SETU is delighted to welcome a Fulbright Specialist to Ireland to address the annual conference of the Spirituality in Society and the Professions (SpirSOP) Research Group.
Prof John Markey, OP, PhD, from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, USA will visit the conference, from 31 May to 16 June 2024 under the Fulbright Specialist Programme. The Fulbright Specialist Programme sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as short-term experts at academic and other institutions abroad.
Prof Markey supervises doctoral research in areas of spirituality and philosophy and specializes in the philosophical foundations of spirituality research. His specialism is American pragmatism, particularly the work of Josiah Royce. On this occasion, he will be working with the PhD students in the research hub @ the Spirituality Institute in Dublin. Prof Brenda Murphy, (SETU Humanities, Research) will be joining fellow SETU Researcher Dr Bernadette Flanagan and Prof Markey for a discussion on Thursday 13 June.
He will address the annual gathering of the SpirSoP research group on 15 June on the topic, "Contribution of the philosophy of Josiah Royce to Doctoral studies in Humanities, with particular reference to Social Justice theory and Spirituality Studies".
Speaking ahead of Prof Markey's arrival, Dr Bernadette Flanagan, practitioner and researcher in applied spirituality studies at SETU, said "The importance of international cooperation in spirituality studies and ethical reflection in humanities research cannot be overstated. To have an esteemed scholar such as Prof Markey visiting our the SpirSoP Research Group annual planning day is a unique opportunity for us to learn from his wisdom, his experience and indeed to explore how the philosophy of Josiah Royce can give courage to applied humanities research endeavours".
Dr Flanagan was instrumental in setting up the unique SpirSOP Research Group in 2021, the first spirituality research group to be established in Ireland.
