The Deconstructed Church: Reviewed in Ecclesial Practices by Ralph Kunz

DSC00307My 2014 book, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity, co-authored by Gerardo Marti, has been reviewed by Ralph Kunz of the University of Zurich in the academic journal Ecclesial Practices (2016, V3(1): 150-153).

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“Essential reading for anyone involved in Christian Church leadership in Ireland in 2016”: Steve Stockman Reviews Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland

TransformingLaunchRev 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:

For 20 years I have watched, and wrestled

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Peter Rollins in Belfast Tomorrow: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking

peteBelfast’s Peter Rollins is back in his hometown and will speak tomorrow at 8-9.30 pm in Redeemer Central (101 Donegall Street) on ‘The Positive Power of Negative Thinking.’

I always look forward to Pete’s return visits from his base in … Read more...

The Deconstructed Church: Freestyle Christianity Podcast

DSC05229I recently spoke with David Capener for the Freestyle Christianity Podcast about the book I co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford, 2014).

You can listen to the podcast here.

Some of the areas we discussed

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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Video of My Talk at Rubicon

TransformingPostCatholicCoverBack in November, I spoke at the Rubicon conference about my latest book — due out next week — Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland. 

The research that I conducted for my book speaks directly to how Ireland’s historically Catholic culture has changed … Read more...

Review of Padraig O Tuama’s ‘In the Shelter’: New Post on Slugger O’Toole

in the shelterI have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: Nourishing Reading for the Season: Pádraig Ó Tuama’s ‘In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World.’Read more...

Crawford Gribben on the Rebirth of American Evangelicalism

gribbenCrawford Gribben, Professor of History at Queen’s University Belfast, has written a compelling review of recent scholarship on American evangelicalism for The American Interest. Surveying the most important research of the last several years, Gribben shows how there has been … Read more...

Rubicon: Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland

TransformingPostCatholicCoverOn Saturday I had the opportunity to speak at Rubicon in Dublin about  my forthcoming book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland. 

Last week I was also able to unveil the cover for the book, which features a striking image by photographer David … Read more...

SSSR’s Distinguished Book Award for The Deconstructed Church

DSC00307I’m pleased to share that my latest book, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford, 2014) has been awarded the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion’s 2015 Distinguished Book Award. The announcement was made at … Read more...

Review of The Deconstructed Church in Journal of Contemporary Religion by Matthew Guest

DSC05229My latest book, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, has been reviewed by Matthew Guest in the academic publication Journal of Contemporary Religion (October 2015, pp. 544-546).

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The Deconstructed Church Reviewed by James Spickard in American Journal of Sociology

deconstructed-cover.jpgMy latest book, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford 2014) has been reviewed by James Spickard in the American Journal of Sociology.

You can read the full review on my academia.edu profile. There are … Read more...