Department of Theology and Religious Studies: Recent submissions
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'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 ... -
When the Christian Community Gathers on Sunday in the Absence of the Presbyter: What Happens?
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Building the Ark
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The Congar legacy
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Issues of episcopal governance in the light of the Murphy report
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Fresh possibilities for all future Popes
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The Pastoral Area: Pointers Towards a Theological Rationale.
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The Priest and clustering: law and practice
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Clustering parishes: reflections on the practice and theology
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Catholic Theology in the thirteenth century and the origins of secularism
(Sage, 2010)This article examines two distinct responses to the reception of Aristotle in the thirteenth century: the Bonaventurean and the Thomist. The outcome of this debate (and the Condemnations of 1277) led to the modern separation ... -
Theology in Ireland: Changing Contours and Contexts
(Veritas, 2005)It struck many people as strange that a topic such as this, a particularly broad and general one, would be chosen as the keynote address at a major symposium to honour the lives and work of Bernard Lonergan and Karl Rahner. ...