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Religion and the emergence of
pluralism
Religion, media and the public sphere
(
Professor Dirk Johannsen)
Contemporary theories and
expressions of religion
Current expressions and movements in
Christianity and Islam (Professor Jonathan
Kearney, Professor Patrick Claffey)
Fee
For one course the fee is €150. For any two
courses the fee is €259. There is a concession
rate of €99 per course. This is available to
second and third level students, unemployed
persons and those in receipt of a social welfare
pension.
For security reasons payment should be by
cheque/draft/postal money order only, made
payable to Trinity College no. 1 account.
Further information
Contact: Jane Welch, Executive Officer,
Department of Religions and Theology, room
5010,
Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 1297, email:
The Loyola Institute
The Loyola Institute offers access for extra-
mural attendees to its undergraduate courses.
For full information on these courses please visit
our website:
Michaelmas term (September to December
2013)
The making of Catholic theology:
the modern period
The purpose of this course is to survey the
political, cultural and religious context in which,
through a series of movements of thought,
Catholic theology changed and developed
profoundly in the period 1900-2000.
Catholic theology in a secular age:
a critical introduction
The purpose of this course is to introduce the
student to the foundational concepts of Catholic
theology as a living tradition with deep roots of
intellectual enquiry. There will be an examination
of the concept of living tradition as it is used in
this context and of the roots of Catholic theology
in its ecclesial context.
At the same time it is recognised that in a
secular age, others also seek understanding in
theological terms. A study is undertaken of the
concept of secularity and post-secularity. There
will be an examination of the argument that
there is a sort of ‘buried’ theological narrative in
Western culture and its consequences explored.
Theological anthropology
This course studies what it means to be human
from the perspective of theology. The study
begins within the horizon of Jewish experience
as articulated especially in the early chapters of
the book of Genesis and chapters in Exodus
which narrate the gift of Covenant. Within these
chapters the themes of the human reality as the
Imago Dei as well as the theme of deep seated
human alienation are studied.
Early Irish iconography, including the great High
Crosses, will be studied as a distinctive
treatment of these themes. In the Western
tradition grace became a key concept in the
articulation of the interplay of divine and human
in history.
