Trinity College academic Dr Fáinche Ryan, has been elected President of the prestigious European Society of Catholic Theology at the International Congress of the European Society of Catholic Theology hosted in Dublin from August 22-24 by the Loyola Institute, Trinity College, Dublin
The European Society for Catholic Theology (ESCT) is the preeminent organisation in Europe promoting the academic discipline of Catholic theology and is composed of members from 22 countries. The Society is concerned primarily with Catholic theology at the intersection where Church and society meet. The ESCT offers itself as a support both to the Church and to society across Europe by engaging with questions that challenge Christian faith, as well as contemporary European culture.
Fáinche Ryan is a Theologian and Associate Professor in Systematic Theology at the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin. She completed her doctorate at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome. She was elected Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 2019. Dr Ryan’s research focuses on the theology of Thomas Aquinas, issues of leadership in church, and the question of truth-telling in society. She has published several books on these themes and is widely published in leading international journals.
