How Should we Remember Seamus Mallon? New Post on Slugger

I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘How should we remember Seamus Mallon? Together – in a Spirit of Christian Love and Forgiveness …’Read more...

Join us at Bending the Rules―LGB&T Stories of Faith, Change and Inclusion, 21 Oct at UU

The Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University invites you to attend a one-day conference on ‘Bending the Rules―LGB&T Stories of Faith, Change and Inclusion’, on Monday 21 October at Ulster University, Yorkgate campus, Room BA-00-008.

The event runs from … Read more...

Kairos Ireland Workshop on Israeli Occupation – 16 Sept in Belfast

Kairos Ireland have organised a workshop, ‘Countering the Normalisation of the Israeli Occupation in the Eyes of the World’ on Monday 16 September at 7 pm in Belfast, at a venue to be confirmed.

The workshop features a panel of … Read more...

Belief in the Future – Irish Association Conference 2 July in Dublin

I’ll be taking part in a half-day conference, ‘Belief in the Future: Religion and Changing Identity’, on Tuesday 2 July at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. I’ll be making the opening presentation, providing a snapshot of the island’s current … Read more...

Launch of ‘That Justice and Peace might Embrace’ – a call for solidarity with Palestinian Christians, 29 November

‘That Justice and Peace might Embrace’ – a document that calls for solidarity with Palestinian Christians -will be launched on Thursday 29 November at 7 pm in the Duncairn Cultural and Community Centre, 174 Antrim Road.

‘That Justice and Peace … Read more...

Joram Tarusarira on Apology & Forgiveness: Reflecting on Lessons from Zimbabwe

There’s a new post on ‘The Religion Factor’ blog, ‘The Politics of Apology: Zimbabwe after the 2018 Elections,’ by Joram Tarusarira. It is well worth a read.

Tarusarira, director of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation at the University … Read more...

Voices Pope Francis will not Hear – 20 August at TCD

The Trinity College Dublin School of Religion will host the Wijngaards Institute for a panel discussion on the occasion of Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland, VOICES POPE FRANCIS WILL NOT HEAR, on Monday 20 August in the Trinity School of … Read more...

Response to ‘The Signs of Our Times’ in A Dialogue of Hope: Christianity Meets Civic Republicanism?

On Friday I had the opportunity to respond to the opening chapter in a new book edited by Fr Gerry O’Hanlon SJ, A Dialogue of Hope: Critical Thinking for Critical Times (Messenger Publications, 2017). There was a discussion workshop about Read more...

Review of Emmanuel Katongole’s The Journey of Reconciliation on Catholic Books Review

My review of Emmanuel Katongole’s latest book, The Journey of Reconciliation: Groaning for a New Creation in Africa (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2017), has been published on the ‘Catholic Books Review’ website.

You can read the full review here, … Read more...