The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January) was always important for Fr Gerry Reynolds (d. 2015). My biography of Fr Gerry, Unity Pilgrim, recounts a number of events during Weeks of Prayer for Christian Unity in Belfast, … Read more...
Category: Dealing with the Past
Presbyterians, Forgiveness, and Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: article published in special issue
‘Presbyterians, Forgiveness, and Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Towards Gracious Remembering,’ by Jamie Yohanis and me, has been published in a special issue of Religions, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira and me.
The article draws on the research … Read more...
Religion and the Study of Peace: Practice without Reflection by Atalia Omer – first article published in special issue
I’m pleased to share the publication of a stimulating new article, ‘Religion and the Study of Peace: Practice without Reflection’, by Atalia Omer, in a special issue of Religions, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira (University of Groningen) and me.
Omer’s article … Read more...
A Future of Grace? New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘A Future of Grace? Reflections on the Church Leaders’ Service.’… Read more...
New Post on Slugger – The Service of Reflection & Hope: An opportunity for the Church Leaders?
Image: Detail of the two-light stained glass window W27 in the north wall of the chancel (second from … Read more...
Religion Media Centre Conversation on Post-Brexit Religious and Political Divide
Earlier this month I took part in a conversation organized by the Religion Media Centre on Northern Ireland’s Post-Brexit Religious and Political Divide.
Moderated by broadcaster William Crawley, the panel included:
- Dr Eamon Phoenix – political historian and head of
Publication of Glencree Journal on Dealing with the Legacy of Conflict …
‘Well worth engaging with’: Familia Review of ‘Considering Grace’
I have just become aware of a review of my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, in Familia, Ulster Genealogical Review, a publication of the Ulster Historical Foundation.
David Steers’s review begins with the wonderfully … Read more...
Fr Martin Magill’s Reflections on ‘Considering Grace’ – and some hard questions
On Saturday, Fr Martin Magill used his regular column in the Belfast Telegraph to reflect on my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles.
The book was part of a project conducted in partnership with the … Read more...
‘We have Won’ – Inspiration from the Buta Seminarians: My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster
My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster contemplates the example of the Buta seminarians during a violent attack on their seminary in 1997.
You can listen here, or read the text below.
‘We have Won’
More than … Read more...
Hard questions ‘thoughtfully and sensitively explored’: Review of Considering Grace by Graham Spencer
Graham Spencer, Reader in Political Conflict at the University of Portsmouth, has reviewed my book (co-authored with Jamie Yohanis), Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles. It has just been published in Irish Political Studies (18 March 2021).
Spencer writes that … Read more...