"Stand upright and raise your head!": Doing theology in dangerous times. A lecture by Dr. Michael Kirwan S.J.

"Stand upright and raise your head!": Doing theology in dangerous times.

St Patrick – Fake news or real news?
The story of St Patrick banishing snakes for Ireland is fake according to our Director Dr Fáinche Ryan who was interviewed by RTE News at one about St Patrick in advance of St Patrick's Day.

Dr Fáinche Ryan,  RTE News,  St Patrick

Prof. Deirdre Raftery delivered a  lecture in the Loyola Institute lecture series March 27th 2019 on  “Unveiling the History of the Irish Nun: Opportunities for Research and Innovation.”

Deirdre Raftery is Professor of the history of education, at the School of Education, University College Dublin. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and has held visiting fellowships at several universities, including the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. A Fulbright Alumna, Deirdre has eleven book publications and has contributed to television and radio documentaries in Ireland and the UK. Her work on the history of women religious has won several awards (Irish Research Council; Ireland-Canada University Foundation; University of Notre Dame Hibernian Award). Her latest and much acclaimed book is Nano Nagle: The Life and the Legacy (written in association with Catriona Delaney and Catherine Nowlan-Roebuck).

The lecture was held in the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin.

Loyola Lecture Series -Unveiling the History of the Irish Nun - Prof Deirdre Raftery

Dr. Cornelius Casey gave a public lecture at the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday 20 November 2019. His presentation was titled “Hope In This Time of Need.”

Dr. Con Casey “Hope In This Time Of Need”

The Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin is dedicated to education and research in theology in the broad Catholic tradition. Our central concern is the creative intersection of theology, Church  and contemporary society.

Theology @ Loyola Institute TCD

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