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Dr Tiemeier
Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies

Department of Theological Studies
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, USA
Office: University Hall 3775

Email:
ttiemeier@lmu.edu
Phone: (310) 568-6234


Academic Background
Ph.D., Boston College, 2006
M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1999
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1997

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Current Areas of Research
Comparative Theology, Hindu-Christian Dialogue, Shrivaishnava Hindu Theology and Philosophy, Contemporary Theological Anthropologies and Identity Politics, Asian and Asian American Theologies, Feminist Theologies, and Post-Colonial Theory.
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Courses Currently Teaching

Christian Faith & American Cultures,
Women & Religion,
Asian Christianities,
Hinduism & Christianity,
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Professional Bio
Dr. Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier is Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.

Holding a PhD in Systematic Theology (with a minor in Comparative Theology) from Boston College, Dr. Tiemeier teaches and researches in the areas of Comparative Theology, Theological Anthropology, Faith and Cultures, Asian and Asian American Theology, Feminist Theology, Women in Religion, and Hinduism.

Her current research project involves questions concerning Asian American women’s self-understandings and how the Tamil devotional poetry of the female Alvar, Antal, can shed light on contemporary questions of self.
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Selected Publications
“Retrieving ‘Asian Spirituality’ in North American Contexts: An Interfaith Proposal.” Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, 6.2 (Fall 2006): 228-233.
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Personal Message

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing.” – Arundhati Roy (“Confronting Empire,” Porto Alegre Brazil, January 2003)
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