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Irish Theological Quarterly
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Irish Theological Quarterly is an international refereed journal of Theology based at St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland. It is published by SAGE.
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Irish Theological Quarterly is now on BlueSky. Do give us a follow. Please find the Table of Contents of our latest issue below. We feature scholarly articles and book reviews from across the theological disciplines. Looking forward to working with you.
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The November 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See the Table of Contents below:

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Irish Theological Quarterly - Volume 90, Number 4
Table of contents for Irish Theological Quarterly, 90, 4
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November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Great thanks to Professor Alana Harris, King's College London, who delivered a wonderful ITQ lecture last night.

If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Join us tomorrow evening to hear Prof. Alana Harris from King’s College, London. All welcome.
Join us on the 4th of November for an @irishtheolquart.bsky.social Lecture with Prof Alana Harris, King's College London, who will deliver the lecture.

Don't miss out, register your place at specialevents@spcm.ie.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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The 2025 Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture with Prof David I. Kertzer is now available to view on our YouTube channel in full below:

"Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)"
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#stpatricks #maynooth #corishlecture
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October 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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.
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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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October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A date for your diary in November when Prof. Alana Harris of King’s College London will deliver an ITQ lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🛎️ Reminder of the upcoming Irish Theological Quarterly Lecture.

Please email specialevents@spcm.ie to register your place.
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 specialevents@spcm.ie.

#bostoncollege #theology
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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🛎️ Reminder of the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture.

Please visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual... to register your place.
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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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September 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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September 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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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September 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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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September 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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 specialevents@spcm.ie.

#bostoncollege #theology
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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...
September 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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
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August 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A large selection of reviews for the August 2025 issue of ITQ has now appeared on OnlineFirst. See the link below.

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Book Reviews - Luke Macnamara OSB, 2025
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July 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A wonderful article on Pope Francis, humility & clericalism by Prof. Christopher Bellitto is published on OnlineFirst (and will appear in print in the August issue). It was first delivered as an ITQ lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social earlier this year.

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Humility versus Clericalism: Juan de Ávila and Pope Francis on Spiritual Formation and Reform - Christopher M. Bellitto, 2025
One of the hallmark targets of Pope Francis’s pontificate was clericalism and its attendant arrogance as roadblocks to the Church’s credibility, witness, and re...
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May 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Very sorry to hear of the death of world-renowned American theologian David Tracy. Here is a long interview he did with Commonweal magazine in 2019.

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In Praise of Fragments
Fr. David Tracy, widely regarded as one of the most creative and influential theologians of the past half-century, speaks about his life and work.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
On 25 March 2025, Prof. Dale Allison Jr (Princeton Theological Seminary) delivered the Monsignor Patrick J. Corish Lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social The article version will be published in Irish Theological Quarterly in November 2025.

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Annual Monsignor Patrick J. Corish Lecture 2025 - Prof. Dale Allison Jr.
YouTube video by St Patrick's Pontifical University
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April 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The May 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See below for the Table of Contents of articles and book reviews:

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Irish Theological Quarterly - Volume 90, Number 2
Table of contents for Irish Theological Quarterly, 90, 2
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April 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Irish Theological Quarterly joins millions around the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis, whose warmth of personality and prophetic witness touched so many, of all faiths and none, since his election to the papacy in 2013.

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Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 - Vatican News
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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“Singer Sinéad O’Connor was so impressed by auditing a course on the prophets he taught in the academic year 2003-2004 that she dedicated heer album Theology  to him.”

Sad to hear of the death of biblical scholar Wilfrid Harrington OP at the age 98.

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Wilfrid Harrington, O.P. - Death of Noted Irish Biblical Scholar
Death of Noted Irish Biblical Scholar Fr Wilfrid Harrington, O.P., who died, aged 98, on 16 April, was a noted biblical scholar, with more than 40 books to his name. Born in Eyeries, Co. Cork, in 1927...
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April 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Yesterday evening we were honoured to have Prof. Dale Allison Jr (Princeton Theological Seminary) deliver the Annual Monsignor Patrick J. Corish Lecture at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM