ABOUT LIZ FISCHER
I am a researcher and teacher dedicated to engaging profound questions of human knowledge, relationships, and meaning through the lenses of philosophy and theology. This interdisciplinary approach shapes both my research pursuits and my pedagogy as I endeavor to inspire and support students in their pursuit of wisdom by facilitating curious, thoughtful, and courageous conversations about the things that matter to us.
I am currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion at Wingate University, outside of Charlotte, NC.
RESEARCH & TEACHING
Professional Experience
Wingate University
Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Tenure-track (current)
Delivering excellent undergraduate teaching, including course design, classroom instruction, assessment, and Canvas set-up & administration. Participating in professional development, service to the department, and academic research.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2025-2026)
University of Notre Dame
Pursuing research on the resilience of relational faith and trust, with particular focus on evaluating divine trustworthiness in the context of unanswered prayer.
BTh Dissertation Supervisor (2025)
Regent's Park, University of Oxford
Supervised Bachelor of Theology finalist’s project on Camus and Christian theodicy.
Teaching Assistant (2025)
Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
Providing teaching support for undergraduate Christian Ethics course taught by Matthew Kirkpatrick; providing written and in-person feedback on student essay drafts
Non-stipendiary Tutor in Philosophy (2024)
Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
Co-taught undergraduate seminar in Philosophical Theology with Max Baker-Hytch. Course based on discussion of two contrasting set texts each week. (Evaluations available upon request).
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching Tutor (2024–2025)
University of Oxford
Delivered tutorials in Philosophical Theology (contracts teaching students at Keble College, Wycliffe Hall, and Regent’s Park).
PUBLICATIONS
Published, Upcoming, and In Progress
PUBLISHED
Fischer, Lizibeth. 2023. ‘Faith, Trust, and Proportionate Resilience: A Discussion Note on “How Does Trust Relate to Faith” by McKaughan and Howard-Snyder’. Canadian Journal of Philosophy 53 (5): 456–61. https://doi.org/10.1017/can.2024.27.
UPCOMING
Fischer, Lizibeth. ‘Steadfast faith in the face of unanswered prayer: resilient or irrational?’ Faith and Philosophy, Expected Issue: April 2027.
IN PROGRESS
Fischer, Lizibeth, and A.G. Holdier. ‘Before Vertue: the adaptation in C. S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress of the virtue-companion motif in Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress’. Preparing to submit (early 2026) to Sehnsucht.
EDUCATION
Academic Qualifications
DPhil in Philosophical Theology
University of Oxford, 2025
Supervisors: Mark Wynn (primary) and Tom Simpson
Examined by: Daniel McKaughan (external) and Brendan Harris (internal)
MSc in Philosophy
University of Glasgow, 2021
MA in Theological Studies
Regent College, 2019
Certificate in Theological Studies
University of Oxford, 2016
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Lizibeth Fischer
