Religious Studies (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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An autonomy perspective in theological ethics on transgenic food production
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2006)Transgenic food organisms are microorganisms, plants and animals that have been transformed genetically using gene-transfer techniques. These recently- developed techniques have the potential to impact on food, agriculture ... -
The limits of law : Paul Ricoeur and a critical phronesis to engage law, ethics and religion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2008)This study explores the relationship of law and ethics from the insight, evident for many who have been engaged in law as a profession, that the practice of law encounters limits which point to a broader context in which ... -
Amidst mass atrocity and the rubble of theodicy : searching for a viable theodicy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2008)This work assesses the theological and pastoral viability of key theodic texts within post-Holocaust Jewish thought, liberation theology, and Christian philosophical theodicy through textual analysis of testimonies from ... -
Translation for transformation : André Chouraqui and his translation of the gospels
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2010)Although he remains largely an unknown in the English-speaking world, André Chouraqui (1917-2007) was, for much of the twentieth century, a prominent and respected figure in the francophone world, in the Middle East and ... -
Historical categories and the praxis of ethnicity in Ancient Israel
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2003)Within biblical archaeology the interpretation of ethnic groups has traditionally taken place within a narrative framework derived almost entirely from certain highly prized written sources, thereby reflecting the privileged ... -
Conceptions of warlike angels in literature of the late Second Temple period
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2011)The work begins with a chapter that presents the various traditions concerning "angelic" warriors in the Hebrew Bible. In this context, we have investigated the two main biblical traditions: the council of gods and the ... -
The Irish public service modernisation programme 1994-2007 : A critique from the perspective of Catholic social teaching
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2009)This thesis critiques the Irish public service modernisation programme (IPSM) from the perspective of Catholic social teaching (CST). The IPSM is part of an international movement called New Public Management (NPM). Chapter ... -
The invention of the first century synagogue : a critical examination of the archaeological evidence
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Religions and Theology, 2010)This dissertation deals with the processes by which five sites at Delos, Jericho, Herodium, Masada and Gamla were identified as first century synagogues. The five sites were chosen for study in this dissertation because ... -
The Fundamentals and their place in modern Protestant church history
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A gleaner following the grape-pickers : the Jewish scribe, Ben Sira, as interpreter of biblical tradition in pre-Maccabean Hellenistic Judea
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Interessengeleitetes Studium. Eine niveaudeskriptorenorientierte Neukonzeption religionswissenschaftlicher Einfuhrungsseminare
(University of Berne, ZWB University of Berne, 2009)The thesis includes the development and evaluation of revised introductory courses on the study of religion adjusted to the Bologna framework. In the first chapter, we define the general competencies to be obtained in the ...
