William Scholes in the Irish News: ‘Dealing with the past means Considering Grace’

My latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was reviewed by William Scholes in today’s Irish News.

Scholes explores some of the themes and stories that feature in the book, including the Rev Ian … Read more...

L’Derry Launch of Considering Grace: Response by Bishop Donal McKeown – “Engagement with this book can be a grace-filled opportunity for all of us”

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My latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troublesco-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was launched in the City Hotel in Londonderry/Derry on 6 November.

The launch featured a response by the Catholic Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown. His remarks … Read more...

Launch of Considering Grace – Response by Nicola Brady

My new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was launched today at Presbyterian Assembly Buildings, Belfast.

The launch featured remarks from the Moderator Rev William Henry; Rev Tony Davidson, who oversaw the project; and readings … Read more...

Considering Grace: Book Launches & Online Introduction

My new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, will be launched this month in five different locations throughout Northern Ireland.

The publisher, Merrion Press, has made the Introduction of the book available online for free.Read more...

Sunday Sequence Interview on Considering Grace

Rev William Henry, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and I were interviewed on Sunday Sequence (27 Oct) about my latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troublesco-authored with Jamie Yohanis.

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‘Considering Grace’ Featured in the Presbyterian Herald – ‘An extraordinary piece of work’

My latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles (Merrion Press, 2019), co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, has been featured in this month’s edition of the Presbyterian Herald.

The book, which will be launched on 5 November in Belfast, tells the … Read more...

Joram Tarusarira on Religion, Politics and the Death of Robert Mugabe

In light of last week’s death of Robert Mugabe (the controversial former President of Zimbabwe), Joram Tarusarira has written a thought-provoking post on the ‘Religion Factor’ blog: ‘Loved and Hated in Equal Measure? The Religio-Political Legacy of Robert Mugabe.’

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Ex-Combatants and Challenging Cultures of Militarism in Northern Ireland: Article in Peacebuilding

I have published an article in the academic journal Peacebuilding, ‘Ex-combatants and post-liberal peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: challenging cultures of militarism’.

The publisher has made the article available free of charge to the first 50 people who download it at Read more...

Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland Reviewed by Adrian Stringer: ‘[an] engaging, easily read and useful work’

My most recent book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland (Oxford, 2016) has been reviewed by Adrian Stringer in the latest edition of The Journal of the Irish Society for the Academy Study of Religions.

You can read the full review here.

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The Churches and Brexit on German Radio

I contributed to a programme on German public broadcaster NDR titled, ‘Brexit: Europe Worries about Northern Ireland.’ The programme was produced by the ‘Evangelische Kirche im NDR’, an office of the Protestant churches in Northern Germany. My contribution focused on … Read more...

The Essence of Forgiveness & the 4 Corners Festival: Conversation on Sunday Sequence

It’s the first day of the annual 4 Corners Festival. This year’s Festival theme is ‘Scandalous Forgiveness.’ On Sunday, I was part of a conversation on ‘The Essence of Forgiveness’ on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence.

Rev David Clements, … Read more...