Interface Conference, 6-7 November 2009:
Being a young Theologian in the World

Organised by the students and alumni of the Pontifical University at Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, the conference was aimed at young theologians and had two objectives:

• to explore the role of the young theologian
• to explore the role of theology in contemporary society.

 

Friday 6th November (19.30)

Keynote Address:

Professor Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J. (Gregorian University, Rome)

Mediators of God's Meaning:
A Challenging but Consoling Call

Saturday 7th November
A number of International Speakers delivered papers addressing the themes of the Conference

Jesse Myers: Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy
Towards a Theological Approach to Science
Jesse is studying for a PhD in Moral Theology at the Milltown Institute, Dublin.

Nancy Rourke: Canisius College, New York
Building Bridges: Opportunities and Responsibilities of a Junior Moral Theologian
Nancy is Assistant Professor in the Religious and Theology Studies Department of Canisius College, New York.

                                                                               Dr Aoife McGrath & Rev Pádraig Corkery

James Cherry, Cambridge University
Understanding the difficulty of faith: the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and underestimating the importance of faith
James is studying for an MPhil in Theology and Religious studies focusing on Philosophy of religion at Cambridge University.

Suzanne Mulligan, Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy
Capabilities and the Common Good
Sue is a lecturer in Moral Theology in the Milltown institute of Theology and Philosophy in Dublin.

 

 

 

Dr Suzanne Mulligan

Oliver Crisp: University of Bristol
Young Theologians Wanted: The Prospect of Analytic Theology
Oliver is a Reader in Theology, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol.

Msgr Hugh Connolly, President of Saint Patrick's College Maynooth, Breda O’Brien of the Irish Times, Dr Aoife McGrath and Rev Prof Michael Paul Gallagher attended the Conference.

Rev Tony P Kalam, Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Wisdom: an encounter of the natural and the moral
Tony is studying for a DD at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.

Kevin Hargaden, NUI Maynooth and Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth
The Theologian as Evangelist
Kevin is a Masters student in Sociology at NUI Maynooth and candidate for ordained ministry with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, studying at Saint Patrick’s College Maynooth.

Katharine Sarah Moody, Lancaster University
On the Question of (Rightly?) Passing for A Theologian
Katherine is a fourth year PhD student in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University.

Johanneke Bosman, Fonty Hogeschool Theologie Levensbeschouwing, Amsterdam
Theology as the handmaid of the Lord
Johanneke is studying for a Masters degree in pastoral care, chaplaincy and theology.

 

Ben Dare, Cardiff University, Wales
The Trinity and Environment Care in the theology of Jürgen Moltmann
Ben is studying for a PhD in Theology (Doctrine) in Cardiff University.

 

 

Michael Shorthall, Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth
After Artane
Michael is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin and a lecturer in Moral Theology in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.

Paul Clogher, Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth
A Positive Iconoclasm: Surrealism, Subversion, and the Sacred in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ
Paul is studying for a PhD in Systematic Theology in Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.


Michael Sherman, Paul Clogher, Michael Loughnane, Merv Duffy and Rev Michael Shorthall were among the delegates and presenters at the Interface Conference for Young Theologians held at Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth.

RENEHAN HALL,
ST PATRICK'S COLLEGE, MAYNOOTH

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