A Two Day
Symposium
Sponsored by
THE IRISH CENTRE FOR
FAITH AND CULTURE
THE IRISH BISHOPS’
CONFERENCE
Dr Shane Butler is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work
& Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin. His publications include:
Benign Anarchy: Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland and Alcohol,
Drugs and Health Promotion in Modern Ireland.
Professor Michael A. Conway is Professor of Faith and Culture at
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. He is the current Director of the
Irish Centre for Faith and Culture. He is a specialist in the thought
of Maurice Blondel.
Professor Christopher C.H. Cooke is a Professor in the
Department of Theology & Religion at Durham University, where
he is currently director of the Project for Spirituality, Theology &
Health at Durham. A psychiatrist and theologian, his research
explores how theological accounts of human behaviour may
inform, challenge, and extend scientific perspectives. His extensive
publications include The Philokalia and the Inner Life: On Passions
and Prayer and Alcohol, Addiction and Christian Ethics.
Kate McCarthy teaches Drama and English in the School of
Humanities at Waterford Institute of Technology.
THE SCHOOL OF
Dr Niamh Maguire lectures in Criminal Law and Criminology at
Waterford Institute of Technology and is a qualified barrister.
WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Addiction and Recovery
in a Secular Age
Dr Paul Clogher lectures in Theology and Religious Studes at
Waterford Institute of Technology, where he is the current director
of the Arts programmes.
and
HUMANITIES
The Divided Self
A Two Day Symposium
Dr John O’Brien teaches Sociology at Waterford Institute of
Technology. His current research includes the use of alcohol and
other psychoactive substances.
Dr Jennifer Yeager is a lecturer in Social, Abnormal and Forensic
Psychology at Waterford Institute of Technology.
4 - 5th February 2016
Pieter Breughel the Elder, details from The Wine of Saint Martha’s Day
(with permission, © Museo Naciona l del Prado, Madrid)
Waterford Institute
of Technology
THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY
FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY
Venue: Main Auditorium, Cork Road Campus
Venue: Main Auditorium, Cork Road Campus
6:00 pm Registration
10:00 am Dr Niamh Maguire
6:30 pm Welcome
Criminalizing Addiction: Historical and
Contemporary Perspectives
6:45 pm Opening Address:
Professor Michael A. Conway
Desire and Excess: Belief in a Secular Age
Number of places available is limited so advance
registration is required
Cost €25.00 (Lunch on Friday incl.)
For further information please contact:
10:30 am Professor Christopher C.H. Cook
Addiction and the Divided Self
Irish Centre for Faith and Culture
St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Ph: 01 7083349
7:15 pm Dr John O’Brien
Problematic Passions: A Historical
Sociology of Alcohol Addiction
(Short Break)
8:00 pm Dr Shane Butler
Addiction and Addiction Recovery in
Contemporary Ireland
8:45 pm Reception
11:15 am Coffee
email: [email protected]
Performance Art
11:30 am Dr Jennifer Yeager
AA and the Disease Model: Lessons
from Psychology
12:00 pm Panel Discussion & Close of Conference
12:45 pm Lunch
(Season’s Restaurant, On Campus)
The Irish Centre for Faith and Culture
St Patrick’s College, Maynooth
Founded in 1997 the Irish Centre for Faith and
Culture seeks to explore and understand the
multiple interactions between Christian Faith and
contemporary culture. It hosts symposia that foster
creative dialogue between Faith, theology, and a range
of disciplines on the horizons of dialogue. Recent
topics have included migration, the Arts, religious
practice in a post-secular world, and disability.