An article I wrote on ‘Secularisation, Ecumenism and Identity on the Island of Ireland,’ which was published in an edited collection, Christianity and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe (Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2016), has now been made freely available via open … Read more...
Category: NI Politics
The Churches and Brexit on German Radio
I contributed to a programme on German public broadcaster NDR titled, ‘Brexit: Europe Worries about Northern Ireland.’ The programme was produced by the ‘Evangelische Kirche im NDR’, an office of the Protestant churches in Northern Germany. My contribution focused on … Read more...
The Essence of Forgiveness & the 4 Corners Festival: Conversation on Sunday Sequence
It’s the first day of the annual 4 Corners Festival. This year’s Festival theme is ‘Scandalous Forgiveness.’ On Sunday, I was part of a conversation on ‘The Essence of Forgiveness’ on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence.
Rev David Clements, … Read more...
Fr Gerry Reynolds as an Icon of Christian Unity
Yesterday I spoke about ‘Fr Gerry Reynolds as an Icon of Christian Unity’ at the ‘Ormeau Churches Together’ group’s annual prayer breakfast marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January).
The text of my address is below.
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Review of David Latimer’s ‘A Leap of Faith’: New Post on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘How will we Remember Martin McGuinness?: Review of David Latimer’s A Leap of Faith.’… Read more...
Publication of Jennifer Todd’s Identity Change after Conflict
Last month the work of Jennifer Todd, professor of politics at University College Dublin, was celebrated with a day-long conference at the Royal Irish Academy.
The conference was titled, ‘The Politics of Conflict and Transformation: Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective,’ … Read more...
Fr Gerry Reynolds’ Anniversary & his 1994 Sermon on Forgiveness after the Ceasefires: New Post on Slugger
The sermon is produced in full and linked to the theme of the 2019 4 Corners Festival, … Read more...
The Politics of Conflict and Transformation: Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective, a conference celebrating the work of Prof Jennifer Todd – 23 Nov, Register Now
I’m excited to be part of a one-day event, “The Politics of Conflict and Transformation: Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective, a conference celebrating the work of Prof Jennifer Todd,” on Friday 23 November, 9.00 am- 7.00 pm at the Royal … Read more...
Joram Tarusarira on Apology & Forgiveness: Reflecting on Lessons from Zimbabwe
There’s a new post on ‘The Religion Factor’ blog, ‘The Politics of Apology: Zimbabwe after the 2018 Elections,’ by Joram Tarusarira. It is well worth a read.
Tarusarira, director of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation at the University … Read more...
The End of Catholic Ireland? Festival of Social Sciences Discussion 6 Nov
I will be speaking at an event at the ESRC Festival of Social Science, ‘The End of Catholic Ireland?’ on Tues 6 Nov at the Dark Horse in Belfast. The event is organised by the Slugger O’Toole blog. Historian Margaret … Read more...