Last week, the Irish Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs hosted a special event in Iveagh House, Dublin, to mark the publication of my book, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles.
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New Post on Slugger – Review of ‘The Ghost Limb’ by Claire Mitchell
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...
Hard questions ‘thoughtfully and sensitively explored’: Review of Considering Grace by Graham Spencer
Graham Spencer, Reader in Political Conflict at the University of Portsmouth, has reviewed my book (co-authored with Jamie Yohanis), Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles. It has just been published in Irish Political Studies (18 March 2021).
Spencer writes that … Read more...
Patrick Mitchel’s Thoughts on ‘Considering Grace: Presbyterians & the Troubles’
Recognizing that the heart of Considering Grace is the stories it contains, the … Read more...
Féile Discussion: British or Irish or both?: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post (6 August) on the Slugger O’Toole blog, Feile Discussion: British or Irish or both? Unionism, Protestantism and the national question …
I links to a video of my discussion on the topic with Prof Christine … Read more...
‘Considering Grace’ Review in the Irish Times, by Marianne Elliott: “[an] impressive and courageous book”
My latest book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, is reviewed as the ‘Book of the Day’ in today’s Irish Times online.
The book is reviewed by Marianne Elliott, professor emerita at Liverpool University.
The full … Read more...
Enniskillen Launch of ‘Considering Grace’: “[This book] is a precious thing, a vessel that contains so much for us to take heed of …” Remarks by David Bolton
The fifth and final launch of my new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles (Merrion Press, 2019), co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was held 27 November at the Bridge Centre in Enniskillen.
The launch featured a response by David … Read more...
Launch of Considering Grace – Response by Nicola Brady
My new book, Considering Grace: Presbyterians and the Troubles, co-authored with Jamie Yohanis, was launched today at Presbyterian Assembly Buildings, Belfast.
The launch featured remarks from the Moderator Rev William Henry; Rev Tony Davidson, who oversaw the project; and readings … Read more...
Review of ‘Contentious Rituals’ on Slugger O’Toole
I have reviewed Contentious Rituals: Parading the Nation in Northern Ireland (Oxford 2019) by Jonathan Blake, on the Slugger O’Toole blog. Click here to read the review.… Read more...