▁School ▁of ▁E c umen ics , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Mill town ▁Park ▁site , ▁is ▁currently ▁based ▁in ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁Mill town ▁Institute ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁Pont ific al ▁Ath ena e um ▁with ▁Fac ult ies ▁of ▁The ology ▁and ▁Philosoph y , ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁religious ▁instit utes ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁however ▁could ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁established ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁at ▁Mill town . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁had ▁had ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁history ▁at ▁Mill town ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁Pont ific al ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁moved ▁from ▁Mill town ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁Pont ific al ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Mill town ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁saw ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁( BD ) ▁programme ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Te aching ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁The ▁L on er gan ▁Centre ▁a ▁research ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Canadian ▁the olog ian ▁and ▁phil os opher ▁ ▁Bernard ▁L on er gan ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁