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Professor Jacob Erickson has been named a Fellow in the Panentheism and Religious Life project, a research collaboration between King’s College London and Johns Hopkins University. Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, the project awards ten non-residential fellowships to support new, original research exploring panentheism (where God is ‘in’ all and all is ‘in’ God) and issues of contemporary religious life. In conversation with current climate ethics, queer ecology, theories of ecological embodiment, and constructive theology, Erickson’s project asks how one might construct a ‘wild panentheism,’ where Divinity is unruly in and as the body of the earth itself. Such a project asks how that unruly Divine might lure forth new perspectives on climate justice and action.

Professor Etain Tannam and Trinity colleagues from the School of Law, Professor Oran Doyle and Dr David Kenny were part of the Working Group on Referendums on the Island of Ireland, led by University College London’s Constitution Unit. The group chaired by Professor Alan Renwick, UCL, published its Final Report on 26 May 2021. It is the culmination of 18 months’ research, including widespread consultations in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Great Britain, and beyond. Follow the link to access the report.

Writing with Elaine Bradley, Dr Browne publishes piece that calls into question the rationale for imposing Northern Ireland based ‘conflict resolution’ solutions in the case of Palestine/Israel. They argue that “Peace-building” practices from NI are weaponised as instruments of pacification in Palestine and remind those involved in such practices that this is no time for plastic “peacebuilding”. Full article available at this link.

Professor Linda Hogan will be one of the speakers at a multidisciplinary conference exploring the disproportionate impact of ecological degradation on women, with a special focus on environmental and gender injustice such as that arising from mining and other forms of extractivism. Important update: The organisers have decided to waive all registration fees for those without institutional support to increase worldwide access to the conference. If you have institutional funding available, please register to help defray our costs. For more information follow link.

Are you a prospective student and did you miss out on virtual Open Day this year? Watch a short video presentation and learn about the contemporary and wide-ranging questions you will tackle in our BA in Religion, which you can also take as a joint honours with another subject. Follow the link to watch the video. To find out how to apply contact jwelch@tcd.ie.

The School of Religion is now taking applications for PhD studies via distance learning. This path allows students to study towards their research degree from their residential location, while participating in required modules and partaking in the School’s postgraduate and research community via online activities. Visit our PhD page to learn more.