Browsing Religions and Theology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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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 ... -
Tradition and deconstruction : the theological implications of the postmodern crisis of continuity
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Transformations in 11Q10 and Old Greek Job
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Discipline of Religions and Theology, 2020)The thesis compares aspects of translation technique of the earliest Aramaic and Greek translations of Job which date from the Second Temple period. While some preliminary studies have noted certain similarities between ... -
Translation for transformation : André Chouraqui and his translation of the gospels
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2010)Although he remains largely an unknown in the English-speaking world, André Chouraqui (1917-2007) was, for much of the twentieth century, a prominent and respected figure in the francophone world, in the Middle East and ... -
Wisdom's Wide Trajectory: Reading the Letter of James in Light of 4Qlnstruction
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religions,Theology & Ecumenics. Discipline of Religions and Theology, 2019)This Ph.D thesis reads James in light of 4QInstruction with the understanding that these two writings, in terms of their content and influence, represent two literary examples in which sapiential and apocalyptic elements ...
