The review raises questions prompted by the book, such as: What happens in a society when previously dominant … Read more...
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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:
Secularisation, Ecumenism and Identity on the Island of Ireland – Available Now on Open Access
An article I wrote on ‘Secularisation, Ecumenism and Identity on the Island of Ireland,’ which was published in an edited collection, Christianity and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Europe (Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 2016), has now been made freely available via open … Read more...
Church Times Features ‘Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland’
A Church Times article on ‘A “new covenant” in Ireland’ draws extensively on my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland (Oxford 2016).
Journalist Madeleine Davies analyses the changes in the Catholic Church in Ireland in recent decades, setting them in the … Read more...
Teaching Worldviews could Enhance RE in Schools: my post on The Conversation
Teaching worldviews could enhance Religious Education in Schools – my thoughts on the proposed changes to RE in England and Wales in The Conversation.… Read more...
Only the People can now Save the Church in Ireland: Contribution in the Tablet
This week’s Tablet has a special focus on ‘Francis in Ireland,’ and I have contributed an article, ‘Only the People can now Save the Church in Ireland.’
The article can be read for free on the Tablet’s website after a … Read more...
After Francis: What’s the Future for the Church in Ireland? On RTE Brainstorm
I have a new article on RTE’s Brainstorm, After Francis: What’s the Future for the Church in Ireland?
This is the first paragraph, but you can click here to read it in full:
Opinion: despite the changes since the … Read more...
Understanding ‘No Religion’ – New Video on Vakuum via Peter Jost
You can watch a video of my talk, The Apocalypse for Religion: Understanding People who identify as ‘No Religion’, which I gave last week at Wake, an annual boutique festival in Belfast curated by Peter Rollins. The video title is … Read more...
The Apocalypse for Religion – at Peter Rollins’ Wake Festival
Today I had the privilege of participating in Wake, an annual boutique festival in Belfast, which is curated by Peter Rollins. It’s always a treat to catch up on Pete’s latest work, and to meet the people who come … Read more...
‘Irish Catholicism on Trial’: Keynote Lecture on ‘Does Religion Still Matter in a Post-Catholic Ireland?’, 6-7 Oct, Dublin
I am one of the keynote speakers at a conference next week on ‘Irish Catholicism on Trial,’ at IT Tallaght in Dublin. My address is titled, ‘Does Religion Still Matter in a Post-Catholic Ireland?’ It is scheduled for 4-5 pm … Read more...
Review of The Deconstructed Church in Church History by Randall Reed – ‘a masterful explanation of a potentially important movement’
The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford University Press), my 2014 book co-authored with Gerardo Marti, has been reviewed in Church History (March 2017) by Dr Randall Reed, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University.
Gerardo … Read more...