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The commodification of religion and the challenges for Theology: reflections from the Irish experience
(Peeters-Leuven, 2006)
The symposium that gave rise to these papers set out to assess the core thesis of Vincent Miller's recent book, Consuming Religion. As Miller's text is written from the perspective of the USA, our task was to consider ...
Rahner's “tough love” for the church – structural change in the church as task and opportunity
(Oxford Peter Lang, 2010)
A period of Rahner's life that has received insufficient attention is that following his formal retirement as a professor at the age of sixty-seven in '97'. This was a particularly vibrant and fruitful time in Rahner's ...
'A constant word in a changing world’ Recognising and resolving tensions and tendencies in a postmodern context
(New Blackfriars, 2006)
This paper argues that the Catholic theological community is fundamentally divided on the question of what can be expected of 'the world' in terms of openness and receptivity to God's Word, and that recognition of this ...
Nicht nur ein paar faule Apfel. Die Kirche in Irland bleibt durch Kindesmissbrauch gezeichnet
(2009)
Gegen die katholische Kirche in Irland werden in verschiedenen Ermittlungsberichten schwere Missbrauchs-VorwiJrje erhoben. Tausende Kinder sind demnach in kirchlichen Einrichtungen von Ordensleuten und Priestern missbraucht ...
Leadership and management skills in a pastoral context
(The Columba Press, 2010)
This paper sets out to explore what can be learned from contemporary secular experiences and practices of leadership and management for pastoral leadership in the church by clergy and laity. It focuses on the dynamics of ...
Gute und schlechte Nachrichten. Die Kirche in Irland nach einem schwierigen Jahrzehnt.
(2004)
Die Republik Irland ist nach wie vor eines der "katholischsten" Lander Europas. Das Vertrauen gegenuber der Institution Kirche ist in den ietzten /ahren aber var altern wegen der zahlreich aufgedeckten Faile von Kindesmissbrauch ...
A long way to go
(2005)
The last few weeks have been dark and difficult in the Irish
Church. I have heard people, especially priests, say that it has been the most difficult time for them since we started to have to deal with child sexual abuse. ...
Accused but innocent - what should a priest do?
(The Furrow, 2007)
Many priests in Ireland feel somewhat vulnerable at the moment. They fear that if an accusation of sexual misconduct with minors is made against them, they will be removed from their duties with great publicity, without ...
The service of a different kingdom: child sexual abuse and the response of the church
(The Columba Press, 1999)
This paper sets out to explore theologically some aspects of the recent Irish experience of child sexual abuse by priests and religious and to assess the implications for the life and ministry of the church. The insights ...
Theology in Ireland: Changing Contours and Contexts
(Veritas, 2005)
It struck many people as strange that a topic such as this, a particularly broad and general one, would be chosen as the keynote address at a major symposium to honour the lives and work of Bernard Lonergan and Karl Rahner. ...