Gonzaga's College Hall and Ignatius Statue

Flannery Lecture
in Catholic Theology

Event Date

March 3, 2026
4:30-6:00 pm

Event Location

Hemmingson Ballroom
702 E Desmet Av
Spokane, WA 99202

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The 2026 Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology:

Strangers Still Longer: Comparative Lessons on Otherness from a Demon Devotee

Artist Vincent Valdez
Professor Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier will critique the effectiveness of the American Catholic Church's messaging on issues of migration and immigration in a time of crisis. Employing comparative traditions from South Indian Hindu, Jain, and folk traditions, she will emphasize the need for a new and more relevant theological language that emphasizes both difference and multiplicity rather than sameness.
 

About the Flannery Lecture in Catholic Theology  

Dr. Matt McCormick

Director: Kevin McCruden, Professor of Religious Studies

The 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.