The next in the ISE at 50 webinar series will take place on 7th October 2021. Joining the panel will be Bronagh Hinds, Georgia Knapp, Salome Mbugua, Niall Gilmartin, and Katherine Meyer. The webinar will be chaired by Gillian Wylie, Peace Studies, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin. Follow the link to learn more and register.

This lecture series is continuing with the next two lectures taking place on September 8th as an online series throughout the remainder of 2021. More information and registration is available by clicking on this link.

Prof. Jacob Erickson will take part in a discussion on ‘Anti-Intellectualism and Science - From Vaccinations to Climate Change’ at next week’s LERU Summer School, which is being hosted at Trinity this year. Jacob joins Prof Clare Kelly from the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience as respondents to Prof Luke O’Neill. Follow the link to find out more.

The next in the ISE at 50 webinar series will take place on 1st July. Joining the panel will be Noel Dorr, John Maguire, Shona Bell, David Mitchell, and Lisa Clark. The webinar will be chaired by Iain Atack, Assistant Professor, Peace Studies, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin. ‘Ireland - Island of Peace’ will explore the challenges and opportunities for Ireland to become an island of peace. Follow the link to learn more and register.

Dr Alexander O’Hara, Research Fellow in Historical Theology, Loyola Institute has organised the first lecture in this series to be delivered by Professor Thomas O’Loughlin, Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology, University of Nottingham, on the Feast of Columcille, Wednesday 9th June 2021, 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm and the online series will run throughout the remainder of the year. Please click on the link for more information and to register for the lecture.

Dr Jude Lal Fernando will be one of the speakers at the Adyan Foundation, Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies/School of Religion/Trinity College Dublin - The Galway Interfaith Forum - PUBLIC online seminar to share thoughts and experiences between Lebanon and Ireland on Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Social Responsibility. Please click on the link to register for the lecture.

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 19th), Dublin-based NGO Wezesha will hold an international seminar, ‘Voices from the Ground’ with women from conflict zones. Salome Mbugua, who recently completed her PhD in Peace Studies will be one of the speakers. The event will be chaired by Gillian Wylie.

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.

Interested in studying Religion at Trinity College Dublin? Join some of our fantastic lecturers for this Undergraduate Virtual Open Day. This Virtual Open Day will introduce the academic study of Religion at Trinity College Dublin. We‘ll introduce you to our programmes and what you can do with a Religion degree - whether you‘re interested in focusing on Religion on its own or studying Religion with another subject in one of our many Joint Honors combinations. For more information and to Register click here

All are welcome to join the next ‘ISE at 50’ webinar on 27 May at 5.00pm, for a discussion on ‘Emerging Irish Identities – Intercultural and Intergenerational Conversations’. Joining Professor Jude Lal Fernando in the chair are a panel of speakers bringing expert perspectives from education and youth work, both north and south. Please click the link to register on Eventbrite.

Dr Michael Kirwan will be presenting to the Political Theology seminar at Goldsmiths College, London, on Thursday 27th May, from 6.00 to 7.30. For details and access, please follow this link.

Professor Jacob Erickson will give a lecture at the Union Theological Seminary, New York, on 15 April, exploring recent queer ecologies that wrestle with the concept of the “wild,” and how queer perspectives on wild animality might offer deeply felt ways of grief and grievance, playful mourning and protest, for these losses. Follow the link to register for this online event, which will also be available as a recording later (the event has a 6pm EST start).

As Northern Ireland marks its centenary, what are the challenges and opportunities for greater mutual understanding, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence of people living on the island? The Irish School of Ecumenics will explore these questions in their next webinar ‘Centenary of Partition and a Shared Island’ on Thurs 25 March at 5pm. The event is part of a series celebrating 50 years of ISE reconciliation work across the island. Follow the link to Learn more and register.

To celebrate the Irish School of Ecumenics 50th Anniversary, you are welcome to participate in the first event of a Webinar Series which will be taking place over the coming year. Entitled: Ecumenical Movement and Reconciliation in Ireland and Beyond - Like wheat that springs up green. Takes place on 28 January, 2021 at 5 PM WEBINAR - Free attendence with registration via Eventbrite. Click here for more information.

Details of the sixth Power of the Word conference have been announced. This year the subject is ‘Theology, Philosophy and Literature in Conversation’. The conference, a collaboration between Loyola Institute and Power of the Word, will explore aspects of the call of literature for authors and audiences alike. The venue is the School of Religion, ISE/Loyola building. Registration is now open. Follow the link for more details and to book a place.

’For some, the Flame of Humanity burns brighter than the walls that divide us... Episode 1: Northern Ireland’. Lecture / Screening organised by Trinity College for Post-Conflict Justice, Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Venue: The Neill Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub

Prof John O’Callaghan, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, will give a public lecture titled: When Mercy Became Compassionate. This free public lecture takes place on Monday 9th March at 7:30pm in the Loyola Institute (Room G16). All are welcome.

The Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogy and so-called infancy narratives around the birth of Jesus. A sensitivity to gender issues reveals specific insights into these texts and their underlying concepts. There are the four women in the genealogy of Jesus and their significance; there is Joseph representing a particular concept of masculinity, and even the magis’ visit to Bethlehem gains a new shape when “gendered“. Takes place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, Neill Hoey Theatre.

Takes place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, Neill Theatre. The catholic doctrinal rejection of same-sex relations refers to the Bible as a fundamental source. Which references are used, and how are they interpreted? What can be said about same-sex relations from an exegetical point of view, and how should biblical studies and ethics cooperate to come to conclusions respecting the maturity of believers in Christ? Takes place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, Neill Hoey Theatre.

Please note this event is going ahead as planned.

Documentary screening followed by a discussion of THE GREAT GREEN WALL. Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and Malian musician Inna Modja take us on an epic journey to the frontline of climate change along Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall.

Please note this event has now been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The School of Religion, the Centre for Environmental Humanities, and the Trinity Long Room Hub Institute for Arts and the Humanities welcome Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a lecture, free and open to the public. This much anticipated event will take place on Friday 13th March. Katharine Hayhoe is an accomplished atmospheric scientist and remarkable communicator. She has been named in numerous lists including Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people. Join Dr. Hayhoe as she untangles the complex science behind global warming and highlights the key role our values can play in shaping our conversations on this crucial topic. Click to book tickets on Eventbrite.

Prof Tina Beattie, Professor of Catholic Studies at Roehampton University, will give a public lecture titled: “Listening to the Essence of Things“: Theology, language and meaning in the context of Laudato Sí. This free public lecture takes place next Wednesday 19th February at 7:30pm in the Loyola Institute (Room G16). All are welcome.

The 10-year anniversary of the Trinity Long Room Hub promises to be a very special day, with the full line up for the evening Celebration Showcase on 19th February just announced. Among the events will be a discussion with Professor Linda Hogan, Bryan Dobson and award-winning novelist Dr Mark O’Connell, who together will explore the question ‘What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?’ Follow the link to find out more and book a place.

The story of Christianity in Dublin, and that of Christianity and Dublin, as it emerged over the centuries is a fascinating one. While Ireland is still one of the most Christian countries in Western Europe, many ask ‘will Dublin be Christian in 2030?’ The speakers at this session will explore the expression of Christian faith in Dublin both historically, and in the twenty-first century, with contributions from both academics and contemporary practitioners. Speakers will include Salvador Ryan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick’s College Maynooth, who will speak about Dublin Catholic culture from 1850-1950, pondering how “Catholic” Dublin Catholicism was in that period; Patsy McGarry from the Irish Times and Dr Faínche Ryan, School of Religion at Trinity. The event will be chaired by Dr Cornelius Casey, Associate Director of the Loyola Institute at Trinity.

A Colloquium on Thursday 16th January 2020 in JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. - 8:30 am registration. Speakers include: Prof Alberto Melloni, Dr Johanna Gustafsson Lundberg, Ryszard Bobrowicz, Dr Francesca Cadeddu, Nick Spencer, Fr Gerard Condon, Frances Rowland, Fr Gerard Tanham and Emma Rothwell. Cost: €35 early bird (available until Wednesday 18th December). Full price €45 (no concessions). Price includes Tea/Coffee and a Light Lunch. Booking: Please book on our Eventbrite page.