Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin – At Belfast Master in Conflict Resolution

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin – At BelfastMaster in Conflict Resolution



Translating God(s)

As the societies of the European regions are faced with the tasks of reconciling pluralism, diverse and divided cultural memories, and social cohesion, religious traditions and cultures of faith are due renewed attention.

Religious traditions in the Europe have long lasting issues and experiences of both, interreligious conflicts and interreligious dialogue, and cultures of faith have to face multiple intercultural and interreligious challenges in a fast changing religious landscape:

Cultures of Faith in Europe

Changing Religious Landscape


Translating God(s)Due to complex histories, socio-cultural and political rivalries, inter-religious conflicts,

etc., religious traditions often suffer from divided cultural religious memories of their peoples.

Religious traditions, while drawing on different cultures of faith, also often compete with one another on differing theoretical, theological , philosophical, symbolic and imagery grounds.

Due to global migration, Europe experiences an increase in the development of migrant-led religious communities from different religious strands, leading to formations of more hybrid and intercultural communities and multi-religious cultures, enhancing the society’s cultural and inter-religious stress and making interreligious coexistence a necessity.

In all this, it is of importance to recognize the changing ways in which the religions, including their foundational texts and cultural-religious resources, have been interpreted and lived in their histories of reception and encounter with other cultures, suggesting that these will give important clues to their current potential for renewing the „will to live together“ and to tackle the intercultural and interreligious challenges.

Cultures of Faith in Europe

Changing Religious Landscapes


Intercultural Theology & Interreligious Studies


The Irish School of Ecumenics

Dublin Belfast

The Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE) is a specialist Cross Border School within Trinity College

and has teaching sites in both Dublin and Belfast.



Translating God(s) This NEW Master takes up the intercultural and interreligious challenges of 21st

century religion and theology in Europe.

1. It pursues deep interreligious learning through Comparative Theology, with interreligious studies concentrations on Hinduism and Islam; Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

2. It studies World Christianity in Asia, Africa and the World of Islam and explores migrant-led churches from these areas in Europe.

3. It engages with the key themes of Christian Ecumenical Theologies across cultures of faith and in light of religious conflicts in Europe.

4. It explores the challenges facing Religion and Ethics in a Pluralist World and seeks to advance dialogue between religious and secular communities in Europe.

The programme intersects and complements with the school’s training and expertise in international peace studies, conflict resolution, reconciliation, religion and international relations.



Translating God(s)Intercultural Theology & Interreligious Studies

BachelorWorld Religions& Theology

Master trackInterreligiousStudies /ComparativeTheology

Master trackWorld Christianity /InterculturalTheology

Master trackChristian Ecumenical Theologies

Master trackReligions and Ethicsin a Pluralist World


Required course modules

Research Skills

10 ECTS

European Intensive ProgrammeTranslating God(s): Intercultural Theology & Interreligious Studies

10 ECTS


Translating God(s)

European Intensive Programme in


Translating God(s)


Translating God(s)

• This 10 ECTS Intensive Programme (IP) offers 60 post-graduate students from around 20 European universities a Theology & Religious Studies course in the new academic disciplines of Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies.

• Faced with Europe’s increasing crosscultural and interreligious identity, students will explore the ecumenical, crosscultural and interreligious challenge in the European regions for theology and religion today. The programme studies areas of ecumenical, crosscultural religious concerns and interreligious conflicts in different areas of Europe; it introduces students to the field of intercultural and interreligious / comparative theology; and it researches the impact of the studied areas and the new academic field for the academic discourses and reflection on religion, theology, and God-talk in Europe today.

European Intensive Programme [10 ECTS]

Translating God(s)


Translating God(s)


Dublin, June 14-25, 2010

Translating God(s) 1


Translating God(s) 2Islam and Christianity in

Southeast Europe

European Intensive ProgrammeIstanbul, April 26-May 10, 2011

http://www.ecumenics.ie/resources/students/european-programmes/istanbul-2011/


Basic I n g r e d i e n t s

1 programme for 2 weeks 4 thematic elements• The Study of Religions in a Changing Europe• Engaging the Other: Interreligious Historical and

Comparative Theological Explorations• Shared Religious Spaces • Religion, Politics, and Power Struggles20 European partner universities60 students, 20 professors


...more basic I n g r e d i e n t s

Partner universities – Students in the programme• 1 local coordinator+ 1 student per partner• Student selection process• Bi-weekly seminars to prepare selected students• Students write 15-20 page essay until

1 month before IP• Students present papers in parallel group

presentations during IPSigned agreements with partner universities


...more basic I n g r e d i e n t s

Elaborate programme for 2 weeks• 4 thematic elements elaborated with core team• 3 lectures per day• Group discussions• Student research presentations (final essays or

chapter of PhD dissertation)WebsiteStudent registration (fees: € 100 / W; € 50 / E)IP Venue – Accommodation / Meals – Cultural

programmes etc.


...more basic I n g r e d i e n t sStaff• Coordinator and organisational core team in Dublin• Core partner and organisational team in IstanbulIP Grant (Budget)• Small organisation budget ~ € 8,700• Travel / accommodation / subsistence ~ € 50,000Headaches• “Breakfast only”: Amount for IP accommodation / subsistence

support for students too small• Travel reimbursement frustrations • Additional fund raising necessary


Translating God(s) 3Fluid Religions and Orthodoxy

European Intensive ProgrammeConstanţa, Sept 9-21, 2012


Trinity College Dublin – At BelfastMaster in Conflict Resolution

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http://www.ecumenics.ie/resources/students/european-programmes/istanbul-2011/

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