Browsing Ecumenics (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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"A poet is a theologian": wonder and sacrament in the work of Patrick Kavanagh
This study undertakes an in-depth theological exploration of Patrick Kavanagh’s declaration that “a poet is a theologian”. To this end, the thesis assesses Kavanagh’s claim under the two headings of ‘wonder’ and ‘sacrament’, ... -
Post-Westphalian global security : the strategic implications of applying nonviolent consent theory to the global war on terror
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)In characterising 9/11 as a transformative moment in global security, IR realists have failed to contextualise such threats within the larger trends of global populism. The rising technological and temporal-spatial ... -
Practising a-tonal ethics : a feminist ethics of alterity
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2013)In this dissertation, the focus is on the formation of the contemporary feminist ethical subject; specifically, in relation to the way that women's agency is played out through new forms of reflexivity in the context of ... -
Prospects for Christian minorities under Muslim rule in the Sudan
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The Role of Political Parties in Civil War Peace Processes Outside Their Own Country - A New Internationalism? A Case Study of Sinn Féin and its Involvement in Three Foreign Peace Processes
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2023)The existing literature on third party involvement in peace processes has largely overlooked the role of foreign political parties. This qualitative research tackles this gap by examining the involvement of foreign political ... -
The Role of Women in Post Conflict Peace building in Niger Delta
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2020)United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, passed in October 2000, emphasizes the crucial role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. It urges UN member states to recognize the gendered nature of ... -
Safeguarding the stranger : a theology and ethic of protective hospitality from Abrahamic traditions
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)The research question for this dissertation is: What are the resources and teachings in the Abrahamic traditions that take hospitality, and more specifically its call to provide protective hospitality seriously enough to ... -
Same-Sex Marriage and Conservative Christian Values: A Comparison Between the Republic of Ireland and the State of California (US) from a Post-Legalisation Perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2020)After years of contentious and polarising debate, same-sex marriage was legalised both in the US and Ireland in 2015. However, the relative autonomy of American states and the country s vast size make a single state, like ... -
Striking a balance between local capacities for peace and external intervention : the case of the Manjo in Southern Ethiopia
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2011)This thesis explores why culture should be considered a complementary tool to conflict transformation in the Kaffa society of Southern Ethiopia. The hypotheses upon which the thesis is based are that both local resources ... -
The '2002 Peace Process' in the Sri Lankan media : comparing Sinhalese, Tamil and English editorial discourse in the national newspapers
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2007)This case study analyses how three widely read national daily newspapers in Sri Lanka presented and framed the origins and ongoing development of the Norwegian-sponsored 2002 “Peace process” between the Sri Lankan government ... -
The 2005 PRSP and the survival strategies of border communities in post-conflict Sierra Leone
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)The methods in this piece of research include field and desk work. Field work was undertaken for a total of five months in Sierra Leone and consists of a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative ... -
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 ... -
The moral structure of war : the functional utility of the principle of discrimination
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)This dissertation sets out to conduct a utilitarian analysis of the moral-legal principles of warfare and more specifically to uncover the functional utility of the moral principle of distinction. The dissertation is ... -
The Northern Ireland model of consociational power-sharing is more successful in creating democracy in deeply divided societies than the integrative power-sharing model in South Africa
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)Northern Ireland and South Africa are both noted as well know examples of consociational and integrative power-sharing. Both of these countries are used as models for other ethnically divided countries to follow to bring ... -
The Promise in Palestine? Examining the applicability of the transformative mediation framework in a non-Western context
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2011)"The Promise in Palestine? Examining the Applicability of the Transformative Mediation Framework in a non-Western Context" focuses on broadening the study of Transformative Mediation Framework (TMF) to investigate its potential ... -
The Theology of Alexander Knox (1757-1831)
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)This thesis describes and analyses the theology of the Irish Anglican layman, Alexander Knox (1757-1831), which is here for the first time explored in depth. The method it uses is historical, focusing on Knox’s published ... -
Theology of dialogue : Trinitarian approach
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)The work introduces dialogue as a mode of human being that had initially been presented by Buber and his followers from a very human perspective. People always exist personally, in a dialogical realm which was viewed by ... -
Toward a conceptual framework for arts-based peacebuilding : the contributions of nonscripted theater(sic) and hip hop music
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2010)Various approaches to research are engaged dynamically and according to the unique challenges presented by developing a framework for understanding how the arts contribute to peace. The principal research methods of this ... -
Toward the Heart and Art of Peacebuilding: The Role of Engaged Theatre in Post-Conflict Transition in Northern Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religions,Theology & Ecumenics. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2018)This thesis explores the role of engaged theatre in peacebuilding through the lens of conflict transformation theory. With Northern Ireland as the context, it examines how engaged theatre creates spaces where difficult ... -
Transformational theology in a context of division : examining Belfast's separation barriers through a theological lens of idolatry
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2013)This dissertation addresses two central, interrelated questions. The first question is: How might a transformational theology be formulated that Is Informed equally by the legacy of Latin American liberation theology ...