SpIRE
New research unit for SpIRE/WIT
August 5, 2021
Michael O'Sullivan SJ, Director of SpIRE, discusses the latest developments in the spirituality institute of research and education
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Launch of spirituality research group (SpirSoP)
June 1, 2021
Dr Jonathan Reams, from Norwegian University of Science & Technology, gave a talk on 'Soul Space for Adaptive Leadership' at the Spirituality in Society and the Professions
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SpIRE/WIT offer PhD scholarship
January 5, 2021
SpIRE and Waterford Institute of Technology are inviting applications for a PhD research project into eating disorders and spiritual practice
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‘A lived Jesuit approach to spirituality’
November 19, 2020
Dr Michael O'Sullivan, SJ was one of 24 people from three continents who were interviewed for the Spirit-Duality online conference transmitted online in November
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SpIRE making its mark
June 8, 2020
The Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (SpIRE) reopens its library on a limited basis and announces good news of graduates
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SpIRE Library launch
March 11, 2020
'Journeying with Psyche and Soul in Spirituality', was the title of the inaugural lecture of Dr Larry Culliford, who launched the SpIRE Library, on World Book Day
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“A book to relish”
May 29, 2019
High praise from Michael Comyn, presenter of RTE Radio 1's 'Leap of Faith' programme, for the 'Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions'
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Being a spiritual scholar
May 29, 2019
David Coghlan SJ spoke about the inseparability of his spirituality and his work as an academic, at a conference on 'Spirituality in Society and the Professions'
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International Spirituality Conference
May 22, 2019
Jesuits and their partners in mission were among the presenters at the first ever conference on spirituality in the professions in Waterford
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Spirituality and the professions
April 10, 2019
Michael O'Sullivan SJ and Bernadette Flanagan are involved in the hosting of a unique international conference in Waterford
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