Ron Dart
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Ronald Samuel Dart BA
(Lethbridge
); DCS, MCS (Regent College
), MA
(UBC
), PhD studies at McMaster University, is a university professor, author, and ACC
mountaineer.
Dart teaches in the Department of Political Science
, Philosophy
and Religious Studies
at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia
. "He has become the most important writer about the Red Tory
tradition in Canada."
He has authored over twenty books that deal with the interface between literature, spirituality and politics, including Thomas Merton
and the Beats of the North Cascades. He is one of the primary experts on the life and thought of both Stephen Leacock
and George Grant
and their place in the pantheon
of traditional Canadian conservative
thought.
He is the political science advisor to the Stephen Leacock
home/museum in Orillia, Ontario, and a board member of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada. He has also penned numerous articles on Mountaineering.
He is well-known publicly as a regular contributor to the Vive le Canada
website, the Clarion Journal, and The Owl: George Grant Journal, where he has become one of the main traditional Tory
voices opposing the "new conservatism" of Stephen Harper
and the Conservative Party of Canada
.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge is a publicly-funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of...
); DCS, MCS (Regent College
Regent College
Regent College is an international graduate school of Christian Studies, located next to the campus of the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands west of Vancouver, British Columbia, and is an affiliated college of that university....
), MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(UBC
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
), PhD studies at McMaster University, is a university professor, author, and ACC
Alpine Club of Canada
The Alpine Club of Canada is a mountain club with a National Office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for...
mountaineer.
Dart teaches in the Department of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Religious Studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
. "He has become the most important writer about the Red Tory
Red Tory
A red Tory is an adherent of a particular political philosophy, tradition, and disposition in Canada somewhat similar to the High Tory tradition in the United Kingdom; it is contrasted with "blue Tory". In Canada, the phenomenon of "red toryism" has fundamentally, if not exclusively, been found in...
tradition in Canada."
He has authored over twenty books that deal with the interface between literature, spirituality and politics, including Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion...
and the Beats of the North Cascades. He is one of the primary experts on the life and thought of both Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist...
and George Grant
George Grant (philosopher)
George Parkin Grant, OC, FRSC was a Canadian philosopher, teacher and political commentator, whose popular appeal peaked in the late 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his nationalism, political conservatism, and his views on technology, pacifism, Christian faith, and abortion...
and their place in the pantheon
Pantheon (gods)
A pantheon is a set of all the gods of a particular polytheistic religion or mythology.Max Weber's 1922 opus, Economy and Society discusses the link between a...
of traditional Canadian conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
thought.
He is the political science advisor to the Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist...
home/museum in Orillia, Ontario, and a board member of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada. He has also penned numerous articles on Mountaineering.
He is well-known publicly as a regular contributor to the Vive le Canada
Vive le Canada
Vive le Canada is a website stressing Canadian nationalism....
website, the Clarion Journal, and The Owl: George Grant Journal, where he has become one of the main traditional Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
voices opposing the "new conservatism" of Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
and the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.
Selected works
- George P. Grant: Canada's Lone Wolf: Essays in Political Philosophy (Fresh Wind Press, 2011).
- George Grant: Spiders and Bees (Freshwind Press, 2008).
- Thomas Merton and the Beats of the North Cascades, 2nd edition (Serratus Press, 2008).
- Mountaineering and the Humanities (Serratus Press, 2007).
- The Eagle and the Ox: Contemplation, the Church and Politics (Freshwind Press, 2006).
- Christianity and the Symphony of Living Faiths (Synaxis Press, 2006).
- Athens and Jerusalem: George Grant’s Theology, Philosophy, and Politics, co-edited, (University of Toronto Press, 2006).
- Stephen Leacock: Canada’s Red Tory Prophet (Synaxis Press, 2006).
- The Beatitudes: When Mountain Meets Valley (Freshwind Press, 2005).
- The Spirituality of John Cassian (Synaxis Press, 2005).
- Erasmus and Merton: Soul Friends (Chelsea Press, 2005).
- Thomas Merton and the Beats of the North Cascades, 1st edition (Serratus Press, 2005).
- The Canadian High Tory Tradition: Raids on the Unspeakable (Synaxis Press, 2004).
- Busking (Synaxis Press, 2003).
- Robin Mathews: Crown Prince of Canadian Political Poets (Synaxis Press, 2002).
- St. Matthew’s Parish: A People’s History (2001).
- Crosshairs: Being Poetic, Being Political, Being Canadian (Synaxis Press, 2000).
- The Red Tory Tradition: Ancient Routes, New Routes (Synaxis Press, 1999).
- In A Pluralist Age (Regent College Publishing, 1998).
- The Marks of the Church and Renewal (Chelsea Press, 1994).
- Lizard in the Palace (Chelsea Press, 1992).
- The Lute and the Anvil (Chelsea Press, 1988).
- Contemplation and the Polis (Chelsea Press, 1987).
- Adam: Romantics, Rationalists, Prophets: A Dialogue (Chelsea Press, 1985).