Religion in Times of Crisis (Brill 2014) edited by myself, Heidemarie Winkel and Christophe Monnot, was unveiled last week at the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) annual meeting in San Francisco.
The book is the 24th in … Read more...
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Religion in Times of Crisis: Author Meets Critics Discussion for New Book
Religion in Times of Crisis, a new book I’ve edited with Heidemarie Winkel of the Technical University of Dresden and Christophe Monnot of the University of Lausanne, has been published by Brill as part of the Association for the … Read more...
To Vote is a Privilege; To Vote has Dilemmas: Fr Martin Magill’s Ecumenical Tithing at Fitzroy Presbyterian with Brett Lockhart and Fr Tim Bartlett
This week for his ecumenical tithing Fr Martin Magill attended – and helped to organise – a Sunday evening event at Fitzroy Presbyterian, “To Vote is a Privilege; To Vote has Dilemmas” with Brett Lockhart QC and Fr Tim Bartlett. … Read more...
The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity–Going to Press …
My latest book, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford University Press), co-authored with Gerardo Marti, is well and truly ‘in press.’ We have received the cover image and the endorsements, and expect the finished product to be available in … Read more...
Cardinal Linda Hogan: Can we all Vote on It?
There was speculation over the weekend that my colleague from the Irish School of Ecumenics, Professor Linda Hogan, had been tipped to become a CardinalPádraig Ó Tuama’s ‘Sorry for Your Troubles,’ Book Review
In the preface to his second book of poetry, Sorry for Your Troubles (Canterbury Press, 2013), Pádraig Ó Tuama explains that ‘The poem titles have spaces between each letter as a way of indicating the importance of silence, listening, … Read more...
Jay Bakker – Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I’ve Crossed: Book Review and Interview in Belfast Tues 23 April
What is God like? Is doubt harmful to faith? Who do Christians marginalise? Those are just some of the questions explored in a new book by Jay Bakker, Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I’ve Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God… Read more...
Ireland’s Troublesome Priests: Promoting ‘Evolution’ in the Irish Catholic Church?
Last month (23 September 2012) BBC Radio 4 aired a documentary titled ‘Ireland’s Troublesome Priests,’ which seemingly set out to focus on the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP)and the members of it who have been censored by the Vatican … Read more...
Pádraig Ó Tuama’s Readings from the Book of Exile – Book Launch 15 Sept. and Guest Review by Carla Ganiel
Pádraig Ó Tuama’s first collection of poetry, Readings from the Book of Exile, will be launched on Saturday 15 September at 7 pm at Common Grounds Café in Belfast.
I expect we’ll be treated to some live recitation by … Read more...
Ikonbelt: Kellie Turtle on Feminism – Should Feminists Give up on the Churches?
From disagreements about women’s ordination, to what St Paul really meant when he told women to keep silent in church, the debate about the role of women in churches is complex, emotive and contested. It’s too massive to be covered … Read more...
Widows’ Row by Shirley-Anne McMillan: Book Review
I don’t usually review novels on this blog. Due to the demands of reading a lot of scholarly material in my job, I unfortunately don’t take enough time to read novels and therefore don’t feel equipped to review them.
But … Read more...