Browsing Theology and Religious Studies (Peer-reviewed publications) by Title
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Can we still love and serve the church?
(The Furrow, 1997)I was at a party recently and asI sat comfortably ensconced in my armchair, a middle-aged lady, of comfortable means, sat on the arm of my chair and began to tell me what she thought of the Church . She went through the ... -
Caring for clergy offenders
(The Furrow, 2003)Sex offenders are viewed as the lepers in our society, and clergy sex offenders are considered to be among the worst. Let's be hon est here: it is not just by wider society. We priests are genuinely angry at the crimes of ... -
Catholic Theology in the thirteenth century and the origins of secularism
(Sage, 2010)This article examines two distinct responses to the reception of Aristotle in the thirteenth century: the Bonaventurean and the Thomist. The outcome of this debate (and the Condemnations of 1277) led to the modern separation ... -
Clustering parishes I - the practice
(The Furrow, 2010)In recent years most Irish dioceses have begun to think about how best to plan and manage their pastoral activities as the country experiences a profound change in its social and religious landscape. The issues that confront ... -
Clustering parishes II - the theology
(The Furrow, 2010)Any worthwhile pastoral initiative must have a solid theological foundation and this is true for the process of parish clustering. It will be considered here under five headings: an appropriate image of God; an ecclesiology ... -
Clustering parishes: reflections on the practice and theology
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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 ... -
The Congar legacy
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'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 ... -
Daring to hope?
(The Furrow, 1994)In a recent edition of the Sunday Times Martin Jacques wrote an article entitled 'The Erosion of the Establishment '1 in wllli:h he offered an analysis of the British Establishment at the present time and suggested that ... -
Der Glaube steht auf dem Spiel: Die Kirche in Irland muss aus dem Missbrauchsskandal lernen
(Herder Korrespondanz, 2010)Nach der Veroffentlichung eines weiteren Untersuchungsberichtes muss sich die Kirche in Irland var aUem der thealogischen Auseinandersetzung mit einer ganzen FaIle von Fragen stellen. Der Schaden, den der Missbrauchsskandal ... -
Dignitatis humanae: public funding and divesting of faith schools in a liberal state
(University of Malta, 2016)This article examines a largely overlooked element of Dignitatis Humanae:, that is, its relevance for the question of whether or not the State has a duty to fund faith schools. To this end the fragmentary remarks of a ... -
Earthing the incarnation
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The end of Catholic education in Ireland
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Episcopal conferences in the context of communion: some notes on the American experience (Pre-published version)
(The Catholic University of America Press, 2004)In A Report on the Crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States, The National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People made numerous observations about the exercise of the episcopal ministry that ... -
Ethics & values in a digital age
(Department of the Taoiseach [Ireland], 2004)The Information Society Commission established a Working Group on Values and Ethics in February 2004. This was the final Working Group to be established by the Commission, and consisted of the following ISC members: Michael ... -
A Europe without priests?
(The Furrow, 1996)The roles of bishop and priest are still pivotal authority positions in the Roman Catholic Church. Those who hold these positions need the qualities which inspire people, which can draw the best out of them, and which can ... -
An Exodus vision
(The Furrow, 2004)In an age of informality, proposing a formal toast is not something that one has to do very often. It is a matter of etiquette that needs to be checked out in advance. So, when I checked it out, I discov ered that 'the ... -
Forgiveness and reconciliation in the context of child sexual abuse
(Columba Press, 1999)