I plan to blog later in the week about last night’s BBC One documentary about Fr Brian D’Arcy, The Turbulent Priest. A flurry of media coverage leading up to the documentary had honed in on the controversy around D’Arcy’s … Read more...
Category: African Christianity
Cultural Infusion? Religious Leadership in Trauma Recovery in Northern Uganda–Guest Post by Lynda Buckowski
Last week I blogged about ‘Culture – A Source of Unity or a Barrier’ – which was the text of my address at Uganda Cultural Day in Belfast. I noted that this past year, an Irish student on our Master’s … Read more...
Culture: Source of Unity or a Barrier?–Remarks at Uganda Cultural Day
Last night I had the pleasure of providing the keynote address at the celebrations for Uganda Cultural Day, held at St Mary’s College in Belfast. Fr Charles Lwanga Kaweesi, who is based in Portglenone, had invited me to speak on … Read more...
Peter Rollins and the Holy Spirit: Responding to Monty Part III
Today I continue my series on the work of Peter Rollins, in which I respond to some questions raised by a commentator called Monty on one of my earlier posts.
The post Monty was responding to was called ‘Is … Read more...
Michael Bennett on the Major Christian Task of Reconciliation
I’m always heartened when I see graduates of our Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation applying our course material in their work once they graduate. Yesterday’s guest post by Joram Tarusarira was one example of that. Today Fr Michael … Read more...
Reconciliation – The Missing Ingredient in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies? Guest Post by Joram Tarusarira
Last month I participated in a summer school at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, titled ‘Societies in Transition: Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation.’ One of the many pleasures of attending the summer school was catching up with … Read more...
Comparative Perspectives on Societies in Transition – Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation: Lessons for Northern Ireland?
I spent ten days last month at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, at a summer school titled ‘Societies in Transition: Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation.’
Between students and the plenary speakers there were about 30 people there, … Read more...
Will Harassment Silence the Catholic Church? New Post on Religion in Zimbabwe
I have a new post on the Religion and Zimbabwe blog, ‘Fear in the Pulpit: Will Harassment Silence the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe?’
An earlier post I wrote about the documentary, Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children, has also been picked up by … Read more...
Fr Michael Bennett on Religion in Zimbabwe – the Debate Continues
Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Fr Michael Bennett on ‘Pastoral Letters Versus Party Ideology.’
Bennett, a priest with St Patrick’s Missionary Society, is currently serving in Limpopo Province, … Read more...
Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End? New Post on Religion in Zimbabwe
I have a new post on the Religion in Zimbabwe blog, ‘Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End?’ I offer some reflections on the International Crisis Group’s latest report on the political … Read more...
Joram Tarusarira on Religion in Zimbabwe–the Debate Continues
Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Joram Tarusarira on ‘Deconstructing the Pastoral Letters: Let us Work for the Common Good.’
Tarusarira, now a doctoral candidate at the University of Leipzig, … Read more...