Religious Studies and Theology at SETU Waterford

22/01/2024

To begin the new year, the 'Lismore Conversations That Matter' series - on 'Hope In A Time of Democratic Fragility' - continues on January 22nd at 8pm in the Lismore Heritage Centre.

Facilitated by Ian Hughes, author and Researcher at UCC, the theme will be 'Reimagining Society'. In this conversation, Ian will argue that a wholesale reimagining of politics, economics, technology, gender, education, and religion, is the historic challenge of our time, and explore how this might come about. If you are interested in any of these burning issues, you should come along and contribute to our latest 'Conversation That Matters'.

This series of conversations is an extension of the Department of Arts' 'Theology In The Public Square' series.

This event is free to attend and all are welcome.

For more information on what plans to be another interesting and informative series of conversations, please contact Philip Cremin at [email protected]

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23/05/2023

28/04/2023

The arrival of the global scholars in studies draws closer and the time for filling welcome packs has arrived.... ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ......and many more will enjoy a warm welcome ; Glencairn Abbey Spiritual Child Network All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association Spiritual Coaches Network Spiritual Exercises Network Spiritual Leadership Asia

21/03/2023

In a busy week, we were delighted to welcome Dr Frank Bosman of Tilburg University to South East Technological University. As well as visiting Carlow College, St. Patrick's, Frank spoke as part of the Theology in the Public Square series on God, morality, Netflix and all things in between. If you missed any of his talks, you can find him on the latest edition of English at SETU podcast, the Nerve, where we talked morality, religion, TV shows, video games and movies in no particular order with Dr Jenny O'Connor! You can listen back from here or elsewhere, depending on where you listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-nerve

Thanks to Frank Bosman and everyone who made the visit happen.

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13/03/2023

We are delighted to welcome Dr Frank Bosman of Tilburg University to both South East Technological University and Carlow College, St. Patrick's this week.

In the latest Theology in Public Square lecture, he will give a public lecture on the relationship between religion, theology, and spirituality in television series such as Squid Game, Jaguar, and The Good Place.

Finding God in Netflix
Wednesday, 15th March at 14:15 in TL 157

You can read more of his work on the television series Squid Game and religion here: https://jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/290/267

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11/03/2023

Delighted to welcome Prof. Michael A. Conway of St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth and all our speakers and guests to Living Synodality Now.
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23/02/2023

On Saturday, 11 March 2023, SETU and Carlow College, St Patrick’s will host a one-day symposium on Living Synodality Now in the Main Auditorium of the SETU Cork Road campus in Waterford from 12 noon to 4pm. The attendance fee is €20 per person. For further details and other enquiries, please email [email protected]

The symposium is a collaboration between Theology and Religious Studies staff at SETU and Carlow College and will be of interest, we hope, to anyone with an interest in the different aspects of faith life and spirituality, including ordained ministry, pastoral workers, teachers, chaplains, and anyone involved or interested in ministry.

Speakers will include Prof. Michael A. Conway, Professor of Faith and Culture at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth; Julieann Moran, General Secretary of the Synodal Pathway in Ireland; and Paula McKeown, Director of Living Church, Diocese of Down and Connor.

Kindly supported by the SETU Research Connexions fund and Carlow College, Saint Patrick’s.

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13/10/2022

Delighted to welcome Dr Stefan Reynolds to the first of this year’s Theology in the Public Square events on Christian Mindfulness in a Troubled World at
Thanks to all for your support and the Growth Hub for hosting. More to come!
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30/09/2022

Is the world really speeding up, or is it our minds that are getting more busy and stressed? How do we deal with our worries? How can we separate genuine concerns from unnecessary anxieties? What is there in Christian spirituality that can be a practical help? In the first Theology in the Public Square event of the year, Dr Stefan G. Reynolds exploring the relationship between mindfulness and love.

Find out more here: https://www.wit.ie/events/all_news/christian-mindfulness-in-a-troubled-world

Christian Mindfulness In A Troubled World
13th October, 2022 18:30 pm - 20:00 pm
Location: F01, SETU Waterford, Cork Road.

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20/09/2022

English and Religious Studies graduate Katie Chance and English and Psychology graduate Rebecca Byrne have just begun their PME (Professional Master of Education) at DCU which will allow them to become post-primary teachers. Katie and Rebecca became friends at the beginning of their degree programme and their friendship is still going strong! Best of luck in this new exciting stage of your careers! Many of the graduates featured over our last few posts have also taken part in The Nerve, our English at SETU podcast series. One of these episodes was organised in conjunction with Angela Collins of who answered lots of queries about how to prepare for postgraduate applications. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.