My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on the challenge of climate change, in light of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is taking place in Glasgow for the next two weeks.
Category: Social Justice
A Future of Grace? New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘A Future of Grace? Reflections on the Church Leaders’ Service.’… Read more...
Religion Media Centre Conversation on Post-Brexit Religious and Political Divide
Earlier this month I took part in a conversation organized by the Religion Media Centre on Northern Ireland’s Post-Brexit Religious and Political Divide.
Moderated by broadcaster William Crawley, the panel included:
- Dr Eamon Phoenix – political historian and head of
Publication of Glencree Journal on Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict …
Fr Martin Magill’s Reflections on ‘Considering Grace’ – and some hard questions
On Saturday, Fr Martin Magill used his regular column in the Belfast Telegraph to reflect on my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles.
The book was part of a project conducted in partnership with the … Read more...
Hard questions ‘thoughtfully and sensitively explored’: Review of Considering Grace by Graham Spencer
Graham Spencer, Reader in Political Conflict at the University of Portsmouth, has reviewed my book (co-authored with Jamie Yohanis), Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles. It has just been published in Irish Political Studies (18 March 2021).
Spencer writes that … Read more...
Launch of Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict in Northern Ireland through Engagement & Dialogue – 24 March
I’m delighted that my co-authored chapter – with Nicola Brady, General Secretary of the Irish Council of Churches – will be published in a special journal, ‘Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict in Northern Ireland through Engagement and Dialogue,’ published … Read more...
Irish Council of Churches Response to my Report: ‘Something Other than a Building’
Rev Dr Ivan Patterson, President of the Irish Council of Churches, has responded to my recent research report Something Other than a Building: A Report on Churches on the Island of Ireland during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Clare FM Interview: The Pandemic’s Effects on Churches
I was interviewed about my research on churches during the pandemic on Clare FM’s Beyond Belief programme, which was presented by Stephen Fletcher and aired last night.
We cover a number of topics featured in my reports on my research, … Read more...
Churches during Covid on RTE Radio 1’s ‘The Leap of Faith’
I was interviewed about my research on religion during the Covid-19 pandemic on RTE Radio 1’s ‘The Leap of Faith’ programme, Friday 5 February. It draws primarily on my latest research report, Something Other than a Building: Churches during … Read more...
Can Ireland’s Churches be Something Other than a Building? Post on Slugger O’Toole
It outlines the results of my latest research on churches in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.… Read more...