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Salvador Ryan
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Native of Moneygall. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick's Pontifical University Maynooth. Loves teaching & writing, and has published widely on social, cultural and religious history, medieval to modern. Editor, Irish Theological Quarterly. .. more

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 10h
In today’s @independent.ie
I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title…

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The Scottish village now touted as being the birthplace of The Book of Kells
In 1912, a Polish rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich (1865-1930) purchased a manuscript from a Jesuit college near Frascati in Rome. Now housed at the Beinecke Library, Yale University, the Voynich Man...
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 2d
Join us next Monday evening for an ITQ Lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 4d
🛎️ Join us tonight at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture, at 7:30pm in Renehan Hall.

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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 5d
A wide range of book reviews will appear in the November 2025 issue of ITQ. See them first on OnlineFirst here:

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Book Reviews: Retribution in Chronicles: Ideology and Reality - Jeremy Corley, 2025
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 5d
What a beautiful morning here at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 5d
A reminder that Prof. David Kertzer will deliver the Corish Lecture tomorrow evening in Maynooth. Register below.
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 15d
🛎️ Reminder of the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture.

Please visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual... to register your place.
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 8d
My friend and colleague Declan Marmion, who served as Editor of ITQ (2013-2023), & with whom I have edited a number of volumes over the years, has been elected Superior General of the Society of Mary (the Marists). Wishing him blessing and fulfilment in his new role. @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 10d
Pulitzer-prize winner, Prof. David Kertzer will deliver the Corish Lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social next Tuesday evening. Book your place here. @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 15d
🛎️ Reminder of the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture.

Please visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual... to register your place.
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 12d
Coming soon!

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Childhood and the Irish
In eighty short essays, historians, folklorists, archaeologists, theologians, anthropologists, poets, novelists, artists, literature scholars, and educationalists cast light on the lived experience of...
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 14d
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Chancellor of SPPU, today conferred an honorary Doctorate in Theology on Sr Orla Treacy in recognition of her contribution to social justice and women’s educational rights across the world.
#sppu #spcm #orlatreacy #honorarydoctorate
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 15d
🛎️ Reminder of the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture.

Please visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual... to register your place.
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 23d
Teetotaller that I am, it’s entirely appropriate that I’ve just reviewed a newly-released book on the early history of the #Guinness family brewery, just ahead of the (unrelated) new eight-part @netflix series #HouseofGuinness.

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Guinness family history is more than an account of the stout’s success – it’s also a love letter to the city which produced it
In Guinness: A Family Succession, Arthur Edward Guinness, the 4th Earl of Iveagh, tells “the true story and real lives of the first four Guinness generations”.
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 25d
William Crozier of @durham-university.bsky.social
writes on “Historia Sicut Prophetia: Re-Reading Joseph Ratzinger in the Light of His Habilitationsschrift on St Bonaventure” for the November issue, but it is now already available to read on OnlineFirst:
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 25d
Dale C. Allisons article “From Jesus to the Fourth Gospel: The Evolution of Early Christian Eschatology” will be published in the November issue of ITQ, but can already be accessed on OnlineFirst here:

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From Jesus to the Fourth Gospel: The Evolution of Early Christian Eschatology - Dale C. Allison, 2025
The so-called “realized eschatology” of John’s Gospel is typically thought to be distinctive, to differentiate it from other early Christian sources, and so to ...
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 25d
Andrew R. Davis of @bostoncollege.bsky.social
has published “Notes on Biblical Mercy: God’s Womb-Like Love” in the November issue of ITQ. It is now available to read on OnlineFirst here:

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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 25d
Barbora Šmejdová @charlesuni.cuni.cz
writes on “Searching for the Language of Hope with Mary” in the November issue of ITQ. It’s available on OnlineFirst here:

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Sep 11
Join us at the Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture with Prof Stephen J Pope, Boston College, who will deliver the lecture, entitled "Can Forgiving Ever Be A Moral Mistake? Considerations from Christian Ethics".

To register your place, please email [email protected].

#bostoncollege #theology
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Sep 4
Join us at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish Lecture 2025 where Prof David I. Kertzer, Brown University, will give the lecture on "Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)".

Register here - www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual...
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Sep 4
This just popped up on Amazon this morning, so I guess it must be happening!

To be kept in mind when compiling your Christmas prezzie list.

And yes, it will be available in lots of other places besides Amazon.

And no, it’s not me on the front cover!

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Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany: Amazon.co.uk: Ryan, Salvador: 9781916742192: Books
Buy Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany by Ryan, Salvador (ISBN: 9781916742192) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Sep 1
For those who are curious about #theology as subject, and why you should check it out, have a listen…

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Alumni Stories | An Interview with Alex O'Connor @CosmicSkeptic
YouTube video by Faculty of Theology and Religion Oxford
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Sep 1
@cosmicskeptic.bsky.social is
an Oxford graduate and a very astute YouTuber, writer & podcaster, who identifies as agnostic atheist.

I’ve rarely come across as cogent an expression of why #theology is an endlessly fascinating subject, which can be of interest to persons of all faiths and none.
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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · Aug 7

The latest issue (August 2025) of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See below for Table of Contents of articles and a wide range of book reviews:

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Irish Theological Quarterly - Volume 90, Number 3
Table of contents for Irish Theological Quarterly, 90, 3
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Jul 30
Following on from my @irishtimes.com article on Sunday, this afternoon I joined @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
on @newstalkfm.bsky.social
to speak about the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart and its lesser-known political aspects.

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The history of the Sacred Heart | Newstalk
Thousands gathered at Knock Shrine in Mayo last month for a ceremony where the Archbishop consecr...
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Seán Moncrieff @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social · Jul 30
On the show today: Starvation in Gaza; Swimming on all the Blue flag beaches; A law against manipulation?; ‪@salvadorryan.bsky.social‬ on the Sacred Heart; Do you trust estate agents?; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; Oyster swallowing in Kerry...
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Jul 29
Honoured to have been invited to contribute to a series of talks at Lucan Presbyterian Church in early August. Check out the details for “Theology on a Summer’s Evening” here…

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Theology on a Summers Evening
A summer school on Tuesday and Thursday evenings introducing people to theology.
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Jul 27
The use of the term “Crusade” in association with the Sacred Heart devotion in 2025 is unfortunate; a far cry from the late Pope Francis’sencouragement of a culture of “encounter”.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jul 26
Opinion: The Sacred Heart picture, once ubiquitous in Irish Catholic homes, has a fascinating history
Opinion: The Sacred Heart picture, once ubiquitous in Irish Catholic homes, has a fascinating history
Rite & Reason: From the outset, the image had a political edge. During the French Revolution it was adopted as a royalist symbol
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jul 26
Opinion: The Sacred Heart picture, once ubiquitous in Irish Catholic homes, has a fascinating history
Opinion: The Sacred Heart picture, once ubiquitous in Irish Catholic homes, has a fascinating history
Rite & Reason: From the outset, the image had a political edge. During the French Revolution it was adopted as a royalist symbol
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Jul 26
Contributed to a piece today by my classmate, journalist John Meagher of the @Independent.ie on the 40th anniversary of the extraordinary “Moving Statues” phenomenon of the summer of 1985.

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‘I had faith and I was swept up in the excitement’: Ballinspittle and the rainy summer of the moving statues
Forty years ago this week, a small Cork village — some 8km southwest of Kinsale — became nationally and internationally famous.
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Jun 15
Remembering today the man who introduced me to my first — and last — drink!
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