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Religion, Politics, and the Orange Order in Northern Ireland: Defending Protestant Britain in the Age of Secularism

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Cathal McManus
February 20, 2024

Is it possible for the Orange Order to reimagine itself in a manner that allows it to protect its core principles but at the same time become a force for political, cultural, and religious reconciliation?

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Reframing the Past and Imagining the Future of Post-Brexit Northern Ireland

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Thomas Tweed
February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

Maybe new frames, metaphors, and terms can help Islanders confront the legacy of the past on the island of Ireland.

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Modern “Derry Girls”: How Teens Navigate Polarization in a Post-conflict Society

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Jocelyn Dautel and Bethany Corbett
January 31, 2024February 6, 2024

A holistic approach is needed to study how polarized information is transmitted through traditional, structurally embedded narratives and systems that intersect with new information sources and modern values.

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Christian Zionism and the Apocalyptic Landscape of Gaza

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Tristan Sturm
January 24, 2024February 1, 2024

This nationalism is religious at its core, sprung from a set of interpretations of the Bible that identifies the Jewish return to Israel as a prophetic sign of the imminence of the apocalypse.

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The Political Theology of Traditionalism: Steve Bannon, the Far Right, and the End of Days

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Joshua S. Lupo
January 16, 2024January 30, 2024

It is perhaps an overstatement to claim that Bannon himself is a full-fledged Traditionalist. . . yet there is clear evidence that he finds aspects of the movement appealing and is even willing to implement them within the halls of power.

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Can “the Ghosts of Religion Past” Rest in Peace? The Churches and Alternative Futures on the Island of Ireland

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures
Gladys Ganiel
January 11, 2024January 30, 2024

In the twenty-first century, the island’s churches have, at least haltingly, begun to reckon with their sins of sectarianism and abuse.

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