Irish politics – Page 5

Same-Sex Marriage Referendum in the Republic: Review of ‘Who Owns Marriage?’ – New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of a book about the Republic of Ireland’s upcoming same-sex marriage referendum, Who Owns Marriage? A Conversation about Religion, Government, Marriage and a Civil Society, edited by Nick … Read more...

Senator George Mitchell Recommends Integrated Education – Queen’s Conflict Transformation Spring Festival: New post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: Senator George Mitchell Recommends Integrated Education at Queen’s Conflict Transformation Spring Festival.… Read more...

Response to Dr Jenny Taylor’s Catherwood Lecture, ‘When Words Fail …’

I was a respondent to Dr Jenny Taylor’s Catherwood Lecture, ‘When Words Fail: Religious Literacy and Post-Multicultural Possibilities’ on Thursday evening. The Catherwood Lecture is an annual event organised by Contemporary Christianity. You can read my short summary … Read more...

Catherwood Lecture in Public Theology on Thursday: Jenny Taylor on Religious Literacy & Post-Multicultural Possibilities

Contemporary Christianity’s annual Catherwood Lecture in Public Theology will take place Thursday 16 April at 8 pm (7.30 for tea and coffee) at the Agape Centre, 238 Lisburn Road in Belfast.

Dr Jenny Taylor, a cultural analyst, journalist, author and … Read more...

The Religious Case for Marriage Equality: Conference at TCD – New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog on ‘The Religious Case for Marriage Equality’ conference at TCD.… Read more...

Rev Dr Johnston McMaster on ‘Faith as a Social Ethic in a Divided Society’ at the Irish Churches Peace Project Conference

Rev Dr Johnston McMaster, who works on the Junction’s ‘Ethical and Shared Remembering’ project, spoke on ‘Faith as a Social Ethic in a Divided Society,’ Friday at the Irish Churches Peace Project (ICPP) ‘Faithful Peacebuilding’ conference at the Hilton in … Read more...

Can Faith and Politics Enrich Each Other? Discussion at the Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics

Last night I took part in a panel discussion at the Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics at the Duncairn Centre for Culture and the Arts, on ‘Can Faith and Politics Enrich Each Other?’ Other panellists were Rev Dr … Read more...

What is National Reconciliation? New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘What is National Reconciliation? Stephen Hopkins Analyses Sinn Fein’s Politics of Reconciliation.’… Read more...

Is Reconciliation a Realistic Response to Sectarianism? New Post on Slugger O’Toole

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: ‘Is Reconciliation a Realistic Response to Sectarianism? Thoughts on the Journey Towards Healing Seminar on Sectarianism.’

The seminar featured Jim Gibney of Sinn Fein, journalist Alex Kane, and Fr Gary … Read more...