Majella Kirwan
Biographic Data
| ID | 964758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Majella Kirwan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Majella |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirwan |
| SIGNATURE | KIRWAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Hospital Waterford |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-0663-1230 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Political Theology and the Renewed Summons to Justice
René Girard Among the Theologians
This essay explores the influence of René Girard on the study of religion, and in particular the disciplines of theology. Some commentators have described Girard as a theologian; however, it is more accurate to see his work as “theologically-inflected anthropology.” The implications of this are explained with reference to Girard’s first two books, and a later text, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning. Two factors are important in assessing Girard’s s…
Surviving the Secular: Faith, Grief, Parody
Surviving the Secular: Faith, Grief, Parody Michael Kirwan (bio) In The Diary of a Country Priest, George Bernanos offers an unsettling image: [T]he Church is not only ... a kind of sovereign state with laws, officials, armies – a moment, as glorious as you please, in human history. The Church is on the march through time as a regiment marches through strange country, cut off from all its ordinary supplies. The Church lives on successive regimes …
Mimetic Theory and Islam: "The Wound Where Light Enters"
Nurses' Understanding of Spirituality and the Spirituality of Older People with Dementia in the Continuing Care Setting
This research paper was presented at the Third International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference 2017-'Creating Space for Spirituality in Healthcare' at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin. 22 June 2017. The number of older people living with dementia in Ireland is rising. Dementia is prevalent among those residing in the continuing care setting. Nurses have a professional obligation to provide person centred, holistic care, to whi…
William T. Cavanaugh and René Girard: The Myth of Religious Violence
This article examines the argument of William T. Cavanaugh’s The Myth of Religious Violence in the light of the mimetic theory of the French-American cultural theorist Rene Girard. Though the two projects are significantly different I argue for their mutual compatibility. Each author is “apologetic” for the Christian revelation, though the presence of theology in “The Myth . . .” is muted or implicit, as in Walter Benjamin’s parable of the puppet…
A Candle in Sunshine: Desire ana Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin
Research Article| May 01 2012 "A Candle in Sunshine": Desire ana Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin Michael Kirwan, SJ Michael Kirwan, SJ Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture (2012) 19: 179–204. https://doi.org/10.2307/41925339 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Michael Kirwan; "A Candle in Sunshine": Desire ana A…
A Candle in Sunshine: Desire and Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin
A Candle in Sunshine"Desire and Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin Michael Kirwan, SJ (bio) Introduction1 René Girard, in the wake of the critical theorists Adorno and Horkheimer, offers "an analysis of the present epoch." His work can be seen as a further attempt to articulate the "dialectic of Enlightenment": to explore precisely why, despite the hopes invested in the possibilities of human emancipation, the "enlightened world radiates disaster …
Girard, Religion, Violence, and Modern Martyrdom
Girard and Theology
An overview of the life and work of Rene Girard, with attention to his relevance for theology; chapters deal therefore with the importance of mimetic theory in areas such as soteriology, Christian anthropology, biblical studies, political and liberation theologies, and inter-religious dialogue
Learning to Say No: Does the Eschatological Reserve Have a Future
Learning to Say No: Does the Eschatological Reserve Have a Future
Girard, Religion, Violence, and Modern Martyrdom
Girard and Theology
An overview of the life and work of Rene Girard, with attention to his relevance for theology; chapters deal therefore with the importance of mimetic theory in areas such as soteriology, Christian anthropology, biblical studies, political and liberation theologies, and inter-religious dialogue
A Candle in Sunshine: Desire ana Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin
Research Article| May 01 2012 "A Candle in Sunshine": Desire ana Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin Michael Kirwan, SJ Michael Kirwan, SJ Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture (2012) 19: 179–204. https://doi.org/10.2307/41925339 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Michael Kirwan; "A Candle in Sunshine": Desire ana A…
A Candle in Sunshine: Desire and Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin
A Candle in Sunshine"Desire and Apocalypse in Blake and Hölderlin Michael Kirwan, SJ (bio) Introduction1 René Girard, in the wake of the critical theorists Adorno and Horkheimer, offers "an analysis of the present epoch." His work can be seen as a further attempt to articulate the "dialectic of Enlightenment": to explore precisely why, despite the hopes invested in the possibilities of human emancipation, the "enlightened world radiates disaster …
William T. Cavanaugh and René Girard: The Myth of Religious Violence
This article examines the argument of William T. Cavanaugh’s The Myth of Religious Violence in the light of the mimetic theory of the French-American cultural theorist Rene Girard. Though the two projects are significantly different I argue for their mutual compatibility. Each author is “apologetic” for the Christian revelation, though the presence of theology in “The Myth . . .” is muted or implicit, as in Walter Benjamin’s parable of the puppet…
Nurses' Understanding of Spirituality and the Spirituality of Older People with Dementia in the Continuing Care Setting
This research paper was presented at the Third International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference 2017-'Creating Space for Spirituality in Healthcare' at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin. 22 June 2017. The number of older people living with dementia in Ireland is rising. Dementia is prevalent among those residing in the continuing care setting. Nurses have a professional obligation to provide person centred, holistic care, to whi…
Mimetic Theory and Islam: "The Wound Where Light Enters"
Surviving the Secular: Faith, Grief, Parody
Surviving the Secular: Faith, Grief, Parody Michael Kirwan (bio) In The Diary of a Country Priest, George Bernanos offers an unsettling image: [T]he Church is not only ... a kind of sovereign state with laws, officials, armies – a moment, as glorious as you please, in human history. The Church is on the march through time as a regiment marches through strange country, cut off from all its ordinary supplies. The Church lives on successive regimes …
René Girard Among the Theologians
This essay explores the influence of René Girard on the study of religion, and in particular the disciplines of theology. Some commentators have described Girard as a theologian; however, it is more accurate to see his work as “theologically-inflected anthropology.” The implications of this are explained with reference to Girard’s first two books, and a later text, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning. Two factors are important in assessing Girard’s s…
Political Theology and the Renewed Summons to Justice
Theology (6 works) · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Art (2 works)