Irish School Of Ecumenics

Thursday 24th May “The Geopolitics of Peace and Conflict: Colombia, Kurdistan, Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka” This public meeting will examine how international factors influence these four conflicts, and compare efforts to achieve a just and peaceful resolution to them. Key experts and activists from the conflict zone will address the meeting. Time: 7-9 PM [...]

Rev Dr Johnston McMaster delivered the Centre for Contemporary Christianity’s Catherwood Lecture on ‘Signing Up to the Covenant: An Alternative Vision for the Future,’ on  Thursday 8 March, at Edgehill Theological College in Belfast. McMaster lectures on the Irish School of Ecumenics’ Education for Reconciliation Continuing Education programme. The lecture is wide-ranging, drawing on McMaster’s [...]

Dr Johnston McMaster and Dr Cathy Higgins of the Irish School of Ecumenics have developed two exciting new online modules, appropriate for use by church and community groups. These modules were shaped in consultation with the School’s IRCHSS-funded Visioning 21st Century Ecumenism Project, and are titled ‘The Bible in Dispute’ and ‘Where in the World [...]

Last month, as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, John Gibaut, Director of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, spoke at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, on the work of “Faith and Order.” You can read a more detailed account of his [...]

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In January, MPhil students went on their first field trip of the year, accompanied by Dr Geraldine Smyth. They spent three days in Belfast, where they visited Stormont, escorted by an MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) and enjoyed lunch in the Stormont dining hall. Other memorable experiences included tours of the Shankill and Falls Road [...]

The theme of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) is ‘We will all be changed’ (I Cor 15.51). The Irish School of Ecumenics has provided some resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Order of Service Homily Notes by Marcin Lisak OP Alternative Hymns

The Irish School of Ecumenics has published a first edition of a newsletter called The Sheaf, intended to keep supporters up-to-date on the work of the School. The newsletter includes information on projects donations supported in 2010-2011, new ventures for 2011-12, and the launch of Evangelical Journeys: Choice and Change in a Northern Irish Religious [...]

NGOs and International Politics: Theory and Practice: International Peace Studies is pleased to announce that a new service-learning internship module will commence in Semester 2, 2013, providing work practice to MPhil students. The overarching theme of this module is to examine the relevance of NGOs to key international politics areas and to evaluate the role [...]

International Peace Studies students were treated to an intense and provocative lecture from Dr Francesco Cavatorta, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Dublin City University on the UN and Palestine. Dr Cavatorta gave a whirlwind history of Israel and Palestine, before examining UN resolutions and policies to the area. The lecture was followed by a lively [...]