RSS 1.0Ecumenics (Theses and Dissertations)
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In Dialogue With Shinto: Challenges to Interreligious Communication.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religions,Theology & Ecumenics. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2018)A major challenge for the contemporary world is how to best approach inter-religious dialogue, especially between faiths that have very different perspectives. Whilst much work has been done in the field of major world ... -
The people of The Book, ahl al-kitab: A comparative theological exploration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religions,Theology & Ecumenics. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2017)This thesis is a comparative theological exploration of the challenges and opportunities presented by the Qur?ānic representation of Christianity as the People of the Book, ahl al-kitāb, in the Qur?ānic and ... -
The ethics of the EU border regime : an argument for consequentialist cosmopolitanism
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2014)This thesis titled “The Ethics of the European Union Border regime: an argument for consequentialist cosmopolitanism” has been developed through a reflection on the experiences of Third country nationals from developing ... -
From the tears of things to the play of grace : discerning textures of faith through a practice of reading contemporary literary texts
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2014)The core of this thesis consists of a practice of close readings of a series of texts: poetry, fiction, literary essay. Conversations about 'sacred' and 'secular' as supposedly distinct ways of naming the meaning and purpose ... -
An examination of the epistemology contained in Bernard Lonergan's Insight as a potential integrative frame for interreligious dialogue, with particular reference to Karl Rahner's Foundations of Christian Faith and Nāgarjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2014)This thesis sought to examine the viability of the epistemology proposed by Bernard Lonergan in his seminal work Insight, particularly with regard to its possible application in the field of interreligious dialogue. This ...
