I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: Can Churches Provide a Vision? John Brewer on Religion, Conflict and Peace in Northern Ireland.
It features highlights from Brewer’s talk last night at Féile an Phobail.… Read more...
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William Scholes: What do the Churches have to do with the Maze Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre?
Yesterday’s Irish News carried an intriguing piece by Religion Correspondent William Scholes on the Maze Peace building and Conflict Resolution Centre, and the potential role of the churches in leading debate around what will happen at the site.
In light … Read more...
Gordon Lynch’s The Sacred in the Modern World (Book Review) – Do we Need a Sociology of the Sacred?
Although there seems to be plenty of evidence for secularization all around us – emptying churches, decline in ‘traditional’ beliefs about god, heaven and hell, and a lack of deference to religious institutions – most scholars of religion now admit … Read more...
Crawford Gribben on Ireland, America and the End of the World – ISASR Conference at UCD
‘Apocalyptic beliefs are one of this island’s most successful exports.’
That was one of the closing lines of a keynote address given by Prof Crawford Gribben of the School of History and Anthropology at Queen’s University Belfast, at the Irish … Read more...
Michael McRay – Letters from Apartheid Street: Interview and Book Reading, Tues 26 March
Michael McRay will discuss and read excerpts from his book, Letters from Apartheid Street: A Christian Peacemaker in Occupied Palestine, at 7 pm on Tuesday 26 March at St Oliver Plunkett in Lenadoon, Belfast. The event is titled, ‘Blessed are … Read more...
Religion, Ex-Combatants and Peace in Northern Ireland–Book Review: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of Religion, Ex-Combatants and Peace in Northern Ireland by John Brewer, David Mitchell and Gerard Leavey.… Read more...
Johnston McMaster’s Overcoming Violence–Book Review: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I’ve written a review of Johnston McMaster’s latest book, Overcoming Violence: Dismantling an Irish History and Theology – An Alternative Vision (Columba, 2012), on the Slugger O’Toole blog. … Read more...
Harold Good on Johnston McMaster’s Overcoming Violence
“This book is a must for the desk of every pastor, priest and teacher. It ought to be available to every serious student of religion and ethics. … [It is a] manual for those of us who wish to overcome … Read more...
Building Peace through the Arts: Last Post on the ‘Picking up the Pieces’ Series
What do people need to help them process the trauma they have experienced during conflict? The answer to that question will not be the same for everyone. Over the last few weeks, I’ve highlighted the insights from the RTE Radio … Read more...
Ex-Prisoners: Picking up the Pieces in Northern Ireland
A new six-part series on the aftermath of the Northern Ireland peace process, ‘Picking up the Pieces,’ got underway on RTE Radio One on Saturday. The series is presented by Barbara Walshe, a graduate of my School’s Reconciliation Studies programme.… Read more...