Welcome

About us

Welcome to the three academic units of the Confederal School of Religions, Theology and Ecumenics, comprising

• The Department of Religions and Theology
• The Irish School of Ecumenics (Dublin and Belfast)
• The Loyola Institute

Located in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the School brings together religious studies, biblical studies, ethics, international peace studies, and theology (both from a non-denominational perspective and in the Catholic tradition). Its undergraduate and postgraduate courses explore encounters between religions and cultures from their roots in antiquity to the present day. They investigate the intellectual and institutional resources developed in historical and current interactions and conflicts and apply them to the challenges and the opportunities societies face in an age of globalisation.