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John K. Downey (Ph.D., Marquette) is Professor of Foundational Theology & Political Theology at Gonzaga University where he has taught for 20 years. Before comming to Gonzaga he taught in the Program in Religious Studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He has also held appointments at Mount Mary College, Marquette University, and Spokane Falls Community College.

Current areas of interest include: theological method (criteria for inquiry), political theology, higher education and pedagogy, linguistic philosophy, human rights, interdiciplinary dialogue, Wittgenstein, Lonergan, Tracy, Metz.

Dr. Downey is advisor for the Gonzaga chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa.