Browsing Theology and Religious Studies (Peer-reviewed publications) by Title
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Jan van Ruusbroec and the modern devotion
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John Scottus Eriugena
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012) -
Lay and ordained ministry
(The Furrow, 2004)In the centuries immediately before Vatican II, the ordained priesthood was understood to be the exclusive locus of ministry in the Catholic Church. Since the Council, things have changed dra matically, and in some parts ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Meister Eckhart and Jan Van Ruusbroec: a comparison
(Medieval Philosophy and Theology, 2008) -
Midwives to the mystery
(The Furrow, 1994)Christians should be capable of providing a response to people who ask the reason for the hope that they have (1 Peter 3:15). A reason, whatever else it is, is meant to be reasonable. Some thing appears reasonable if it ... -
Millennium meditations on Irish faith and culture
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Ministry
(NY and London: Routledge, 2008)While in practice ministry in the Christian churches is flourishing, theologically speaking it is in a state of some disarray at this time. Prior to the Second Vatican Council the term 'ministry' was not common in Roman ... -
Mother Arsenius and the eye of providence
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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 ... -
The non-ordained in ministry
(The Furrow, 1995)I have been asked by the Pastoral Commission of CORI (formerly the Conference of Major Religious Superiors) to provide some theological reflections arising out of the results of their survey of non-ordained ministers. ... -
Of Bishops and Priests
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On proclaiming sound doctrine: A Theology of method
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'Our children, our church': significant problems
(The Furrow, 2006)When published last December, the document Our Children, Our Church (hereafter OCOC) received a broad welcome. In recent months, however, it has come in for more detailed scrutiny as its practical implications have become ... -
The Pastoral Area: Pointers Towards a Theological Rationale.
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The path to self-knowledge
(The Furrow, 1998)'And some seed fell into rich soil, and growing tall and strong, produced crop' (Mk 4:1-20). A saint's life is like the seed which found rich soil and produced a great harvest. Today we recall the seed which fell on very ... -
Post-modern Ireland - A Christian response
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Presbyteral collegiality: precedents and horizons
(The Catholic University of America Press, 2009)The fall-out from the child sexual abuse scandals involving clergy has opened up a wide range of significant theological questions for the Roman Catholic Church. Among the many issues that have been raised are: the Church’s ...