Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology

Event Date

October 6, 2026
4:30 pm

Event Location

The Globe Room at Cataldo Hall
702 E Desmet Av
Spokane, WA 99202

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The Fall 2026 Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology:

Anathea Portie-Young Presents:
From the Potter's Wheel to the Potsherd Gate: Material, Agency Prophetic Performance, and Symbolic Imagination in Jeremiah 18-19

Reflecting on how a clay vessel can be a symbol of divine gifting or the embodiment of judgment, Dr. Anathea Portier-Young, Professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School, will explore the ways in which the prophet Jeremiah's visit to the potter's shed draws the prophet into a dynamic and intra-active process of co-creativity in which the clay itself is also an agent.

About the Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology

Director: Kevin McCruden, Professor of Religious StudiesThe Flannery Chair of Roman Catholic Theology is an endowed Chair gift of the late Maud and Milo Flannery of Spokane, to further excellence of theological study and teaching at Gonzaga University. The Religious Studies Department invites an outstanding theologian twice per year to deliver The Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology, usually in early March.
Learn more about Dr. McCruden.