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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 10d

Steve Mason has written a lengthy review article discussing T.C. Schmidt’s recent study, “Josephus & Jesus”, in the February issue of ITQ. It’s available in Open Access here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#HistoricalJesus #Josephus #TestimoniumFlavianum

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 12d

“James Tabor has written a deeply textured and highly readable book. His willingness to interrogate a wide range of sources and attempt to creatively and imaginatively reconstruct the world of the historical Mary … is admirable.” (Salvador Ryan, Irish Theological Quarterly, February 2026)

Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 19d

I just had the pleasure of reviewing @goodacre.bsky.social's The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social). Review out in a few months, but I thought I would post my last paragraph to encourage you to buy and read it.

Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 19d

An opportunity to come work at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social as a lecturer in Sacred Scripture (with a specialisation in Old Testament). Closing date for applications: 20 Feb 2026. #academicposts #jobs #theology

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St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Sacred Scripture - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position

St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth is seeking a Lecturer in Sacred Scripture - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position St Patrick’s Pontifical University (SPPU) is nati...

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 19d

Stephen Pope of @bostoncollege.bsky.social
asks if forgiving can ever be a moral mistake in the latest article to be released on Irish Theological Quarterly’s OnlineFirst platform:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake? Complexifying a Central Commitment of the Christian Moral Life - Stephen J. Pope, 2026

This article proposes that Christian ethics is best understood as offering an affirmative answer to the question, ‘Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake?’ It ar...

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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · 27d

Prof. David Kertzer’s article on “Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptised Jews (1938-1939) has just been published on OnlineFirst ahead of the Feb 2026 issue. See below.

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 24

At this point of the lead up to Christmas, as people are preparing to head home, it’s a tradition of mine to share this lovely song by my cousin JP Ryan…

Enjoy, and happy Christmas everyone!

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JP Ryan - Home

YouTube video by JP Ryan

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 19

Ah, delighted it’s arrived in time for Christmas! Thanks so much, as ever, for such a terrific chapter!

Aoibheann Ní D @aoibheannnid.bsky.social · Dec 19

Lovely to receive my copy of ‘Childhood and the Irish’ containing my chapter on soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan. With thanks to wonderful editor @salvadorryan.bsky.social. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @wordwellbooks.bsky.social

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thank you! Yes, they’re volumes with something for everyone in them! Local bookshops are so important. They deserve all the support they can get.

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thank you to Nenagh Bookshop who have copies of both “Childhood and the Irish” and “Christmas and the Irish” in stock. You’d never be short of a #Christmas prezzie for a loved one interested in history, folklore and good storytelling.
#Nenagh #books #history #IrishWriting

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 16

@maynoothuniversity.ie @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

For those looking to pick up the perfect #Christmas gift before leaving campus this week, Maynooth University Bookshop now have copies of “Childhood and the Irish: a Miscellany” in stock.

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 15

Theologians are needed everywhere!!! 😄

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thank you to the wonderful Castle Books in #Castlebar (one of my truly beloved independent bookshops) for stocking both Christmas & the Irish and Childhood & the Irish. Popped in to sign some copies this afternoon.

Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · Dec 8

It was great to be at the launch by @miriamocal.bsky.social of Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social last week at @ria.ie! Thinking back on the childhoods of two of the crucial Carmelite figures within my PhD was fascinating and so rewarding.

Man stood in doorway holding a book with a blue door to his right hand side and a brown door behind labelled “Royal Irish Academy”

The opening page of an article in a book entitled “A Carmelite Childhood: The Childhoods of Future Missionaries in Ballymanus, Co. Wicklow From The 1890s To 1910s”

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 4

TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 3

@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social

Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 3

@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social

Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 3

Looking forward to speaking to Kildare Historical Society THIS EVENING on “The Origins of the Christmas Story: a Journey through Art, Literature, Story and Song”. All welcome!

kildarelocalhistory.ie/events/the-o...

The Origins of the Christmas Story – Kildare Local History . ie

kildarelocalhistory.ie

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 2

Aww, Carrie — so sorry I missed you!!! Thanks so much again for your lovely article.

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · Dec 1

Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 1

And your aunt would like it too!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 1

And for anyone who cannot make the launch, but would still like to order a copy of the book, you can order it online here, or alternatively check out your local independent bookshops. It would make a lovely #Christmas gift.

wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...

Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany

wordwellbooks.com

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Dec 1

Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 28

Bígí linn! …
All welcome! #Moneygall #Dunkerrin #LocalHistory

Irish Association of Professional Historians #IAPH #Skystorians @iaphistorians.bsky.social · Nov 27

CHILDHOOD & THE IRISH officially launches Mon 1 Dec 2025. Some #IAPH members contributed to this compilation so come along & support them - tickets free but book 👉 tinyurl.com/y5975cu3 #Skystorians #Speirgorm
#IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 19

For those of you working at @maynoothuniversity.ie and @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.

Brendan C. Hamilton @revoltedstates.bsky.social · Nov 18

I am excited to announce that my article, "Willie Charlton: A New York Irish ‘Street Boy’ in the American Civil War" will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany, ed. by @salvadorryan.bsky.social
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...

Book cover labeled "Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany. Salvador Ryan (Ed.)." Beside the cover is a plaque reading "COMING SOON."

St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Nov 18

"Childhood and the Irish", a new book by SPPU faculty member Prof Salvador Ryan, will be launched on the 1st of December by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan in the The Royal Irish Academy.

See details below:

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 17

Save the Date: Launch of Under Crimblin Hill (the journal of the Dunkerrin Parish History Society) vol. 5 on Friday 28 November at 8pm.

Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 17

Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there!

www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...

CHILDHOOD AND THE IRISH - A MISCELLANY

A new book by SALVADOR RYAN

www.eventbrite.ie

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