Searching for an up-to-date source on the latest quantitative research on religion in Britain? The launch of a new website, British Religion in Numbers, looks to be an invaluable source for scholars and others seeking a one-stop-shop for statistical research and opinion polls on religion. The site features a searchable database of religious data sources, [...]
Archive | April, 2010
Faith and Community Relations Seminar – What now for the Churches?
Yesterday Trinity College Dublin at Belfast (the Irish School of Ecumenics) hosted a seminar on ‘Faith and Community Relations: Perspectives on Diversity, Dialogue and Reconciliation.’ I presented an update on the progress on my School’s research project, ‘Visioning 21st Century Ecumenism.’ The event was part of Community Relations Week. I opened the seminar with a [...]
Philip Pullman Book Review: The Good Man Jesus & the Scoundrel Christ
There’s not much in Philip Pullman’s latest book, The Good Man Jesus & the Scoundrel Christ, which would be new to anyone familiar with the Gospels. Sure, his story has two characters, Jesus and Christ, in the place of a singular ‘Jesus Christ’ figure. In Pullman’s story, Mary gives birth to twins: Jesus and Christ. [...]
Peter Rollins Seminar on ‘The Uprising of Christ: Resurrection as Insurrection,’ May 4, 2010
Peter Rollins will be back in Belfast following the largely US-orientated Insurrection Tour with a seminar, ‘The Uprising of Christ: Resurrection as Insurrection,’ at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast (The Irish School of Ecumenics, 683 Antrim Road) on Tuesday 4 May 2010 from noon-1 pm. Expect Rollins to expand and clarify some of the ideas [...]
Crisis in the Irish Catholic Church – the Kingdom v. the Institution, Final Guest Post by Fr Michael Bennett
Today is the final instalment of Fr Michael Bennett’s Guest Posts on the crisis in the Irish Catholic Church, A Look from Afar. Fr Michael concludes with reflections on the concept of the ‘kingdom of God,’ juxtaposing it against the institution of the church. He argues that the kingdom transcends church institutions and that promoting [...]
DUP Election Broadcast: Will Looking Back Keep Northern Ireland Moving Forward?
The Democratic Unionist Party has a lot to worry about in this election. Traditional Unionist Voice’s Jim Allister has been smelling blood ever since the DUP’s compromise with Sinn Fein. Especially in the conservative heartlands, the TUV cause may get a boost from the Iris Robinson scandal and suspicions over Peter Robinson’s dodgy property deals. [...]
Evangelicalism in Ireland: Slow Motion Revival or Faction Fighting?
Patrick Mitchel, a lecturer in theology at the Irish Bible Institute in Dublin, has posted a blog about ‘Irish evangelicals: unity in diversity or just disunity?’ In the post, Mitchel engages with a chapel message delivered by Crawford Gribben last month at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Gribben is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Print [...]
Crisis in the Irish Catholic Church: A Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Agenda by Fr Michael Bennett
Today we continue with the third of Fr Michael Bennett’s guest posts on the Irish Catholic Church, A Look from Afar. Here, Fr Michael argues that establishing an agenda for justice, peace and integrity of creation (JPIC) is absolutely essential in today’s Ireland. Fr Michael urges us to take another look at some of the [...]
Seminar on Faith & Community Relations April 28, 2010
I’ll be conducting a seminar based on the findings of my School’s IRCHSS-funded research project, ‘Visioning 21st Century Ecumenism,’ on Wednesday April 28, 2010 from 12 noon- 1p.m. at The Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin at Belfast, 683 Antrim Road. The title of the seminar is ‘Faith and Community Relations: Perspectives on Diversity, [...]
Crisis in the Irish Catholic Church – Restoring the Community to the Centre by Fr Michael Bennett
Today this blog continues with another guest post by Fr Michael Bennett, a priest with the St Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers). Today’s topic is restoring the community to the centre of the church. Fr Michael provides a historical perspective on relationships between clerics and the Christian community, argues against mandatory celibacy, urges a greater [...]
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Welcome to Building a Church Without Walls, a website for people who are excited about how Christianity is developing in the 21st Century. I am a Lecturer and Coordinator of the Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies Programme at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast (the Irish School of Ecumenics).
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