Browsing Religions and Theology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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From the domain of certitude to the relational realm: U.S. Missions in Iran and the Politics of piecemeal social change
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Discipline of Religions and Theology, 2019)Methodologically this thesis employs a modified microhistorical approach to small social units alongside ethical reflection on historical events and persons. A critical theory method is also utilized in combination with ... -
Harmony, modesty, dialogue : a Moravian contribution towards the development of Christian theologies of religious pluralism
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2003)Despite the multiplicity of religions, religious aspirations and religious goals, Christians have generally maintained that in Jesus Christ God has been revealed in an unsurpassable way. In modem times, however, Christians ... -
Historical categories and the praxis of ethnicity in Ancient Israel
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2003)Within biblical archaeology the interpretation of ethnic groups has traditionally taken place within a narrative framework derived almost entirely from certain highly prized written sources, thereby reflecting the privileged ... -
Immanuel theology : retrieving a theology of presence from the writings of Paul Tillich
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2009)This work introduces the concept of "Immanuel Theology", a phrase synonymous with a theology of presence which seeks to reconcile panentheistically divine transcendence and immanence as inclusive transcendence. Presence ... -
Inheritance, Identity and inclusion in Matthew's gospel and antecedent traditions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Discipline of Religions and Theology, 2020)Inheritance terms and concepts are ubiquitous throughout the Bible and the non-biblical Second Temple material. Throughout the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites believed themselves to be the people of God uniquely chosen from ... -
Interessengeleitetes Studium. Eine niveaudeskriptorenorientierte Neukonzeption religionswissenschaftlicher Einfuhrungsseminare
(University of Berne, ZWB University of Berne, 2009)The thesis includes the development and evaluation of revised introductory courses on the study of religion adjusted to the Bologna framework. In the first chapter, we define the general competencies to be obtained in the ... -
Jezebel's voice : a feminist reconstruction of the message to Thyatira in the Book of Revelation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2011)Although she reportedly describes herself as a prophetess, the voice of the woman whom the Book of Revelation’s misogynistic Son of Man pejoratively describes as “the Woman Jezebel” (Rev 2:20) has been silenced by its ... -
Media, conflict and peace : a study of the media reporting of two major conflicts and peace processes in the Horn of Africa
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2015)The increase in global crises and conflicts as well as the ways and the effects of mediatisation of the phenomena has generated intense interest, research, and debate. This study is not about the impact debate i.e. the ... -
Missing persons : individual eschatology in twentieth century Protestant theology
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2001)This thesis comprises a survey and critique of individual eschatology according to the major Protestant theologians of the twentieth century; Rudolf Bultmann, Karl Barth, and the post-Barthians Jurgen Moltmann and Eberhard ... -
Neither naked nor sacred : a theology for the public square: The Irish Catholic Church in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies, 2001)Introduction: The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, accustomed from the genesis of the Republic to a "special position," has been experiencing the loss of that privileged status. In the growing pluralism of the Republic ... -
Of Persepolis and Jerusalem. Towards an evaluation of Iranian influence on the Jewish apocalyptic traditions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2010)This dissertation presents the need for a reconsideration of Iranian influence upon Jewish apocalyptic, and offers grounds upon which such study may proceed. The Prolegomena describes the history of scholarship on the ... -
On not hiding scripture : a hermeneutics of intrusion and the visible unity of the churches
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to ask how a freshly conceived and embodied relationship of the churches to their canon of scripture might give new life, integrity and depth to the ecumenical movement. I argue for the ... -
Practical reasoning and transnational justice John Rawls's argumentation on justice in dialogue with Onora O'Neill's Kantian cosmopolitanism
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2015)This thesis evaluates two opposing accounts of justice and international justice that both claim Kantian foundations: firstly, the international account offered by the political philosopher John Rawls, and, secondly, the ... -
Ricoeur's ethics of the person, complemented by Aquinas's analogy, developed as an intercultural hermeneutic
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2011)This summary is intended to provide a succinct overview of the methods used and the major findings of this thesis. I will begin by presenting my methodology before indicating the final conclusions of this work. The primary ... -
Stumbling blocks to stepping stones. The torah as a key to jewish-christian reconciliation: A new model
In recent decades, and particularly since the Second Vatican Council, Christians and Jews are beginning to ask questions about one another’s traditions and slowly erode some of the age old barriers of suspicion and ... -
The Fundamentals and their place in modern Protestant church history
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The House Key : House as key to understanding ACTS (the micro-text) within its Roman Imperial Context (the macro-text)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies, 2002)While "house" has long been recognized as key to understanding Christianity and its world, my contention is that its analytical potential has actually been under-utilized by scholars. The study demonstrates how conscious ... -
The invention of the first century synagogue : a critical examination of the archaeological evidence
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2010)This dissertation deals with the processes by which five sites at Delos, Jericho, Herodium, Masada and Gamla were identified as first century synagogues. The five sites were chosen for study in this dissertation because ... -
The Irish public service modernisation programme 1994-2007 : A critique from the perspective of Catholic social teaching
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2009)This thesis critiques the Irish public service modernisation programme (IPSM) from the perspective of Catholic social teaching (CST). The IPSM is part of an international movement called New Public Management (NPM). Chapter ... -
The limits of law : Paul Ricoeur and a critical phronesis to engage law, ethics and religion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2008)This study explores the relationship of law and ethics from the insight, evident for many who have been engaged in law as a profession, that the practice of law encounters limits which point to a broader context in which ...
