Salvador Ryan

We were delighted to welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
last night to deliver the latest Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. The paper will appear in article form in due course.

THIS EVENING at 7:30pm in @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

Bígí linn! All welcome!

A reminder of our next ITQ Lecture (TOMORROW EVENING) Tuesday 24 February with Prof. Adele Reinhartz. All most warmly welcome. Do please register to alert us of numbers.

On next Tuesday evening, 24 February, we will welcome Prof. Adele Reinhartz to @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
to deliver an Irish Theological Quarterly lecture. All warmly welcome. Please register to secure your place.

A beautiful morning at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

An opportunity to come work with us

#AcademicPosts #Theology #Scripture #HebrewBible #OldTestament #PastoralTheology

Looking forward very much to welcoming Prof. Adele Reinhartz to Maynooth. Register to book your place today…

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The February 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has appeared. See the Table of Contents of articles and reviews below:

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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:
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#HistoricalJesus #Josephus #TestimoniumFlavianum

“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)

Looking forward to publishing a terrific review by @mattthiessen.bsky.social of @goodacre.bsky.social’s wonderful recent book on The Fourth Synoptic Gospel published by @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
It will appear in the May 2026 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly.
(Salvador Ryan, Editor, ITQ).

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...

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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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...

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:

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

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

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.

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

@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.

Theologians are needed everywhere!!! 😄

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.

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”

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.

TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!

@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.

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!

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

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…

I'm missing this because I've an Elders meeting but I can testify that it's an amazing platonic ideal of a book you should buy your uncle for Christmas and my story about an earnest girl from Monaghan who helped set up Man City is not nearly the best entry...

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