School of Religion Trinity College Dublin Orientation 2019-2020

School of Religion

Trinity College Dublin

Orientation 2019-2020

26 August 2019

Dear Graduate Student,

On behalf of the Acting Head of School, Prof. David Shepherd and all the staff here in Dublin and Belfast, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the School and to wish you a successful year of study and research in Trinity College Dublin.

Our School explores religious studies, international conflict and peace studies, theology, ethics and biblical studies as independent but often related disciplinary fields and our undergraduate and postgraduate courses and our research students interrogate encounters between cultures and religions from antiquity to the present day. Our students and staff investigate the intellectual and institutional resources developed in historical and current interactions and conflicts and apply them to the challenges and the opportunities societies face in an age of globalisation.

During your orientation event you will receive some basic information about how the School works, you will meet some of the key people involved in teaching and administration, and you will have an opportunity to become familiar with the layout of our building. Most importantly, you will have an opportunity to introduce yourselves to one another, and to see what kinds of skills, experiences and previous studies have shaped the student community of 2019-2020. If you need any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to approach staff who will be around throughout the morning and over a light lunch.

As a staff, our hope is that you will find the coming year to be fruitful – intellectually and socially – and that you will be both stretched and inspired by your time in the School. We look forward to getting to know you and to working with you in the weeks and months ahead.

With kind regards and best wishes.

Prof. Carlo Aldrovandi Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning

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SCHOOL OF RELIGION TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

IRISH SCHOOL OF ECUMENICS – LOYOLA INSTITUTE BUILDING (ISE-LI BUILDING)

ORIENTATION - FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2019 9.30 A.M. – 12.30 P.M. – LECTURE ROOM G16

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9.30-10.00 Tea / Coffee will be available.

10.00 – 10.05 Welcome: Prof. David Shepherd, Acting Head of School.

10.05-10.45 Introductory Sessions:  Prof. Carlo Aldrovandi, Director of Teaching and Learning Postgraduate.  Prof. Iain Atack, Head of Discipline, Peace Studies.  Prof. Andrew Pierce, Acting Head of Discipline Religious Studies.

10.45 – 11.15 Academic Orientation break-out sessions for Taught Postgraduate and Research Students:

 Prof. Gillian Wylie, Acting Course Co-ordinator, Prof. Iain Atack, International Peace Studies (Room G16).  Prof. Jude Lal Fernando – Course Co-ordinator, Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies Room G15.  Prof. Carlo Aldrovandi, Higher Degree Research Students (Postgraduate Reading Room).  Dr Bridget Nichols, M.Th. (Room G7).

Academic and administrative staff from each course will also attend the course sessions.

11.20 – 12.00 Noon Presentations by: 11.20 – 11.30 Ms Orlaith Tunney, Careers Consultant, Careers Advisory Service. 11.30 – 11.40 Graduate Students’ Union Presentation: Ms Gisele Scanlon. 11.40 – 11.50 Mr Martin McAndrew, Postgraduate Support Officer. 11.50 – 12.00 Ms Cliona Ni Shuilleabhain, Assistant Librarian 12.00 – 12.05 IT Services: ‘Getting Started with IT Services’ – Video.

12.00 – 12.30 Light Lunch (including returned CITI students, School staff and students). 3 | P a g e

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School of Religion - Dublin Taught Postgraduate Timetable - 2019-2020

Teaching takes place at ISE – LI Building / the TBSI Building Pearse St., / Phoenix House. For directions to Phoenix House – please see http://www.dublinmapped.com/?search=Nassau+Street+phoenix+house

Please read following notes carefully:

 Further details relating to the internship module will be emailed to all students in early Autumn.

 There are no lectures during Reading Week: 21-25 October 2019 (Semester 1) and Week: 2 -6 March 2020 (Semester 2).

 Please note that students must cover any costs of travel and accommodation if taking a Belfast or Dublin based module.

 Students are advised to be aware of potential clashes if they are taking modules from other programmes.

 EM7491 Religions and Ethics in a Pluralist World will be offered as an intensive module form the 2- 5 September 2019 and will take place in G7 (ISE-LI Building).

 EM7484 Judaism and Jewish Christian Relations will be offered as an intensive module from 20-22 April 2020 and will take place in G7 (ISE-LI Building).

 Research Methods is one module which is taught across the full year (Semester 1 and 2) and is worth 10ECTS in total.

 Please note that seminars (apart from Research Methods) begin in the second week of term.

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SCHOOL OF RELIGION - Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies - Timetable 2019-2020 MICHAELMAS TERM Time Day Weeks Module Module Name Lecturer Site Room Length

09:00 Monday 2 EM7491 RELIGIONS AND ETHICS IN A PLURALIST WORLD FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00 AUTHORITY, TRADITION AND EXPERIENCE: 11:00 Monday 3-8,10-14 EM7461 ECUMENICS AS INTERCULTURAL THEOLOGY PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 11:00 Tuesday 3-8, 10-14, EM7102 RESEARCH AND METHODS FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 14:00 Tuesday 3-8,10-14 EM7485 ISSUES IN BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00

09:00 Tuesday 2 EM7491 RELIGIONS AND ETHICS IN A PLURALIST WORLD FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00

09:00 Wednesday 2 EM7491 RELIGIONS AND ETHICS IN A PLURALIST WORLD FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00

11:00 Wednesday 3-8,10-14 EM7491 RELIGIONS AND ETHICS IN A PLURALIST WORLD FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, ISE-LI G7 (2) 01:00

09:00 Thursday 2 EM7491 RELIGIONS AND ETHICS IN A PLURALIST WORLD FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00 HILARY TERM Time Day Weeks Module Module Name Lecturer Site Room Length COWAN, DR. MICHAEL, FERNANDO, MR. 09:00 Monday 21 EM7484 JUDAISM AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS JUDE LAL, PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00 11:00 Monday 22-33 EM7467 ENGAGING RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM ALDROVANDI, DR. CARLO ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 WORLD CHRISTIANITY AND INTERRELIGIOUS 14:00 Monday 22-27,29-33 EM7471 DIALOGUE FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 COWAN, DR. MICHAEL, FERNANDO, MR. 09:00 Tuesday 21 EM7484 JUDAISM AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS JUDE LAL, PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00 11:00 Tuesday 322-27, 29-33 EM7102 RESEARCH AND METHODS FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 COWAN, DR. MICHAEL, FERNANDO, MR. 09:00 Wednesday 21 EM7484 JUDAISM AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS JUDE LAL, PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00

11:00 Wednesday 22-29,31-33 EM7462 NATURE, GRACE AND THE TRIUNE GOD PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00 COWAN, DR. MICHAEL, FERNANDO, MR. 09:00 Thursday 21 EM7484 JUDAISM AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS JUDE LAL, PIERCE, MR. ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 08:00 MUSLIM GOD, CHRISTIAN GOD: ISLAM AND FERNANDO, MR. JUDE LAL, PIERCE, MR. 14:00 Thursday 22-33 EM7482 MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY ANDREW ISE-LI G7 (2) 02:00

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Key Dates for IT&IS 2019-2020

NB: Registration is on-line and normally starts in August for new academic year. You will be invited to register by the Academic Registry.

You will be notified in late summer of procedures for Module registration.

College Orientation week: 26th August 2019

ISE Orientation Dublin: 6th September 2019, Belfast: 4th September 2019

First Semester (teaching dates): 9th September to 29th November 2019

Friday 6th September Orientation, 9.30-12.30 am ISE/Loyola Institute Building September 9th Start of Teaching Term October 21st-25th Reading Week: no lectures/classes November 29th Teaching ends

Public Lecture by Prof Gerard Manion - Amaturo Professor in Catholic Studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC Title: 'Francis - A Sign of Contradiction: Ecumenical and Interreligious Considerations in a Global Context 10 September 6-7.30 pm, ISE/Loyola Building, G 15

Public Lecture by Dr Mark Braverman, Executive Director of Kariros, USA Title: ‘Whose Promised Land? Theological, hermeneutic, and interfaith issues in modern Zionism’ 12 September 4-6 pm, ISE/Loyola Building, G 6

Public Lecture by Prof Anne Hege, University of Oslo Title: ‘Gender and Christian-Muslim Dialogue’ 21 November 4-5.30 pm, ISE/Loyola Building, G 6

Second Semester (teaching dates): 20th January to April 10th, 2020 January 20th Teaching begins March 2nd-6th Reading week, no classes or lectures April 10th Teaching ends

Guided Visits to Places of Worship in Dublin and Seminar on Interreligious Dialogue 28 February, 2020, 9 am -6 pm, ISE/Loyola Building, G 6 (4-6 pm)

Interreligious Immersion Programme (to India, Indonesia, Lebanon or China) For two weeks either in July of August (exact dates and country will be confirmed by December)

August 17th 5pm Dissertation due Students will be notified of changes to any of these dates or of additional events via their TCD e-mail address.

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IT&IS Essay Deadlines 2019-20 Please submit all essays through Turnitin via Blackboard https://tcd.blackboard.com/webapps/login/

Semester 1

Essay Submission Deadline Marks distribution EM7491 - Religions and Wednesday November 27th Week of January 6th Ethics in a Pluralist World 2019 All IT&IS optional module Wednesday January 8th 2020 Week of Feb 3rd essays semester 1

Semester 2

Essay Submission Deadline Marks Distribution EM7102 - Research and Wednesday April 8th 2020 Week of May 6th Methods Proposal All optional IT&IS module Wednesday April 29th 2020 Week of June 1st essays semester 2**Except EM7484 EM7484 – Judaism and Wednesday May 20th 2020 Week of June 15th Muslim-Christian Relations EM7000 - Dissertation August 17 2020 December 2020 (after Exam Board)

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