Mitchell, a writer based in Belfast and a former sociologist at Queen’s University, calls the book … Read more...
Category: NI Politics
‘Where the Birds Sing’: A Song of Acknowledgement and Hope for Northern Ireland …
‘Where the Birds Sing’, composed by Grace Evangeline Mason, had … Read more...
The 4 Corners Festival & the Unfinished Work of Peace: Irish Council of Churches AGM
Last week (31 March) I took part in a panel discussion at the Irish Council of Churches 99th Annual General Meeting at Skainos in East Belfast. The theme of the AGM was ‘The Unfinished Work of Peace’. Church of Ireland … Read more...
Online Launch 27 January: The Oxford Handbook of Religion & Europe
The new Oxford Handbook of Religion and Europe (2022), edited by Grace Davie and Lucian Leustean, will be launched online on 27 January at 4 pm (GMT) from Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
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...
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...
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...
A Review of ‘Evangelical Journeys’ – A Decade On
It has been more than a decade since Claire Mitchell and I published Evangelical Journeys: Choice and Change in a Northern Irish Religious Subculture (UCD Press, 2011).
I recently stumbled across a review of the book by Brutus Green in … Read more...
Listening on the Twelfth: My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster
For the day that’s in it, my Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on listening.
You can listen here, or read the text below.
Listening on the Twelfth
My first summer in Northern Ireland, I lived … Read more...
Our Mary: My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster
I’ve long been fascinated by the story of Mary Peters, Northern Ireland’s 1972 Olympic gold medalist. My ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on her remarkable athletics journey, through the Troubles and beyond.
(The photo is 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