I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘Lord Bew on the Prospects for Dealing with the Past.’… Read more...
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Course on Remembering a Decade of Change and Violence in Ireland with McMaster and Higgins Starts 21 October
Religion, Security and Global Uncertainties Report Published: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, reporting on the publication of the Open University’s ‘Religion, Security and Global Uncertainties’ Report.
The report is available in full.
OU’s Prof John Wolffe and Dr Gavin Moorhead … 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...
Reviews of Three Books on Religion in Northern Ireland Published in Marginalia
My review of three books on religion, violence and peace in Northern Ireland has been published online in Marginalia.
The books are:
Richard Jordan’s The Second Coming of Paisley; John Brewer, David Mitchell, and Gerard Leavey’s Ex-Combatants, Religion and … 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...
Faith Communities and Transitional Justice? Tim Bartlett, Lesley Carroll, David Tombs and Cath Collins at UU Seminar
“Transitional justice” is not something you hear spoken about very much – if at all – in church circles on this island. Yesterday’s seminar on “Faith Communities and Transitional Justice” at the University of Ulster in Belfast sought to bring … 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...
After Secularism: Rethinking Religion in Global Politics by Erin Wilson; Wilson to Speak at Belfast Conference, 3-5 September 2014
In September (3rd-5th), Belfast will host the bi-annual meeting of the European Sociological Association’s Sociology of Religion Research Network, the theme of which is ‘Religion in the Public Domain.’
Among the keynote speakers is Dr … 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...
How Can Clergy Address the Legacy of the Troubles?
Yesterday’s conference in Coalisland, ‘Go and Do Thou Likewise: How Can Clergy Address the Legacy of the Troubles?’ was sobering and stimulating, hopeful yet challenging.
The conference was organised by a group of clergy in Mid Ulster, in partnership with … Read more...