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My Radical Theology Sermon for Peter Rollins’ Tricks of the Light
Peter Rollins has begun posting a series of videos of radical theology ‘sermons,’ and this week he features a talk I gave at his ‘Tricks of the Light’ event in Belfast in April. As a sociologist I am...
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50 Years of Corrymeela: Does Faith-Based Reconciliation Work? Conversation on...
This week I participated in a panel discussion on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence which asked – in light of the 50th anniversary of the Corrymeela Community – if faith-based reconciliation efforts...
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Review of Sub-Saharan Africa Between Conflict and Reconciliation by Rita...
Sub-Saharan Africa Between Conflict and Reconciliation, an edited volume for which Joram Tarusarira and I wrote a chapter, has been reviewed by Rita Schafer on the German language website Welt-Sichten....
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The Deconstructed Church Reviewed by James Spickard in American Journal of...
My latest book, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford 2014) has been reviewed by James Spickard in the American Journal of Sociology. You...
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Is Reconciliation Possible after Violent Conflict? Analysing Christian...
Last week I presented a lecture at the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain (CRCPD) at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands titled, ‘Is Reconciliation Possible after Violent...
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Review of The Deconstructed Church in Journal of Contemporary Religion by...
My latest book, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, has been reviewed by Matthew Guest in the academic publication Journal of Contemporary...
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Is Reconciliation Possible after Violent Conflict? On The Religion Factor
You now can read an abridged version of my lecture at the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain at the University of Groningen, ‘Is Reconciliation Possible after Violent Conflict’ on the...
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SSSR’s Distinguished Book Award for The Deconstructed Church
I’m pleased to share that my latest book, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford, 2014) has been awarded the Society for the Scientific...
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Rubicon: Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland
On Saturday I had the opportunity to speak at Rubicon in Dublin about my forthcoming book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland. Last week I was also able to unveil the cover for the book, which...
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Crawford Gribben on the Rebirth of American Evangelicalism
Crawford Gribben, Professor of History at Queen’s University Belfast, has written a compelling review of recent scholarship on American evangelicalism for The American Interest. Surveying the most...
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Read the First Chapter for Free!
My latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity, is due to be published in a few weeks by Oxford University Press (OUP). OUP has made the first chapter...
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Video of My Talk at Rubicon
Back in November, I spoke at the Rubicon conference about my latest book — due out next week — Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland. The research that I conducted for my book speaks directly to how...
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A Fresh Listen to the Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Rostrevor...
In the Catholic liturgical calendar, the gospel reading this past Sunday was the parable of the prodigal son. This parable is so well-known, and its meaning so widely assumed, that I suspect many find...
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Book Launch and Author Meets Critics...
I’m delighted to announce that the launch of my new book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity (Oxford, 2016) will be marked with an Author Meets Critics session at...
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The Deconstructed Church: Freestyle Christianity Podcast
I recently spoke with David Capener for the Freestyle Christianity Podcast about the book I co-authored with Gerardo Marti, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity (Oxford, 2014)....
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland – Author Meets Critics Session
My latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity (Oxford 2016) was launched Tuesday at the Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE), Trinity College Dublin, with an...
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“Essential reading for anyone involved in Christian Church leadership in...
Rev Steve Stockman, the minister at Fitzroy Presbyterian Church in Belfast, has reviewed my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity. Writing on his blog...
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Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland – Talk at Fitzroy Presbyterian
On Sunday evening I spoke about my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: Religious Practice in Late Modernity, at Fitzroy Presbyterian. Despite the sunny summer weather I was delighted to...
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The Deconstructed Church: Reviewed in Ecclesial Practices by Ralph Kunz
My 2014 book, The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity, co-authored by Gerardo Marti, has been reviewed by Ralph Kunz of the University of Zurich in the academic journal Ecclesial...
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Peter Steinfels on the Media and the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal: Conference...
This week the Loyola Institute in Trinity College Dublin is hosting an international interdisciplinary conference on ‘The Role of Church in a Pluralist Society: Good Riddance or Good Influence?’ The...
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