Amanda Dillon
@amandabdillon.bsky.social
Government of Ireland Scholar researching Women Readers of the Bible and Bible Journaling at Dublin City University. Biblical Reception, Bible and Art, Theology and Art.
This excellent free exhibition Words on the Wave
@nmireland.bsky.social
is extended until Mon 27 Oct! Truly beautiful manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland - home to early Irish monks. Some of these are in Ireland for the first time in 1000 yrs alongside other fab artefacts. Go!
@nmireland.bsky.social
is extended until Mon 27 Oct! Truly beautiful manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland - home to early Irish monks. Some of these are in Ireland for the first time in 1000 yrs alongside other fab artefacts. Go!
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This excellent free exhibition Words on the Wave
@nmireland.bsky.social
is extended until Mon 27 Oct! Truly beautiful manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland - home to early Irish monks. Some of these are in Ireland for the first time in 1000 yrs alongside other fab artefacts. Go!
@nmireland.bsky.social
is extended until Mon 27 Oct! Truly beautiful manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland - home to early Irish monks. Some of these are in Ireland for the first time in 1000 yrs alongside other fab artefacts. Go!
🌍 The Pontifical Biblical Institute of PUG, together with NExUS, is hosting an international conference on “Bible and Ecology” (6–8 Nov 2025).
#BibleAndEcology #Jubilee2025 #LaudatoSi #FrancisOfAssisi #PontificalBiblicalInstitute
#BibleAndEcology #Jubilee2025 #LaudatoSi #FrancisOfAssisi #PontificalBiblicalInstitute
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🌍 The Pontifical Biblical Institute of PUG, together with NExUS, is hosting an international conference on “Bible and Ecology” (6–8 Nov 2025).
#BibleAndEcology #Jubilee2025 #LaudatoSi #FrancisOfAssisi #PontificalBiblicalInstitute
#BibleAndEcology #Jubilee2025 #LaudatoSi #FrancisOfAssisi #PontificalBiblicalInstitute
The *Irish Biblical Association’s* Belfast Meeting hosted by Union Theological College featured stimulating papers from PhDs: Helena Connolly, Ivan Petrovski, Maicol Cortés. Dr Andrew Doole (Innsbruck) & Dr Claire Carroll (TCD) enlightened us with their latest research! A treat for all!
October 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The *Irish Biblical Association’s* Belfast Meeting hosted by Union Theological College featured stimulating papers from PhDs: Helena Connolly, Ivan Petrovski, Maicol Cortés. Dr Andrew Doole (Innsbruck) & Dr Claire Carroll (TCD) enlightened us with their latest research! A treat for all!
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🧵(1) The manuscripts housed at the Sheptytsky National Museum in L’viv primarily originate from Western Ukraine—a historical crossroads where Slavic cultures (Ukrainian, Polish, and Ruthenian) intersected with diverse religious traditions, including Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Greek Catholicism.
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵(1) The manuscripts housed at the Sheptytsky National Museum in L’viv primarily originate from Western Ukraine—a historical crossroads where Slavic cultures (Ukrainian, Polish, and Ruthenian) intersected with diverse religious traditions, including Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Greek Catholicism.
It was a joy to connect with Prof. Núria Calduch Benages, Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and great scholar of the OT, in Ireland this w/end. She shared with us a wonderful overview of the work of the PBC & PBI.📖#Bible
September 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It was a joy to connect with Prof. Núria Calduch Benages, Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and great scholar of the OT, in Ireland this w/end. She shared with us a wonderful overview of the work of the PBC & PBI.📖#Bible
The Mainie Jellet and Evie Hone: The Art of Friendship exhibition @NGI is superb! Be sure to catch it before is gone - so many delightful pieces and an extraordinary friendship in art and life displayed so well! A gem of an exhibition of Irish women artists!🧑🎨🎨🖼️🧑🎨
July 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Mainie Jellet and Evie Hone: The Art of Friendship exhibition @NGI is superb! Be sure to catch it before is gone - so many delightful pieces and an extraordinary friendship in art and life displayed so well! A gem of an exhibition of Irish women artists!🧑🎨🎨🖼️🧑🎨
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"Unfortunately, scholars and institutions dedicated to researching and commemorating the Holocaust have generally, with few very courageous exceptions, have generally refused to say anything, to express themselves in any way, about what is happening in Gaza."
Consensus Grows on Gaza Genocide, But Many Holocaust Scholars Remain Silent
Israeli American historian Omer Bartov discusses these scholars’ betrayal of the notion of “never again.”…
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July 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Unfortunately, scholars and institutions dedicated to researching and commemorating the Holocaust have generally, with few very courageous exceptions, have generally refused to say anything, to express themselves in any way, about what is happening in Gaza."
With the closure of churches in some areas, I have often wondered about this, that they were payed for by the local people and the local faith community has some entitlement to ownership of these spaces - beyond the spiritual- as they helped fund the building in the first place.
Have just received hard copies of my book from Cambridge UP. It's about the ordinary people who funded the Irish Catholic church between the end of the Famine and independence. It takes in social, economic, religious, emotions history and much else besides...
July 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
With the closure of churches in some areas, I have often wondered about this, that they were payed for by the local people and the local faith community has some entitlement to ownership of these spaces - beyond the spiritual- as they helped fund the building in the first place.
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Don’t want it, didn’t approve or ask for it, misconstrues my thesis, says my name wrong, makes weird jokes about sushi pizza and my area of expertise in a British man’s voice. Sooo do I delete my account now? What is it even good for anymore #AcademicSky
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Don’t want it, didn’t approve or ask for it, misconstrues my thesis, says my name wrong, makes weird jokes about sushi pizza and my area of expertise in a British man’s voice. Sooo do I delete my account now? What is it even good for anymore #AcademicSky
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The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
As always, it was great to present at this yrs @sblsite.bsky.social AND @eabs.bsky.social conf. in Uppsala 🇸🇪 My paper: “A Multimodal Analysis of Bible Journalings Illustrating Eph 6:10–22”. Grateful for lively conversations on visual engagement with biblical texts all week! So many great papers!
June 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As always, it was great to present at this yrs @sblsite.bsky.social AND @eabs.bsky.social conf. in Uppsala 🇸🇪 My paper: “A Multimodal Analysis of Bible Journalings Illustrating Eph 6:10–22”. Grateful for lively conversations on visual engagement with biblical texts all week! So many great papers!
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#PopeFrancis was a wise and visionary leader in many respects, not least his constant criticism of the systemic structures that create poverty and impoverish the lives of so many. A true pastor of the people, always upholding the poor and those discarded by the mainstream. RIP
April 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#PopeFrancis was a wise and visionary leader in many respects, not least his constant criticism of the systemic structures that create poverty and impoverish the lives of so many. A true pastor of the people, always upholding the poor and those discarded by the mainstream. RIP
Excellent! #BlueRoad documentary by #SineadOShea about #EdnaO’Brien! Very powerful and will stay with me for a long time! See it if you can!
March 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Excellent! #BlueRoad documentary by #SineadOShea about #EdnaO’Brien! Very powerful and will stay with me for a long time! See it if you can!
A great opportunity to hear NT scholar Dale Allison tomorrow evening @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social . Details below👇📖👨🏫
March 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A great opportunity to hear NT scholar Dale Allison tomorrow evening @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social . Details below👇📖👨🏫
Honoured to be elected President of the Irish Biblical Association. One of Ireland’s longest-standing scholarly associations, approaching its 60th anni, the IBA brings together academics who engage professionally with the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. www.irish-biblical-association.com
Welcome | Irish Biblical Association
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March 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Honoured to be elected President of the Irish Biblical Association. One of Ireland’s longest-standing scholarly associations, approaching its 60th anni, the IBA brings together academics who engage professionally with the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. www.irish-biblical-association.com
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my latest in @commonwealmagazine on Trump and the universities
March 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
my latest in @commonwealmagazine on Trump and the universities
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Purim is this week! Here is a thread of things!
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Wives and Archetypes
This is Life as a Sacred Text, an expansive, loving, everybody-celebrating, nobody-diminished, justice-centered voyage into one of the world’s m…
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Purim is this week! Here is a thread of things!
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Scholarships are available for the MA in Theology and World Religions here at DCU. Please contact the Programme Chair, Dr Brad Anderson, for more information.
To learn more about the MA in Theology and World Religions, click here: www.dcu.ie/DC693
To learn more about the MA in Theology and World Religions, click here: www.dcu.ie/DC693
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Scholarships are available for the MA in Theology and World Religions here at DCU. Please contact the Programme Chair, Dr Brad Anderson, for more information.
To learn more about the MA in Theology and World Religions, click here: www.dcu.ie/DC693
To learn more about the MA in Theology and World Religions, click here: www.dcu.ie/DC693
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Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos…
propub.li
March 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.
Wonderful concert this evening at DCU All Hallows campus chapel as part of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance conference with gorgeous music from Ireland, Ghana, Peru, and India. ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Wonderful concert this evening at DCU All Hallows campus chapel as part of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance conference with gorgeous music from Ireland, Ghana, Peru, and India. ❤️
The Irish Biblical Association held their annual conference
@stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social on the subject of "Language, Lectionary and Liturgy: Translating the Bible"—with rich contributions from Wil Gafney, John Barton, and Kieran O'Mahony. #bible #lectionary #bibletranslation #biblicalstudies
@stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social on the subject of "Language, Lectionary and Liturgy: Translating the Bible"—with rich contributions from Wil Gafney, John Barton, and Kieran O'Mahony. #bible #lectionary #bibletranslation #biblicalstudies
March 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Irish Biblical Association held their annual conference
@stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social on the subject of "Language, Lectionary and Liturgy: Translating the Bible"—with rich contributions from Wil Gafney, John Barton, and Kieran O'Mahony. #bible #lectionary #bibletranslation #biblicalstudies
@stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social on the subject of "Language, Lectionary and Liturgy: Translating the Bible"—with rich contributions from Wil Gafney, John Barton, and Kieran O'Mahony. #bible #lectionary #bibletranslation #biblicalstudies
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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"The Trump administration is a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" — @sarahkendzior.bsky.social, 2020.
She was right then, and she is right now. Go read Sarah's newsletter to keep apprised on why everything is happening and what's next: sarahkendzior.substack.com
She was right then, and she is right now. Go read Sarah's newsletter to keep apprised on why everything is happening and what's next: sarahkendzior.substack.com
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March 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"The Trump administration is a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" — @sarahkendzior.bsky.social, 2020.
She was right then, and she is right now. Go read Sarah's newsletter to keep apprised on why everything is happening and what's next: sarahkendzior.substack.com
She was right then, and she is right now. Go read Sarah's newsletter to keep apprised on why everything is happening and what's next: sarahkendzior.substack.com
A reminder that our esteemed colleague,
Kieran O'Mahony OSA will present at our IBA conference this Saturday. His paper is entitled: "“Apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11): The Importance of getting the words right". Come along for a treat. Booking details below.
Kieran O'Mahony OSA will present at our IBA conference this Saturday. His paper is entitled: "“Apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11): The Importance of getting the words right". Come along for a treat. Booking details below.
February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A reminder that our esteemed colleague,
Kieran O'Mahony OSA will present at our IBA conference this Saturday. His paper is entitled: "“Apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11): The Importance of getting the words right". Come along for a treat. Booking details below.
Kieran O'Mahony OSA will present at our IBA conference this Saturday. His paper is entitled: "“Apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11): The Importance of getting the words right". Come along for a treat. Booking details below.