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Walking back to Earth: the enduring appeal of ancient pilgrimage as portal to the sacred for the contemporary seeker
(2022-05-16)This thesis offers a perspective on pilgrimage, from the vantage point of the pilgrim’s reflection on their embodied experience and an analysis of that experience from theological and psychological hermeneutics, in particular. ... -
How do children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) enrolled in special ASD classes in mainstream primary schools make sense of themselves and their educational experiences? Child, parent and teacher insights?
(2022-03-30)Aims: School is a site of critical importance in the construction of sense of self. A corpus of qualitative literature indicates that adolescent students with ASD attending mainstream schools often construe themselves as ... -
A socio-rhetorical interpretation of Paul’s theology of Christian suffering of 1 Corinthians
(2021-04-07)This dissertation is a socio-rhetorical investigation of Paul’s theology of Christian suffering in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s undisputed Letters offer seven lists of his suffering (see 1 Cor 4:9-13; 2 Cor 4:8-9; 6:4-5, 8-10; ... -
"Do you see this woman" (Luke 7:44). The multi-faceted witness of women in Luke's gospel
(2021-04-07)The open question that is posed in this research, seeks to ascertain what the women exemplify as they interact with Jesus in the Lukan Gospel. How does Jesus engage them and what aspects of discipleship and response do ... -
'Further up and further in': Biblical themes and imagery in C.S. Lewis The chronicles of Narnia
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Clive Staples Lewis is one of the most popular and renowned authors and lay theologians of the twentieth century. Lewis is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. ... -
The role of Christian faith in the lives of a cohort of Catholic primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland
(2021-02-19)Principals, as ‘gatekeepers’ in Catholic primary schools (CPSs), are at the nexus of change in relation to faith and culture. These changes include a political impetus for a more diverse patronage system for primary schools, ... -
'Further up and further in': Biblical themes and imagery in C.S. Lewis' The chronicles of Narnia
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Clive Staples Lewis is one of the most popular and renowned authors and lay theologians of the twentieth century. Lewis is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. ... -
'Mercy and righteousness have met': literary structure as key to the centrality of mercy in Romans
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)The aim in presenting this dissertation is to establish the thesis that one fundamental literary structure identifiable in Romans provides a clue to a satisfactory reading of the Letter. By ‘satisfactory reading’ I mean a ... -
Seeing ourselves in stained glass - a comparative study of nineteenth and twentieth-century Irish stained glass.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)The aims of this thesis are to examine how biblical themes in the stained glass in 20th century Irish churches reflect re-emerging Catholic identity. In order to do this it focuses on two Roman Catholic buildings – Loughrea ... -
An evaluation of Hans Urs von Balthasar’s critique of Karl Rahner’s theology of the cross
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)This work offers examines the theology of the cross found in Karl Rahner’s writings, with particular regard to Hans Urs von Balthasar’s critique of this area of Rahner’s work . This work maintains that Karl Rahner does ... -
The presence of Christ in the Eucharist: a strange neglect of the Resurrection?
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)Eminent theologians, Gerald O’Collins, Anthony J. Kelly and Luis M. Bermejo claim that a strange neglect of Jesus’ resurrection persists in contemporary theologies of the Eucharist. All three suggest that this deficiency ... -
The specificity of Christian theosony: towards a theology of listening
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2003)The burden of this thesis is to show that of all the existential prevenient sites where nature prepares for the event of revelation, the human ear is the most sensitive and theologically attuned. The foundation stone of ... -
The bishop’s role of pastoral governance: its interpretation and reception by the Magisterium since Vatican II
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)This thesis will assess the interpretation and reception of the bishop’s role of pastoral governance by the Magisterium since the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Historically, this episcopal role had been increasingly ...