Events by Calendar Month

Join us for what promises to be a stimulating symposium that celebrates the art of stained glass. Explore the rich history of stained glass and its significance in Ireland and beyond. Conference Sold Out.

The Trinity Centre for Post-Conflict Justice together with the Corrymeela Community invites you to a creative workshop exploring the Troubles in Ireland. The event takes place on Thursday 7th September at 4.00-5.30pm in the ISE/Loyola Building on the Trinity campus. The screening of ‘Vacancies’ will be followed by an interactive discussion. The event is open and free for everyone. Please follow the link to RSVP on Eventbrite.

A book launch of The People of the Great River by Michael Tremmel and the River Tonga People of Zimbabwe will take place on Friday 19 May (6.30-8.00 pm) at the Loyola Institute. This will be followed by a video launch and informal conference on Saturday 20 May (10.30-12.30 pm). Please follow the link for more information.

This public symposium taking place in the Loyola Institute, Room G16, Trinity College Dublin on 14-15 April 2023, will gather reflections upon the theme of women and ministerial service in the Roman Catholic Church, in the light of the synodal process. It will provide an update on the current discussion regarding women deacons, and its relevance to the needs of a changing Church in Ireland and in Europe. Confirmed speakers: Dr Phyllis Zagano; Dr. Bernard Pottier SJ, Prof. Jessie Rogers; Prof. Margit Eckholt, Prof. Judith Gruber, Julieann Moran, Gerry O‘Hanlon SJ. ADMISSION FREE but registration required via EVENTBRITE as numbers are limited.

Join us on Tuesday 4th April for the screening of a short documentary film ‘Kenyan, Christian, Queer’ based on the research of Prof. Adriaan van Klinken (University of Leeds) and featuring the Cosmopolitan Affirming Church in Nairobi, Kenya. The film will be followed by a discussion with Prof. van Klinken, author of the book and Executive Producer of the film. Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying Christianity and LGBT expression as incompatible. Without denying Christianity’s contribution to the stigma, discrimination, and exclusion of same-sex-attracted and gender-variant people on the continent, Prof van Klinken presents an alternative narrative, foregrounding the ways in which religion also appears as a critical site of LGBT activism. This free event takes place in Room G16, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, 6.00 - 7.00pm. Please follow the link to book.

On Wednesday 5th April, we are delighted to welcome visiting speaker Dr Adriaan van Klinken (University of Leeds) for a lecture on the interaction of Christian Imagination and African Queer Worldmaking. The lecture discusses a range of examples – of African theologians, Christian organisations, and LGBTQ activists and artists – that illustrate the potential within African Christian traditions and cultures to counter conservative anti-LGBTQ dynamics and to enable for African queer worldmaking. In short, the lecture will explore how Christianity can be utilised as a major resource for a liberating imagination and politics of sexuality and social justice in Africa today. This free event will take place in the Davis Theatre, 6.00- 7.30pm, Wed 5th April. Please follow the link for more information and to book a place.

There will be an open evening for those interested in postgraduate study with the Loyola Institute, on Monday 17th April, from 6.30 - 8 pm. The evening will include a ‘sample’ lecture and an opportunity to meet the teaching staff; this will be followed by a reception. The event will be held in the ISE-Loyola Building, Trinity College

Loyola Institute Lenten Series ‘Authentic, Effective Reform in the Church: Reading Yves Congar Today‘. This gound-breaking book by Yves Congar, ‘True and False Reform in the Church‘ influenced the future pope John XXIII and his vision for the Second Vatican Council. Our series of lectures will re-read Congar, and explore how this classic text can help us today in our synodal journey. The final lecture takes place on Tuesday March 28th at 7.30 pm in Loyola Institute ‘True or False Reform Today‘ - Lecture by Prof Gemma Simmonds

Why is doing peace studies important on the island of Ireland? Several universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland offer peace studies related courses and host renowned peace studies scholars. Is the growth of peace studies connected to the history of conflict and peace on this island? How can peace studies on the island of Ireland better serve its purpose at the time of growing uncertainty on a globe with ongoing conflicts and wars? The next ISE at 50 webinar on 30 March will bring together a panel of leading scholars from across Ireland north and south to critically reflect on these questions and more. All are welcome to this free online event. Please follow the link to register.

Loyola Institute Lenten Series ‘Authentic, Effective Reform in the Church: Reading Yves Congar Today‘. This gound-breaking book by Yves Congar, ‘True and False Reform in the Church‘ influenced the future pope John XXIII and his vision for the Second Vatican Council. Our series of lectures will re-read Congar, and explore how this classic text can help us today in our synodal journey. The second lecture takes place on Tuesday March 14th at 7.30 pm in Loyola Institute - Is Reform Possible? Conditions for Authentic Reform- Lecture by Dr Fáinche Ryan

The Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies postgraduate research final seminars 27th March with Postgraduate Presentations (Hybrid). Follow the link for more information and RSVP required.

The Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies postgraduate research seminars continue on 20th March with lecture from Martin Worthington (TCD) titled “Culture, Symbols and worldly logic through the lens of cuneiform“ (in-person lecture). Follow the link for more information and RSVP required.

Loyola Institute Lenten Series ‘Authentic, Effective Reform in the Church: Reading Yves Congar Today‘. This gound-breaking book by Yves Congar, ‘True and False Reform in the Church‘ influenced the future pope John XXIII and his vision for the Second Vatican Council. Our series of lectures will re-read Congar, and explore how this classic text can help us today in our synodal journey. First lecture on Tuesday Feb 28th at 7.30 in Loyola Institute - True and False Reform in the Church: What is Reform - Lecture by Dr Cornelius Casey

Postgraduate Careers Evening - Wed 15th Feb at 6pm - We cordially invite you to the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies Postgraduate Careers Evening. Where: G16 in the ISE/Loyola Building And via zoom (this event will NOT be recorded) Please note that details of all the Speakers have been sent to you via email. For more information and RSVP contact Beth at srpostgrad@tcd.ie

Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite priest and theologian, killed “in hatred of the faith” in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942 was proclaimed a canonized saint by Pope Francis in 2022. Described as a journalist-martyr of the 20th Century Fr Brandsma O. Carm. refused to publish Nazi propaganda, was outspoken and was opposed to anti-Jewish laws being promulgated by the Nazis. Thanks to the generous support of the Carmelite Order, we are delighted to welcome Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm. (Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid) to address us on Titus Brandsma: Ethical Resistance in Turbulent Times. Wednesday, February 15th at 7.30 pm, The Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.

Prof. Erickson will be speaking at the Center for Process Studies in Claremont, California, for its 50th Anniversary Conference 15th-17th February. Much of the conference programme will be available virtually (Click here). The conference features three days of exciting dialogues with a new generation of process scholars and theologians, engaging themes of Reenchanting Religion, Science and Philosophy, and Ecological Civilization and Climate Justice. Process is one of the major schools today influencing theological reflection as well as many different religious, humanist, and nonreligious worldviews. Inspired by the work of mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), the Center for Process Studies was founded by John Cobb and David Ray Griffin and “offers an agenda on the social, political, and economic order that brings issues of human justice together with a concern for ecology. In these and other ways, process thinkers hope to contribute to those movements that will carry the world beyond war, injustice, and despair.”

The Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies postgraduate research seminars resume on 17th and 18th Feb - Irish Biblical Association, Annual General Meeting with the Theme: The Acts of the Apostles (hosted in the Trinity Long Room Hub. Follow the link for more information and RSVP required.

Congratulations to our Conflict and Dispute Resolution Studies graduates who were awarded their Postgraduate Diplomas earlier this month! All of the class were able to attend the ceremony which took place on 1st February. They are pictured in Front Square with the Conflict and Dispute Resolution Studies course coordinator Professor Gillian Wylie. The PG Diploma focusses on workplace mediation and graduates can apply for certified Mediation Status after completion of the course. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone continued success in their careers.

The School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin will be hosting a screening of The Letter, a film featuring leaders representing the voices of Indigenous people, young people, the poor and the wildlife of our planet. The movie is an initiative that emerged from Pope Francis’s letter Laudato Si’; On Care for Our Common Home. The screening will take place at Trinity College Dublin, on Thursday January 26th, 2023 at 6pm, with a discussion and refreshments afterwards. FREE EVENT - REGISTRATION REQUIRED VIA EVENTBRITE

Not every form of peace is desirable. Nor is every form of conflict undesirable. At last week’s webinar on Religion, Conflict and Peace in Ireland and Beyond the panel explored the different forms of peace societies experience after conflict, and the importance of the politics of religion, conflict and peace. Follow the link to watch a recording of the discussion along with the webinars in the series so far.

This conference will take place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College on Friday 4 November 2022. Attendance is FREE but registration is required. It is organised by Trinity Centre for Post Conflict Justice, Trinity College Dublin, and Institute for Trans-division and Border Studies, Shinhan University, South Korea. Sponsored by the Korea Foundation.

Taking place in Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College, Dublin. Adequately juxtaposed with Halloween 2022, the Demons Good and Bad conference will explore the ambivalence of demons, e.g., in terms of their perceived spatial location, morality, physical essence, and functionality; their decline and rise in recent times; and implications of their perceived presence in multiple aspects of human life. Follow this link for more information / Registration

Prof. Julian Goodare (University of Edinburgh), is the Keynote speaker at Demons: Good and Bad, a 2-days in-person conference, which takes place in Trinity College Dublin on 27th–28th October 2022. You are invited to join his Keynote Lecture which will be a FREE Livestreaming Event from the Trinity College Long Room Hub at 4 pm on 27th October 2002 - Book your place and receive the link via Eventbrite.

You can now watch back the latest of the ISE at 50 webinars. Prof Jude Lal Fernando, Coordinator of our new MPhil in Contextual Theologies and Interfaith Relations, chaired the panel which included Prof Andrew Pierce and leaders of faith communities. Speakers explored the challenges and opportunities to institutionalised religions of a more secular and multi-faith Ireland which has seen significant demographic change in recent decades. Follow the link to watch the recording.

The School’s postgraduate research students are organising a one-day conference on October 21st, 2022. The conference seeks to explore how we as early career researchers navigate our work within the context of both our colourful lives and the troubling circumstances of political struggles, social movements, or climate change. Follow the link for more details.

This online workshop explored the sexual views, practices, and other expressions of sexuality, that are ascribed to characters in the Three Traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as in the Ancient Near Eastern civilisation of Ugarit. Papers will examine the presentation, or mis-presentation, of sexual/ised characters through one, or more, of these traditions, using a single or several perspectives, such as music, theology, art, literature, history, archaeology, and other disciplines. For more details, follow the link.

Over the last decades, several links between eco-justice, and peace have been identified by grassroots, civil society movements, policy circles, academia, and faith communities, as in the case of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) initiatives by the world ecumenical movement. This Irish School of Ecumenics at 50 roundtable webinar focuses on the challenges and opportunities for eco-justice and peace on the island of Ireland and beyond, and how to create a sustainable platform for dialogue and cooperation across the divides. Gillian Kingston will be in the chair along with expert panellists: Frances Flannery (James Madison University), Matt Williams (Jubilee Farm), Karen Jeffares (Síolta Chroí), Zand Craig (Sophoi), Jacob Erickson (Trinity College Dublin). This online event takes place on 2 June at 5pm. Please follow the link to register.

To mark its tenth year of academic endeavour the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin is hosting a conference on the theme Theology and the University: the challenges, the relevance, the difficulties, from 19th-21st May, 2022. For more details and to register, click here. Call for Papers deadline extended to April 12th, 2022

A Public Lecture by the inaugural Director of the Loyola Institute, Prof. Cornelius Casey, entitled ‘Theology in a Conversation about Hope‘. This is the opening Lecture for the Festival of Theology, Theology and the University; taking place from 19th to 21st May 2022.

A talk by Dr Edward Kessler, University of Cambridge, organised by the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, and kindly supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub. This FREE Public event takes place on Thursday, 19 May, 2022 at 6 pm in the Trinity Long Room Hub. This is an In-Person and Online event that requires registration. For more information and to register via Eventbrite - click here.

The next webinar in the ISE at 50 series has been announced. ‘The Irish Peace Process: A Civic Conversation on the Lessons for 2022’ will take place on 27 January 2022. Joining the panel are Katy Hayward from QUB, Alex Wimberly (Head of Corrymeela), former Head of ISE, Geraldine Smyth, Barbara Walshe an ISE graduate and Chair of Glencree, and Alan Waite of the RCity project in North Belfast. David Mitchell will be in the chair for what promises to be another insightful conversation. Follow the link to learn more and register.

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.

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.