Religion in Times of Crisis (Brill 2014) edited by myself, Heidemarie Winkel and Christophe Monnot, was unveiled last week at the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) annual meeting in San Francisco.
The book is the 24th in … Read more...
Category: African Christianity
Aidan Donaldson on Project Zambia Immersion Journey: Mapepe and Dubai
Today Dr Aidan Donaldson, who has recently returned from a Project Zambia immersion journey, shares some of his reflections on the experience. His thoughts on the contrast between Mapepe in Zambia, and Dubai — where he stopped on his trip … Read more...
Religion in Times of Crisis: Author Meets Critics Discussion for New Book
Religion in Times of Crisis, a new book I’ve edited with Heidemarie Winkel of the Technical University of Dresden and Christophe Monnot of the University of Lausanne, has been published by Brill as part of the Association for the … Read more...
On Retreat with Fr Martin Magill: Holy Cross Benedictine Monastery
This week readers will have missed Fr Martin Magill’s regular post about his ecumenical tithing. That’s because he has been on retreat since Sunday evening at Holy Cross Benedictine Monastery in Rostrevor, Co. Down.
Many readers will be familiar with … Read more...
Invitation to Uganda Day, 3 June – Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Canonisation of the Uganda Martyrs
The Uganda Association of Northern Ireland, through the secretary Fr Charles Lwanga Kaweesi, welcomes all friends of Uganda and Africa to Uganda Day Celebrations on 3 June, starting at 4 pm at St Mary’s University College in Belfast. This year … Read more...
World Day of Social Justice: Zimbabwe’s Catholic Commission on Justice & Peace Statement on Peace, Healing and Reconciliation
To mark the World Day of Social Justice, the Catholic Commission on Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Zimbabwe has released a statement on Peace, Healing and Reconciliation.
Although much of my current research has focused on the island of Ireland, … Read more...
What can we Learn from the Christians of St Nicholas Church, Leipzig?
Several weeks ago, I visited Leipzig, Germany, as part of my work as an external advisor to Joram Tarusarira, a Zimbabwean who is completing his Ph.D. there on the role of religious ‘non conformists’ in contributing to reconciliation in … Read more...
Archbishop Michael Jackson on Sectarianism in the Church of Ireland – Do We Need a Sequel to the Hard Gospel?
On this island, the conventional wisdom south of the border has been that ‘sectarianism’ is a problem in Northern Ireland, but not in the Republic. I encountered this perspective during the five years that I lived in Dublin, where it … Read more...
Fr Michael Bennett Guest Post–Response to The Catholic Church in Ireland in Transition – Reflections for Zimbabwe
In a recent post I shared the text of an article that was published in the latest issue of Mukai/Vukani (meaning “Wake up!”), the Jesuit Journal for Theological Reflection in Zimbabwe, titled ‘The Catholic Church in Ireland in Transition – … Read more...
The Catholic Church in Ireland in Transition – Reflections for Zimbabwe, Published in Mukai/Vukani
I have had an article published in the latest issue of Mukai/Vukani (meaning “Wake up!”), the Jesuit Journal for Theological Reflection in Zimbabwe. This edition (volume 64, April 2013) discusses “The Church in Transition.” With kind permission from the editor, … Read more...
A Road Less Travelled Book Review–Guest Post by Fr Michael Bennett
The first post of 2013 on my “Church Without Walls” blog sees the welcome return of Fr Michael Bennett, who contributes a guest post in the form of a review of the book, A Road Less Travelled: Tales of the … Read more...