Courtney McGrailTrinity College Dublin will mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with a series of events across February 17 and 18, including two exhibitions and a two-day theological symposium.
Organised by the Lutheran Church in Ireland and the Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, the symposium will deal with ‘The Legacy of the Reformation’ and take place from 5–7pm at the Arts Building, Synge Theatre.
A travelling exhibition, meanwhile, the ‘Reformation Installation’ will take place in a mobile unit on Front Square from Friday 4pm until Saturday 5pm.
Another exhibition, ‘Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500’ takes place in TCD’s Library Long Room and features a rare volume from Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s confiscated library together with an early copy of The Great Bible (1540) and Martin Luther’s translation of the Old Testament (1523).