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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.
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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/regis…
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:
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Prof. Siobhán Garrigan was one of a number of scholars of politics, philosophy, and theology invited by the Political Theology Network to remember Jürgen Habermas (1929-2026).
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Dr Brendan Browne's latest article 'Containing Liberation - The Transitional Justice Industrial Complex in Palestine' has been published as part of an urgent compendium of international law interventions: "Rethinking International Law After Gaza."
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Professor of Theology and Social Justice, Siobhán Garrigan, was last week in Canada talking about her latest book, A Theology of Home in a Time of Homelessness. The tour centred around her delivery of the John Albert Hall Lectures 2026, held in Victoria, BC.
Our Peace Studies students had a super tour of the UN this week as part of the annual Geneva field trip. The UN information programme included inputs from OCHA, the Human Rights Council and the Information Service plus a tour of the Palais de Nations.
Dr Brendan Browne was invited as a guest speaker at UPNA and Tudela in the Basque Country recently where he discussed the ongoing Genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing taking place on the West Bank. His engagements were covered by Navarra Press.
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On Wednesday 29 April our School in Belfast welcomed 25 current and future diplomats from around the world who are part of the University of Oxford's Diplomatic Studies Programme. Dr David Mitchell spoke on international dimensions of the Northern Ireland peace process.
Prof. Jacob Erickson presented a paper, "Inhabitants of the Earth: Apocalypse, Climate, Displacement and Mobility Justice" as part of Drew University's 21st Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium, 17-19 April in Madison, NJ, USA.
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Congratulations to our new graduates who were awarded their MPhil degrees at the ceremony on Friday 17 April. It was wonderful to be part of the day and share in celebrating everyone's well-earned success at the School reception.
Well done to all!🎉🥂
All are welcome to "Why Wars, Voices of Women", an ISE webinar on Thursday 23 April at 12pm.
The webinar brings together voices of women from across the world who encounter war while also embodying forms of resilience and resistance.
Register:
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We are delighted to host a public lecture by Prof. Christiana Zenner, Trinity Long Room Hub Visiting Research Fellow.
'Un-knowing Water: Science, Values, and Ethical Futures for the World's Most Vital Substance.'
📅 Wed 6 May, 6pm
📍RTPS Room G16
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Come and visit the 'Drawing Hope: Children’s Art for Peace' exhibition!
'Drawing Hope' began with children exchanging self-portraits across a militarised border on the Korean Peninsula and has since travelled travelled widely. It arrives in Ireland on 20 April.
The School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies warmly invites our upcoming Graduands and family to a celebratory reception at 12pm following your Graduation Ceremony on 17th April. Please register below.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🎉
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Professor Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic, Principal investigator on the GEMS Project, was featured in a Sunday Times article on 29th March. The piece by John Mooney was titled 'Gardai trial systems to detect extremist recruitment in online Gaming'.