Building a Church Without Walls
A Church Times article on ‘A “new covenant” in Ireland’ draws extensively on my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland (Oxford 2016).
Journalist Madeleine Davies analyses the changes in the Catholic Church in Ireland in recent decades, setting them in the … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘How will we Remember Martin McGuinness?: Review of David Latimer’s A Leap of Faith.’… Read more...
The sermon is produced in full and linked to the theme of the 2019 4 Corners Festival, … Read more...
‘That Justice and Peace might Embrace’ – a document that calls for solidarity with Palestinian Christians -will be launched on Thursday 29 November at 7 pm in the Duncairn Cultural and Community Centre, 174 Antrim Road.
‘That Justice and Peace … Read more...
The results of my survey on Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland have been published today on the Queen’s University policy engagement website.
Research suggests pope did not do enough to address abuse in Ireland – Queen’s University Belfast
A research … Read more...
There’s a new post on ‘The Religion Factor’ blog, ‘The Politics of Apology: Zimbabwe after the 2018 Elections,’ by Joram Tarusarira. It is well worth a read.
Tarusarira, director of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation at the University … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: Faith in the Shadow of the Abuse Crisis – Review of Aidan Donaldson’s The Beatitudes of Pope Francis.… Read more...
I have an article in the American magazine ‘Foreign Policy’ about the Pope’s visit to Ireland: Pope Francis Can’t Redeem Irish Catholicism. … Read more...
There has been plenty of speculation about what to expect from Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland. With the Pope now on Irish soil, I’m among those watching and waiting to see how it all unfolds.
Yesterday, I spoke with Radio … Read more...
Yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 PM programme included a feature on Ireland between the visits of Popes John Paul II and Francis. Available at the 41.15 mark below, it is a six-minute segment which takes listeners from Dana’s Number One hit … Read more...
