**Video recordings of selected Institute events, including Fr Robert Spitzer’s February 2023 talk on God and suffering, can be found on the Institute’s YouTube channel.
"Reading the Bible with the Church"
A set of lectures celebrating the publication of The Church and Her Scriptures: Essays in Honor of Patrick J. Hartin, a volume of essays based on lectures sponsored by the Gonzaga Faith and Reason Institute from 2016-19 (for further information see the Church and Her Scriptures page on the Faith and Reason website).
Catherine Tkcaz (Theology, Ukrainian Catholic University)
Februrary 28, 2023, 7-8:30 PM | Wolff Auditorium (JC114), Jepson Center
"The Incarnation as the Reset of Creation"
We are creatures, and when the Son of God took human nature at his Incarnation he sanctified the original creation afresh. He drew forth from his people personal affirmations, and he granted to his people new revelations. The Gospels model for us how to relate to God. Notably, the Virgin Mary was the first to voice her assent to God’s will; Martha of Bethany professed faith in full (“Yes, Lord, I believe…”) face to face with Jesus; and the women of Easter received the revelation of the resurrection and proclaimed it to the Disciples.
About
Catherine Brown Tkacz earned her Ph.D. from the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame (1983). She is currently Professor of Theology and Guest Lecturer in Women’s Studies, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine, a position she has held since 2015. She was appointed by Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane as Intellectual Formation Consultant for Bishop White Seminary in Spokane, WA. In 2020 she was appointed to the Vatican Commissione di Studio sul Diaconato Femminile by Pope Francis.
Douglas Kries (Philosophy, Gonzaga
March 1, 2023, 7-8:30 PM | Globe Room, Cataldo Hall
"Faith, Reason, and Just War”
St. Augustine was able to interpret the Sermon on the Mount and its command to turn the other cheek so that it might be understood as consistent with the reasonable demand to defend innocent people from unjust aggression. Augustine’s interpretive argument is the basis for Catholic “Just War” teaching. Recent developments in just war thinking address the principle of the immunity of non-combatants from direct attack and so raise again the question of using force to defend the innocent. The historical foundations of just war theory and its recent developments show how faith and reason can work together to enable Christians to think about violence and warfare in a consistent manner.
About
Douglas Kries has degrees from Seattle University and Boston College, and is currently professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University. He teaches and has published on political philosophy and theology, including work on Augustine, Tocqueville, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.