Welcome

We have great pleasure in welcoming you to our two Summer Schools 'Religion and Belief in a Secular Age' and 'Resourcing the Religious Educator' taking place in June 2009.

On these pages you will find information on the themes and speakers of each Summer School together with an application form.

Have a look at the outline of each Summer School and if you have any queries, please feel free to contact our Admissions Office.

We look forward to meeting you at our Summer Schools in June!

Institute's summer School for Religious Educators
Mater Dei is delighted to announce that Fr. Peter McVerry S.J. and Dr. Dermot Lane will address participants of the Institute's summer School for Religious Educators. The speakers will share their reflections on two particularly timely themes: justice and inter-religious dialogue respectively.
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MDI International Summer School for Religious Educators and Graduate Students:
'Religion and Belief in a Secular Age'
Mater Dei is delighted to announce that two major lectures will be delivered at the Institute as part of the 'Religion and Belief in a Secular Age' summer school. On Monday 8th June, Professor Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J., will deliver a public lecture entitled: 'Translating Taylor: Pastoral and Theological Implications'. Following this, at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 9th June at the Institute Professor Ruth Abbey (University of Notre Dame) will deliver the Taylor Lecture, entitled: 'A Secular Age: the Missing Question Mark'. We are delighted to have secured the presence of two such renowned international scholars at our forthcoming international conference and summer school.
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