Another article has been published in our special issue of the journal Religions on ‘Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding: Advances in the Field’ by Peter Ochs, Essam Fahim, and Paola Pinzon from the University of Virginia. Ochs is the Edgar M. … Read more...
Category: Sociology of Religion
Julia Newton Wins Sídh (Postgraduate) Essay Prize
Julia Newton, a graduate of Queen’s MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, has won the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religion’s 2021 Sídh (Postgraduate) Essay Prize.
Julia’s essay, which addressed the question,‘Whose Chosen Nation: An Analysis … Read more...
‘Religious Environmental Sensemaking in Climate-Induced Conflicts’ by Joram Tarusarira published in Special Issue of Religions
The next article has been published in the special issue of the open-access journal Religions on ‘Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding: Advances in the Field’, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira and me.
‘Religious Environmental Sensemaking in Climate-Induced Conflicts’, by Tarusarira, explores the … Read more...
‘The March Is Not Ended’: ‘Church’ Confronting the State over the Zimbabwean Crisis by Molly Manyonganise: article published in special issue
Another article has been published in the special issue of the open-access journal Religions on ‘Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding: Advances in the Field’, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira and me.
‘The March is not Ended’: ‘Church’ Confronting the State over the … 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...
Religion and the Study of Peace: Practice without Reflection by Atalia Omer – first article published in special issue
I’m pleased to share the publication of a stimulating new article, ‘Religion and the Study of Peace: Practice without Reflection’, by Atalia Omer, in a special issue of Religions, co-edited by Joram Tarusarira (University of Groningen) and me.
Omer’s article … Read more...
A Future of Grace? New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, ‘A Future of Grace? Reflections on the Church Leaders’ Service.’… Read more...
RTE Brainstorm post on Women in Ministry in Ireland
I have a new post on RTE Brainstorm on women in ministry in Ireland, ‘How Women feel Undervalued by the Catholic Church’.
While the headline focuses on the Catholic Church, it also includes discussion of women’s roles in other denominations.… 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...
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