I contributed the Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster on Monday 28 July.
You can listen here, or read the text below.
The Quiet Revival?
Have you heard about the Quiet Revival?
Recent headlines suggest that churchgoing in … Read more...
Category: Religion in Britain
Religion & the University Experience in Britain and Northern Ireland with Mathew Guest and me …
On Thursday 9 March the Queen’s Religious Studies Forum hosted an event on Religion and the University Experience: Perspectives from Britain & Northern Ireland, featuring Prof Mathew Guest (Durham) and me.
You can listen to the audio of our contributions … 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.
Christian modernities in Britain and Ireland in the twentieth century: Article on the Journalism of Fr Gerry Reynolds published in Contemporary British History
My article on ‘Clerical modernisers and the media in Ireland: the journalism of Fr Gerry Reynolds’, has been published in a special issue of the academic journal Contemporary British History on ‘Christian modernities in Britain and Ireland in the … Read more...
How has your religious practice changed during the pandemic?: Take the ‘Ritual Innovation Under Covid-19’ Survey
How has your religious practice changed during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University want to hear from people of all faiths – including leaders and laity – about what religious practice has been like, especially given the rapid … Read more...
Religion, Spirituality and the Search for Meaning during the Covid-19 Pandemic: New Post on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘Religion, Spirituality and the Search for Meaning during the Covid-19 Pandemic.’ It draws on a new survey of religious practice during the pandemic, commissioned by the Iona Institute, as well … Read more...
Reflections on a ‘Church without Walls’
Yesterday I took part in a Premier Christian Media ‘Digital Church’ webinar on ‘A Church without Walls’, alongside Revd Albert Bogle, Sanctuary First, Falkirk Presbytery; Revd Andy Fishburne, SThie, Isle of Mann; and Revd Laura Digan, Minister, Church of Scotland.… Read more...
Join us for a ‘Church without Walls’ Webinar, Wednesday 23 September
I’ll be taking part in a Premier Christian Media ‘Digital Church’ webinar on ‘A Church without Walls’ this Wednesday, 23 September, 3.30-5.00 pm Irish/British time. Here’s the description of the webinar:
… Read more...Decades ago, the Church in Scotland proposed a new
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...
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...
Listen to Prof John Brewer on Theology and Sociology
I posted last week about an event that was to take place in the Queen’s University Religious Studies Forum, a lecture by Prof John Brewer on Theology and Sociology. I’ve just received a comment on my post from ‘a … Read more...