Elements are short books (20,000-30,000 words) that provide peer-reviewed, concise, and focused scholarly studies across the arts, sciences, and humanities.
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Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: My Greatest Race by Ciara Mageean
My Greatest Race, Ciara Mageean’s new memoir, is a compelling account of one of Ireland’s greatest athletics heroes. It offers a revealing look at the personality and determination of the woman who has given Ireland some of its … Read more...
My remarks on Veronique Altglas’ Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster
On 19 January, I was a respondent at the launch of Veronique Altglas’ Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster.
I highly recommend the book – you can read my remarks below.
By now, … Read more...
My Review of Soline Humbert’s A Divine Calling: One Woman’s Life Long Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church
My review of Soline Humbert’s memoir, A Divine Calling: One Woman’s Life Long Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church, was published in the Irish Times earlier this month.
Read it here, or below:
A Divine Calling: One Woman’s
… Read more...Not Worth Much? Remarks on the 10th Anniversary of Fr Gerry Reynolds’ Death
I took part in a service at Clonard Monastery last night, marking the tenth anniversary of Fr Gerry Reynolds’ death (30 Nov). I spoke from my experiencing of writing Gerry’s biography, Unity Pilgrim.
You can read my remarks below:
Not
… Read more...My Review of Tom Inglis’ Unbecoming Catholic
My review of Tom Inglis’ book Unbecoming Catholic was published in the Irish Times on 31 May.
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A Sweet Kind of Freedom
In this not-quite memoir, Tom Inglis meditates on his journey away from the … Read more...
“I’ve been Thinking …” about Fr Gerry Reynolds on his Ninth Anniversary
Today is the ninth anniversary of the death of Fr Gerry Reynolds. While my biography of Fr Gerry was published as Unity Pilgrim: The Life of Fr Gerry Reynolds CSsR in 2019, other stories of his witness continue to emerge.… Read more...
The Churches & Peacebuilding: Address at ‘The Primacy of Peace’ Conference
I delivered an address on ‘The Churches and Peacebuilding – Before and After the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement’ at the ‘Primacy of Peace’ conference on 24 October 2023 at the Marketplace Theatre, Armagh.
The purpose of the conference was to promote … Read more...
Tribute to Professor John Brewer
On Wednesday, Queen’s University hosted an event marking the retirement of Professor John Brewer. John has had a tremendous impact on international scholarship, as well as on my own personal career. (It appears John will have an active ‘retirement’, as … Read more...
Reconciliation Fund Marks Publication of Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles
Last week, the Irish Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs hosted a special event in Iveagh House, Dublin, to mark the publication of my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles.
