I delivered a briefing paper for the Faith in Europe group on 16 July, ‘Identity on the island of Ireland after Brexit and Covid-19: Can the Churches Help Shape a New Landscape?’ The meeting was originally scheduled for London but … Read more...
Category: NI Politics
Covid-19: Recent Discussions on Sunday Sequence
I have participated in two recent discussions on Covid-19 on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence.
Sunday 5 April the topic was ‘Learning survival today from the lessons of the past’. Other discussants were consultant physician and clinical lecturer Michael Trimble, … Read more...
How Should we Remember Seamus Mallon? New Post on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘How should we remember Seamus Mallon? Together – in a Spirit of Christian Love and Forgiveness …’… Read more...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Events – Prayer Walk & Methodist Service featuring ‘Unity Pilgrim: The Life of Fr Gerry Reynolds CSsR’
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which takes place annually between 18 and 25 January, was always an important time for Fr Gerry Reynolds.
As his biographer, I know that every day of Fr Gerry’s life was a … Read more...
‘Considering Grace’ Review in the Irish Times, by Marianne Elliott: “[an] impressive and courageous book”
My latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, is reviewed as the ‘Book of the Day’ in today’s Irish Times online.
The book is reviewed by Marianne Elliott, professor emerita at Liverpool University.
The full … Read more...
Publication of “Power from the Periphery? ‘Extra-Institutional Religion’ and the Prospects for Change – Insights from the Life of Fr Gerry Reynolds”
An article based on my keynote address at the 2018 joint conference of the Irish Association for the Academic Study of Religions and the British Association for the Study of Religions has been jointly-published in the two journals of those … Read more...
A 22-year-old Reviews ‘Considering Grace’: “it is incredibly important that the future generations of leaders are able to look back and see people and their pain before real progress is made.”
As an author, I have to admit having a sneaky peek at the Amazon reviews of my latest book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, ‘Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles’.
Earlier this week, a review by an anonymous 22-year-old was posted. … Read more...
‘Considering Grace’ as ‘Being with the Troubles’: Sermon by Rev Steve Stockman
Over the last number of weeks, Rev Steve Stockman of Fitzroy Presbyterian Church in Belfast has preached a series of sermons on ‘Being with …’ On 17 November, he preached on ‘Being with the Troubles’, using examples from my new … Read more...
Enniskillen Launch of ‘Considering Grace’: “[This book] is a precious thing, a vessel that contains so much for us to take heed of …” Remarks by David Bolton
The fifth and final launch of my new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles (Merrion Press, 2019), co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was held 27 November at the Bridge Centre in Enniskillen.
The launch featured a response by David … Read more...
Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles on Second Print-Run – Order Today
Yesterday was the fifth and final launch of my new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis.
We left the gathering in Enniskillen with just five copies remaining of the book’s original print-run, meaning we have … Read more...
Review of The Catholic Church and the Northern Ireland Troubles: New Post on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of Margaret M Scull’s new book, The Catholic Church and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1968-1998. … Read more...