11.09.2018
DCU Chaplain Delivers TedTalk in Dublin
DCU’s Church of Ireland Chaplain Philip McKinley took part in the recent TEDxFulbright talk in front of a packed Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, speaking on the theme, ‘Why every nation needs a Harp’.
The talk was part of a series entitled ‘Notion of a Nation’, which featured nine speakers across a range of disciplines from sexual consent, to equine therapy, to the modern role of the United Nations.
Regional TED Talks regularly take place around the world and each ultimately feed into the main TEDTalk community which is based in the United States. The stated purpose of a TEDTalk is to communicate an ‘idea worth sharing’.
Speaking after the talk Philip McKinley said, “There’s an onus on all people of faith, not to simply complain about about how they might feel marginalised, but instead to explore imaginative responses to the ongoing and formative conversations of the public square. If Christians really believe they have some vital to share with humanity, then it’s important that they continuously speak to the key itches of society”.
Philip’s talk explored the historic and contemporary role of the Irish Harp in the formation of Ireland’s values, most especially around themes of inclusion, integration and imagination.
The talk will be made available shortly on YouTube.
