It has been some time since I posted on this blog. For any faithful followers who still remain, do be aware that I have had several posts on the Slugger O’Toole blog. These include:
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Enniskillen Launch of ‘Considering Grace’: “[This book] is a precious thing, a vessel that contains so much for us to take heed of …” Remarks by David Bolton
The fifth and final launch of my new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles (Merrion Press, 2019), co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was held 27 November at the Bridge Centre in Enniskillen.
The launch featured a response by David … Read more...
Teaching Worldviews could Enhance RE in Schools: my post on The Conversation
Teaching worldviews could enhance Religious Education in Schools – my thoughts on the proposed changes to RE in England and Wales in The Conversation.… Read more...
Understanding ‘No Religion’ – New Video on Vakuum via Peter Jost
You can watch a video of my talk, The Apocalypse for Religion: Understanding People who identify as ‘No Religion’, which I gave last week at Wake, an annual boutique festival in Belfast curated by Peter Rollins. The video title is … Read more...
The Apocalypse for Religion – at Peter Rollins’ Wake Festival
Today I had the privilege of participating in Wake, an annual boutique festival in Belfast, which is curated by Peter Rollins. It’s always a treat to catch up on Pete’s latest work, and to meet the people who come … Read more...
‘A treasure trove of inspirational stories’ – Religion’s contribution to public debate?
My latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland, is an academic publication. But I always write with the hope that my research can have some sort of value in the ‘real world.’
So I am delighted that Fr Gerry O’Hanlon SJ cites … Read more...
How Religion Still Matters in a Post-Catholic Ireland – Text of Keynote
Last week I had the opportunity to give a keynote address at a conference on ‘Irish Catholicism on Trial,’ a multidisciplinary event at the Institute of Technology, Tallaght. The title of my lecture was ‘Understanding Post-Catholic Ireland: Does Religion … Read more...
Reading Religion Review of Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: ‘action research at its best’
My latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity, has been reviewed on the new Reading Religion website, a publication of the American Academy of Religion.
The review is written by Amy Heath-Carpentier, a graduate student … Read more...
“Essential reading for anyone involved in Christian Church leadership in Ireland in 2016”: Steve Stockman Reviews Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland
Rev Steve Stockman, the minister at Fitzroy Presbyterian Church in Belfast, has reviewed my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity.
Writing on his blog Soul Surmise, he says:
… Read more...For 20 years I have watched, and wrestled
Grace Davie – Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox, Book Review
Grace Davie’s 1994 book, Religion in Britain since 1994: Believing without Belonging, has become a classic in the sociology of religion and its memorable subtitle has even filtered into the popular consciousness. I’ve heard clerics and Christian activists use … Read more...
Catherwood Lecture: Jenny Taylor on Religious Literacy and Post-Multicultural Possibilities
Dr Jenny Taylor spoke on ‘When Words Fail: Religious Literacy and Post-Multicultural Possibilities’ at Contemporary Christianity’s annual Catherwood Lecture in Public Theology on Thursday evening.
Will Leitch of the BBC and I were respondents to Taylor’s lecture. You can read … Read more...