Building a Church Without Walls
I’ve contributed an article, ‘Faith Leaders’ Response to the Pandemic’, in the latest issue of Search: A Church of Ireland Journal (Autumn 2020).
The article outlines the key findings from a survey I conducted in May, in partnership with the … Read more...
My review of a documentary short, ‘On the Brühl’, featuring Carrickfergus native Rev Barry Sloan, has been posted on the Slugger O’Toole blog.… Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of Love’s Betrayal: The Decline in Catholicism and the Rise of New Religious Movements in Ireland, by Peter Mulholland.… Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘Religion, Spirituality and the Search for Meaning during the Covid-19 Pandemic.’ It draws on a new survey of religious practice during the pandemic, commissioned by the Iona Institute, as well … Read more...
Yesterday I took part in a Premier Christian Media ‘Digital Church’ webinar on ‘A Church without Walls’, alongside Revd Albert Bogle, Sanctuary First, Falkirk Presbytery; Revd Andy Fishburne, SThie, Isle of Mann; and Revd Laura Digan, Minister, Church of Scotland.… Read more...
I’ll be taking part in a Premier Christian Media ‘Digital Church’ webinar on ‘A Church without Walls’ this Wednesday, 23 September, 3.30-5.00 pm Irish/British time. Here’s the description of the webinar:
… Read more...Decades ago, the Church in Scotland proposed a new
I have a new post (6 August) on the Slugger O’Toole blog, Feile Discussion: British or Irish or both? Unionism, Protestantism and the national question …
I links to a video of my discussion on the topic with Prof Christine … Read more...
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...
Over the past week there has been some radio and print coverage of ‘People Still Need Us’, my report on a survey of faith leaders on the island of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. I spoke about the survey on … Read more...
I have a new post on RTE Brainstorm: ‘How Irish Clergy and Faith Leaders are Dealing with the Pandemic.’
It explores the results of a survey on the role of religion during the pandemic, which was carried out this month … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘The Churches and the Lockdown Legacy’. It includes a reference to my part in a conversation on yesterday’s Sunday Sequence, on BBC Radio Ulster.
You can listen to the conversation … Read more...