I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: ‘Democracy without Politicians: Could it work in Northern Ireland?’… Read more...
Category: LGBT
Martin McGuinness Responds to Sixth Form Pupils on Reimagining Reconciliation
Review of Padraig O Tuama’s ‘In the Shelter’: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I 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...
SSSR’s Distinguished Book Award for The Deconstructed Church
I’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 Religion in Times of Crisis in Numen, by Chaminda Weerawardhana
A book I co-edited with Heidemarie Winkel and Christophe Monnot, Religion in Times of Crisis (Brill 2014), has been reviewed in Numen (Vol 62, pp. 484-486, 2015) by Chaminda Weerawardhana from Queen’s University Belfast.
Weerawardhana also spoke at the launch … Read more...
Same-Sex Marriage Referendum in the Republic: Review of ‘Who Owns Marriage?’ – New Post on Slugger O’Toole
The Religious Case for Marriage Equality: Conference at TCD – New Post on Slugger O’Toole
Christian Century Review of ‘The Deconstructed Church’ by William Willimon
The latest issue of Christian Century (December 24, 2014, V131, N26) features a review of my new book, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford, 2014).
The review is written by William H. Willimon, the … Read more...
Evangelicalism and Conflict in Northern Ireland – Available at a Discount
I recently learned that there were a couple spare copies of my 2008 book, Evangelicalism and Conflict in Northern Ireland (Palgrave 2008), resting idle at the Irish School of Ecumenics at the Trinity College campus in Dublin, left over from … Read more...
What Can Northern Irish Evangelicalism Learn from the Emerging Church Movement? Discussion at Fitzroy Presbyterian
Last week I took part in a question and discussion session at Fitzroy Presbyterian church with Rev Steve Stockman, as well as with some very insightful congregants and visitors.
Alan in Belfast recorded the discussion, which you can listen to … Read more...
Emerging Christianity: What Can it Teach Northern Irish Evangelicalism? Discussion at Fitzroy, 14 Sept, 7 pm
I will be answering Rev Steve Stockman’s probing questions on the topic of “Emerging Christianity: What has it to Teach Northern Ireland Evangelicalism?” on Sunday 14 September at 7.00 pm at Fitzroy Presbyterian Church in Belfast.
The discussion will draw … Read more...