Niamh
@niamhatheologian.bsky.social
Irish, a Catholic convert, pro-life, leftie, disabled (ME & autistic) & a theologian in training (PhD student).
Seeking the true, the good and the beautiful.
Seeking the true, the good and the beautiful.
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Niamh
@niamhatheologian.bsky.social
· Nov 19
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My book review of Deliver Us from Evil: A Call for Christians to Take Evil Seriously by John Swinton (Open Access)
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My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r...
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Russell Group uni plans to axe a huge 48 courses that aren't 'financially viable' enough
The uni won't accept freshers for 15 subject areas
thetab.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r...
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
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JCFJ's Sophie Manaeva writes:
'If public services and community leaders are not connected or engaged with each other, a vacuum is created. Within such a vacuum, misinformation and fear fester.'
Actively working with FBCs is essential to building stronger, healthier communities!
'If public services and community leaders are not connected or engaged with each other, a vacuum is created. Within such a vacuum, misinformation and fear fester.'
Actively working with FBCs is essential to building stronger, healthier communities!
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
JCFJ's Sophie Manaeva writes:
'If public services and community leaders are not connected or engaged with each other, a vacuum is created. Within such a vacuum, misinformation and fear fester.'
Actively working with FBCs is essential to building stronger, healthier communities!
'If public services and community leaders are not connected or engaged with each other, a vacuum is created. Within such a vacuum, misinformation and fear fester.'
Actively working with FBCs is essential to building stronger, healthier communities!
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Later today, the @jcfjustice.bsky.social launch a report that demonstrates Irish society has moved decisively into a post-secular stage and it's past time for us all to leave our 20th century kneejerk nu-atheist tendencies behind
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
The risk of crises such as the 2023 Dublin riots “will diminish if officials cultivate relationships with faith-based communities”.
The risk of crises such as the 2023 Dublin riots “will diminish if officials cultivate relationships with faith-based communities”.
Policymakers failing to tap into religious groups for migrant integration, says report
Nearly 50 faith-based communities in north-east inner city play unique role as ‘mediators of integration’ in addressing needs ‘often unmet’ by Government
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Later today, the @jcfjustice.bsky.social launch a report that demonstrates Irish society has moved decisively into a post-secular stage and it's past time for us all to leave our 20th century kneejerk nu-atheist tendencies behind
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Job in Ireland!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC778/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC778/l...
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Mission and Ministry at Church of Ireland Theological Institute
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November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Job in Ireland!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC778/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC778/l...
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Maybe there will be another Collision op-ed on Ireland really going backwards
"prisons essentially function as institutions in which to "manage" people with intellectual disabilities, just as congregated settings and psychiatric institutions did in the past." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
"prisons essentially function as institutions in which to "manage" people with intellectual disabilities, just as congregated settings and psychiatric institutions did in the past." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
We are jailing people with intellectual disabilities instead of helping them
Ireland has formally committed to protecting and promoting the rights of people with disabilities, but is failing, especially for those who are in prison
www.irishexaminer.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Maybe there will be another Collision op-ed on Ireland really going backwards
"prisons essentially function as institutions in which to "manage" people with intellectual disabilities, just as congregated settings and psychiatric institutions did in the past." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
"prisons essentially function as institutions in which to "manage" people with intellectual disabilities, just as congregated settings and psychiatric institutions did in the past." www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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For a long time @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social has been producing remarkable journalism about Dublin but the closing line of this piece is an absolute gut-punch: www.dublininquirer.com/on-hardwicke...
On Hardwicke Lane, a tiny masjid faces hostility and xenophobia, but it can’t afford to move
A new report says there’s a lack of spaces for faith-based communities in the north-east inner-city, and urges the council to help.
www.dublininquirer.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For a long time @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social has been producing remarkable journalism about Dublin but the closing line of this piece is an absolute gut-punch: www.dublininquirer.com/on-hardwicke...
Looking forward to finishing my PhD and finally reading O'Connor's novels about Hugh O'Flaherty which have been on my to read pile for a while
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
Joseph O’Connor on celebrating a Kerry priest who became a war-time hero
He assembled a network of activists that hid thousands of fugitives, including many escaped Allied prisoners of war
www.irishtimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Looking forward to finishing my PhD and finally reading O'Connor's novels about Hugh O'Flaherty which have been on my to read pile for a while
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
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hosted by @nlsj.bsky.social, myself, Peter McVerry, and Trocaire's Jane Mellett will be navigating the Pope's first teaching, online, for free, next Wednesday at 7pm Dublin time. Join us
Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic exhortation, and we want to talk about it📣
Register your interest here to join us on Tuesday. We will discuss the importance of this release and help break down some of its meaning.
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Register your interest here to join us on Tuesday. We will discuss the importance of this release and help break down some of its meaning.
forms.gle/8dBtmnG3UYMx...
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
hosted by @nlsj.bsky.social, myself, Peter McVerry, and Trocaire's Jane Mellett will be navigating the Pope's first teaching, online, for free, next Wednesday at 7pm Dublin time. Join us
Reworking my literature review of my thesis and it's great to see all the growth and work that has been done since I last worked on it which was just before Lisa Powell's The Disabled God Revisited was published
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reworking my literature review of my thesis and it's great to see all the growth and work that has been done since I last worked on it which was just before Lisa Powell's The Disabled God Revisited was published
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They’ve lost the plot on tradition and therefore what is “traditional,” it’s very frustrating. Read ANY pope discussing THE POOR.
As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
They’ve lost the plot on tradition and therefore what is “traditional,” it’s very frustrating. Read ANY pope discussing THE POOR.
I looked at SST's deadline for last year earlier this week and was relieved it was in January, thinking it would be the same because I am handing my thesis in on the 15th of December.
Now I will have to find some headspace before then to develop one of the ideas that I had put aside until 2026
Now I will have to find some headspace before then to develop one of the ideas that I had put aside until 2026
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I looked at SST's deadline for last year earlier this week and was relieved it was in January, thinking it would be the same because I am handing my thesis in on the 15th of December.
Now I will have to find some headspace before then to develop one of the ideas that I had put aside until 2026
Now I will have to find some headspace before then to develop one of the ideas that I had put aside until 2026
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Call for papers for the SST annual conference is out now! Come join us in April to talk about theology and failure (generous bursaries available, especially if you're a grad student): www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/
October 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Call for papers for the SST annual conference is out now! Come join us in April to talk about theology and failure (generous bursaries available, especially if you're a grad student): www.theologysociety.org.uk/information/
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"In autistic people, as in every member of the human species, God is pleased to dwell."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Why RFK Jr. Doesn't See the Image of God In Autistic People
The Secretary of Health and Human Services looks at autistic people and only sees what they can't do, not who they were created to be.
sojo.net
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"In autistic people, as in every member of the human species, God is pleased to dwell."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Nothing in the Irish news is making me think about this....
September 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Nothing in the Irish news is making me think about this....
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🏴 Theology in Scotland Call for Contributions (Spring 2026 issue): Theology and Mental Health 🏴
📓 Seeking contributions (articles, theological reflections, creative work) that explore intersections of theology and mental health
👉Full call + details here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
📓 Seeking contributions (articles, theological reflections, creative work) that explore intersections of theology and mental health
👉Full call + details here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
Call for contributions: Spring 2026 issue on theology and mental health
| Theology in Scotland
ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🏴 Theology in Scotland Call for Contributions (Spring 2026 issue): Theology and Mental Health 🏴
📓 Seeking contributions (articles, theological reflections, creative work) that explore intersections of theology and mental health
👉Full call + details here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
📓 Seeking contributions (articles, theological reflections, creative work) that explore intersections of theology and mental health
👉Full call + details here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
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In medicine, “cause” always predicates the idea of prevention or cure. I think we need to be clear: what “causes” autism is irrelevant, because autism is something which neither needs to be prevented nor cured.
September 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In medicine, “cause” always predicates the idea of prevention or cure. I think we need to be clear: what “causes” autism is irrelevant, because autism is something which neither needs to be prevented nor cured.
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Trump is calling autism “out of control”
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump is calling autism “out of control”
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
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Suffice to say that the "Amish don't have autism" myth was long ago debunked. It's a case of underdiagnosis.
JFC the President of the USA, repeating debunked conspiracy nonsense from behind the seal, that even his crank conspirasist health advisors are not claiming, relayed live all around the world.
People will fkn die, because this shitstain needs the stories about Homan and Epstein to go away.
People will fkn die, because this shitstain needs the stories about Homan and Epstein to go away.
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Suffice to say that the "Amish don't have autism" myth was long ago debunked. It's a case of underdiagnosis.
Child's voice: It's not your party... It's *my* party.
Is this not simply absolutely hilarious? #PartyMcPartyFace already in bits. They should sell tickets. #YourParty 🍿
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Corbyn and Sultana clash over new party membership
MP Zarah Sultana says she is a victim of a
www.bbc.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Child's voice: It's not your party... It's *my* party.
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reading Romero today:
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
reading Romero today:
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“[Jürgen] Moltmann says that theological concepts ‘do not limp after reality.... They illuminate reality by displaying its future.’ In our approach, to reflect critically on the praxis of liberation is to ‘limp after’ reality.“
G. Gutierrez
G. Gutierrez
September 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“[Jürgen] Moltmann says that theological concepts ‘do not limp after reality.... They illuminate reality by displaying its future.’ In our approach, to reflect critically on the praxis of liberation is to ‘limp after’ reality.“
G. Gutierrez
G. Gutierrez
You got to love Tertullian for this line to Marcion
"You detest a human being at his birth; then how do you esteem anybody?"
"You detest a human being at his birth; then how do you esteem anybody?"
a group of people are standing on a stage in costume
Alt: a group of people are standing on a stage in costume with some in a semi circle watching. Thomas Jefferson does a mic drop in front of Hamilton. The scene is from one of their cabinet rap battles.
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You got to love Tertullian for this line to Marcion
"You detest a human being at his birth; then how do you esteem anybody?"
"You detest a human being at his birth; then how do you esteem anybody?"
The pain of this book arriving today when I can only hope to flick through it for the next month or so rather than properly start it.
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The pain of this book arriving today when I can only hope to flick through it for the next month or so rather than properly start it.
"But when Christianity as meme comes to replace Christianity as truth, we find ourselves in dangerous theological territory. Or, to put another way, if Christianity weren’t true ... ought we to affirm Christianity as a necessary noble lie for a more orderly, or just, or optimistic society?"
September 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"But when Christianity as meme comes to replace Christianity as truth, we find ourselves in dangerous theological territory. Or, to put another way, if Christianity weren’t true ... ought we to affirm Christianity as a necessary noble lie for a more orderly, or just, or optimistic society?"