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...
Category: Unionism
Evangelical Journeys Reviewed in the Irish Journal of Sociology
From time to time I stumble across reviews of my research that I missed the first time around. Recently I found Mary Gethins’ review of my 2011 book, co-authored with Claire Mitchell, Evangelical Journeys: Choice and Change in a Northern … 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...
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: Book Review of The Scarlet Woman and the Red Hand–Evangelical Apocalyptic Belief in the Northern Ireland Troubles by Joshua Searle
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of the new book by Joshua Searle, The Scarlet Woman and the Red Hand: Evangelical Apocalyptic Belief in the Northern Ireland Troubles (Pickwick Publications, 2014).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...
Scottish Religious Cultures Network Conference on Religion in Scotland (and Ulster), 24-25 October 2014
Previously I blogged about the launch of the new Scottish Religious Cultures Network.
Given my own research interest on religion on the island of Ireland, including the religious links between Northern Ireland/Ulster and Scotland, I’m enthusiastic about this new venture.… 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...
Crossing Boundaries in a Policy Vacuum? Community Relations after the Flags Protest Roundtable
Last night I participated in a roundtable discussion at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, hosted by the Institute for British Irish Studies at UCD, titled ‘Community Relations in Northern Ireland after the Flags Protests.’ I’ve posted a summary … Read more...
Fr Martin Magill on Telling & Listening to Stories of Trauma
On Sunday Fr Martin Magill visited McCracken Memorial Presbyterian Church in South Belfast, where Trevor Ringland, former Irish and British Lion Rugby star and now Chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, spoke on the courage needed for future Peace and … Read more...