intellectual and creative capabilities, including the
development of increasingly sophisticated conceptual and methodological tools of analysis
and synthesis, which enable the students to construct their own understandings. I treat all
my students—from Year 7 to postgraduate level—with courtesy and respect while
presenting real intellectual challenges. I aim to develop scholarly attitudes and habits of
mind that are critical and independent, governed by the rigours and demands of the
particular disciplines in which students are involved but also conducive to real intellectual
creativity. I am also conscious of the importance of continuous re-assessment of my
teaching—by myself, my students and my colleagues.
As my curriculum vitae shows, I have established a solid publication record, albeit that my
writing has been placed on hold during my recent secondary teaching. This is one area that
I hope to reinvigorate. In 2006 one of my articles, originally published in Sophia: The Journal
of Traditional Studies in 2001, was chosen as one of only twenty articles for the World
Wisdom publication, The Essential Sophia (edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Catherine
O’Brien), a volume which celebrates over ten years of Sophia.
My doctoral research focused principally, but far from exclusively, on the Biblical
symbolism of the Ark. However, I have wide-ranging interests in the field of religious
studies. You will see something of my interests and expertise in my curriculum vitae. I have
intensively studied the mystical traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but am also
familiar with Hinduism and Buddhism. I am also versed in the philosophy and religions of
the ancient Greeks. I am experienced in the teaching of ‘Philosophy of Religion,’ ‘Ethics’
and ‘Theology’ including the various methodological approaches as well as the key issues
and “problems.” My knowledge of religious studies as a subject and the major religions of
the world mean that I am well suited to contribute to a range of teaching and co-ordination.
I have also presented lectures on art and literature.
As my referees will testify, I have strong organizational and communication skills as well
as boundless energy and enthusiasm. I have a passionate interest in all aspects of education
and am committed to serious study in an open and exhilarating intellectual environment.
My energy and enthusiasm inspire, while my wide-ranging knowledge allows me to
vigorously challenge the student. I aim for my students to learn from religion rather than
simply about it: to be theologians and philosophers as well as learning about theology and
philosophy. I value the opportunity to share my study with students and academic peers
alike. I am confident that I have the commitment, background and personal attributes to
make me a dedicated and innovative member of any academic institution and a benefit,
both academically and pastorally, to students.
Please find attached my curriculum vitae. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Timothy M. E. Scott

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ACADEMIC HISTORY
2011 Graduate Diploma of Education, La Trobe University, Bendigo. Awarded: 6.05.2011.
2005 Qualified Teacher Status (General Teaching Council for England), University of
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham & Gloucester. Awarded: 17.11.2005.
2004 Doctorate by Thesis, La Trobe University, Bendigo. Awarded: 7.5.2004.
2000 Thesis upgrade to PhD.
1999 Commenced MA Humanities by Thesis, La Trobe University, Bendigo.
Thesis: ‘Symbolism of the Ark: The universal symbolism of the receptacle of Divine
Immanence’. Supervisor: Dr Harry Oldmeadow.
1998 Completed Bachelor of Arts Honours (Humanities), La Trobe University, Bendigo
Awarded: 7.5.1999 First Class.
Thesis: ‘The Enigmatic Melchizedek: A dissertation on the Old Testament figure
Melchizedek as portrayed in Genesis Ch.14’. Supervisor: Dr Rodney Blackhirst.
1997 Completed Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), La Trobe University, Bendigo. Awarded:
8.5.1998 with distinctions (Majors in Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies,
Studies in Western Traditions).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2010 August – 2016 January
Teacher Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, Australia.
History (Yrs.7-10); Religious Education (Yrs.7-9); Religious Education: Ethics and Philosophy
(Yr.10); Personal Development (Yrs.8 & 9); VCE Philosophy.
2010 May – July
Short term contract. Literacy/English teacher Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, Australia.
2010 May – July
Short term contract. Lecturer (Postgraduate Supervision), Philosophy and Religious Studies
program, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia.
2010 April – May
English/Humanities teacher at Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine, Australia.
2009 December – 2010 February
Copy-editor/proof-reader: M. Ali Lakhani’s, The Timeless Relevance of Traditional Wisdom, World
Wisdom Books, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2007 June – 2009 December
Research Officer, Philosophy and Religious Studies program, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia.
Responsibilities:
• Establishment and executive editorship of an international, academic, peer-reviewed journal
in the field of Traditional philosophy and religious studies.
• Web development and maintenance for journal.
• Lecturing: ‘An Introduction to Buddhism,’ for Introducing Religious Studies course (IRS).
• Guest lectures in Renaissance Studies, IRS and Traditional Cosmologies courses.
• Course tutorials for Greek Mythology and IRS.
• Honours and postgraduate theses examiner.
Postgraduate seminars for PRS and Planning and Development programs.

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2006 September – December
Copy-editor/proof-reader: Ananda Coomaraswamy’s, Figures of Speech or Figures of Thought? The
Traditional View of Art, edited by Dr William Wroth for World Wisdom Books, Bloomington, Indiana,
USA.
2004 July – 2006 September
Teacher of Religious Studies, Oxford High School (Girls Day School Trust), Oxford, UK
Key Stage 3 (Yrs.7-9); General RS (Yrs.10-12); GCSE (EDEXCEL: Christianity Unit I; AQA: Christianity
Unit 1); AS/A2 (EDEXCEL: New Testament); AS (OCR: Critical Thinking).
2004 January –July
Teacher of Religious Studies, St. Mary’s Girls School, Wantage, UK
Key Stage 3 (Yrs.6-9); GCSE (OCR: Judaism Short Course); AS (EDEXCEL: Philosophy of Religion;
Ethics); A2 (EDEXCEL: Philosophy of Religion).
2003 September – December
Teacher of Religious Studies, Abingdon Boys School, Abingdon, UK
Key Stage 3 (Yrs.6-9): GCSE (EDEXCEL: Religion and Life based on a study of Christianity).
1998 – 99: Teacher’s Aide working with a student with ADD syndrome, Girton Grammar School, Bendigo
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Books
• Symbolism of the Ark, Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2010.
Contributions in books
• ‘The one and only path’ in Crossing Religious Frontiers: Studies in Comparative Religion Series 1, ed.
H. Oldmeadow, Bloomington: World Wisdom Books, 2010, 92-102.
• ‘Traversing the Waters’ in Water & It Spiritual Significance, ed. G. Henry, Louisville, KY: Fons
Vitae, 2009, 98-106.
• ‘Withdrawal, Extinction and Creation: Christ’s kenosis in light of the Judaic doctrine of tsimtsum
and the Islamic doctrine of fana’ in The Essential Sophia, ed. S. H. Nasr & K. O’Brien, Bloomington:
World Wisdom Books, 2006, 58-77.
• ‘The Logic of Mystery & the Necessity of Faith’ in The Betrayal of Tradition: Essays on the Spiritual
Crisis of Modernity, ed. H. Oldmeadow, Bloomington: World Wisdom Books, 2004, 123-145.
• ‘The Elect and the Predestination of Knowledge’ in Esotericism and the Control of Knowledge, ed.
Dr. E. Crangle, Sydney: Sydney Studies in Religion 5, 2004, 89-100.
Articles
• ‘Towards a definition of “initiation”’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 22,
Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2009, 127-137.
• ‘Abrahamic symbolisms of the number 72’, Eye of the Heart: A Journal of Traditional Wisdom 1,
Bendigo: La Trobe University, 2008, 86-111 (peer-reviewed).
• ‘Remarks on the universal symbolism of the number 72’, Eye of the Heart: A Journal of Traditional
Wisdom 1, Bendigo: La Trobe University, 2008, 119-140 (peer-reviewed).

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• ‘René Guénon and the question of initiation’, Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies Vol.14
No.1, Oakton: The Foundation for Traditional Studies, 2008, 63-87.
• ‘“Made in the Image”: Schuon’s Theomorphic Anthropology’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition
and Modernity 20 (Special Tenth Anniversary Issue), Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2007,
193-224
• ‘Mercy and Charity’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 19, Vancouver: Sacred Web
Publishing, 2007, 121-132.
• ‘The Annunciation: symbolic functions of space in Renaissance depictions of the Annunciation’
Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies Vol.13 No.1, Oakton: The Foundation for Traditional
Studies, 2007, 55-73.
• ‘The Elect and the Predestination of Knowledge’ (republished), Vincit Omnia Veritas 3.2, 2007,
50-72.
• ‘Remarks on the cosmogonic symbolism of Edom and Eden’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 3.1, 2007, 107-
120.
• ‘One Word, many tongues’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 3.1, 2007, 15-40 (a version of this paper was
originally published as ‘Concerning religious forms’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and
Modernity 8, 2001, 73-98).
• ‘In response to Mr Larking’s, ‘Sacrifice and the Preservation of the Environment in Native
American Belief’ (Sacred Web 17), in Letters to the Editor, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and
Modernity 18, Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2006, 191-197.
• ‘Remarks on the cosmogonic symbolism of the Ark of Noah and the Ark of the Covenant’,
Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies Vol.12 No.2, Oakton: The Foundation for Traditional
Studies, 2006, 99-126.
• ‘The Container and the Contained’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 2.2, 2006, 176-187.
• ‘Concerning number symbolism’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 16, Vancouver:
Sacred Web Publishing, 2006, 141-165.
• ‘Weaving the symbolism of light’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 2.1, 2006, 64-74.
• ‘A brief introduction to the “Traditional Doctrine of Art”’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 1.2, 2005, 9-14.
• ‘Remarks on St. Christopher’, Vincit Omnia Veritas 1.2, 2005, 63-74. Also in French ‘Remarques
sur Saint Christophe’ (tr.) Charles Amir Perret, Vincit Omnia Veritas 1.2, 2005, 75-86.
• ‘Coincidentia oppositorum (amended introduction) and a note on Dr. Stoddart’s use of the
“mountain-climbing” metaphor in Sacred Web 9’ in Letters to the Editor, Sacred Web: A Journal of
Tradition and Modernity 10, Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2002, 209-214.
• ‘On what it is to be a fool’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 10, Vancouver: Sacred
Web Publishing, 2002, 177-183.
• ‘Notes on the mystery of the coincidentia oppositorum’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and
Modernity 9, Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2002, 11-35.

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• ‘The Pierced Heart of the Virgin’, Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies Vol.8 No.1, Oakton:
The Foundation for Traditional Studies, 2002, 123-129.
• ‘Concerning religious forms’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 8, Vancouver:
Sacred Web Publishing, 2001, 73-98.
• ‘Withdrawal, Extinction and Creation: Christ’s kenosis in light of the Judaic doctrine of tsimtsum
and the Islamic doctrine of fana’, Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies Vol.7 No.2, Oakton: The
Foundation for Traditional Studies, 2001, 45-64.
• ‘Borges and the Reality of the Word’, Variaciones Borges, Journal of Philosophy, Semiotics and
Literature, Denmark: The J. L. Borges Centre for Studies and Documentation, University of Aarhus,
2001, 243-253.
• ‘Preliminary Remarks on Reclaiming the Meaning of “Religion”’, Sacred Web, A Journal of
Tradition and Modernity 7, Vancouver: Sacred Web Publishing, 2001, 59-66.
• ‘Understanding “Symbol”’, Sacred Web: A Journal of Tradition and Modernity 6, Vancouver: Sacred
Web Publishing, 2000, 91-106.
Conference papers
• ‘Symbolic Exegesis’, 3rd Annual Alternative Expressions of the Numinous, University of
Queensland, 15th-17th August, 2008.
Editor
• Eye of the Heart: A Journal of Traditional Wisdom Issue 4, Bendigo: La Trobe University, 2009
• Vincit Omnia Veritas: Collected Essays, ed. Renaud Fabbri & Timothy Scott, Bendigo: La Trobe
University, 2008.
• Eye of the Heart: A Journal of Traditional Wisdom Issue 3, Bendigo: La Trobe University, 2008.
ACADEMIC RELATED EXPERIENCE
Parliament of the World’s Religions Education Committee
During 2009 I was a member of the Education Committee for the Parliament of the World’s
Religions, taking place in Melbourne in December 2009. In this capacity I was involved in reviewing
the Education submissions results, determining acceptance and rejection, and recommendations for
proposal integration.
Northern European Speech and Debate Association
From 2001 to Spring 2003, I was the International School of Düsseldorf (ISD) debate coach and a
judge for the Northern European Speech and Debate Association (NESDA) tournaments. Results:
Spring, 2003, Budapest, Hungary (Grand Finalist); Fall, 2002, The Hague, Holland (Grand Finalists);
Spring, 2002, Warsaw, Poland (Grand Finalists: First Place); Fall, 2001, Brussels, Belgium (Semi-
Final: Third Place); Spring, 2001, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Project Tanzania
During the summer holiday of 2001 I participated in Project Tanzania: one month voluntary
teaching (teaching Maths, Chemistry, Biology) at Moringe Sokoine Secondary School, Tanzania.
This commitment also included fund-raising activities at ISD throughout 2000-2002. I organised and
ran the 2001 Tanzania Night, a full school cabaret style fundraiser and was deeply involved in this in
2002 and 2003.

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Excursion Supervisor
In 2001 I acted as Excursion Supervisor for the ISD Yr.9 Field Trip to Anzère, Switzerland and for
ISD Yr.10 WW1 Battlefield Excursion, France.
President of the Society for the Study of Philosophy and Religion
In 2000 I founded and ran Religio Philosophica: The Society for the Study of Philosophy and Religion, for
the students of Latrobe University, Bendigo, Australia.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
I have undertaken hiking expeditions throughout Australia, Nepal (Himalayas), the UK (Lake
District and Scotland) and Africa (Mt. Kilimanjaro).
World travel: Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Holland, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Poland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand and United Kingdom.
REFEREES
Assoc. Prof. Harry Oldmeadow
Honorary Associate (prev. co-ordinator of Religion and Spirituality Studies), Latrobe University
BA Hons (Australian National University), Dip Ed (University of Sydney), MA Hons (University
of Sydney), PhD (La Trobe University).
PO Box 199, Bendigo Vic 3552, Australia
Tel: +61 3 5444 7592; Fax: +61 3 5444 7970
h.oldmeadow@latrobe.edu.au
Ms Elli Munro
Head of Humanities, Girton Grammar School, Bendigo
BA (Latrobe), Grad Dip Hist (Monash), Grad Dip Ed (Monash)
Girton Grammar School
105 MacKenzie Street
Bendigo, Victoria 3550, Australia
Tel: +61 3 5441 3114 ; Fax: +61 3 5442 3176
ellimonro@girton.vic.edu.au
Mr Robert Packard
Head of Religious Studies, Oxford High School, Oxford
BA Hons Religious Studies (University of Lancaster), MA History (University of Leicester).
Oxford High School
Belbroughton Road
Oxford, OX2 6XA, UK
Tel.: +44 01865 559 888 (Reception); Fax.: +44 01865 552343
R.Packard@oxf.gdst.net
CONTACT DETAILS
Dr Timothy Scott
50 Biddlecombe Ave.
Corio, Vic. 3214, Australia
Tel.: + 61 52739299; Mob. 0423 642 643
tmescott@aapt.net.au
www.timothyscott.com.au

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