Building a Church Without Walls
The headlines in today’s Irish Catholic will come as no surprise to those who are aware of the long-term decline in priestly vocations in Ireland: ‘Church Prepares for Priestless Parishes.’ As the reporter, Michael Kelly, puts it:
… Read more...As the number
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog about the panel discussion I participated in at the Edinburgh Festival of Politics: Scottish Irish Conversations on Sectarianism. … Read more...
I’ll be taking part in a panel discussion on Scottish and Irish sectarianism on Friday 17 August at the Edinburgh Politics Festival. The discussion is set for 10-11 am in Committee Room 1 of the Scottish Parliament.
The panel includes: … Read more...
Despite my wanderings in the evangelical world, I’ve somehow managed never to attend Greenbelt, or take an Alpha Course. I am not quite sure how I have (unintentionally) avoided them.
But in my research on evangelicalism and the Emerging … Read more...
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog titled, ‘Is Ireland Abandoning Religion?’ It’s a response to a poll by Red C published in today’s Belfast Telegraph, indicating that religion is declining in the Republic of Ireland at … Read more...
In a comment on my recent review of Letters to a Future Church, Ray Beere writes:
… Read more...Interesting review. You said that you sympathise with the emerging church. What is it that you find appealing in this movement? Seeking answers.
Last month, a Gallup Poll revealed that Americans’ trust in religious institutions continues to decline. Just 44% of Americans say that they ‘have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in “the church or organized religion” today.’ … Read more...
Last month, before leaving on holiday, my husband wanted to check the books I was taking to make sure that I was getting a break from my two main interests: ‘God and running,’ as he summarised it. My copy of … Read more...
There has been much hand-wringing among Western Christians about the so-called process of secularisation. Many seem to feel threatened by the various measurements of religious decline that are provided as evidence of secularisation, such as declines in: