Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies at TCD

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026. Lots of wonderful hospitality during the week at the Lincoln Inn, Toscana Restaurant, Trinity College Buttery and deliveries from KC Peaches. Thanks for everyone in the School and beyond and to our funders at the ECLAS Project.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026. Day Five, Final Examinations and Certificate Conferral.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026. Day Five. Serious work up to the last minute: many thanks to Carmen Gonzalez and her PhD supervisor Hille, to Martin for his direction, to Deirdre for her good humour in showing us the E3.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day Five. We spent the week based at the E3 Learning Foundry, TCD's newest building, and on the last day had a behind the scenes tour, many thank to Deirdre O'Shea, E3 Operations Manager, who was truly generous with her time.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day Four. A lecture with Dr Amy Daughton, University of Birmingham on the implications of Magnifica Humanitas (2026) for Theologies of Work and Labour in a Digital Age. Chaired by Niall Leahy SJ.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day Four. Paying attention to Biodiversity: complexity, affinity and kinship with Dr John Feehan, UCD. Later practising paradise with Dr Jessica Brown: flower gazing with microscopes and mediating reality through poetic imagination.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day Three. A Creative Problem-Solving Experience under the guidance of Shay Butler in the TCD Business School where we quickly discovered how we differently embody a seven-piece lego duck. Astounding creativity.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School June 2026. Day Two, afternoon: Visit to the Old Irish Goats Conservation Grazing Project, Howth Head.

Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day Two. A Dublin Bay Biosphere Boat Trip from Sir John Rogerson's Quay with Dr Thomas Cummins, UCD.

A look back at our Environmental Hermeneutics Summer School 2026, Day One. A masterclass in city management with Richard Shakespeare, a workshop with Dr Martin Poulsom and a lecture with Prof Hille Haker, Loyola Chicago.

In this interview with Kate Brayden of Oxfam Ireland, @brendancbrowne reflects on what took him to Al-Quds University as a Professor of international law and human rights, and his journey back to Ireland to take up his role @tcddublin in 2016. oxfamireland.org/blog/the-singl…

Prof. Siobhán Garrigan was one of the panelists for the "Religion and Traditional Musics" symposium at Ireland's Folk and Bluegrass Festival with Prof. Pete Ward (Durham), Prof. Conor Caldwell (UL) and Prof. Lee Bidgood (East Tennessee University).

All are welcome to a public lecture by Dr Amy Daughton, Birmingham University, on 'Public Theologies of Work and Labour in the Digital Age'. The event is part of our Summer School. Thursday 25 June, 7pm. Registration required, see link below. tcd.ie/religion/news-…

All are welcome to public lectures at our Summer School next week. Registration is required, see link below. Prof. Hille Haker, of Loyola Chicago, will speak on 'Beyond the Anthropcene: a Humanist Defence of Ecological Responsibility', Mon 22 June, 7pm. tcd.ie/religion/news-…

Prof. Jacob J. Erickson has published a chapter in a new book, 'Thinking with Plants and Fungi', where the collection emerged from his presentation in a unique and interdisciplinary conference last year of the same title. tcd.ie/religion/news-…

Following the racist violence in Belfast which began on 9 June, Dr David Mitchell was interviewed live on Al Jazeera about the unrest and the political reaction. Dr Mitchell is Course Coordinator of Trinity's MPhil in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, based in the city.

Dr Brendan Browne writes in The Conversation UK on the uncomfortable reminder of the innocent people burnt out during The Troubles. He was also interviewed on TRT, as the disturbances in Belfast make front page news around the globe. theconversation.com/belfast-violen…

What does Magnifica Humanitas mean for culture, theology and society? Join our panel discussion on Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical featuring @LindaDoyle, Bishop Paul Tighe, @MassimoFaggioli & Dr Fáinche Ryan. 📅 17 June | 4–5pm 📍 Online | Free Register ⬇️tcd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

New piece published by @brendancbrowne and Bana Abu Zuluf (Maynooth University) in The Journal.ie. Dr Browne was also interviewed by Radio France International. West Bank: Israel is advancing its E1 master plan (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/7063955

Prof. Jacob Erickson has published a new piece on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas. You can find "Ecologies of Communication" at Religion Dispatches: religiondispatches.org/2026/06/02/eco…