I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog about the Queen’s University Report on ‘The Flag Dispute – Anatomy of a Protest.’… Read more...
Category: Orange Order
Course on Remembering a Decade of Change and Violence in Ireland with McMaster and Higgins Starts 21 October
Evangelicalism and Conflict in Northern Ireland – Available at a Discount
I recently learned that there were a couple spare copies of my 2008 book, Evangelicalism and Conflict in Northern Ireland (Palgrave 2008), resting idle at the Irish School of Ecumenics at the Trinity College campus in Dublin, left over from … Read more...
Emerging Christianity: What Can it Teach Northern Irish Evangelicalism? Discussion at Fitzroy, 14 Sept, 7 pm
I will be answering Rev Steve Stockman’s probing questions on the topic of “Emerging Christianity: What has it to Teach Northern Ireland Evangelicalism?” on Sunday 14 September at 7.00 pm at Fitzroy Presbyterian Church in Belfast.
The discussion will draw … Read more...
New Post on Slugger O’Toole: Book Review of Cheryl Lawther’s Truth, Denial and Transition: Northern Ireland and the Contested Past
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a book review of Cheryl Lawther’s Truth, Denial and Transition: Northern Ireland and the Contested Past.… Read more...
Fr Martin Magill: Twelfth Not Protestant Enough – Full Text of Irish News Article
Fr Martin Magill’s reflection in yesterday’s Irish News, “12th Not Protestant Enough,” generated significant chatter in other local media, online and in face-to-face conversations. While the Irish News is only available to subscribers online, his comments in the paper were … Read more...
Fr Martin Magill’s Ecumenical Tithing: Megain Memorial Church of the Nazarene
This week for his ecumenical tithing Fr Martin Magill travelled to the Newtownards Road in East Belfast, where he visited Megain Memorial Church of the Nazarene. Fr Magill gleaned a lot of lessons from the sermon, which focused on the … Read more...
New Post on Slugger O’Toole: Constitutions and Culture Wars
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: Constitutions and Culture Wars: Institute for British Irish Studies Conference at UCD. The conference marked the retirement of UCD Prof of Politics John Coakley, founding director of IBIS, and … Read more...
Presbyterian Pair Respond to Rev Mervyn Gibson’s Speech at Twaddell – And Discussion on Voting at Fitzroy 18 May
It’s no surprise that Rev Mervyn Gibson addressed loyalists at Twaddell Avenue this past weekend, in anticipation of the 300th Day of the protest, which falls tomorrow.
Gibson, grand chaplain of the Orange Order, has been a prominent spokesman … Read more...
Scottish Religious Cultures Network Launches Website
The new Scottish Religious Cultures Network (SRCN) has launched a website. SRCN is based at the University of Glasgow, but includes collaborators from across the UK and Ireland. It is funded by the Royals Society of Edinburgh’s research networking … Read more...
Haass Hope – A Voice for Northern Ireland’s Youth? 23 March, Riddel Hall, Queen’s
Do young people have any role, or even interest in, politics in Northern Ireland? The failure of the Haass-O’Sullivan Talks has highlighted the inability of our politicians to come to some accommodation on flags, parades and dealing with the past. … Read more...