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...
Category: Morality
New Post on Slugger – Review of ‘The Ghost Limb’ by Claire Mitchell
New Post on Slugger: Review of ‘Beauty through Broken Windows’
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of a new book called ‘Beauty through Broken Windows’, published on Sunday, the World Day of the Poor.
The book is inspired by the legacy of Edmund Rice, … Read more...
Review of Triangle: Three Novellas of Ireland by Pól Ó Muirí, on Slugger
The review raises questions prompted by the book, such as: What happens in a society when previously dominant … Read more...
Recent posts on Slugger O’Toole: From King Charles III to ‘No Religion’
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:
John Brewer on his new book, ‘An Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Peace Process’
In a post first published by Queen’s University, Professor John D. Brewer reflects on the war in Ukraine by drawing on insights from his new book, An Advanced Introduction to the Sociology of Peace Process (Edward Elgar, 2002).
The Road to Reconciliation—Insights from Christian Public Theology by Christine Schliesser published in Special Issue of Religions
‘The Road to Reconciliation—Insights from Christian Public Theology‘ by Christine Schliesser, has been published in the Special Issue of Religions on ‘Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding: Advances in the Field’, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira and me.
Schliesser is … Read more...
Divine Discomfort: A Relational Encounter with Multi-Generational and Multi-Layered Trauma by Christo Thesnaar published in Special Issue of Religions
The first article by a theologian has been published in the (interdisciplinary) special issue of the open-access journal Religions on ‘Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding: Advances in the Field’, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira and me.
Divine Discomfort: A Relational Encounter with … Read more...
My review of Crawford Gribben’s ‘The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland’, on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, my review of Crawford Gribben’s excellent new book, The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland (Oxford, 2021).… Read more...
Catholic Activism Today by Maureen K Day: On ‘Catholic Books Review’
I’ve reviewed Maureen K Day’s Catholic Activism Today: Individual Transformation and the Struggle for Social Justice, on the Catholic Books Review website.
It’s a worthwhile study of Catholic activism in the United States, deftly situated within historical and sociological … Read more...
Covid-19: Recent Discussions on Sunday Sequence
I have participated in two recent discussions on Covid-19 on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence.
Sunday 5 April the topic was ‘Learning survival today from the lessons of the past’. Other discussants were consultant physician and clinical lecturer Michael Trimble, … Read more...